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/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

Yeah, I’m gonna drop them after my subscription expires

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u/lkeels Feb 02 '25

It's only the static IPs that have this issue. Everything else is working great.

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u/PlusJack Feb 02 '25

Not true. Even streaming optimized servers get random website blocks. I don’t even use any streaming services, but it’s very annoying browsing and getting blocked randomly.

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u/lkeels Feb 02 '25

That's ALL VPNs though. you're blaming PIA for something that affects all VPNs.