Question 1

Why do I need proxies?

Accepted Answer

Proxies are a necessity for any bot or tool when scrapingor trying to purchase something from a website. Proxiesallow you to run more tasks, decrease the odds of beingbanned, and have a faster connection to most websites.

Question 2

What is an ISP Proxy?

Accepted Answer

This is the highest quality Residential proxies leasedfrom Internet Service Providers (ISP) in various countriesthat you can purchase. This plan works great on eCommercewebsites with bot protection such as Shoppy, Walmart,Target, Best Buy, Amazon, and more.

Question 3

What is a ISP Premium Proxy?

Accepted Answer

This is the highest quality Residential proxies leasedfrom US Internet Service Providers (ISP). This plan worksgreat on Google related and key social media websitesallowing for unblocked access from USResidential IP addresses.

Question 4

What is an Datacenter Proxy?

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Oculus Data Center Proxies is a shared DC plan which comesat a very affordable cost. This product's mainpurpose is for web scraping.

Question 5

Is there a Free Plan?

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Yes, after signup you can get a free package of 5 DatacenterIP's with 100MB bandwidth, this plan is valid for 7 days.

You can activate the free plan from the datacenter productpage or pricing page.

Question 6

Is KYC required for residential proxy access?

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In general, no, you do not need KYC to use Oculus proxies.However, there are some extended services that are not opento the general public, and if a customer wishes to use those,they will be required to complete a KYC process.

Question 7

How do you price your proxies?

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Oculus pricing model is very straightforward. We have only,prepaid flat rate plans with no hidden costs.
Shared proxieswhether datacenter (DC) or ISP are priced by the volume of data you'll send via the proxies measured in gigabytes (GB).You can select the plan according to the amount of GB youexpect to use.The price is usually the same per GB inthe various plans with some discount on the larger packages.Packages are valid for 3 months from the time of purchase
Dedicated proxies Datacenter or ISP Premium are allocatedexclusively for your use priced by the number of proxies($/proxy)
Dedicated proxy pairs will be allocated toyou for 1 month, and you can select package according to thenumber of proxies you'll need. Price is typically the thesame per proxy with some discount on the larger packages.

Question 8

What proxy protocols are supported?

Accepted Answer

HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 proxy connection protocols.

Question 9

Can I test my proxies?

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Sure! Check out our free proxy testing tool guide here

Question 10

Where can I get proxies for Events?

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We provide dedicated Events Proxies optimized for this usecase. These proxies can be purchased and managed on our legacywebsite, https://oculusproxies.com/legacy

Question 11

How does auto-renewal work?

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When auto renewal is enabled for a plan, once usage reaches 90%or 5 days before expiration, we'll automatically generate a newplan. Remaining GB or time will be added to the new planso nothing is lost.

Question 12

How to use the residential scraper proxies?

Accepted Answer

To prevent misuse and to protect our partners who sharetheir residential IPs, Oculus uses dedicated SSLcertificate to monitor the activity done via the proxy andprevent abuse. You'll need to

DownloadSSL certificate . In some cases it may be possible to use the proxieswithout installing the SSL but will require ignoringSSL errors

Question 13

Can I purchase dedicated datacenter from different countries?

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Yes, we provide dedicated DC proxies from many countries.for each plan you purchase you can select one country forthe purchased IP's. If you need additional country, you canpurchase additional plan.

Question 14

Which proxy type is best for me?

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Oculus offers 4 types of proxies and although all providefast and effective access to the internet from the desiredadvantages and use cases. DC is fast and cost-effective,locations, each type has its own advantages and the usecases it best fits.

Datacenter (DC)
These proxies are provided through our datacenter serversaround the world and provide the fastest and most costeffective option. Datacenter proxies are most suitable foraccessing websites that are not using advanced blockingmethods
Typical use cases: eCommerce,social media profiles,general purpose data scraping from various websites.
We Offer Datacenter proxies in two different plans:
Shared Datacenter is a pool of proxies that your requestsare channelled through them together with other users requests.This is the most cost effective option offered atvery affordable pricesin different Bandwidth packages Dedicated Datacenterproxies are allocated exclusively to you and you will be the only one using them for the entire plan durationThis allows you to fully control which websites are accessedfrom these proxies, keeping them "clean" fromany unwanted interferences.

ISP - Internet Service Providers
Pool of IP's leased from leading ISP providers around theworld that are classified as residential IP's, allowing youto access websites as an individual living in the targetlocation while still enjoying high speed connectivity anddata collection.
ISP proxies are best suitable foraccessing hard to reach websites while maintaininga real user behaviour. ISPallows access to websites that may be blockedwhen using Datacenter proxies.
Typical use cases: data and price scraping, performing,geolocation based actions and more

ISP Premium
These proxies are from a US based pool of ISP IP's and aredesigned to provide smooth access to Google search engineand various social media websites that may be blocked forregular ISP proxies.
We provide ISP Premium Proxiesas unshared (dedicated) so you can select which websitesthey will access and prevent unwanted influence that maybe caused by other users using these IP's in parallel.
Typical use cases: Google search, google related websites,social media accounts, eCommerce, Events or businessrelated websites you'd like to access from a US baseslocation. These IP addresses remain static and the samethroughout the duration of the plan.

Residential Scraper Proxies
These are real residential IP's provided through ourpartners in a most secure and compliance way. These proxiesare provided in "read only" mode that allow you to easilyscrape data from any website, from any location globallybut without performing actions like filling form or postingon social media. This mode is designed to protect thoseindividuals who agree to share their IPs with us.
Typical use cases: unblocked, accurate data scraping fromany website you need, ensuring the data you collect isidentical to what will be presented to any real user.

Question 15

Can I use Oculus proxies for SMTP checks?

Accepted Answer

No, SMTP and email-related activities, includingemail verification via SMTP checks, are not approveduse cases. SMTP ports like 25 are restricted tomaintain security and prevent misuse.

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