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# What are the benefits of using residential proxies?

Residential IPs are associated with a physical location, therefore, they appear more genuine and legitimate, helping you minimize the number of IP bans and CAPTCHAs. Additionally, residential proxies cover more geographic locations, so you can easily access geo-specific content at a country or city level.