Advice Request NextDNS thoughts and experiences?

[Templarware]

You should log in on the NextDNS site.

I know. I just thought that since you're not blocking anything with a custom config, nothing from the phone will go to the logs since there is no connection to your account.

 

[brambedkar59]

So, for public Wifi, Warp is more appropriate?

Yes.

 

[Templarware]

Since I've started using NextDNS at my router, my Home Theater asks for my Netflix password every few days. It used to remember it for months. It's probably s coincidence, but could it be related?

 

[Kuttz]

Is there a way to block YouTube ads with NextDNS ?? As Ghostery browser plugin on my Firefox can successfully block ads on YouTube.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Is there a way to block YouTube ads with NextDNS ?? As Ghostery browser plugin on my Firefox can successfully block ads on YouTube.

That's impossible with any DNS.

DNS can only resolve or block whole domains like google.com but not specific URLs or website elements.

 

[Templarware]

For Youtube adds you need uBlock Origin. It even removes the annoying white screen.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Thanks to ""crssi" i disabled "Cryptojacking Protection" as OISD cover all sources for that already but remove false positives

 

[Back3]

I had issues with pop3 mail and NextDNS. I have a pop3 mail app from my internet provider. Furthermore, I couldn't use it anymore with NextDNS. I just whitelisted the in and out server domains of my internet provider and everything runs good.

 

[Jan Willy]

I had issues with pop3 mail and NextDNS. I have a pop3 mail app from my internet provider. Furthermore, I couldn't use it anymore with NextDNS. I just whitelisted the in and out server domains of my internet provider and everything runs good.

Haven't you looked at blocks in the NextDNS log?

 

[Back3]

At that time my logs were disabled in the settings. Nowadays, I keep them for 1 hour just to watch for issues.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

At that time my logs were disabled in the settings. Nowadays, I keep them for 1 hour just to watch for issues.

1 hour is very short. I use and recommend 30 days.
It doesn't improve your privacy anyway but makes it less comfortable for you.

 

[SpiderWeb]

Excellent. Have yet to max out free tier.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Excellent. Have yet to max out free tier.

If you're happy, look at Pro subscription.
Even if you're not hit the 300k queries (like me), supporting them is only fair and will improve their service. The price isn't also very much - in my opinion.

 

[Templarware]

If you're happy, look at Pro subscription.
Even if you're not hit the 300k queries (like me), supporting them is only fair and will improve their service. The price isn't also very much - in my opinion.

Of course the price isn't very much. Very much is many "not very much" prices added together. That's what many people don't realize and fail to understand why they don't have any money at the end of the month

 

[blackice]

Of course the price isn't very much. Very much is many "not very much" prices added together. That's what many people don't realize and fail to understand why they don't have any money at the end of the month

And every PC enthusiast wants developers to provide a free product and complain when it isn't updated frequently enough to their liking. Oh and you can't support a free product with ads. That's evil. (Not directed at you specifically).

Choosing to not pay is the wise choice in this world where we all have too many subscriptions, unless it provides appropriate value.

 

[forgottenuser79643]

And every PC enthusiast wants developers to provide a free product and complain when it isn't updated frequently enough to their liking. Oh and you can't support a free product with ads. That's evil. (Not directed at you specifically).

Choosing to not pay is the wise choice in this world where we all have too many subscriptions, unless it provides appropriate value.

It must be free, open-source, no data collection, no transaction services, but it must have FaceBook access.

 

[Lenny_Fox]

For me NextDNS suffered some lag, but they seem to have solved that for my region, so now it looks like a free service to good to be true (no ads, you can specify where your logs are stored, option to disable logging completely).

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

For me NextDNS suffered some lag, but they seem to have solved that for my region, so now it looks like a free service to good to be true (no ads, you can specify where your logs are stored, option to disable logging completely).

you can use their Diag tool and report that random ID to the troubleshooting thread so they can improve your connection.

 

[Back3]

On my iPhone, I installed Lockdown Privacy, the free firewall part. I already have a VPN on my phone (Windscribe). What I like about LP is that it stops the trackers at the device level (impressive) while NextDNS works at the server level. They work nicely together. Instead of installing LP, I could have added more blocklists to NextDNS, maybe.... The main focus of LP is trackers while ND covers a larger area.

‎Lockdown Privacy

‎Lockdown blocks trackers and badware in all your apps, blocking an estimated 100 million trackers per month for over 300,000 people. — Comprehensive Protection — Lockdown has two privacy features: Firewall and Secure Tunnel VPN. Each feature protects you from different threats, creating the...

apps.apple.com

I already use NextDNS on my PC and Ipad and like it very much. On my Chromebook, I prefer uBlock Origin.

 

[Kongo]

On my iPhone, I installed Lockdown Privacy, the free firewall part. I already have a VPN on my phone (Windscribe). What I like about LP is that it stops the trackers at the device level (impressive) while NextDNS works at the server level. They work nicely together. Instead of installing LP, I could have added more blocklists to NextDNS, maybe.... The main focus of LP is trackers while ND covers a larger area.

‎Lockdown Privacy

‎Lockdown blocks trackers and badware in all your apps, blocking an estimated 100 million trackers per month for over 300,000 people. — Comprehensive Protection — Lockdown has two privacy features: Firewall and Secure Tunnel VPN. Each feature protects you from different threats, creating the...

apps.apple.com

I already use NextDNS on my PC and Ipad and like it very much. On my Chromebook, I prefer uBlock Origin.

Would be interested in your full config of your PC and phone. Maybe you could create a post when you find the time.