Surfshark Smart DNS
Discontinued 2026-02-02: Surfshark killed its Smart DNS feature, citing very limited demand.
- Smart DNS discontinued 2026-02-02 - leftover DNS entries on your devices must be removed or they lose connectivity
Discontinued, dead & watch-listed
We keep problem services visible on purpose - as warnings, without visit links. This is the list most affiliate sites quietly delete. "Watch" is not an accusation: those providers are still listed in our rankings, but with active concerns you should read before paying.
Smart DNS discontinued
The provider still operates but its Smart DNS feature is gone (or was never really one). Do not sign up for unblocking - the feature you are looking for does not exist there anymore.
discontinued
Dead - not operating
No longer operating - subscriptions are likely worthless. A frozen or parked page can still answer with HTTP 200: "reachable" in the daily check never means "working".
Blockless
Once a popular Smart DNS - the domain now serves an empty, parked page.
- service no longer operating
Borderless VPN
Small Norwegian Smart DNS/VPN - the connection to the site fails entirely.
- service no longer operating
IronSocket
Hong Kong based DNS/VPN service - the site now serves an empty page.
- service no longer operating
OverPlay
Smart DNS + VPN veteran - absorbed into the StrongVPN/Ziff Davis family; the domain redirects to StrongVPN.
- service no longer operating as a standalone
Unblock-Us
Early Netflix-unblocking household name - the site returns HTTP 503.
- service no longer operating
UnoTelly
The original Smart DNS pioneer (2011) - the domain now redirects to a placeholder.
- service no longer operating
YonderTV
Canadian Smart DNS for streaming - the connection to the site fails.
- service no longer operating
ibVPN / ibDNS
Romanian VPN whose ibDNS was a known Smart DNS - service shut down, customers migrated to StrongVPN.
- service no longer operating
Under watch - elevated risk, read first
Still operating and still ranked, but our fact checks logged active concerns (ownership changes, support quality, unresolved reports). Not a condemnation - read the review before you pay.
No providers under watch right now.
How a service lands here
Discontinued: the Smart DNS feature was retired or pulled from sale. Dead: no longer operating (a parked page can still answer with HTTP 200 - reachability is not operation). Watch: unresolved concerns that did not (yet) meet the bar for removal. Status is per our methodology; providers can dispute with evidence via contact.