ISP Proxies Quick Start Guide
ISP Proxies are built from residential IPs purchased or rented from an Internet Service Provider (ISP), which are actually hosted on a server, allowing you to access websites and collect data like a real person, while benefiting from the high speed and reliability that high-speed server IPs provide. Ideal for ensuring high connection speeds and stability when performing tasks that require high performance.
In this guide, you can learn more about how to purchase and use Thordata ISP Proxies.
Register for a Thordata account
Before you start using Thordata ISP Proxies, please register an account.
Open the official website homepage and click the [Start free trial button ](1) to register.
Purchase Thordata ISP Proxies Plan
After completing your account registration, select the ISP Proxies plan you wish to purchase from your dashboard.
From the menu on the left, select [ISP Proxies](1). In the top navigation of the ISP Proxies interface, click the [Pricing](2) button to open the ISP Proxies plan purchase interface.
On the ISP Proxies plan purchase interface, select the proxy validity period(3), the IP region(4), the number of IPs(5), and click [Continue to checkout](6) button to proceed to payment.
On the payment screen, select the payment method(1) you want to use and click the [Continue](2) button to make payment. If you have a coupon code, enter your coupon code in the coupon code field (3) and click [Apply] to use it.
Thordata supports the following payment methods:
1. Wallet
2. Credit card
3. Cryptocurrency (supports more than 8 types)
4. Paypal (can only be used when the accumulated purchase amount meets the limit)
5. Alipay
Once you complete your plan purchase you will be able to start using Thordata Residential Proxies.
Get ISP Proxies from your dashboard
Navigate to ISP Proxies(1)–Proxy list(2), and the IP related information you purchased will be displayed in the list of this interface.
You can view the following information about the IP in the list:
IP and port information (3)
Proxy username and password (4)
Country/region where the IP is located (5)
IP expiration date (6)
IP availability status (7)
Renew current IP (8)
Use ISP Proxies
You can test your ISP Proxies by executing cURL in a terminal or other environment. Use the following command to send a query to https://ipinfo.thordata.com.
cURL example:
curl -x IP:Port -U “USERNAME:PASSWORD” https://ipinfo.thordata.com
You can also integrate it in third-party tools or codes. Here we take AdsPower as an example to show you how to integrate Thordata ISP Proxies with AdsPower.
Step 1. Create a new profile
Click [New Profile] to start creating.
Step 2. Configure proxy information
Pull down the configuration interface to the proxy module and enter the relevant proxy information.
Select Proxy Mode as Custom(1)
Select the proxy protocol as HTTP(2)
Enter your IP and Port(3)
Enter your Proxy username and password(4)
Step 3. Check Proxy and Save Browser Profile
Click the [Check Proxy](1) button and confirm that the “Connection test passed” message is displayed. Click [OK](2) to save the browser profile and start using it.
Other
We have put together some tutorials on integrating Thordata Residential Proxies with third-party tools to help you get started, View Documentation.
Thordata offers 24/7 support. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us at support@thordata.com.
Frequently asked questions
What is an ISP proxy?
These are static residential proxies purchased or rented from Internet Service Providers (ISPs). These IP hosts are located in data centers but are recognized by target websites as real users.
What is the difference between residential proxies and ISP proxies?
Residential proxies can automatically rotate IPs over time and are billed based on traffic.
ISP proxies maintain a fixed (or static) IP address during the session duration, are billed per IP, and have no traffic limits..
What is the difference between datacenter proxies and ISP proxies?
Datacenter proxies are typically created through a single server, and these IP addresses are not related to real residential networks, making them easily identifiable by websites.
ISP proxies (static residential proxies), while also based on a similar datacenter architecture, have IP addresses provided by Internet Service Providers (ISPs), simulating home network IP addresses. This makes ISP proxies appear more like real individual users when accessing websites, making them harder to detect and block.
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