Name: Residential Proxies
Brand: NanoIP

Question 1

What is a residential proxy?

Accepted Answer

A residential proxy forwards your requests through an IP address that an Internet Service Provider assigned to a real home connection. The website you visit sees ordinary household traffic from a real city and treats the request like any other visitor. NanoIP's pool covers 100M+ such addresses in 195+ countries.

Question 2

How is a residential proxy different from a datacenter or ISP proxy?

Accepted Answer

Datacenter proxies come from hosting providers: they are fast and cheap, but many sites restrict them. ISP proxies are static addresses registered to an ISP and hosted in a datacenter, ideal when you need one IP for weeks. Residential proxies rotate through real home devices, which gives the best acceptance on protected sites and the widest choice of locations.

Question 3

Are residential proxies legal to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Using residential proxies is legal for legitimate purposes such as collecting public data, verifying ads, monitoring prices and testing localized content. You remain responsible for complying with the laws that apply to you and with the terms of the websites you access, and NanoIP's usage policy prohibits abusive activity.

Question 4

How fast are NanoIP residential proxies?

Accepted Answer

Average response time is under one second and the network is built for high concurrency. Speed depends on the target site and on the distance to the exit country, so choosing a location close to your target usually gives the fastest results. Network uptime is 99.9%.

Question 5

What is the difference between rotating and sticky sessions?

Accepted Answer

Rotating sessions give you a different IP for every request, which suits large-scale collection. Sticky sessions keep the same IP for a duration you choose, from 1 to 120 minutes, which suits logins, checkouts and other multi-step flows. You choose the mode per connection through your proxy username or in the dashboard.

Question 6

Can I target a specific country, state or city?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every plan includes country targeting for 195+ countries at no extra cost, and major markets support state and city targeting. Set the location in your proxy username or pick it in the dashboard, and the exit IP will come from that area.

Question 7

Which protocols and authentication methods are supported?

Accepted Answer

HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 are all supported on the same endpoint. Authentication is by username and password, which works with browsers, scrapers, automation frameworks and anti-detect tools.

Question 8

How is traffic billed and how long does a package stay valid?

Accepted Answer

You buy a traffic package and pay per gigabyte, with lower unit prices on larger packages. Packages from 1GB to 500GB are valid for 30 to 360 days depending on size, and 1TB packages have no time limit. Only the data you actually transfer is deducted from the package.

Question 9

Are there limits on concurrent connections or bandwidth?

Accepted Answer

No. You can open as many parallel connections as your workload needs, and there is no throttling or per-thread cap. The only limit is the traffic volume left in your package.

Question 10

How do I test residential proxies before buying a large package?

Accepted Answer

Start with the 1GB package, which costs a few dollars and stays valid for 30 days. It runs on the same pool as every larger package, so success rates, speed and targeting behave exactly as they will at scale. Move up to a bigger package once your workflow is proven.

Question 11

Can I use residential proxies for AI and LLM data collection?

Accepted Answer

Yes, as long as you collect publicly available data and respect each site's terms and robots rules. Residential IPs let crawlers gather localized web content from many regions with the same acceptance as a regular visitor, which is a common need when building training and evaluation datasets.

Question 12

How do I get started?

Accepted Answer

Create an account, choose a residential package in the dashboard and copy your proxy credentials. Setup takes a few minutes: pick a location and a session mode, plug the endpoint into your tool and start sending requests. Our support team is available 24/7 if you need help.

Residential Proxies from Real Home IPs

What is a residential proxy?

Real ISP-assigned IPs

Rotation and sticky sessions

Country to city targeting

Top residential proxy locations

Why teams choose NanoIP

Largest IP Pool

99.5% Success Rate

City-Level Targeting

Flexible Sessions

Unlimited Concurrency

High Anonymity

Residential proxy plans

Works with your anti-detect browser and automation stack

Frequently Asked Questions

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