What’s the best way to set up a SOCKS proxy for secure browsing? or How reliable is a SOCKS proxy com

Yep, free socks5 proxies = slow. Server location matters BIG time. If your proxy’s in Timbuktu and you’re in NYC, it’ll crawl.

Try a closer server or use a tool like ProxyBench to test speeds.

And yeah, your ISP might be messing with it. Use a VPN to hide the socks proxy traffic.