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PacketStream is a peer-to-peer residential proxy network. Real users around the globe (“Packeters”) run the desktop app, and businesses route traffic through those household connections with country targeting.

Customers can collect public web data through residential connections, request country-targeted exits, and choose rotating or sticky session behavior. This is useful when data varies by location or data-center routes are frequently blocked.

Common legitimate workloads include ecommerce price and availability monitoring, market research, travel fare comparison, public web data collection, ad verification, localized search tracking, brand monitoring, content localization QA, and website testing.

$1.00 per GB, metered, with a $50 minimum purchase and no subscription. Purchased balance does not expire. Credit cards and PayPal are the public payment methods; bank transfer may be approved for larger purchases. See pricing for details.

Use proxy.packetstream.io with username/password authentication. HTTPS on port 31111 is recommended, SOCKS5 is available on port 31113, and HTTP is available on port 31112 for compatibility. See the integration documentation.

Automatic rotation selects a residential exit for each new proxy connection. For continuity, append _session-YOURID to your auth key to keep the same exit for up to 60 minutes. If its Packeter disconnects, the sticky session fails.

Append a two-letter ISO country code to your auth key, such as AUTH_KEY_country-US. If no exit is available in the requested country, the request fails rather than falling back to another location.

Yes — submit the trial request form or email support with your use case. Support reviews each request; both approval and the amount of credit are discretionary.

Contact support within 24 hours of purchase to request a refund of your remaining account balance.

Our human support team monitors requests around the clock, but response times vary and are not guaranteed.

Becoming a Packeter lets you accrue $0.10 per GB of customer traffic routed through your connection, before cashout fees. Sharing occurs while the desktop app is running, and you can stop or uninstall it at any time.

Your shared bandwidth powers the residential proxy network that businesses pay to use. Your compensation is your share for contributing to the availability and diversity of the network.

You can request a cashout once your balance reaches $5. Payouts are sent in USD through PayPal and processed within one week. PacketStream deducts a 3% cashout fee, and PayPal may apply additional fees depending on your account and country.

No. The client requires no inbound ports or port forwarding.

Proxy customers see only the residential exit IP and its approximate geography.

The Packeter app transfers customer traffic through your internet connection while it is running, so it uses some of your available capacity. Stop the app whenever you need to end sharing.

Stop or uninstall the app at any time to end sharing. The Packeter desktop app supports Windows, macOS, and Linux; mobile sharing is not currently supported.

It lets you offer residential proxy services entirely under your own brand. No PacketStream branding is exposed to your end customers.

It’s a fast way to expand your offerings without building or maintaining proxy infrastructure. Wholesale rates start at $1.00/GB with a $500 minimum purchase. Automated tools handle account setup, usage metering, and billing hooks.

The reseller handles support for its end customers. PacketStream provides support directly to the reseller.

Contact sales or email [email protected] with a bit about your business and we’ll get you provisioned.