I turned it off for 3 days and the difference was very noticeable.

No spending 2-3 minutes switching between servers to make a website work, no captchas before reading, no false “connection timed out” or “server blocked” notices.

Is everyone having the same experience, or am I doing something wrong?

*Oh but to add, any ads which slipped through unlock ended up being obviously better targeted, which I was repulsed by :)

*Edit: it looks like turning off Firefox’s own DNS resolver managed to subside many of the captcha request, including for apps which are just browser overlays. Thanks @hansolo@lemmy.today :)

  • hansolo@lemmy.today
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    11 days ago

    I also have a VPN on at the router level 24/7. Zero issues.

    It could be your VPN, but could also be a conflict if you have another DNS selected on your browser or devices. Try turning off any custom DNS resolvers and see if of there’s a difference.

      • hansolo@lemmy.today
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        11 days ago

        Proton paid. So I pick a server that specifically has a low fraud rating and run the house on that.

        • oneser@lemmy.zipOP
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          11 days ago

          I just double checked and Firefox had a custom DNS running on top of Mullvad’s… Let’s see if that cures a few of the issues.

          Thanks!