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Conclusions of one-day free test of a Singapore proxy
1. Browsing speed of an overseas site can be improved using a Singapore proxy if connection speed to the Singapore proxy is better than speed to the overseas site.
2. Because you are not using your ISP network for international traffic, some of restrictions are lifted, e.g. download speed cap

Some tips for those who are interested to get a Singapore proxy.

• Get a server with smallest number of hops between your ISP and server. For TM, TIME, Maxis users consider Equinix Singapore data centre. Two hosting companies which are using Equinix Singapore data centre : gplhost.com, newmediaexpress.com
• Some of software for your proxy server can be found here
• If you are serious about privacy, use SSL between your PC and the proxy or VPN

Many thanks to those who participate. Testers, do you have anything to add?

Note : The one-day free test of a Singapore proxy event was conducted at LYN. Thanks LYN.

Tun Dr. Mahathir, congratulations on being a ‘millionaire’ in blogsphere. Without doubt, it is an impressive achievement. While thinking of how to improve your blog and attracting more readers, your readers (future and present), e.g. broadband users in Malaysia, are facing two major issues

• Your future readers may not have access to broadband service because there is no broadband service provider in their areas or there is insufficient capacity to support extra broadband users.
• Broadband users in Malaysia suffer from slow browsing speed during nighttime for local and overseas sites.

For the first issue, the present Malaysia government is going to spend billions to upgrade broadband infrastructure in Malaysia. Can you guide us how to make sure this money is well spent?

Since most of your readers are from Malaysia and your blog is hosted by Google in California, USA, your present readers may not able to browse your blog during nighttime. The issue is insufficient bandwidth, i.e. Internet congestion during nighttime even for local traffic. Most of broadband service providers blame the slow browsing speed on too many users or some users are using too much bandwidth. It seems logical at the surface. Isn’t it one of the responsibilities of broadband service providers to provide reasonable service even for international traffic? What should broadband users do to get reasonable broadband service? How can MCMC help?

Tun Dr. Mahathir, please consider helping your readers, e.g. broadband users in Malaysia while enjoying your ‘first million’

Date : 29/5/08 4:30pm (non Internet peak usage period)
Location : An Internet cafe near Plaza Rakyat LRT station (Kuala Lumpur)
ISP : Telekom Malaysia
Proxy : Singapore web proxy at Equinix data centre. Telekom Malaysia is using Equinix for international traffic.
Los Angeles speed test (without Singapore web proxy) : 733 kbps (download speed), 343 kbps (upload speed)
Los Angeles speed test (with Singapore web proxy) : 1148 kbps (download speed), 540 kbps (upload speed)

Note: Singapore web proxy is useful when connection speed to Singapore web proxy is better than other overseas sites.

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