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Plain-language guides on mobile IPs, rotation, running proxy phones around the clock, and wiring proxies into browsers and code.

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IPv4 vs IPv6 on Mobile Proxies: Why IP Checkers Show Both

Many carriers give phones both an IPv4 and an IPv6 address. Here is why an IP checker sometimes shows the IPv6 one through your proxy, and what that means for your work.

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Managing Multiple Client Accounts With Mobile Proxies

Agencies and in-house teams often run dozens of social, ad and marketplace accounts. Here is how to keep them separate and stable with mobile proxies, without breaking platform rules.

5 min read

Use a Mobile Proxy in Python, Node.js and curl

Working examples for curl, Python and Node.js: send requests through your mobile proxy, check the exit IP, rotate it from code, and retry cleanly while the phone reconnects.

4 min read

HTTP vs SOCKS5 Proxies: Differences and When to Use Each

Both protocols get your traffic to the same exit IP, but they work differently. Here is how HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies handle connections, HTTPS and DNS, and which one your tool wants.

4 min read

Keep Proxy Phones Running 24/7: Battery, Heat and Settings

A proxy phone has to stay online for months without anyone touching it. These are the Android settings, charging habits and placement tips that make that possible.

4 min read

How to Choose Android Phones and SIMs for Mobile Proxies

You don't need a flagship to run a mobile proxy. Here is what actually matters in a proxy phone and its SIM card, and how to avoid the models that cause trouble.

4 min read

Rotating vs Sticky Sessions: When to Change Your IP

Keep the same IP, or change it often? The right answer depends on whether the site remembers you between requests. A practical guide to sticky and rotating sessions.

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How Mobile IP Rotation Works, and 5 Ways to Trigger It

A phone gets a new public IP when it drops off the mobile network and comes back. Here is what happens during a rotation, how long it takes, and five ways to trigger one.

5 min read

Mobile vs Residential vs Datacenter Proxies: Which to Use

Three kinds of proxy, three very different reputations. We compare datacenter, residential and mobile proxies on trust, speed, control and cost, and say which job each one suits.

5 min read

What Is a Mobile Proxy? A Plain-English Guide

A mobile proxy routes your traffic through a real phone on a cellular network. Here is how that works, why websites trust those IPs, and when it is the right tool.

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