Mobile proxies are widely used today in traffic arbitrage. They have proven to be very effective in account farming, ad launches, and other processes. If you want to scale your business, don’t pass up the opportunity to use mobile proxies, especially if you are new to the business.

In this article we will tell you how mobile proxies work and their advantages over conventional proxies. We hope that this information will be useful for everyone who is studying mobile proxies.

First, you should know a few things about 4G communication

Before we delve into mobile proxies, let’s first look at the 4G connection, which serves as the basis for mobile proxies. Essentially, 4G communication refers to your mobile Internet connection, which allocates you an IP address from your mobile carrier. However, it is important to note that mobile carriers only allocate a limited number of IP addresses to their users, resulting in multiple customers using the same IP address. Therefore, these IP addresses will not be unique, that is, they can be repeated and used by many people.

Now you may be wondering, “Would using this type of IP address lead to a mass blocking of all accounts?” The answer is no. Since many people are connected to the same IP address at the same time, popular platforms such as Facebook and Google cannot block all those IPs, even if suspicious activity is detected from them. This can harm hundreds of other users who also use the site from that IP address.

Another advantage is that the IP of mobile proxies is not static. Every time you restart your 4G connection (for example, turn on airplane mode on your phone and then turn it off), the IP changes, providing more connection flexibility.

These features make 4G connectivity (as well as other mobile connections such as 3G and LTE) a safe and effective means of multi-accounting. By merging with thousands of other users, you become more natural, which significantly reduces the likelihood that your accounts will be detected and blocked.

Why use mobile proxies when a 4G connection is enough?

Despite the security and all the efficiency, 4G connectivity is limited in GEO. When you use 4G, you can only use IP addresses from certain countries or regions where you live, because most carriers do not support mobile connections outside of your country. This can cause difficulties with platforms that have strict location or specific GEO requirements. In addition, if you travel from one country to another, you may not be able to continue working in your accounts because of the risk of being blocked through an IP change.

This is where mobile proxies come in. Mobile proxies work in the same way as regular proxies, only they provide you with IP addresses, from mobile operators. This means that mobile proxies have all the same benefits as the 4G connections mentioned above. Mobile proxies can also be set to automatically change your IP so that social networking algorithms won’t see you as a suspicious user, because regular users change their IP several times throughout the day whenever they reconnect to a network or move around town.

How to use mobile proxies in traffic arbitrage?

Mobile proxies have different uses in traffic arbitrage. Here are a few popular cases:

• Mass account creation. Social networks can consider the creation of multiple accounts from the same IP as a suspicious action and block all of these new profiles without the possibility of unblocking them. Mobile proxies simplify the process of farming and creating multiple accounts. In a separate article, we discussed in detail what profile farming is and why it’s needed.

• Massliking and massfollowing on social networks. Arbitrators use unique services to advertise accounts in this way. However, the IPs of these services often lead to bans, which causes advertising to stop. To prolong the work of bots or to engage in massfollowing and massliking without the risk of being blocked, you need mobile proxies. It is worth remembering that the account itself will be banned if you exceed the allowed number of likes or subscriptions, so be careful.

• Sending messages and comments. In this situation, proxies with dynamic IP addresses greatly reduce the risk of blocking. Social networks recognize you as a real person, not a robot that automatically sends messages and comments to everyone in the group according to preset algorithms.

Summing up

Mobile proxies have become a popular tool for traffic arbitrage because of their security, efficiency, flexibility, and ability to bypass various geolocation restrictions. For those who want to scale their business and engage in multi-accounting or massfollowing and massliking on social networks, mobile proxies should not be bypassed.