Every month, thousands of people pay for SOCKS5 proxies and receive a list of dead addresses. We look at why a cheap package is no guarantee of work.
Price is the first thing buyers look at. But users admit: a five-dollar package of a thousand addresses turns into junk by evening. Half the proxies do not respond. The problem is not sellers' greed — open lists die within hours.
What to look at instead of price? Three things. Pool refresh frequency: five minutes or a day — the difference is enormous. Country filter: German addresses instead of Amsterdam ones — a sign of a careless service. And an API: addresses should be handed out automatically.
"A live pool solves everything," says the administrator of one service. The conclusion is simple: before paying, check how often the seller updates the base.
Look at three things. First, how often the seller refreshes the pool. Five minutes, an hour, a day — the difference is huge. Second, a country filter. If you need German addresses and you get Amsterdam ones, that is not your provider. Third, an API so you can grab addresses automatically instead of copying them by hand.
If you are looking for cheap SOCKS5 proxies, remember: a decent service keeps a live proxy pool, not a static list on the page. At Falcon Cyber your key arrives right after payment and the pool refreshes every five minutes. Yes, our SOCKS5 proxies for Telegram work without complaints too — low ping, stable connection.