Change foreign ip: Quick guide to change computer/mobile phone IP to foreign countries

What's the point of changing foreign IPs anyway?

Recently, a lot of friends asked me, why do we have to change foreign IP, for example, cross-border e-commerce Lao Zhang has to use the U.S. IP to log in to the store background, playing overseas games Li need to unlock the limited skin of the Japanese IP. At this time, finding a reliable proxy IP service is much more practical than changing a cell phone card or buying an offshore router.

IP Changing Handbook

Focus on remembering this formula: proxy IP = IP address + port + protocol. Take Windows as an example, open Settings-Network-Proxy and fill in the three elements manually. Don't be stupid and use a free proxy, last time I tried a New York IP, the latency spiked to 800ms+.

 Code to test if IP is active (CMD execution)
curl ifconfig.me

Note to developers, it's less work to use Python scripts to switch automatically:

import requests
proxies = {
  'http': 'http://username:password@ipipgo-proxy:port',
  'https': 'http://username:password@ipipgo-proxy:port'
}
print(requests.get('http://ipinfo.io', proxies=proxies).text)

Cell Phone to IP Survival Guide

The Android and iOS settings are pretty much the same, focusing on whether you choose HTTP or Socks5 for the proxy type.Tested Socks5 protocol to play games more stable, especially with ipipgo's TK line, the latency of playing Progenitor Asian service can be suppressed to less than 60ms.

It is recommended to turn on the flight mode and then turn it off, so that the IP switch is more thorough. Don't believe in those tutorials to change APN, it's easy to crash your cell phone network.

QA First Aid Kit

Q: What should I do if I get stuck using a proxy IP?
A: eighty percent of the IP is contaminated, change static residential IP is more reliable. ipipgo's static package of 35 bucks/IP/month, suitable for long-term needs.

Q: I can't get on the Internet after changing my IP?
A: First check the three elements have not lost the wrong, and then try to ping the proxy server address. Really can't contact ipipgo customer service, they respond twice as fast as their counterparts.

Why ipipgo?

This home's dynamic residential IP is a real flavor of the month.7.67 Yuan/GB/monthThe price hangs the market price. The last time I helped a customer do data collection, using their API 10 minutes to handle the 500 IP rotation, than writing crawlers to save a lot of effort.

Their client has a tawdry operation--Intelligent RoutingThe system automatically matches the node with the lowest latency. Last time I tested cutting Canadian IP, the system directly gave me a TK dedicated line, which is more than 3 times faster than ordinary lines.

memo to avoid pitfalls

1. Don't cut IP in public WiFi, it's easy to be detected abnormally.
2. Clear cookies before logging in for important accounts
3. cross-border e-commerce multi-account operation, remember that each account with an independent IP
4. Long-term tasks are recommended to choose exclusive packages, shared IP is easy to affect each other

To end on a big note, there are three things at the heart of this whole IP change thing:Stable lines, reliable service providers, correct configurationThe first thing you need to do is to give the professional team a chance to customize the program. Tossing yourself is better than handing over to a professional team, ipipgo that 1v1 program customization is a real life saver, last time there is a team doing TikTok live broadcasting rely on this to solve the problem of lagging.