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Technical questions about Residential VPN - OpenVPN, encryption, DNS leak protection, and compatibility.
Residential VPN plans provide a dedicated residential IP address from real ISP networks. Available ISP carriers for Residential VPN are Spectrum and Virgin Media. Unlike commercial VPN services that use datacenter IPs, BuyPersonalProxy Residential VPN routes all your traffic through a genuine residential ISP IP, making your connection appear as a regular home user to any website or platform you access.
BuyPersonalProxy Residential VPN uses the OpenVPN protocol over UDP. Encryption is AES-256 — military-grade symmetric encryption used by government agencies and security organizations worldwide. DNS Leak Protection is included to prevent your real IP address and DNS queries from being exposed outside the encrypted tunnel, even in the event of an unexpected connection interruption.
A Residential Proxy routes only the traffic from a specific application (browser, bot, or scraper) through the residential IP, without encrypting that traffic. A Residential VPN creates an encrypted tunnel that routes ALL traffic from your device through the residential ISP IP — every application, browser, and connection simultaneously. If you need full device-level traffic routing with encryption rather than per-application proxy configuration, the Residential VPN is the appropriate solution.
Residential VPN plans are available on Spectrum and Virgin Media ISP networks. These carriers provide genuine residential IPs that websites recognize as standard home user connections, unlike the datacenter IPs used by commercial VPN providers which are widely blocked by streaming platforms, websites, and anti-bot systems.
Residential VPN connections offer high-speed, stable connectivity with unlimited traffic and bandwidth. There are no data caps or throttling applied for the duration of your plan. The Residential VPN operates on 10GBPS port infrastructure via Spectrum and Virgin Media residential ISP connections, ensuring a fast and stable encrypted tunnel.
Yes. Your Residential VPN IP address is 100% dedicated and private — it belongs exclusively to your subscription and is never shared with any other user. This dedicated residential IP ensures consistent performance and a clean IP reputation for the entirety of your plan duration.
BuyPersonalProxy Residential VPN is compatible with any OpenVPN-compatible client application. This includes the official OpenVPN app available for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, Tunnelblick for macOS, and any third-party application that supports importing OpenVPN configuration files (.ovpn). After purchase, your OpenVPN configuration file and credentials are available in your account dashboard ready to import directly into your preferred client.
Residential VPN plans are available in the following durations: 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. This range of plan lengths allows you to choose the duration that best matches your needs, from short-term access to long-term subscriptions with cost savings on extended plans.
Yes. DNS Leak Protection is built into all BuyPersonalProxy Residential VPN plans. This ensures that DNS queries generated by your device are routed through the encrypted OpenVPN tunnel rather than leaking to your actual ISP DNS servers. DNS leak protection is essential for maintaining true anonymity, as DNS leaks can reveal your real geographic location and ISP even when a VPN is active.
All Residential VPN plans include Premium support available 24/7 via ticket center and email, and 12 hours per day via live chat with real agents. Our team is ready to assist with OpenVPN client setup on any operating system, configuration file import, troubleshooting, and any technical questions about your Residential VPN plan.
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