--- okf_version: "0.2" type: FAQ title: "Residential, Mobile & Datacenter Proxies | VirtualSMS" description: "Residential, mobile and datacenter proxies, country-matched to your rented numbers, in 190+ countries. Sticky or rotating, HTTP & SOCKS5, from $1.10/GB on larger traffic packages." resource: "https://virtualsms.io/proxies" tags: ["proxies"] updated: "2026-10-24T19:58:43.152Z" generated: at: "2026-10-24T19:57:43.660Z" by: "virtualsms-marketing-site" verified: "2026-10-24T19:58:43.152Z" status: "source-derived" stale_after: "60d" sources: ["https://virtualsms.io/proxies"] --- # Country-matched IPs. One balance. Residential, mobile and datacenter proxies, country-matched to your rented numbers, in 190+ countries. Sticky or rotating, HTTP & SOCKS5, from $1.10/GB on larger traffic packages. New · Proxies Residential, mobile and datacenter IPs for verification and account signup. Same country as your number, same balance as everything else. [Buy with balance · from $1.10/GB on larger traffic packages](https://virtualsms.io/app/proxies) Connection Country Germany Carrier Vodafone IP IP Pool 5.62.xx.140 Fresh IP per request Demo · illustrative examples, not live traffic Real carrier SIMs. Matching-country IPs. Private browser. One balance. Residential, Mobile & Datacenter 190 + countries Rotating or sticky HTTP & SOCKS5 [From $1.10 /GB on larger traffic packages](https://virtualsms.io/pricing) Pay as you go 1 GB minimum Data never expires Virtual SMS proxies give you residential, mobile and datacenter IPs across 190+ countries, matched to the country of your rented number so an app sees one consistent location. Every pool speaks both HTTP and SOCKS5 and runs rotating or sticky sessions on the same endpoint. You pay as you go from $1.10/GB on larger traffic packages. The minimum purchase is 1 GB, there is no subscription, and your data never expires. Numbers, proxies and cloud browser all draw from one balance on a single account. ## Your number's country and your IP's country, matched. One balance. VirtualSMS proxies are built to match your number's country : pair a German number with a German residential IP so an app sees one consistent location. Three pools (residential, mobile and datacenter) all bill from the same balance as your rented numbers and cloud browser , with rotation on demand. A standalone proxy vendor only sells you IPs. It has no number to match them to. VirtualSMS Number + country-matched IP on one balance , one login, one bill. Standalone proxy vendor Two services to reconcile: juggle a separate number provider and match the geography yourself. Country-matched routing Your number German carrier SIM VirtualSMS One account · one balance Country-matched IP German residential IP Target service Consistent geography Pricing ## Pick a pool, pick your data: cheaper the more you buy Pay as you go, per GB. Switch pool type below to see that network's data packs; the per-GB rate steps down at 3, 10, 25, 50 and 100 GB. No subscription, no monthly minimum, and your data never expires. Real home-broadband IPs: the default for country-matched verification and account signup. [1 GB $3.49 $3.49 /GB Buy with balance](https://virtualsms.io/app/proxies)[3 GB $8.70 $2.90 /GB Buy with balance](https://virtualsms.io/app/proxies)[★ Popular 10 GB $27.00 $2.70 /GB Buy with balance](https://virtualsms.io/app/proxies)[25 GB $62.50 $2.50 /GB Buy with balance](https://virtualsms.io/app/proxies)[50 GB $120.00 $2.40 /GB Buy with balance](https://virtualsms.io/app/proxies)[100 GB $230.00 $2.30 /GB Buy with balance](https://virtualsms.io/app/proxies) Custom amount GB Residential · 15 GB $40.50 ($2.70 /GB) [Buy with balance](https://virtualsms.io/app/proxies) Data never expires billed from your balance 1 GB minimum no subscription Wondering how these rates stack up? See our residential proxy pricing comparison against 5 competitors ## What people run through these proxies Residential, mobile and datacenter pools cover a wide range of work. Pick the pool per workflow, and pair with a country-matched number when the job calls for one, all from the same balance. ### Data collection & research Web scraping, price monitoring, market research, and AI & LLM data collection. ### Business & verification Ad verification, SEO monitoring, competitive & brand monitoring, and account verification. ### Regional & access Regional QA & testing and geo-consistent app & service testing. Verifying accounts? Get the number on the same balance Collecting public web data? Read the web scraping proxy guide Monitoring search visibility? Read the SEO rank tracking proxy guide Comparing travel offers? Track flight and hotel prices by country Managing authorized social accounts? Read the social media management guide ## The controls that matter Rotating vs sticky Rotate a fresh IP on every request, or hold a sticky session for about 30 minutes when an account needs a steady connection. One-tap rotate is available on demand, with a 30-second cooldown between rotations. You choose per session; both run on the same credentials and endpoint. Geo-targeting down to carrier Target by country on every pool: country-level targeting is standard across all 190+ countries. City or carrier precision is available too; on the standard tier, city and carrier targeting adds 2× traffic weighting on Residential and Mobile pools. Live availability per country is shown in the dashboard before you buy. Grab your endpoint One host for every pool and country: proxy.virtualsms.io, HTTP on port 823 and SOCKS5 on port 824, authenticated with your username and password. Any tool, browser, or agent that accepts a standard proxy URL works out of the box. Add a session token to the username to hold a sticky IP or rotate a fresh one per request. Gateway endpoint host proxy.virtualsms.io auth user : pass http port 823 socks5 port 824 ## Residential vs Mobile vs Datacenter Residential IP source Home broadband ISPs Best use Verification & accounts Geo granularity Country → city → carrier Rotation Rotating or sticky Price from (larger traffic packages) $2.30/GB Mobile IP source Mobile carrier networks Best use Carrier-grade signups Geo granularity Country Rotation Rotating or sticky Price from (larger traffic packages) $3.49/GB Datacenter IP source Datacenter ranges Best use Testing & bulk routing Geo granularity Country Rotation Rotating or sticky Price from (larger traffic packages) $1.10/GB | Residential | Mobile | Datacenter | | --- | --- | --- | | IP source | Home broadband ISPs | Mobile carrier networks | Datacenter ranges | | Best use | Verification & accounts | Carrier-grade signups | Testing & bulk routing | | Geo granularity | Country → city → carrier | Country | Country | | Rotation | Rotating or sticky | Rotating or sticky | Rotating or sticky | | Price from (larger traffic packages) | $2.30/GB | $3.49/GB | $1.10/GB | Every pool bills from the same balance as your numbers: 1 GB minimum, no subscription, data never expires. ## Drop the endpoint into any tool A standard proxy URL, no SDK required. Swap user:pass for your credentials and route. terminal # HTTP proxy (port 823) curl - x http : //user:pass@proxy.virtualsms.io:823 https://api.ipify.org # SOCKS5 proxy (port 824) curl -- socks5 - hostname user : pass @ proxy . virtualsms . io :824 https : //api.ipify.org Works with your stack Puppeteer Selenium Postman Insomnia HTTPie cURL Axios n8n Zapier Make Node.js Python Go Bash ## 190 + proxy countries, prioritized where you rent numbers Proxies span 190+ countries. Pick the country, and city or carrier, per connection. The countries you can already get numbers in are the ones prioritized for country-matched IPs, and live availability per country and pool type is shown in the dashboard before you buy. Comparing a mobile-only provider? Read the evidence-led VoidMob alternative comparison for current product, targeting and eSIM differences. Weighing an enterprise proxy platform instead? The Bright Data alternative comparison sets out which workloads stay there and which small-scale verification work moves. DE GB US FR PL NL ES IT BR ID IN CA AU TR PH MX SE RO CZ PT AT BE FI [See live availability](https://virtualsms.io/app/proxies) ## Frequently asked questions What's the difference between residential and mobile proxies? Residential proxies route your traffic through real home-broadband connections, while mobile proxies route it through real mobile-carrier connections. Both are genuine consumer IPs rather than datacenter ranges: mobile comes from carrier networks, residential from fixed-line ISPs. VirtualSMS offers residential, mobile and datacenter pools on the same account. What makes VirtualSMS proxies different from a standalone proxy vendor? We already give you real carrier-SIM numbers, so we can pair each number with an IP in the same country: a German number verified from a German IP, on one balance. A standalone proxy vendor only sells you IPs; it has no number to match them to, so you end up juggling two services and reconciling mismatched geography yourself. What is a sticky proxy versus a rotating proxy? A sticky proxy keeps you on the same IP for a session (about 30 minutes) so an account sees a consistent connection, while a rotating proxy gives you a fresh IP on each request. You choose per session, and both run on the same credentials and endpoint. Which protocols and ports do you support? Both HTTP and SOCKS5, on one host: proxy.virtualsms.io, port 823 for HTTP and port 824 for SOCKS5. You authenticate with a username and password, so any tool, browser, or agent that accepts a standard proxy URL works out of the box. How many countries do you cover? Proxies are available across 190+ countries. You pick the country, and city or carrier, per connection. Every pool supports country-level targeting as standard; city and carrier precision are available too and add 2× traffic weighting on Residential and Mobile pools. Live availability per country is shown in the dashboard before you buy. How does billing work? Pay as you go per GB from the same balance you already use for numbers, with no subscription. Datacenter starts at $1.49/GB and falls to $1.10/GB, residential from $3.49/GB to $2.30/GB, and mobile from $4.99/GB to $3.49/GB. Minimum purchase is 1 GB. Does my proxy data expire? No, your data never expires. GB you buy stays on your account until you use it, with no monthly reset and no expiry window. Proxies also run on your existing VirtualSMS account and balance alongside verifications and rentals, so there is nothing separate to sign up for or top up twice. What can I use these proxies for? They are built for legitimate verification and account workflows, regional QA and testing, ad verification, and large-scale data collection like price and availability monitoring. Use is subject to our terms of service and applicable law. Can I use these proxies with AI agents or automation tools? Yes, any AI agent or automation tool that accepts a standard HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy URL can use them. Pair the proxy with a matching-country number, and optionally a private cloud browser session, for a consistent environment end to end. Do proxies work together with a cloud-browser session? Yes, attach a country-matched proxy to a private cloud browser session alongside your rented number, so the browser, the IP, and the number all line up for the same signup. Can I switch proxy pools without a separate signup? Yes, residential, mobile and datacenter are separate pools with their own per-GB pricing, but all draw from the same account balance. Buy GB in whichever pool your workflow needs and switch anytime. No separate account or subscription. ## One balance. Four tools. Virtual SMS is an account verification platform for individuals, businesses, developers, and AI agents. It combines one-time SMS verification, dedicated number rentals, matching-country proxies, and private cloud browser sessions behind one API, one MCP server, and one prepaid balance. [Verify Verifications One-time SMS codes, from $0.05. Get a code](https://virtualsms.io/verifications) [Rent Rentals A private number for 1-30 days, from $0.25/day. Rent a number](https://virtualsms.io/rentals) Route Proxies Residential, mobile and datacenter IPs, with GB that never expire. You're here [Beta Private Browser Cloud Browser A private cloud browser on your own number and a matching-country IP. 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