# Mobile proxies

<mark style="color:purple;">Mobile proxies</mark> are hosted on routers with real SIM cards. The type and quality of the connection are identical to ordinary mobile internet through a cellular operator — exactly like on your smartphone. They support <mark style="color:purple;">UDP</mark> and offer a rich choice of locations and operators.

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**Mobile proxies work on any device.** The name "mobile" reflects only the connection method via a SIM card, not the type of end device. They work equally well on a PC, a laptop, or in an antidetect browser.
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**A specific product — for those who understand why they need it.** Traffic goes through a real SIM card, so speed may vary — this is normal, not a malfunction. If you are not sure whether mobile proxies fit your task, ask in [live chat](/contact-us.md) or consider [ISP proxies](/our-products/isp-proxies.md) (stable speed, home IPs) or [Residential proxies](/our-products/residential-proxies.md) (a large pool, many sessions).
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1\) Device fingerprint switching (p0f) is not available in all countries. p0f switching does not work in: Germany, France, Indonesia, Poland (Orange), Ukraine (Lifecell). See the full list of restrictions on the [Restrictions](/our-products/restrictions.md) page.

2\) Not available to users in Russia without using a VPN.
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## Characteristics

| Parameter   | Value                                    |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| IP type     | Mobile IPv4                              |
| Sharing     | No — one port per user                   |
| Traffic     | Unlimited                                |
| UDP support | ✓                                        |
| p0f support | ✓ (not in all locations, see above)      |
| Price       | from **$4** / day · from **$55** / month |

## Available locations

| Country             | Operators                               |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| 🇺🇸 USA            | T-Mobile (5G), Verizon (5G, Colorado)   |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | O2, Vodafone                            |
| 🇩🇪 Germany        | O2, Vodafone                            |
| 🇫🇷 France         | SFR (5G), Bouygues Telecom (5G)         |
| 🇮🇹 Italy          | Vodafone (5G), WindTre (5G)             |
| 🇪🇸 Spain          | Digimobil, Movistar (5G), Vodafone (5G) |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal       | NOS (5G)                                |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands    | Ziggo (5G), Odido (5G)                  |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland        | Vodafone (5G), Three (5G)               |
| 🇵🇱 Poland         | T-Mobile (5G)                           |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine        | Lifecell, Vodafone, Kyivstar            |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova        | Moldcell, Moldtelecom                   |
| 🇨🇦 Canada         | Rogers                                  |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia      | Telkomsel                               |

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The list is regularly expanding. Up-to-date locations and pricing are on the purchase page [Mobile proxy](https://dashboard.proxyshard.com/en/mobile-proxy).
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## **How do they work?**

To get started, you need to [**purchase**](https://dashboard.proxyshard.com/en/mobile-proxy) an order. Go to the page ![](/files/p4IVvMWh6ysODpprj0Ul) and select a suitable country and operator.

<figure><img src="/files/7lm2dEI7V6BtEptIiJLn" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Order field description

Let's review the <mark style="color:purple;">order</mark> fields:

<figure><img src="/files/iBhMw9Ag2mCynEXp5ch9" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<mark style="color:purple;">Proxy info</mark> - Product name

<mark style="color:purple;">Reset URL</mark> - Link for changing the IP address on the connection

<mark style="color:purple;">Login</mark> - Proxy login

<mark style="color:purple;">Password</mark> - Proxy password

<mark style="color:purple;">Order status</mark> - Order status. Possible statuses:

* <mark style="color:green;">**Active**</mark> - Active order
* <mark style="color:orange;">**On-Hold**</mark> - Waiting for payment after the rental period expires
* <mark style="color:red;">**Cancelled**</mark> - Cancelled order

<mark style="color:purple;">Proxy status</mark> - Proxy status. Possible statuses:

* <mark style="color:green;">**Active**</mark> - Active order
* <mark style="color:$danger;">Disconnected</mark> - Disconnected, inactive port

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**After purchase or after there has been no activity on the port, it must be&#x20;**<mark style="color:$success;">**activated**</mark>**. If the proxy status is&#x20;**<mark style="color:$danger;">**Disconnected**</mark>**, the proxies will not work until you activate them!**

**You can activate the proxy through the&#x20;**<mark style="color:purple;">**Reset URL**</mark>**&#x20;or the&#x20;**<mark style="color:purple;">**Restart Proxy**</mark>**&#x20;button.**
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<mark style="color:purple;">Next Due Date</mark> - Next charge date

<mark style="color:purple;">Copy proxy</mark> - Button for copying proxies to the clipboard

<mark style="color:purple;">Re-generate</mark> - Change the proxy password

<mark style="color:purple;">Restart</mark> - Start or change IP; equivalent to the <mark style="color:purple;">Reset URL</mark> address

## What tasks they fit

Social media and multi-accounting, mobile ad verification, mobile ad checks, most crypto exchanges, Polymarket, testing mobile sites and apps, web scraping of mobile site versions, SEO monitoring of mobile results, e-commerce monitoring of mobile prices, geo-targeted content testing, travel scraping of mobile fares, brand monitoring in the mobile environment.

## Pros and cons of Mobile proxies

#### <mark style="color:green;">Pros:</mark>

* **Choice of a specific operator** — connect through the exact cellular provider you need
* **IP change via Reset URL** — rotation no more than once a minute
* **p0f support** — available in most locations (see [Restrictions](/our-products/restrictions.md))
* **UDP support**
* **Flexible rental period** — from one day to a month
* **One user per port** — one SIM card, one user

#### <mark style="color:red;">Cons:</mark>

* **Possible speed drops** when the operator's cell tower is overloaded — rare, but possible
* **A complex product for beginners** — we recommend checking with [Support](/contact-us.md) before purchase
* **p0f spoofing on macOS / iOS** reduces channel speed due to the complexity of the algorithm
* **Dynamic IP** — the address may change at the operator's initiative at any moment
* **One session at a time** — one port holds one IP. If you need to connect several devices *simultaneously* (not one after another, but at the same moment), buy a separate port or consider [Residential proxies](/our-products/residential-proxies.md)

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You can learn how to configure proxies in our [Setup guide](/usage-instructions/getting-started.md) section.
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