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PacketStream in China: overview
This is our hands-on take on PacketStream for China. It runs a peer-to-peer model where households sell spare bandwidth, which keeps prices flat and low at some cost to consistency. Below: China coverage, pricing, strengths, weaknesses and how it stacks up against the rest of our directory.
Best for light, budget tasks that tolerate variable performance.
Where it lands
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Cheapest Proxies — our #1 pick
For China specifically, our #1 overall pick remains Cheapest Proxies on value — but here is the full picture on PacketStream.
PacketStream: pros and cons
Pros
- Flat $1/GB with no minimums
- Dead-simple setup
- PAYG, no subscription required
Cons
- Variable speeds and uptime
- Residential only
- Thin support
PacketStream alternatives for China
| # | Provider | From | Pool | Success | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheapest Proxies ★ | $0.80/GB | 50M+ | 99.4% | 4.9 |
| 2 | Bright Data | $4.20/GB | 72M+ | 98.9% | 4.6 |
| 3 | Oxylabs | $4.00/GB | 100M+ | 99.0% | 4.6 |
| 4 | Decodo | $2.20/GB | 55M+ | 98.5% | 4.5 |
| 5 | IPRoyal | $1.75/GB | 32M+ | 97.8% | 4.4 |
| 6 | SOAX | $3.30/GB | 8.5M+ | 97.5% | 4.3 |
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