how's it going everybody welcome back and today we're going to be talking about six simple ways
to change your ip address uh so of course if you guys are interested in any of the vpns by the way
mentioned today you'll find links to special deals and discounts in the description down below
as well as full reviews if you'd like to learn more about these vpns
now why i mention vpns it's because the first way we're going to talk about and it's very simple
when it comes to changing your ip address using a vpn so now that i'm connecting to this website
to this server excuse me right here i'm going to show you on this website my ip address is in fact
now changed to the french ip address since i'm connected to a friend server and of course if i go
ahead and let's say pick another server let's say london it will also show that i am in london uh
of course because i'm connected to a london server right here so it really is as simple as that when
it comes to changing your ip address using a vpn it's definitely one of the more reliable
ways of changing your ip address certainly more reliable than the five other ways that i'm going
to mention today uh especially if you're trying to unblock streaming services uh a vpn is definitely
the way to go now we've got three vpns here by the way all of which are superb vpns they're
you know they're the top three vpns in most lists and definitely in my list so if you guys
are interested in any of these vpns you'll find more on them down below they're all covered by
a 30-day money-back guarantee so you are able to get yourself the refund within the first 30 days
if for any reason you're not satisfied with any of these vpns but just to give you a quick brief
expressvpn has over 3000 servers in 94 countries and will allow you to secure up to five devices
per subscription and it is the best choice overall with regards to speed and security
especially if you're trying to unblock streaming services is definitely the most reliable option
the next most reliable option will definitely be nordvpn a little bit cheaper you've got over 5100
servers in 60 countries and allow you to secure up to six devices per subscription definitely a great
option if you're looking for something that's a little bit cheaper with extra features here and
there now if you're looking for the ultimate budget option definitely go with surfshort
surfshark has over 3200 servers in 65 countries and will allow it to secure virtually an unlimited
number of devices which makes it a very convenient choice if you're interested of course so the
second option would be to use a proxy proxies work similarly to vpns but with far less versatility
and security your internet connection goes through the middleman server so that websites and other
online resources see the proxy server's ip address and not your own unlike vpns proxies often lack
encryption only affects certain applications and can leak your ip addresses through other means so
i mean if you were going to use a proxy and pay for a proxy you might as well pay for a vpn
if you're not willing to pay a whole bunch maybe not as much for express or nord you can still go
with surf shark which is super cheap especially if you click the link in the description down below
you'll be able to claim three extra months another way to change your ip address would be to use the
tor browser now tor short for the onion router is a volunteer run anonymity network
the easiest way to get started with tor is to just download and install the tor browser
the tor browser is a bare bones web browser that roots all web traffic through the tor network tor
encrypts your connection several times and then sends data through multiple nodes servers operated
by volunteer tor supporters each node strips away one layer of encryption and the sequence of nodes
used changes every time you access a different website this makes it nearly impossible to trace
store back to the source now tour is free but has its drawbacks it's relatively slow and only really
suited for basic web browsing towards anonymity means it is often associated with illicit
activity and the dark web so even though it's not illegal using it might draw unwanted attention
from your isp and possibly even law enforcement those entities can't see what you're doing
while connected to tor but they can see that you are connected to tor nodes so it's best if you
connect to a vpn before you access the tor browser so again we're coming back to the vpns you can see
how they're really the best way to change your ip address now another way you can change your ip
address is that you might be able to get a new ip address by unplugging your internet modem waiting
a few minutes and then plugging it back again when this happens you release your existing ip
address so that your isp can recycle it when you reconnect your isp assigns you a new ip address
this method is not guaranteed to work because your isp might just give you the same ip address again
the longer you leave your modem unplugged however the higher the chance your ip changes
if unplugging for a few minutes doesn't get the job done consider leaving it unplugged overnight
your isp must use dynamic ip addresses in order for this to work and while most do really now the
fifth option would just be to ask your isp for a new ip address every isp has different policies
and how they handle such requests so responses may vary at minimum you'll need your account
information and current ip address on hand most isps use dynamic ip address systems meaning ip
addresses occasionally change and get recycled as devices connect and disconnect from the internet
with that in mind note that your new ip address might not stay the same forever and if you're in
a censorship heavy country you might be drawing some attention towards you and uh yeah just keep
that in mind because your isp might start to maybe grow a little suspicious if you're asking them
to change your ip address so they might monitor you for one reason or another now in some cases
you can request a static ip address from your isp though this might require paying an extra
fee and or going through an application process once provided with a static ip address you can
enter into your device's network settings static ip addresses never change unless you manually
change them the final and simple very simple method is just change networks to get a different
ip address this might seem obvious but you can get a different ip address by disconnecting from
whatever network you're currently connected to and connecting to a different one you can switch to a
different wi-fi network for example or switch from a wi-fi to a mobile data connection if you're on a
smartphone remember that public and open wi-fi hotspots are often prime hunting grounds for
hackers so try to stick with a wi-fi network that requires a password and is encrypted with wpa2
and if you are connecting to a public wi-fi even if it has a password i would definitely recommend
that you use a vpn because you don't want to risk losing your data because you never know who is on
the administrative side of things when it comes to public wi-fi's if you're in a coffee shop or
whatever it is whoever is running that network can actually get access to your information so be
careful with that and as you can tell here we're kind of like circling back to using a vpn because
a vpn will definitely protect you from getting your information compromised on public wi-fi
so this is why i'm kind of telling you guys that if you want to change your ip address you probably
i mean if you're looking to cover up your tracks a vpn will keep your data encrypted especially a vpn
with a solid no locks policy such as these three or if you're trying to change your ip address
because you want to access foreign markets and bypass your restrictions and if you're trying to
unblock streaming services vpns are the only way to go so yeah overall these vpns are great again
expressvpn will be the best overall followed up by northvpn and then surfshark northvpn offering
a few more features and surf shark being a great budget option that just gets the job done at the
cheapest possible cost so that'll be it for this video again keep in mind that all these vpns are
covered by a 30 day money back guarantee no matter which vpn you decide to get and all these vpns do
have a live chat support where you can ask for your refund if you're not satisfied with the vpn
for whatever reason it's the same by the way with northern surf shark just hover over the bottom
right on each of the vpn providers respective websites and you'll be able to access the
live chat support you can ask them for a refund or any other question you might be having
again you'll find links to special deals and discounts in the description down below as
well as full reviews if you'd like to learn more about these vpns with regards to their
privacy policies speed streaming taunting capabilities as well security and features
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