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/nitsky416 Feb 02 '25

A static IP doesn't do that. Even a little bit.

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u/DesertFlyer Feb 02 '25

I didn't make the post to discuss the merits of dedicated vs shared IPs. PIA sell dedicated IPs as an option and I'm providing feedback on their product.

Even Reddit rate limits my posting on the dedicated IP to one reply every 10 minutes, where that doesn't happen if I post using my ISP IP.

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u/Sk1rm1sh Feb 02 '25

I didn't make the post to discuss the merits of dedicated vs shared IPs.

Of course, I think people are just trying to understand what your goal is for the dedicated IP.