Websites change by place: prices, language, stock, search results, which adverts run. To see a page as a visitor in Munich does, the request has to come from an address in Munich.
On BooProxies the place is written into the username. A two-letter country code selects the country on most plans. Residential plans can also select a state and a city. Location databases do not always agree with each other, so check an address with more than one before deciding a proxy is in the wrong place.
Targeting narrows the pool. A country has many addresses and a single city far fewer, so tight targeting means meeting the same addresses more often. Use the widest setting that still gives you the content you need.
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Questions about geo-targeting
Why does a site still show the wrong country?
Sites also use your account settings, cookies and browser language. Clear cookies or use a fresh browser profile, and check that the country code in the username is right.
Can I target a city?
On BooProxies, residential plans accept a state and a city in the username. Other plans target the country only, and the USA-only plans have no setting at all.
Related terms
- Geo-blocking
- Geo-blocking is when a website shows different content, or none at all, depending on the country your IP address is registered in.
- Exit IP
- The exit IP is the address your request leaves the proxy network from. It is the address the website sees and logs as its visitor.
- Residential proxy
- A residential proxy sends your traffic through an IP address that belongs to a home internet connection, so websites see an ordinary household visitor.
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