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PacketStream

Low-volume users who need country-level residential IPs at a flat per-GB rate and can meet the $50 minimum

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Buying summary

The retail rate is $1/GB, but a new purchase starts at $50. Separate the initial payment from the cost of the traffic you actually use.

10 GB example
A $50 purchase funds 50 GB. If your metered use is 10 GB, $10 is consumed and $40 remains. The initial payment is still $50.
Renewal and balance
Retail access has no recurring subscription, and purchased balance has no time-based expiry. The separate reseller offer has a $500 minimum.
Testing and refunds
Trial credits are discretionary. Refund requests for remaining purchased balance must reach support within 24 hours and remain subject to the terms; used traffic is not a promised refund.

Sources checked : Retail and reseller pricing · Purchase and trial terms

Compare pay-as-you-go purchase terms →
ProductFromEntry purchasePoolCountriesTargetingProtocols
ResidentialPer GB$1.00/GB$1.00/GB pay-as-you-go, $50 minimum purchase$50.00Not published—countryHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5

Entry purchase is the cheapest way to start; the lowest unit rate may require a larger order or subscription.

Residential Per GB

Rotation: per request, sticky · sessions up to 1 h · metered traffic · traffic never expires

Country list · 30 countries

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Price ladder · 2 tiers
BuyPriceTotalBilling
50 GB+Flat $1/GB; $50 minimum purchase, no subscription; purchased balance does not expire.$1.00/GB$50.00One-time
500 GB+White-label Reseller API: wholesale 'from' $1.00/GB with a $500 minimum purchase; access by application through sales$1.00/GB$500One-time

Published USD prices for the offers shown; tier notes identify discounts. Taxes and payment fees may be extra. “500 GB+” means that rate applies from 500 GB.

Residential purchase conditions

Direct retail residential bandwidth; approved reseller access has a separate $500 minimum.

Purchase sources checked · Review due

Minimum purchase & funding

Retail costs $1/GB with a $50 minimum purchase, funding 50 GB. Card and PayPal are public payment methods; bank transfers require approval. The reseller minimum is $500.

Current retail and reseller pricing ↗

Renewal & cancellation

Retail access has no recurring subscription or monthly renewal. Customers can stop using the service and request account closure through support.

Current retail and reseller pricing ↗ · Terms of Service, updated October 6 2026 ↗

Unused traffic & account credit

Purchased account balance does not expire merely with time. Trial and promotional credits have separate rules and can be limited or revoked.

Current retail and reseller pricing ↗ · Terms of Service, updated October 6 2026 ↗

Trial eligibility

Describe the workload and session requirements in a trial request. Support decides approval and the credit amount. The opened request page does not guarantee an allowance, duration, card requirement or conversion rule.

Discretionary trial-credit request ↗

Refund conditions

Contact support within 24 hours of purchase to request a refund of remaining purchased balance. Eligibility depends on applicable law, payment settlement and the balance remaining; consumed traffic is not promised a refund.

Terms of Service, updated October 6 2026 ↗

Published conditions; purchase completion and trial eligibility have not been tested.

Residential operational information

Published operational information for residential proxies. Each answer retains its stated plan, account or per-IP scope; these are supplier publications, not measured availability or performance.

Operational sources checked · Review due

Connection limits · Unconfirmed

The retrieved quickstart, pricing, FAQ and terms do not publish a simultaneous-connection cap or an unlimited-concurrency commitment. Sticky duration and instructions to scale gradually do not establish concurrency.

Residential quickstart documentation ↗ · Current retail and reseller pricing ↗ · Current PacketStream FAQ ↗ · Terms of Service, updated October 6 2026 ↗

Published supplier information; network availability and performance have not been tested.

Starting price
$1.00/GB (residential, $50 minimum)
Advertised pool
Not published
Locations
Country-level targeting; setup pages for 30 countries
Geo-targeting
Country only (ISO code on the auth key)
Protocols
HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5
Pricing
Flat $1/GB pay-as-you-go with no subscription and no volume tiers. $50 minimum purchase; balance does not expire. Reseller wholesale from $1/GB with a $500 minimum.
Trial & refunds
Trial credits are available on request, at support’s discretion. Refund of remaining paid balance can be requested within 24 hours, subject to settlement and other conditions.
Payment
Card, PayPal, Wire
KYC
Not required — No ID check described; Proxyway saw sign-up needing only username, email and password. Terms allow requests for more info in abuse probes
API access
Yes
Proxy authentication
Username & password
Support
Email · 24/7
IP sourcing
Bandwidth-sharing app — Peer-to-peer: users run the Packeter desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux) and are paid $0.10 per GB of customer traffic via PayPal
Founded
2018
Headquarters
United States
Trustpilot
3.4 / 5 · 652 reviews · Profile
Provider links
Pricing · Docs

Highlights

  • Flat $1/GB residential pricing with no subscription; purchased balance does not expire
  • HTTPS (recommended), HTTP and SOCKS5 gateway endpoints
  • Rotation per connection, or sticky sessions of up to 60 minutes
  • Country-targeted requests fail rather than fall back to another country
  • White-label Reseller API with sub-users, balances and usage, from $1/GB wholesale

Good to know

  • $50 minimum purchase ($500 for resellers); remaining balance is refundable only if requested within 24 hours
  • Country is the only targeting option; no pool size or country count is published, and 30 countries have setup pages
  • Proxyway (2023) reported 8-10x traffic overcounting first seen in Dec 2022; AhnLab (2024) found malware installing its client

Reported concerns

Cisco Talos (Aug 2021) and AhnLab ASEC (Nov 2024, Jan 2025) documented attackers installing PacketStream's bandwidth-sharing client on hacked machines (proxyjacking); the reports describe PacketStream as abused software, not a malicious operator. Proxyway's review (Nov 2023) reported 8-10x traffic overcounting, first flagged by users in Dec 2022 and still unfixed over a year later.

From public reporting we checked; sources are listed in the provider's data record.

As advertised by PacketStream, checked October 2026 from 20 sources · high confidence. Prices change often — confirm on the provider's site before buying. Trustpilot figures are the review site’s, not ours. Data: Markdown · JSON

About PacketStream (from the directory)

PacketStream Inc. runs a peer-to-peer residential proxy network. Its exit IPs come from people running the Packeter desktop app on Windows, macOS or Linux, who earn $0.10 per GB of customer traffic. Customers pay a flat $1/GB from a prepaid balance that does not expire, with a $50 minimum, and can target by country only.

Pricing details

  • Residential: $1.00/GB pay-as-you-go; rotating and sticky sessions use the same rate
  • Minimum purchase: $50; purchased balance does not expire
  • No volume tiers published; larger purchases go through sales
  • Reseller API (white-label): from $1.00/GB wholesale, $500 minimum, access by application
  • Bandwidth sharers (Packeters) earn $0.10/GB, with a $5 minimum cashout and a 3% cashout fee

Trial & refunds

Residential purchasing review (2026-09-28): Request trial credits with the intended workload and session requirements. Support decides whether to approve the request and how much to provide. A guaranteed allowance, duration, card requirement or conversion rule was not published. A refund of the remaining balance can be requested within 24 hours of purchase, subject to applicable law, payment settlement and the balance remaining. Contact support for refund or account-closure requests.

Sources: terms: packetstream.io/terms-of-service/ · trial: packetstream.io/free-trial/. Other product types may have different conditions.

Prices as advertised on PacketStream's website, checked October 26, 2026. They change often — confirm before buying.

By Working Proxy Sites · published · updated

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