Add a Data Center in Boston, MA

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joshzone90

June 08, 2014 19:25

Please add a Data Center more in the NorthEast US. There is not a lot of diverse paths going to New York, mainly just Level 3. Maine for a example has a direct fiber to Boston, therefore not having to rely on Level 3. 

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  rotblitz June 09, 2014 13:35

  Are you having problems with DNS?

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  Matt Prytuluk June 09, 2014 16:45

  Hi Joshzone90

  In regard to data centers, you can see our total global data centers here:  http://system.opendns.com/

  and here: http://www.opendns.com/network-map/

  As you can see, we have a data centers in Ashburn VA and New York City, and we just added a data center in Toronto.  It might be worth clarifying your ISP and their peering arrangement with our Support team to see if we can improve it in that respect.

  Thanks!
  Matt

   

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  joshzone90 June 10, 2014 05:19

  Not having real issues. Just doesn't seem as fast as my providers DNS. My provider is GWI, which is a local isp, but I have noticed the same with Fairpoint also. GWI uses Level 3, just like everyone else around this area.

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  rotblitz June 10, 2014 18:17

  To see what OpenDNS location you're using, you would execute the command:

      nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com.

  If this is not the closest location from a networking standpoint, then, as Matt said, "it might be worth clarifying your ISP and their peering arrangement".

  In addition, to compare OpenDNS with others, you'll want to run a benchmark program like https://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm or such.

  "Just doesn't seem as fast as" is not really an objective criteria for anything.  As the site above says: “You can't optimize it until you can measure it”.

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  jclark90 January 01, 2019 23:08

  I have Spectrum and University of Maine system for ISP. Just feel that having a server closer would be a plus, as everything Maine, , New Hampshire, Vermont pass through Boston.

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