Why zones exist#
- ISP-registered blocks are abundant in the United States and scarce elsewhere.
- Bandwidth and colocation cost more in Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa than in North America.
- A dedicated mobile device is a physical modem with an unlimited plan hosted in the country; plan and hosting prices vary widely.
What to look for#
The multiplier table should be published, the zone of each country visible before ordering, and the quote shown as a final figure per address. Zones that only appear at checkout are a red flag.
How it works at ProxShift#
ProxShift publishes every zone: ISP ×1.00 (United States), ×1.20 (Canada and Western Europe), ×1.35 (rest of Europe), ×1.55 (Asia-Pacific and Brazil); datacenter ×1.00, ×1.15, ×1.40; mobile devices ×1.00, ×0.80, ×0.50. Each country page shows the zone and the resulting prices; per-GB traffic costs the same everywhere.