Want to know how to find fast proxy servers? Finding fast proxy servers online can be an absolute nightmare sometimes. More often than not you spend more time looking for a fast proxy than you do actually using one. What makes a proxy server fast? Why do the speeds and reliability of proxy servers sometimes differ so much? Is there anything you can do to find fast proxy servers online with as little effort as possible?

How fast a proxy server is usually depends on two things. Its connection to the internet and how many people are using it at any given time. Much like how your home computer is connected to the internet, proxy servers are connected in a similar way. The speed of the connection and the amount of bandwidth a proxy server has available to it are all limited. Faster connections with large amounts of bandwidth cost more money, much like the price of home internet connections. The more you pay the faster the connection. However, for your average web browsing, the kind of connection the proxy server has to the internet usually isn't a problem, so that leaves just one factor: how many people are using it. The biggest factor that affects the speed of a proxy server is the number of people using it at any one time. You may not be aware of it, but there may be a good chance that there are multiple if not hundreds of people all using the same proxy server as you. If you want a fast proxy, just find a proxy with no-one else but you using it.

Most sites on the internet that list proxies only provide lists that are full of free proxy servers. When something is free, it is usually too much to resist and you'll find that these free proxies are posted on hundreds if not thousands of sites with potentially thousands of people all trying to access the same proxies. As a result they have hundreds of people using them at any one time and this directly affects the speed of the proxy server. The fastest kind of proxy is an elite proxy. An elite proxy is one that is completely anonymous and used only by one person, you. Since you are the only person using an elite proxy, you have all the power and speed of the server at your fingertips. The downside is that elite proxies are not free. This is the only way that elite proxies can offer such high performance and reliability.

The biggest factor in how fast or slow a proxy server is, is the number of people using it. To find a fast proxy, just find a proxy that has no-one using it. Obviously, this can sometimes be easier said than done. The best way to find a proxy with no-one using it is to setup your own elite proxy. Using your own elite proxy will give you direct access to an extremely fast and reliable proxy server without having to worry about how many other people may be using it.