Re:Tell HN: Impassable Cloudflare challenges are ruining my ...
by michaelmior on Thursday January 02, 2025 @03:15PM
(#42578335)
FWIW, StarVPN claims to have "ethically sourced" IPs. That is, not from botnets. Their pricing is quite a bit higher than many (cheapest plan is $20/month), but could be worth trying.
Re:Tell HN: Impassable Cloudflare challenges are ruining my ...
by mike_d on Thursday January 02, 2025 @05:38PM
(#42579749)
The "residential VPN" providers setup fake ISPs or buy AT&T/Verizon business circuits with large blocks of IPs and sell them as residential.
They are easily detected if you are buying IP intelligence from one of the higher quality providers: https://app.spur.us/context?q=STARVPN_PROXY
Re:Tell HN: Impassable Cloudflare challenges are ruining my ...
by duckmysick on Thursday January 02, 2025 @07:02PM
(#42580481)
The linked page shows a sign-in screen.
Re:Tell HN: Impassable Cloudflare challenges are ruining my ...
by michaelmior on Friday January 03, 2025 @06:50AM
(#42584826)
Spur access requires a free account.
Re:Tell HN: Impassable Cloudflare challenges are ruining my ...
by michaelmior on Friday January 03, 2025 @06:50AM
(#42584829)
That's helpful to know. I wasn't aware of this.
Re:Tell HN: Impassable Cloudflare challenges are ruining my ...
by devilbunny on Thursday January 02, 2025 @02:42PM
(#42577957)
You could also use Tailscale back to your own IP if the goal is not having to trust public WiFi.
Re:Tell HN: Impassable Cloudflare challenges are ruining my ...
by makeitdouble on Thursday January 02, 2025 @08:04PM
(#42580991)
To note, IP is only a part of it, and the full extent of what's baked into a CF score will never be explicited (for obvious reasons).
CloudFront being way past the simple blocking of IP addresses, I wouldn't be surprised if a mismatch between your IP block and your language/cookies would be enough to lower your score.
There are residential-IP-backed VPN services that you can use just like commercial VPN services — but they're mostly built on the backs of botnets, so it's ethically questionable to use them.