What is a residential IP?
Think of a residential IP as a connection that is assigned from an ISP to a homeowner. When you move to a new house or apartment and set up internet, your connection is assigned an IP address. Go to a website like What Is My IP and your IP address will be on display for the world to see. It will look like 11.22.33.444 or 111.22.33.444. You'll also see the details associated with your IP address, like your ISP name, and even your rough location. If you connect through a different residential IP address by using it as a proxy, when browsing, your public IP information will appear to be for whatever particular residence the IP is used at.
The importance and value of having access to residential IP addresses is becoming a big issue for internet users. So what is a residential IP address and why is it so important? The reality is that you almost certainly already have one, if you connect via a modem/router through a standard ISP they will assign you a specific IP address to your connection. This will be your public facing IP address that you use online, it's entirely separate from any internal networking you do. If you go to any check your IP address web site, the number you will see is the IP address that has been assigned by your ISP – here's mine, heavily edited of course as I've just watched an episode of Mr Robot!
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