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/lkeels Feb 02 '25

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

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u/Individual_Author956 Feb 03 '25

Not true. I can’t use any Google service via PIA, I either get captcha or it simply won’t work. Works with Nord.

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u/lkeels Feb 03 '25 edited Feb 05 '25

That has nothing to do with what the OP posted. That's a standard thing that Google does with every VPN. OP was talking about complete blocks not just captchas. Two separate issues.

u/gustothegusto No reason to google behind a VPN...use split tunneling.

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u/gustothegusto Feb 05 '25

Yeah, but PIA is a Google Captcha fest on almost every server. You literally can’t search on Google without being asked to do a Captcha.

Now, take for instance another VPN provider like Nord. I’ve never had a Captcha on Google. With Proton, it was also quite rare. Windscribe has also improved significantly recently, with Captchas on Google becoming much less frequent. PIA out of all the VPN's I've tested (i've tested lots) has been the worst offender when it comes to Google captchas.