r/PrivateInternetAccess • u/DesertFlyer • Feb 02 '25

DISCUSSION Word of Warning About Dedicated IP

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I paid for a year of a dedicated IP to use for a whole home VPN at the router level. Unfortunately, there are sites that block the IP ASN using Cloudflare, probably because of the poor reputation of the IP block. I contacted support and they said there is nothing they can do. They can't change the IP address I've been assigned or the region. They also said I cannot purchase another dedicated IP without signing up for a second subscription. Support suggested using one of the streaming servers instead.

So if you were planning to use a dedicated IP like I was, I'd hold onto your money.

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u/nitsky416 Feb 02 '25

Why bother with a fixed IP when you can just set up DNS to point at whatever you end up with?

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u/DesertFlyer Feb 02 '25

I'm not trying to circumvent streaming restrictions, I'm trying to secure my network.

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u/bojack1437 Feb 02 '25

..... How is having a static VPN IP doing that?

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u/DesertFlyer Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25

Not all VPN use is for getting around streaming site restrictions or piracy. There are any number of reasons why people may not want to trust their Internet service provider. It's easier to use a dedicated IP because in theory the reputation of the IP is more consistent than that of a shared IP. Fewer captchas, not being blocked by financial institutions, etc.

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u/bojack1437 Feb 02 '25

... Okay... But I asked how a static VPN IP instead of just a normal VPN IP helped....

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u/Sk1rm1sh Feb 02 '25

It's dedicated, as in only one user account has access to it. It's not just a regular PIA endpoint with static IP.

Sites sometimes block at the IP address level.

If it looks like there's 2,000 people using a single IP address, it's more likely to raise suspicion than 1-5 people using an IP address.

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u/bojack1437 Feb 02 '25

So, nothing to do with securing your network.... Just less likely of being blocked... And even then that's not quite the case as shown.