okay I need to vent about this. Just had another client's IG account get flagged after using a "high-quality" residential proxy provider for auto-following. Claims 99% success, but their pricing was insane, like $500/mo for rotating residentials. So of course we went cheaper, found a datacenter provider at like $80/mo for unlimited traffic. But now everything gets blocked almost instantly. Honestly idk what the realistic price vs quality balance is anymore. Every review site just pushes the most expensive stuff as "the best" but iirc back in like 2019-2020 you could run solid campaigns with basic datacenter IPs and barely any bans. Now it feels like even premium mobile proxies at crazy cpm can get hit if you do more than 50 actions/hour. I guess my actual question: for sm automation specifically posting/commenting/following - does anyone have recent data on ban rates comparing say budget DC vs mid-tier residential vs top tier mobile? Not looking for provider names just real ratios like x% block per 1000 actions.

Actually, the biggest factor isn't just the proxy type but how you throttle actions and mimic human behavior. My tip: slow down your actions, like post/comment/follow rates, and mix up timings so it doesn't look like a bot. It might help you stay under the radar longer. Keep it chill, slow and steady wins the race. Catch you later!

bruh, that's exactly what I'm seeing. no matter how premium the proxy, if you push over 50 actions/hour you're askin for bans. gotta throttle or risk losing everything

different angle: maybe those high success claims are bs or just hype. if a provider's pushing that kind of rate and premium price, you gotta ask yourself if they're not just overpromising and underdelivering. real-world, I've seen decent results with mid-tier residentials, but you gotta keep actions super low and spread them out. otherwise, even top tier proxies can't save ya from bans.

You really think proxies are the main reason for bans? I've seen accounts get flagged even with top tier mobile proxies if you don't do enough to mimic real behavior. It's more about the overall approach, not just the proxy quality. If you're pushing actions like crazy w/o legit engagement patterns, bans are gonna happen regardless of the IP type.

Careful with relying too much on proxies alone, u gotta mix in some behavioral tweaks too, like varying actions and timing. Bans usually come from patterns, not just IPs, so keep it unpredictable.

bruh, I swear the game has changed so much since 2019. I did a run with cheap residential proxies and barely got any blocks back then, but now even top-tier mobile IPs are getting flagged quick if you push too hard. honestly think it's more about how you behave on the account than just the IP. the ratios are probably like 10-15% block rate with cheap DC, maybe 3-5% with decent residentials, and under 1% if you really have mobile proxies and keep actions low and spaced out.

spot on. ran a test with a mid-tier residential a while back, like $150/month, and got about 2% blocks per 1000 actions. mobile proxies?

been doing this 3 years and yeah behavioral tweaks are key but still, what's your take on ban rates with cheap residential vs mobile now?