10-04-2011, 09:30 AM
Howdy!
I just bought myself some proxies (ten to start with) from Squid Proxies. Used a link that I found here (seogawd's) and the first batch were sent to me without too much trouble (well, it was a weekend so it took a little longer than I expected, but no worries!). Good discount too & therefore reasonable price (USD 19.20/month).
Unfortunately a large portion of them (40% from a particular range) failed when I tested them. I wrote to Squid Support and they told me that they were going to replace them and quite promptly (overnight) they did. The original ones were allocated automatically and thus the problem they said. These new ones would work perfectly with Scrapebox & SENukeX they said. I must confirm that they have a pretty good help desk and the staff have been quite pleasant. No problems there.
Distressingly, though, half the second lot of proxies failed tests yet again (50% from a particular range, this time). I have written to Squid Support yet again and I am not such a happy chappie this time around.
I am looking for some feedback from others who have used Squid. Have they had similar issues? Are these issues, non-issues? Does one just carry on with a smile on one's lip and a skip in one's step or does one need to be worried? I wouldn't mind paying a little more as long as I am sure that the proxies allocated have been properly vetted for Scrapebox use and so are there better services that anyone is aware of? Or is this merely an aberration which with a couple of mails going back & forth will eventually sort itself out? I would like the proxies that I pay for to work all the time or at least instantly be replace by ones that do, is that too much to expect?
Thanks, in advance, to anyone who cares to respond to this mail.
bluegee
I just bought myself some proxies (ten to start with) from Squid Proxies. Used a link that I found here (seogawd's) and the first batch were sent to me without too much trouble (well, it was a weekend so it took a little longer than I expected, but no worries!). Good discount too & therefore reasonable price (USD 19.20/month).
Unfortunately a large portion of them (40% from a particular range) failed when I tested them. I wrote to Squid Support and they told me that they were going to replace them and quite promptly (overnight) they did. The original ones were allocated automatically and thus the problem they said. These new ones would work perfectly with Scrapebox & SENukeX they said. I must confirm that they have a pretty good help desk and the staff have been quite pleasant. No problems there.
Distressingly, though, half the second lot of proxies failed tests yet again (50% from a particular range, this time). I have written to Squid Support yet again and I am not such a happy chappie this time around.
I am looking for some feedback from others who have used Squid. Have they had similar issues? Are these issues, non-issues? Does one just carry on with a smile on one's lip and a skip in one's step or does one need to be worried? I wouldn't mind paying a little more as long as I am sure that the proxies allocated have been properly vetted for Scrapebox use and so are there better services that anyone is aware of? Or is this merely an aberration which with a couple of mails going back & forth will eventually sort itself out? I would like the proxies that I pay for to work all the time or at least instantly be replace by ones that do, is that too much to expect?
Thanks, in advance, to anyone who cares to respond to this mail.
bluegee