I need a UK IP that is not so easily detected as a VPN, so I guess the IP must be potentially a residential IP. As I know some companies only use IPs of certain ranges that are easy to detect.
I signed up with one company with their dedicated IP only to find that the IP they gave me could be found as a VPN, and was even showing it was marked as black listed and with a high risk of fraud… So not them…
Any suggestions?
Also, what are the best ways to test if an IP can be detected/blacklisted?
To test if an IP is detected/blacklisted, you can go to any number of online services and try signing up for an account.
For example, Google requires that you confirm your phone number if you use an account. Even if you weren’t signing up, google gives you captchas to solve whenever you search anything without signing in before it can show results.
This is the method that I use.
However, I cannot recommend you any specific VPN servers/providers that aren’t detected. These sorts of things are bound to change over time, and even if I recommend it, you might find it wouldn’t be true anymore after a couple weeks.
You’d have to find it yourself through trial and error I suppose.
But, as a rule of thumb, VPN providers that advertise Netflix streaming capability usually have white listed IPs, since they have to be white listed lest they spook Netflix’s firewall.
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of small businesses which offer VPN services in the UK.
Just find the right one.
what are the best ways to test if an IP can be detected/blacklisted?
You can use https://www.ip2location.com/demo to check if one IP address has been detected as VPN or other proxies
So you are saying that I should go for a small and less known provider instead of one of the big names?
How would people know the dedicated IP address? These are personal and specific to the person who purchased it no?
Find the best company for your needs.
That is literally what I am trying to do. But I need one that is difficult to detect, it seems some (like the one I unfortunately chose to sign up for) are easier than others…
you can setup your own private server (like on aws or something), and then create your own vpn (like openVPN or something). In this way, you can ‘pretty much’ guarantee that the IP address hasn’t been blacklisted, unless for location reasons.
Ok, I will look into it. Do you know how much something like this might cost though?
the server hosting is free or next to nothing, but you need to find someone who can install the server and setup openVPN for you, so that you can connect. probably less than $100, it’s not that much work.