u/StrawberrySax

Trying to figure out where to draw the line on switching from static ISPs to rotating residentials for high-volume automation tasks that need sticky sessions.

ISPs are obviously the go-to for speed and keeping a connection alive for days without the IP dropping mid-action. Problem is, Cloudflare and Akamai are just blacklisting commercial ASNs out of the gate now. Even with solid TLS fingerprinting and matching headers, the second you push real volume through an ISP block you just get hit with endless captchas or straight up 403s.

With residentials you get past the ASN check easily because they look like normal home internet connections. But the latency is trash and random peer drops completely screw up stability if you actually need a long, persistent connection.

Where do you guys draw the line when deciding on residential vs isp proxies for targets with aggressive WAFs? Do you just default to ISPs for performance and only swap to a residential pool once you hit a wall, or does a certain target setup make you use residentials from day one?

Personally, I care about stability more than anything.

Speed is nice, but I’d rather have a proxy that stays consistent than one that looks amazing for ten minutes then falls apart. Location accuracy matters too, especially when the site is picky about region.

Ban rate is harder to judge because sometimes it's the proxy and sometimes it’s just a bad setup. Always important to make sure. you have a solid foundation before risking a proxy.