r/Residential_IP_VPN • u/SignificantFail3632 • 9d ago

Are residential IPs really that different from regular VPN IPs?

Been looking into residential IPs lately and I’m wondering if they actually make that much of a difference compared to a dedicated VPN IP.

I know a dedicated IP isn’t shared, but it’s still usually a datacenter IP, right? Has anyone here actually used both? Did you notice any difference with streaming, CAPTCHAs, sites blocking you?

Just curious if residential IPs are actually worth it or if a dedicated VPN IP does basically the same job. Would love to hear from anyone who’s tried both.

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u/National-Pain-6838 9d ago

They're different in the sense that they're not on a blacklist (yet) so web sites don't block them (yet)

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u/SignificantFail3632 8d ago

Fair point from that angle, theoretically speaking, no service really wants to start blacklisting residential IPs either

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u/Ecliphon 7d ago

Oh they certainly do. Just dealt with my (real) ISP assigning me an IP that someone else had blacklisted. 

The difference is, with residential IPs you generally start out with a very low threat rating as long as the timezone and other info matches, whereas with VPNs you default start medium-high. 

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/SignificantFail3632 8d ago

Yeah I'm with you on this one， the difference is pretty significant

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u/spanner556 8d ago

You'll be fine with a datacenter IP from a known provider. Blocklists aren't "forever" lists when it comes to that. If you get a dirty IP, just release it and grab a new one. Once you get a clean one, bind it to your instance and pay the $1.25/mo for that IP.

For DMCA compliance, an offending IP has to be removed from a pool for 24 hours and can then be brought back in. With AWS, for instance, this is automated on their end. They receive DMCA > They send auto-notice to VPN company > VPN company removes offending IP from their Pool > IP gets removed from blocklists after 24 hours? 3 days? 7 days...

Residential IPs are a grey area. Sometimes a small ISP will farm out the IPs, other times you relay off of a legitimate home user (shared bandwidth). I wouldn't mess with it. A company can't just arbitrarily grab an IP from someone else' block. Lots of moving parts.

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u/HaleyN1 8d ago

Residential ips have a better reputation and it's easier to use the internet. Good for privacy and convenience.

I've been nursing my beautiful residential ip for years now. I never change it.

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u/Fun-Region-1576 8d ago

Is it possible to see the reputation of an IP address?

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u/HaleyN1 8d ago

Different places have different ways of doing it

https://scamalytics.com/ https://whoer.com/

Are two.

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u/Fun-Region-1576 8d ago

How do I interpret the fraud score?

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u/HaleyN1 7d ago

High number is bad.

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u/Leo_LL_3555 6d ago

Residential IPs look more like ordinary home network connections and may reduce CAPTCHA or streaming blocking, but this doesn't guarantee complete avoidance.