I ditched my router’s DNS for a NAS, and suddenly websites loaded way faster

For a long time, I struggled with sluggish web browsing around my house. My internet connection isn’t particularly fast, but I could have sworn websites loaded more quickly on my old Wi-Fi 5 router than on my brand-new Wi-Fi 7 model. That didn’t make much sense. Even though the newer router is a budget model, it’s still packed with newer technology and supports a much higher theoretical bandwidth.