What is OpenDNS VIP?
I've seen that OpenDNS VIP offers:
- Ad free blocked site pages
- Additional space for blacklists and whitelists
- Premium Support
But what else? Just for $19.95 I get some extra space on my whitelist and blacklist and remove the ads? Really?
I have a few questions:
- Is there the ability to create multiple accounts on OpenDNS VIP so for example account a can only access these websites whereas account b cannot?
- Is there the ability for whitelist only?
- Is the $19.95 for one year or forever?
If those features are available, I'll definitely buy it.
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- No.
- Yes.
- One year.
See also http://forums.opendns.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=11565
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The price is good until you cancel your subscription. The feature differences are:
- Increased quota on whitelist/blacklist (50 Domains)
- 1 year of statistics
- Whitelist Only
- Enhanced Customizations of Block & Guide Pages
- Ad-Free Guide/Block Page
- Ability to disable Guide Page completely while maintaining content filtering
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The Guide Page is what is shown when you enter a domain in your browser that does not resolve to an IP address. You can also use it as a normal search engine at http://guide.opendns.com.
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If you are using for a business and need whitelists/blacklists over 50 you would need to purchase Umbrella Professional.
If you are a home user, have purchased VIP, and need additional blacklist/whitelist entries, please open a support ticket and my team will be able to assist you.
VIP is only for home users.
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is there any place where I can find a comparison of the solutions (for personal use): if I have a look to the website the only differences between the VIP and the free version are the reports, the support and .... the price. Isn't there any difference @filtering level ? I see some info here above, but as it is one year old, I'm not sure it is still up-to-date. I'm particularly interested in the whitelist approach (only allowed categories/domains; uncategorised blocked) and advanced bots/threats protection. Thanks in advance.
PS: it might even be better if we could have the same criteria of comparison between personal and professional versions (but maybe be a bit more detailed: the Umbrella criteria remain very vague)
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"...as it is one year old, I'm not sure it is still up-to-date." - The information above is still current, as far as I know, with the following exceptions:
- Ad-Free Guide/Block Page
- Ability to disable Guide Page completely while maintaining content filtering
Ad-Free Guide/Block Pages are now with all OpenDNS Home versions, also the free ones, not just VIP. And the Guide Page feature (NXDOMAIN redirection) doesn't exist anymore.
"the only differences between the VIP and the free version are the reports, the support and .... the price."
It seems you still didn't see "some info here above". There's listed more for OpenDNS VIP.
"I'm particularly interested in the whitelist approach (only allowed categories/domains; uncategorised blocked)"
As said above, there's the whitelist-only mode, not effective for categories, but for individual domains. I.e. everything is blocked except the entries in your "never block" list and entries from OpenDNS' global whitelist. As said above, there is space for 50 individual whitelist entries.
"and advanced bots/threats protection."
This doesn't come with OpenDNS VIP, just with the Prosumer or Enterprise line of services.
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Sorry to hear that you have difficulties reading the above.
If you could you would be aware that there is no "advanced reporting" like a "time stamped domain access list". The only difference regarding the stats is that they are kept for one year instead of for 2 weeks with the free version.
The feature you're looking for is available in some Enterprise versions, see attached screen shot.
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Thanks for the info Rot. I am equally sorry to hear about your difficulties in communication. The forum here is dedicated to informing the user, not for others to compensate for their inadequacies with childish and condescending remarks. No worries, with practice I am sure you will get better at advising others. Good Luck!
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I use the openDNS service for ad-blocking via the blacklist. I block domains such as doubleclick, googleads and so on. It doesn't seem to slow down my surfing experience, and gives me a much enhanced rubbish-free surfing experience. I can always by-pass it to get the ads if I want by using a VPN. I have now reached my limit of 25 blocked advertising domains and would like more. I went to check on the upgrade to VIP for $19.95. Here are my comments as to why I haven't paid yet: 1. There is no mention in the upgrade comparison table saying that I would be able to block more than 25 domains. I know it's mentioned in this forum as going from 25 to 50, but there are also comments in this forum from people who paid and are still stuck at 25. So I am not sure if it is really a feature of the VIP service. Secondly, the fee is annual! I know companies LOVE monthly or annual subscriptions. But users HATE them. Pay once and you know where you stand. Pay yearly and you have hocked the rest of your life. -
So, what are you looking for?
- With OpenDNS VIP you'll get 50 entries for blacklisting and 50 entries for whitelisting, as of an OpenDNS employee above.
"there are also comments in this forum from people who paid and are still stuck at 25."
Hard to believe! These people seem to be unable to count up to 50. - Yes, the fee is annual as can be seen from https://store.opendns.com/get/vip-home#billing
You can cancel your subscription at any time for the next year by opening a support ticket, as said in other threads.
- With OpenDNS VIP you'll get 50 entries for blacklisting and 50 entries for whitelisting, as of an OpenDNS employee above.
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Thanks for the confirmation that the number of blocked domains goes up to 50 from 25. My concern was just that there was no mention of the increased 50 limit in the table called benefit table. The only extra benefits mentioned are "Retain the past year of Internet stats on your home network" and "Restrict Internet access to specific white-listed domains for a "locked-down" environment" It is thus far from clear that I am buying that increased number of blocked sites benefit, which I only learned about from reading this forum. By the way, the marketing of the VIP package is poor. It's almost impossible to find your way to the upgrade page. There is no mention of "upgrade to VIP" on my home page. -
Hi all. Have used OpenDNS some years ago and decided to come back for a revisit. Currently using free version of Qustodio. Ability to white/black list domains are very important to me as a parent and wonder if you have packages other than Basic/VIP for more than 50 domains say 150 without going Umbrella. From experience 50 is not enough nowadays. Thanks.
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Good Afternoon;
Apparently, I am not able to "sign-up" for the VIP service. Is there a reason for this being unavailable, or is this an current network anomaly?
I have submitted a Support Request and have so far not received any response.
A logn time OpenDNS user.
Jay Sigal
216-744-8000
05 FEB 2016 @ 1327 HOURS
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"Apparently, I am not able to "sign-up" for the VIP service."
Nothing is apparent unless you post a screen shot or other details like error messages to show the evidence.
As you published your e-mail address and phone number, expect to get unexpected and unwanted contact attempts from now...
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