Google Public DNS
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
2warn against
Mar 30, 2026first mention
Oct 11, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“my downloads from google drive/youtube/play store all are faster with a dns server with proper EDNS support.”
“I think changing your default DNS servers to Google 8.8.8.8 or Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 might bypass the spanish sunday ban on Cloudlflare.”
Caveats and dissent
“I tend to not use Google's DNS”
“switched to 8.8.8.8 DNS at home and my Netflix streaming become extrelemly slow”
Comcast customeron “Choosing a Public DNS Resolver”
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Threads where it came up
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Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 6
“I tend to not use Google's DNS”
“The Google DNS server has”
“switched to 8.8.8.8 DNS at home and my Netflix streaming become extrelemly slow”
“my downloads from google drive/youtube/play store all are faster with a dns server with proper EDNS support.”
“I think changing your default DNS servers to Google 8.8.8.8 or Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 might bypass the spanish sunday ban on Cloudlflare.”
“I use Google's own DNS at home”