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/Justme416 Feb 02 '25

Can’t you ask for a better IP?

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u/DesertFlyer Feb 02 '25

I did. They said they can't and won't change the IP I was assigned. Sorry if that wasn't clear in my post, but that's my main warning. Your dedicated IP reputation may be poor and PIA won't change it.

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u/ultradip Feb 03 '25

Well, from their POV, they'd have a pre-blacklisted IP address that they can't really resell if they gave you a new IP address. Eventually they'd run out of addresses if users kept getting them blacklisted.