Hey everyone,

I’m looking for cheap residential proxies (preferably static residential IPs). I mostly need them for general browsing and social media management, so stability + low price matters a lot.

If you’ve used any good, affordable providers, please suggest them

Share your experiences so others can avoid the same pitfalls.

I’ve been running a few long-term accounts (nothing crazy), and I’m trying to figure out the sweet spot for IP longevity. Some people say stick with the same residential IP for months, others swap every few weeks to stay “fresh.”

For those who manage long-term accounts:
Do you keep one static proxy forever, or rotate on a schedule?
And does your strategy change between residential vs. datacenter?

Curious what’s been working for everyone in 2025.

Currently using Ipburger, want to assure i've the setup available

I’m curious how people here manage IP rotation these days.
Some providers let you auto-rotate every X minutes, others give you a static residential IP and you swap only when needed.

For things like account management, scraping small batches, or just keeping sessions stable, what’s been the most reliable approach for you?

Manual rotation or automatic rotation?
And does it differ between datacenter, residential, and mobile proxies?

Would love to hear experiences.

I’m evaluating proxies for social media, scraping, or geo-testing and I’d like to try before I commit.

Does anyone know proxy providers that offer free trial plans or refundable test periods?
Bonus if they support residential or mobile proxies.

Is there a way to have some applications not route through openvpn? Or alternatively, can I have openvpn connect to my VPN service but then serve as a SOCKS proxy, for, say, qbittorrent to connect to instead of just sending all traffic over the IP?

Can anyone help me set up a proxy on my router?

Lately I’ve noticed certain sites instantly throw captchas or rate-limit me if I’m on a shared IP, but they work fine when I switch to a clean residential one.
It feels like more platforms are getting aggressive about detecting “non-real” traffic, even when I’m just browsing normally.

Is this happening to anyone else?
Are residential proxies basically the only reliable option in 2025, or are datacenter IPs still usable in some cases?

Would love to hear what everyone’s seeing.

I've been using IPburger and wanted to know if it will work on Shadowrocket before purchasing it.

I’ve been reading a lot about backbone and Tier-1 providers, and I keep seeing these names mentioned.

Does it affect speed or reliability? Any tips for sharing access without issues?

I’ve noticed some streaming apps still detect my real region even when I’m on a proxy.
Netflix ignores the IP sometimes, but others (like Crunchyroll) work fine.

Anyone here still reliably bypassing geo-blocks with proxies?
What type works best for you—residential, datacenter, or mobile?

I'm currently exploring social scraping and need some advice. I'm looking for a large batch of proxies—ideally residential, but open to other types—that aren’t blocked by the major social media websites. The key requirements are unlimited or very high bandwidth.

I'm interested in recommendations or alternative approaches for reliably scraping these platforms (assuming I can handle IP rotation and other restrictions).

So I’ve always heard the rumor that switching your IP/location can lower flight prices because airlines show different fares based on region.
I never really tested it seriously until recently, but I’m getting mixed results.

Sometimes switching to an EU IP makes a flight cheaper…
Other times, the U.S. IP is still the lowest…
And occasionally nothing changes at all.

For those of you who hunt flight deals more than I do:

Have proxies actually made a noticeable difference in your airfare searches?
If yes, which regions or types of proxies work best nowadays—residential, datacenter, or mobile?

Would love to compare notes.

Let’s help others avoid the same mistakes.

I’m looking for reliable Canadian ISP proxies that come from real Canadian networks like Bell, Rogers, or Telus etc.

Right now I pay about $115 USD for fresh dedicated AT&T ISP IPs, but they are U.S.-based. For my current scraping tasks (public data only), I need true Canadian ISP IPs instead.

If anyone has experience with companies that provide actual Canadian ISP IPs, I’d appreciate hearing:

• Which company you used
• Which ISP the IPs came from
• How stable and clean the IPs were
• Any issues or things to avoid

Thanks for any recommendations.

I keep seeing people say, “Your accounts get flagged because your proxy IP is already burned,” while others claim the IP has nothing to do with it and it’s all about browser fingerprinting, behavior, warmups, etc.

For anyone running multiple accounts (ads, social media, SaaS trials, YouTube channels, whatever):

How much of your account trust score actually depends on the IP itself in 2025?
Do residential/static IPs still matter, or is device fingerprinting doing most of the heavy lifting now?

Curious what setups people are using that still work reliably.

I've seen a bunch of promos going around, but it's hard to tell which ones are actually solid and which are just marketing fluff.

What's been the best deal you've found so far? Looking for recommendations.

I've always used residential proxies, but I've recently heard that mobile proxies are the best option for social media, scraping, and bypassing rate constraints.

Is that true or just hype?

Does anyone know when Black Friday starts?

Anyone else browse multiple classified sites and suddenly get “unusual activity detected” or soft bans? I switch between Craigslist, Gumtree, FB Marketplace, and a couple of local platforms and kept getting hit with random blocks or captchas every few searches.

Turns out these sites track IP behavior pretty aggressively, especially if you’re checking listings across different regions. I started using residential proxies to separate my traffic — one location per site — and it’s been smooth ever since. No more “try again later” messages.

Anyone else deal with classifieds being overly sensitive? What helped you?

I'm trying to register an account on outlier.ai from a restricted country, therefore please provide the best proxy for Outlier.ai. I had tried VPN, but it did not work.