Packeter safety

Is PacketStream safe?

PacketStream pays you to share your internet connection. Before you start, here are the facts: what passes through your connection, what customers can see, the rules they agree to, how you get paid, and how to stop.

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Your connection

What passes
through your connection.

Only while the app is running. Two kinds of traffic use it, and both earn $0.10 per GB.

Proxy customers

Businesses that buy proxy access.

Businesses pay PacketStream to send web requests through home connections. While your app runs, some of their requests go out from your public IP address.

PacketStream

Our own services.

PacketStream’s own services also send requests through Packeters. They fetch public web content that our customers ask for, and run our own monitoring, tests and quality checks.

What customers see

Your exit IP, not your account.

  • Exit IP and rough location only. Proxy customers see your exit IP address and its approximate geography.
  • No account details. PacketStream does not give customers your PacketStream account details.
  • No inbound ports. The app needs no inbound ports or port forwarding. You don’t change your router.

One device per connection

One device per IP.

Only one device can share from each public IP address. If two devices use the same internet connection, only one of them shares at a time.

Run the app only on a device and internet connection that you own or are allowed to use.

Acceptable use

The rules customers
agree to.

Customers may use PacketStream only for lawful purposes. Our Terms of Service forbid them to use it to:

  • Commit fraud, deceive people, or pretend to be someone else.
  • Break into accounts, systems, devices or networks.
  • Spread malware, attack services, or scan for weaknesses without permission.
  • Send spam, harass people, or misuse personal data.
  • Break copyright, privacy or other rights.
  • Run unlawful financial, payment or regulated activity.
  • Get around PacketStream’s limits, metering or safety controls.
  • Break the law, or make a Packeter or anyone else break it.

PacketStream may investigate suspected abuse, block destinations or traffic, and suspend accounts. Read the full acceptable-use rules.

Payouts

How you get paid.

Payouts are in USD through PayPal. PayPal may charge its own fees, depending on your account and country.

$0.10for each GB that passes through you
$5minimum cashout
3%PacketStream cashout fee
1 weekto process a cashout

Your choice

Before you share.

Your internet plan

Check your data limit.

Sharing uses some of your connection while the app runs. Some internet plans have a monthly data limit. Check your plan, and check that your provider’s terms allow bandwidth sharing.

Stop any time

How to stop sharing.

Stop or uninstall the app whenever you want. On Android, tap Stop sharing in the app or Stop in its notification. Closing the Android app does not stop sharing.

FAQ

Safety questions.

Is PacketStream legit?
PacketStream is a residential proxy network run by PacketStream Inc., a US company founded in 2018. It pays Packeters $0.10 per GB of traffic in USD through PayPal. You can cash out from $5, with a 3% PacketStream cashout fee, and cashouts are processed within one week. The rules are public in our Terms of Service.
Is bandwidth sharing safe?
When you share, other people’s web traffic leaves from your public IP address. Customers must follow our acceptable-use rules, and PacketStream can block traffic and suspend accounts that break them. Customers see only your exit IP and its approximate location. Read the facts on this page, check your internet plan, and decide for yourself.
What can proxy customers see about me?
Only your exit IP address and its approximate location. PacketStream does not give customers your PacketStream account details.
Can I share from two devices at home?
Only one device can share from each public IP address. If two devices use the same internet connection, only one of them shares at a time.
How do I stop sharing?
Stop or uninstall the app at any time. On Android, tap Stop sharing in the app or Stop in its notification. Closing the Android app does not stop sharing.

Get the real app only from your dashboard. See Download PacketStream for each device.

Know the facts.
Share when you choose.

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