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Byteful Mobile Proxies Mobile proxies are proxy servers that use real mobile IP addresses. Unlike other proxy types that rely on datacenters or servers, mobile proxies route traffic through devices of users on mobile networks. This changes your own IP address to a mobile IP address in a different location.

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Why Use Mobile Proxies?

With mobile proxies, websites can’t easily detect that your traffic is coming from a proxy. Since many websites and services tend to ban IPs that are identifiable as proxies, using a mobile proxy is the most effective way to avoid such restrictions.

Key Benefits

  • Higher success rates on restrictive websites
  • More natural browsing patterns
  • Access to geo-restricted content
  • Lower detection rates
  • Wide range of locations

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How Mobile Proxies Are Charged

Mobile proxies at Byteful use a Pay per GB model. Charges are based on the amount of data (data) transferred through the proxy service.
This is similar to how mobile phone plans charge for data usage - you pay for what you consume. For instance, just as you might pay for 5GB of mobile phone data per month, you could pay for 5GB of proxy data.
This model is particularly beneficial for users who need access to a wide range of IP addresses across various regions but may not have consistent or high-volume usage.

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Unlimited Proxy Generation

Yes! We have no limitations on proxies or concurrency with our mobile data packages since they’re charged per GB. This means you can generate millions of different proxies and use them concurrently without worrying about rate-limiting. Your only constraint is the amount of data in your account.

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Geographic Coverage

Our mobile network spans over 6 million monthly IPs across 1,500+ cities in 190+ countries. After purchase, you can select the country or city you’d like to geolocate your proxies to.
Increasing the precision of proxy geolocation reduces the number of available proxies. We generally recommend using country-level geolocation, unless you specifically need city-based proxies. This approach provides a good balance between location accuracy and proxy pool size.

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Carrier and ASN Targeting

Yes! All plans come with carrier and ASN targeting as standard, with IPs sourced from 650+ mobile carriers worldwide. We offer proxies from all major carriers including:
  • China Mobile
  • Reliance Jio
  • Vodafone Group
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Verizon
  • AT&T
  • Deutsche Telekom
  • T-Mobile US
  • And hundreds more
Limiting the ASN of your proxies reduces the number of available proxies. Unless you specifically need proxies from a specific carrier, we generally recommend leaving this feature off.

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Ethical Sourcing

Yes! Byteful partners with SDK programs and peer payment applications which compensate developers and end-users for their participation in our network. These programs pay regular internet users to share their traffic and become a part of a proxy network. This way, users are fairly compensated and are always well-informed about how their IP addresses might be used.

Ethical Commitment

On top of that, Byteful has a strict Acceptable Usage Policy which helps ensure that users don’t misuse the proxy. This protects everyone within the proxy network and minimizes the amount of shady or illegal activities.

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Next Steps

Now that you understand the basics of mobile proxies, you might want to explore:

Generating Mobile Proxies

Learn how to create and manage mobile proxies for your needs

Sticky vs Rotating Proxies

Understand the difference between sticky and rotating mobile proxies

Geolocation Targeting

Learn how to target specific countries and cities with your proxies

ISP & ASN Targeting

Discover how to target specific carriers and networks