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“” - DarkNetXpert - 13-03-2025
Cheap proxies are okay for light use, but don’t expect them to be fast or reliable.
I’ve used them for scraping, and it’s a pain dealing with captchas and IP bans.
If you’re serious about scraping, you might want to look into datacenter proxies. They’re faster and more reliable, but also more expensive.
“” - proxyXchangeX - 13-03-2025
Cheap proxies are a gamble. I’ve had some that worked fine, but most are slow and unreliable.
If you’re just browsing, they’re okay, but for scraping, you’ll need something better.
I’d recommend using a proxy manager like ProxyBonanza to handle multiple proxies and switch them out when one fails.