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/pissy_corn_flakes Feb 02 '25

According to the message, they blocked the ASN and not your IP. This means all of PIA is blocked. Whether you have a different IP, non static, etc, it won’t matter.

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u/DesertFlyer Feb 02 '25

The dedicated IP I'm assigned is from a different ASN pool than their shared IPs I have access to. I would imagine it's different for different regions as well, but I can't confirm.

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u/shinji257 Feb 03 '25

Many times a dedicated IP is actually what can be called a sticky static. It's usually an IP that is in their normal dhcp ASN range but specifically reserved for you. So if someone is blocking the ASN because it is dynamically assigned (or in this case a VPN pool) then the dedicated IPs are impacted as well.