Major issues faced by broadband users in Malaysia
- Coverage, e.g. any Malaysia broadband provider in my area? In major cities and towns, there is at least one wired broadband provider, e.g. Streaymx. However this may not be true in rural areas.
- Speed, e.g. bits per second(bps) for download and upload. All Malaysia broadband providers only provide broadband services on best effort basis. However according to MCMC MCA Act 1998, broadband speed has to be at least 70% of the subscribed rate for 95% of the time.
- Quality, e.g. broadband uptime, network latency. Some Malaysia broadband providers have decent uptime, e.g. 90% of the time. However network latency can vary widely between wired and wireless Malaysia broadband providers.
How does a Singapore proxy help Malaysia broadband users?
It is probably only Malaysia broadband providers can address coverage and quality issue. Then what is the advantages of using a proxy server in Singapore for Malaysia broadband users?- Singapore is better connected. Therefore Internet network for overseas sites from Singapore is more resilient, e.g. quality of Internet services is less affected when there is problem in one of external links. See
REACH South East Asia network map
REACH interactive map - Singapore is closer to Malaysia. Therefore connection between Malaysia and Singapoe proxy is more reliable, e.g. fewer weak points.
- Browse overseas sites at Malaysia-Singapore Internet connection speed. Usually most broadband providers in Malaysia have better connection speed to servers in Singapore than servers in other countries(see speed test results below). So by using a Singapore proxy, you can surf overseas sites at higher speed when connection speed between Malaysia and Singapore is better than connection speed between Malaysia and another country, e.g. US.
After : your PC --> your ISP --> Malaysia international gateway --> Singapore proxy --> Singapore international gateway --> overseas website
The extra steps are good because Singapore has better connectivity and connection speed between Malaysia and Singapore is usually better than connection speed between Malaysia and another country, e.g. US
Therefore you can use Singapore proxy for the following purposes:
- Alternative access path for international sites, e.g. using Singapore-based international gateways.
- Buying your own international bandwidth , e.g. use ISP facilities for traffic between Malaysia and Singapore only.
- Test connection speed to a site in Singapore
- Test connection speed to a site in US. You can use speed test sites in other countries, e.g.UK, Europe.
- If connection speed to Singapore is better, configure your browser to use proxy server below:
- proxy IP -
- proxy port -
- proxy id -
- proxy password - 20100105r(password is changed periodically)
- sites allowed
- subdomains of google.com, e.g. maps.goole.com
- subdomains of google.com.my
- subdomains of yahoo.com and yahoo.com.my
- subdomains of msn.com and live.com
- subdomains of hotmail.com and hotmail.com.my
- speakeasy.net
- marketwatch.com
- money.cnn.com
- warriorforum.com
- seobook.com
- youtube.com
- proxy IP -
- For a group of fewer than 5 persons, consider gplhost.com which has cheapest plan, e.g. lowest monthly cost.
- For bigger group, consider newmediaexpress.com which has cheapest bandwidth plan, e.g. lowest cost per GB of bandwidth.
If you have a website or blog, you may be qualified for using a free Singapore proxy
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