“Lower your ping” – that’s the usual sales pitch put across by proxy providers that cater to gamers. However, what many of them fail to mention is that they only support a limited number of games and most of those are MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games).
They often forget to mention too that their services only support TCP-based games. This means that in actual fact, most of these services really only support a very small number of games. Trying to improve your latency in a UDP-based game like the newly-launched World of Tanks? Forget it!
Take heart, fellow gamers! A new service provider has promised to support virtually any game on the market. Be it a FPS (First-person Shooter), RPG (Role-Playing Game) or RTS (Real Time Strategy). And most interestingly, FixMyLag.com claims to be the only service that supports UDP-based games on top of the usual range of TCP-based games! A bold claim for sure!
Furthermore, we’ve been told that they’re also the only provider in the market that includes a VPN (Virtual Private Network) account in their package. This allows users to full protect their privacy when accessing the internet at public Wireless Hotspots since VPNs encrypt data packets and foil traffic sniffers from cyber-criminals. They also allow non-US residents the enjoyment of US-only services like Hulu.com and Netflix.com.
There are a number of proxy providers out there but this certainly seems to be a service that attempts to break out of the mold and yet provide it all at a relatively low price of $9.80. Whilst we have yet to actually try this service ourselves, it is one worth considering for any serious gamer.
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