This is all true, but DNS was also down.
Signed, someone who was using 1.1.1.1 as their DNS server and hadn't configured a fallback
Signed, someone who was using 1.1.1.1 as their DNS server and hadn't configured a fallback
Many home routers can resolve starting from root or if you must then: 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 will get you started. You might consider 9.9.9.9 and there are quite a few others.
I never, ever, ever, recommend using ISP provided DNS unless you know how they are configured. The anycast jobbies at least publish a policy of some sort.
Your ISP publishes T&Cs and a privacy policy too.
Furthermore, your ISP’s resolver is probably in your ISP’s network, so your queries don’t have to go out through peering/transit.
Drayteks have a lot of options built in, including a funky DNS implementation. I've personally largely dumped them for rather more complicated jobbies but they are still very capable.