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Old 09-07-2006, 03:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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OK kids, for those of you who haven't seen this yet, I direct your attention over to http://www.qusers.com for the latest trick to make your Q fly!!
Essentially this involves a minor Registry edit, changing your Q's default Verizon servers to OpenDNS servers.
The procedure is described here: http://www.qusers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4642

Further info: http://www.opendns.com/

The Registry edit is simple and takes seconds. I haven't had a chance to run before and after benchmarks tests, but perceptually it makes web browsing much, much faster.. Your mileage may vary, however..

The only downside I've experienced is that the Registry changes don't stick.. Which is to say that if I shut off my phone, the DNS entries revert to the default entries. Some people get this to stick, others don't.. But again, no big deal.. I turn my phone on in the AM, open my Registry Editor, change the 2 DNS entries and i'm good to go again.. Very simple..

Check it out.. Great fun!!

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Old 09-07-2006, 04:28 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Good find! It's a HUGE performance increase!

Here are the name servers I used:

Edit this registry key: HKEY\Comm\Cellular Line\Parms\TcpIp\DNS

Default values are:
  • 66.174.95.44
  • 69.78.96.14
Change them to:
  • 208.67.222.222
  • 208.67.220.220
Blazing improvement!
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Newb question here. Ummm, how do I get to the registry to edit it? I've searched but just can't find that pot of gold.
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Never mind! I found the registry editor. I'm going in!
I'm getting the Access Denied notice... any help? Did I download the wrong editor? I got the mobile registry editor.
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Originally Posted by tharmsen View Post
Good find! It's a HUGE performance increase!

Here are the name servers I used:

Edit this registry key: HKEY\Comm\Cellular Line\Parms\TcpIp\DNS

Default values are:
  • 66.174.95.44
  • 69.78.96.14
Change them to:
  • 208.67.222.222
  • 208.67.220.220
Blazing improvement!

Is this on the phone itself? Or do I do it with the sync program?
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Old 09-07-2006, 08:39 PM   #6 (permalink)
 
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You guys need to read the Wiki page I made on Hacks. You can view it by clicking HERE.
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I tried this last night, but when I visit the welcome.opendns.com I get the "oops" screen, which indicates I am not using the DNS servers. I tried it multiple times, restarted the phone, re-entered the DNSs (cause they revert on restart), left in the hard returns, still nothing.

What am I doing wrong?

EDIT: OK Never mind!!!!!! It just worked. Now if I could only get the settings to stick......
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Yeah, that is strange... if you reboot the phone the settings revert to their factory settings. I wonder if there is some other registry setting that needs to be changed.
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Humm, strange... My setting are now sticking. I've rebooted the phone 3 times and my DNS changes haven't reverted back to default. I didn't do anything to make them stick... They didn't stick for the first couple of reboots.

I suspect they'll reset to default at some point down the road when I least expect it.
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Has anybody else gotten their server settings to stick???

Mine reverts back when I haven't even re-booted...

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