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In this section we publish different articles about mobile residential proxies.
How to use mobile proxies, why would you need that, use cases and many other topics.
Information here is not just about litport.net, it's also around general knowledge about proxy servers.

How to Hide IP Address

published 2021-09-29
by James Sanders
14,426 views

Hiding your IP address is the best way to achieve complete digital freedom and protect your online privacy! There are many reasons to hide your IP address, from discount airfare to access to entertainment content that is off-limits to your region. This will allow you to unblock Netflix libraries from different countries and use platforms like Hulu and BBC iPlayer that are not available in many countries around the world.

It’s also a great way to protect your privacy and prevent your personal information from falling into the hands of advertising companies, hackers, and other third parties. In this article, we will tell you how to hide the IP address, do it quickly and without significant costs.

How to choose a mobile proxy provider

published 2021-09-29
by Amanda Williams
14,426 views

Mobile proxies are a great tool for staying anonymous on the web. Thanks to them, no one will be able to trace your tracks on the Internet, as your IP will be passed off as another one. To activate this service, you need to enter into a contract with the provider. How to choose the best proxy online service, you will learn in the article.

Why mobile proxies?

Mobile proxies are a reliable and effective alternative to conventional web proxies. Their main feature is that access to the Internet is carried out through a mobile operator. Your IP looks like it belongs to a mobile device. So you have advantages while working with social networks, where most of the audience uses smartphones or tablets.

Mobile operators don't have many proxy addresses, there are millions of users for several thousand proxies. For social networks it is more expensive to block suspicious IP addresses than just ignore them. Because ordinary users will be blocked too. And if restrictive measures are applied, then the restoration of the trust for a particular IP of the mobile operator is quite fast.


Why my proxy has wrong geo location?

published 2021-08-18
by Amanda Williams
16,058 views

When you check the IP on one of the IP-checking services you expect the IP to be from that exact city that you see on your dashboard. But it may happen that the IP is displayed as the one from a different city, state, or even country. Why? You will find some examples, explanations, and possible reasons below.


Here is an example when we have checked the IP of the device that is located in Seattle and the IP-checking tool defines it as a Utah IP.

How to set up a proxy with the Proxy SwitchyOmega

published 2021-08-18
by Paul Wang
16,058 views

Proxy SwitchyOmega is a browser extension. It allows you to skip changing your browser settings each time you need to enable or disable proxy. Making those changes may be rather annoying. Especially if you have two or more proxies and switch between them frequently. From this guide, you will learn how to set up litport.net proxies in SwithchyOmega extension and how to use them.

How to set a proxy on Opera for Windows

published 2021-08-18
by Amanda Williams
15,114 views

Note: For this tutorial we used Opera version 67.0.3575.137 for Windows 10.

To start setting up a proxy on Opera, open the browser and head to the Settings.


How to set a proxy on Mozilla Firefox browser

published 2021-08-18
by James Sanders
15,114 views

Note: For this tutorial, we used Mozilla Firefox Version 75.0 (64-bit) for Windows 10
To start setting up a proxy on Mozilla Firefox, open the browser and head to the menu in its upper-right corner.


How to set a proxy on Edge for Windows

published 2021-08-17
by Amanda Williams
15,114 views

Note: For this tutorial, we used Microsoft Edge 44.18362.449.0 for Windows 10.
To start setting up a proxy on Microsoft Edge, open the browser and head to the Browser Menu.


Microsoft Edge browser

What is a mobile proxy server & how do mobile proxies work?

published 2021-08-16
by Amanda Williams
14,185 views

If you are professionally engaged in SMM or web scraping, then you should face the termin "proxy". Almost every third-party service, after registering or installing an application on a smartphone, asks for permission to use a proxy. As an option — ask to enter your data. Mobile proxies are needed for parsing subscribers or posts mentioning a topic, analyzing competitor profiles, etc. If you don't use them, your account may be blocked due to a huge number of requests to the server. It will take a long time to explain with the administration of social networks and the client who provided you with access to his account.

In the article, we will tell you what mobile proxies are, what are their advantages, and where to buy them.


How to Scrape a Website Without Getting Blocked

published 2021-08-16
by James Sanders
15,130 views

Many companies today use parsing for many important benefits. Whether you are an online trader or just want to provide services to other companies, collecting data can be a way to increase your bottom line.

However, many companies that may employ a large number of programmers or system administrators do not see manual parsing as a desirable activity. The fact is that sending a large number of requests for resources can block the operation of the site.

If you want to know how to crawl a website without getting blocked read this article.

How to Reduce Risk of Getting Proxies Blocked

published 2021-07-14
by James Sanders
14,680 views

If your job is web scraping, then perhaps you know that you may be faced with two things. The first is legal considerations and blockages. The two concepts are closely related, although the debate about the legality and ethics of parsing continues and does not subside.

In this article, we will tell you how to use a proxy without blocking websites. Let's dive into the topic.

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