slight delay accessing web pages since changing to Sky FTTP broadband, cause and solution

JohnSwift10

Since I changed my broadband from Virgin Media to Sky FTTP broadband I have been getting a slight delay when accessing web pages yet speed test show that I am getting the correct speed.

I thought is was because of Sky's broadband shield and I was correct as the moment I changed the DNS server from automatic to manual and used 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 the delay disappeared.

So to all who have changed to Sky FTTP broadband and get a slight delay in accessing web pages change the DNS settings.

Keep_pedalling

I had to do the same with Virgin whose DNS servers kept causing loading web pages on my iPad to grind to a halt. 

paradigital

Even better would be to use something like Quad9 (9.9.9.9) or Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) so as to not throw even more of your profiling data at google.

onomatopoeia99

paradigital said:

Even better would be to use something like Quad9 (9.9.9.9) or Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) so as to not throw even more of your profiling data at google.

or use unbound and don't rely on third party nameservers.