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This test was conducted during nighttime on weekday (peak retail Internet usage period). Previous test was on Saturday. So does the Singapore proxy improve browsing speed for Malaysia broadband users?
1. The Singapore proxy does not help to improve browsing speed of 50% of testers. The reasons could be

• overhead of proxy.
• routing preference given to US traffic than traffic to Singapore during congestion period.

2. A subscriber of high-end plan, e.g. > 1Mbps, has a better browsing speed even during peak Internet usage period. The reasons could be

• ISP does not have the bandwidth to support the subscribed rate.
• ISP put a speed cap to reduce cost of international traffic.

Based on past two tests, the Singapore proxy improves browsing speed during non-peak Internet usage period and for high-end broadband subscribers.

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

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’