# Mobile, residential and datacenter IPs

> How mobile, residential and datacenter IPs differ, which ones apps trust for logins, and what to use when you run many app accounts.

The IP an account logs in from is one of the two things apps link accounts by. The other is the device.

## Which kind of IP keeps app accounts safest?

Mobile, then residential, then datacenter. Platforms know most datacenter ranges and treat logins from them with suspicion. Residential IPs look like home internet, but many are resold and carry other people's history. Mobile networks put many real customers behind each IP, so blocking one would block real customers too. Whatever the type, give each account an IP of its own.

## The three kinds

Where each kind of IP comes from, and what it is good for.

| Kind | Where it comes from | Good for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | A phone network, shared by many of its customers | Logging in to app accounts |
| Residential | Home internet, often resold by proxy services | Browsing as a household would |
| Datacenter | A server provider | Reading public websites, not app logins |

## One IP per account

Two accounts that log in from one IP can be linked, whatever its kind. Keep each account on its own IP, and on the same one every day.

## On Distilled

Every Distilled phone comes with its own US mobile IP, checked for a clean history before you get it. See [mobile IPs on Distilled](/use-cases/mobile-proxy/).

## Questions

**Where are the IPs?**

In Phoenix, Los Angeles, Charlotte, Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia. Each phone gets a US mobile IP in one of them, checked before you get it, and you can move it to another city.

**Can I use my own proxy?**

Yes. Any phone can use your own HTTP or HTTPS proxy instead of ours, and traffic through it is never charged.

Source: https://distilled.cx/guides/mobile-ip/