How to use Proxies and Changing IP address

This is a tutorial on how you can use proxy and change your IP address. This is quite useful when you are sometimes bound by limitation of something (like creating new account) by IP address. To explain a bit more, we have covered various method by which you can make free international calls. Some of the methods are voip services like Youcall, Goobercall etc.

You simply need to register with them and upon successful registration you will get some free trial minutes. Once the trial minutes over, you could (conceptually) create another free account and get more trial minutes. But the concern is that they limit you by checking your IP address. So if somehow you can change your IP address, then you can easily create new account and make more free calls.

Many people mailed us and asked us about the same. I still receive so many emails asking about How to use Proxies, changing IP address. So, I thought to cover this topic on the blog itself, as many other people must be facing this similar problem.

There are two ways which I regularly use to change my IP address. Both the methods work successfully for me.

Method 1 : Use Proxy Websites

This method works perfectly but is limited the number of times which you can use to change IP address.
- Log on to a proxy website. Some of them are Hidemyass, Cantbustme, Guardster, Kproxy.
- After visiting the website, you will see a column to enter the web address. Just enter the website address which you want to visit (where you want to register with changed IP Address).
- The method above changes your IP address in that particular browser (TAB) only. It does not change your IP address in other Tab opened.

Method 2 : IP:Port Method

This is the best method as number to IP addresses which you can change are just unlimited. I call this as IP:Port method.

- Visit Samair, you will see list of IP addresses (of the form 202.153.132.124) and Port address (8080,80,808,3128).
- For FireFox users go to (Tools then go to Options then select General and finally Connection Settings) and select "Manual Proxy Configuration", and enter in an IP and Port from samair.
- For Internet Explorer users go to (Tools then to Internet Options, select Connections and then Lan), select "use proxy server" and enter in an IP and Port from the list.

I have also added screenshot for Firefox.


This changes your IP address, now visit the website (for which you wanted changed IP), register with them. Don't worry if your Internet work slow, it works slow using proxies.

I have seen that different port types work for different people (IP address). So try using a few of them (8080,80,808), and see which one works for you. Also try and using proxies of different locations. For may case, usually China, Japan, USA proxies with port address 8080 works fine.

After using proxies, and when you have successfully registered. Change back your settings to DIRECT CONNECTION to Internet. (See Screenshot for Firefox). (For Internet explorer Uncheck "use proxy server".) Now your internet speed will be as before.

Remember :: The method above will change the IP address of the whole browser. After you have used the proxy to change IP address, restore back (as described) to normal settings. This will make your internet work as before, normal.

Update
Many people thanked us for this post as they were successfully able to use proxies. If you are having any trouble in using proxy sites, then let us know in the comment section.