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Mobile Proxy Shootout – ProxyGuys vs HydraProxies

Differences


So, what’s the difference between ProxyGuys & HydraProxies 5G Mobile Proxy?

I’d be glad to do an honest but naturally biased comparison (Hey honesty counts right?)

Naturally, as a proxy provider, we track & follow our competition, it’s a natural part of operating a successful business. Currently, on our radar, we track over 75 competitors in the residential proxy & mobile proxy market. Recently a new name has appeared, HydraProxy.

So we’re curious who these guys are and how they compare to us, so we did what most companies do when they want to evaluate their competition, they discreetly purchase a proxy subscription to get a real feel for the signup process, order delivery speeds, customer service, backend customer portal and of course, proxy speeds & performance!

Overall, their website has an elegant, clean design, arguably better than ours (Which we are working on a ground up redesign over the next 3 months… stay tuned!) and I see that they have plans ranging from $2.95/day to $59.95/month.

Hold up, those prices are significantly cheaper than ProxyGuys, our data plans with Verizon cost over $40/mo each so how the heck are they selling for $60/mo each and staying in business?

Sadly, its a familiar answer… Botnet!

A botnet proxy connection (also called backconnect) is basically when a company produces a free Android app like a calculator that when the customer downloads and accepts the 10 pages of buried terms of service, unknowingly agree to turn their Android phone into a proxy for anyone else to route their traffic through any time, day or night! This is an extremely grey area, if not a blackhat area but we won’t dig into the legalities and leave that up to the lawyers.

A botnet proxy connection is rather cheap to obtain, once the victim downloads the free app from the Google Play store they are now indefinitely a victim and now a revenue source for the company. There are really no ongoing fees to keep this victim, as long as your app is installed, their a free proxy source for you to add to your network.

Our proxy order was delivered virtually instantly once our payment was verified and we were taken to a backend customer dashboard which I will admit was very professionally laid out, clean & responsive!

HydraProxy 5G Mobile Proxy Dashboard
HydraProxy Customer Dashboard

Speeds

But, how were the proxy speeds?

On our test of a USA 5G Mobile Proxy, we averaged download speeds of just 0.15mbps with 1.5mbps upload speeds and a ping of 800ms! We tried multiple USA states thinking maybe we just connected to a slow victim of the botnet but sadly the speeds were all extremely slow. Out of 30+ different connections we made to various proxies, virtually 99% of the time we had speeds under 1mbps!

Remember with ProxyGuys ALL of our 5G Mobile Proxies have speeds of 40-60mbps regardless of chosen city or state!

Look and Feel

Okay so the website & customer dashboard were nice but the proxies were SLOW, but how was the customer service? Great question, we submitted a ticket sounding like an average customer asking for support with slow proxy connection speeds in the USA via their “live chat” system to gauge their response time & quality.

Sadly their live chat was offline so we were forced to send a support ticket but we were hoping to see the ticket responded to promptly. To be exact, our ticket was responded to 16hrs and 24mins later and was basically telling us to “disconnect and try again”. As a 5G mobile proxy provider, I can tell you this is NOT what our customers want to hear, and they especially do not want to wait 16+ hours to hear this!

Plugging ourselves here again here (Hey I admitted we are probably biased in this right?), we staff our live chat system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and we really do mean that! We take pride is answering a chat or responding to a support email at either 3am on a Sunday or 7pm on a Wednesday evening.

Conclusion

So to wrap up this comparison for this newly discovered competitor, HydraProxy. I would say their frontend website & backend customer portal were very nicely put together and professional looking and the proxy setup times were indeed instant however what really matters the most which would be customer service and proxy performance, were very poorly put together.

This is why I feel many of our competitors are dying out. People think that just because they can code a free Android app with integrated botnet or plug in some 5G usb modems into a hub that they can resell 5G mobile proxy services. They totally forget that quality proxy performance and top not customer service is critical to any business that wants to thrive.

Maybe HydraProxies will read this and improve on their services one day! We definitely have them on our “watch” list that we constantly monitor and update. If and when something changes, well be happy to do another competitor review & feedback blog post again.

Cheers!

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Mobile Proxy Server for Instagram

This article explains the mobile proxy server for Instagram. Many people use mobile proxies when using Instagram to succeed in managing many accounts. In this post I will tell you what makes a good Instagram proxy, and why you need it. [Sources: 13, 18]

Mobile proxies are more reliable than data center proxies when it comes to IG. However, they are usually more reliable as a data center proxy. If you want to find the most stable proxy for Instagram, use ProxyGuys proxy. [Sources: 4, 12]

Firstly, we have the best proxy services that you can use for Instagram. 10 IG accounts can be used together with mobile proxies. We offer a private proxy and shared. We have the most reliable mobile proxy service on the market. [Sources: 12]

Instagram proxies should use a geo-localized proxy. A marketing manager who manages a single Instagram account on a single device doesn’t need a proxy. However, if multiple accounts are required, marketing managers can manage more accounts with a proxy. [Sources: 1, 2, 16, 18]

Furthermore, a private VPN/proxy is ideal for use on Instagram. IG has confidence in the IP addresses of mobile proxies. At this time, when used with ProxyGuys then your accounts work well overall. Not to mention, connecting an IG account to a mobile proxy (often referred to as a 5G mobile proxy) helps to reduce costs. [Sources: 14, 15, 16]

Instagram Proxy Server

Overall, if you use a proxy for Instagram automation, you have less chance of getting IP blocks. Each provider has its own IP allocation set to static, so you cannot change the IP. Generally, you always want to use a mobile proxy for IG to keep your account safe. You can also create your own 5G mobile proxies, but requires lots of technical expertise. [Sources: 0, 12, 15]

Indeed, you may need to try a number of free proxies to find those that are not blocked. For the most part, to help you choose the best mobile proxy, we recommend that you ignore the shared proxy option completely. [Sources: 5, 8, 14]

For many of you, our proxies seem to work, but if you choose the right Instagram proxies, you’ll be fine. We also have easy to use proxy support so you can use it without being an IT specialist. In fact, you can get a trial version of our mobile proxy server for 1 hour. [Sources: 6, 12, 16, 18]

Finally, If you decide to connect to a proxy server for Instagram, there are several options and strategies to choose from. [Sources: 17]

To signup for ProxyGuys mobile proxies please visit : https://proxyguys.com/pricing

Sources:

[0]: https://learnproxy.altervista.org/create-your-own-mobile-4g-proxies-for-instagram-tutorial-2020/

[1]: https://www.bestproxyproviders.com/category/social-proxies/instagram-proxies/

[2]: https://proxyguys.com/pricing

[3]: https://www.itbriefcase.net/what-are-instagram-proxies-and-how-companies-use-them

[4]: https://www.stupidproxy.com/instagram-proxies/

[5]: https://privacyangel.com/instagram-unblocked

[6]: https://blazingseollc.com/blog/proxies-instagram-easy-way-create-multiple-accounts/

[7]: https://support.google.com/a/answer/1668854?hl=en

[8]: https://www.combin.com/faq/faq-where-to-find-proxy/

[9]: https://www.labnol.org/internet/setup-proxy-server/12890/

[10]: https://hide-ip-proxy.com/what-is-instagram-proxy/

[11]: https://www.cloudwards.net/unblock-instagram-at-school/

[12]: https://www.techuseful.com/best-mobile-proxies-for-instagram-bot/

[13]: https://smartproxy.com/blog/proxies-for-instagram-bots-and-how-to-get-them

[14]: https://www.scrapingbee.com/blog/best-mobile-4g-proxy-provider-webscraping/

[15]: https://www.tjohearn.com/2019/07/26/guide-to-using-proxies-on-instagram/

[16]: https://www.proxyrack.com/how-do-mobile-proxies-work-with-instagram/

[17]: https://www.geosurf.com/blog/proxy-server-instagram/

[18]: https://cipec.org/economics/mobile-proxy-instagram

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Using 5G Proxies for TikTok

Using 5G Proxy For Tiktok

The use of proxies for TikTok has become popular in recent years due to increasing state censorship and restrictions on videos on Tik Tok. In this post we discuss a good proxy for Tiktok that will bypass geographic restrictions, make videos go viral and access the platform anonymously. 

For this reason, instead of creating a network, you can use the current mobile proxy providers and their infrastructure. When it comes to Instagram management, using a proxy for Instagram can be good or bad. Since we tend to favor private proxies, we need a nice mix of joint and private proxies. 

A mobile proxy could also be a private or data center proxy, so mobile and private proxies remain best. Mobile proxies are good, as TikTok has a lot of datacenters in the US and other parts of the world.

Buying Proxy for TikTok

If you intend to buy a proxy for use with TikTok, I would advise you to use a special proxy. One’s for social media, as these are best. Although they are more expensive than private proxy plans, I will advise you to use the proxy that is private. This way, the specialized social media proxy is still a “private proxy,”. You would have to open and manage it with multiple TikTok accounts using this proxy. 

If you are looking for a proxy that works well with TikTok, it is not cheap. This is the recommended solution, because unlike other websites TikTok is not strict yet.

Best Proxy for TikTok

You can simply use a premium proxy like ProxyGuys for TikTok to manage multiple accounts. If creating multiple accounts is the most important aspect of using a proxy on TikTok, then ProxyGuys makes the perfect TikTok proxy for you. 

If you are using a proxy with a limited number of users/bandwidth, you may want to proceed with caution. 

All you have to do is configure your device and connect it to Instagram through your chosen proxy provider, then you can start managing your accounts. If TikTok is caught with a proxy, you risk having your account blocked and access to the service denied. To avoid this, those who avoid managing multiple accounts through a proxy may need to be banned from using the proxy. When using data center proxies, make sure you do not manage more than 3 accounts through the proxies. Select your proxy provider, select your proxies, and then start accounts managed with them. 

Connecting to proxy for TikTok

Connect to the proxy server and connect to a better network, and then reconnect to your account through the same proxy provider. 

It is cheaper than mobile proxies and does the job because private IP proxies have a certain trust in most websites. This is because it costs less – more effective and reliable. It does not have to have the level of – confidence as a web service. It is able to complete tasks faster and more reliably than a datacenter.

Is TikTok banned in your country? You can make sure you are going through a data center proxy, otherwise you will need a VPN service that uses proxies in the background and encrypts all your traffic. VPN services that use proxies can be used to use your VPN and keep all your data encrypted, but I will continue with what I have done. 

Start by ordering our 24 hour proxy at ProxyGuys.

Sources: BestProxyReviews, QuantumMarketer