--- title: "Proxy Guides: Residential, Datacenter, ISP, SOCKS5 and More — Loopway" description: "Plain answers to the questions people ask before buying proxies: residential vs datacenter, rotating vs static, ISP vs residential, SOCKS5 vs HTTP, and…" url: "https://loopway.io/guides" --- Guides # Proxy Guides Straight answers to the questions people ask before they buy proxies — each with a comparison table and the products it applies to. [Get free trial](https://app.loopway.io/sign-up?product=residential) [Continue with Google](https://app.loopway.io/sign-up?provider=google&product=residential) 6 guides ## Start with a question - [Residential vs Datacenter Proxies Residential proxies look like real home users; datacenter proxies are faster and cheaper but easier to detect. How they differ in trust, speed, price and billing, and which to use for which job.](https://loopway.io/guides/residential-vs-datacenter-proxies) - [What Is a Residential Proxy? A residential proxy routes your requests through a real home internet connection, so websites see an ordinary visitor. How it works, where the IPs come from, why consent matters and what it's used for.](https://loopway.io/guides/what-is-a-residential-proxy) - [Rotating vs Static Proxies Rotating proxies change IP on every request or after a set time; static proxies keep one IP for days or months. How each works, sticky sessions in between, and which fits scraping, accounts and checkouts.](https://loopway.io/guides/rotating-vs-static-proxies) - [SOCKS5 vs HTTP Proxies HTTP proxies understand web traffic; SOCKS5 proxies forward any TCP or UDP connection. How they differ in protocol support, UDP, DNS resolution, authentication and speed — and when to use each.](https://loopway.io/guides/socks5-vs-http-proxy) - [Are Proxies Legal? Using a proxy is legal in most countries; what you do through it is what counts. The main legal questions — computer-misuse law, website terms, personal data and local restrictions — with the court decisions behind them.](https://loopway.io/guides/are-proxies-legal) - [ISP Proxies vs Residential Proxies ISP proxies are residential-registered IPs hosted in datacenters: fixed, fast and billed per IP. Residential proxies rotate through real homes and bill per GB. How they compare and which to use.](https://loopway.io/guides/isp-vs-residential-proxies) 6 setup guides ## Set up a proxy on your device - [How to Use a Proxy on iPhone Set an HTTP proxy on iPhone in Settings › Wi-Fi › Configure Proxy, with a username and password, then check it works. Step by step, with fixes.](https://loopway.io/guides/how-to-use-proxy-on-iphone) - [How to Set Up a Proxy on Android Add a proxy on Android in the Wi-Fi network's advanced options, why it needs an IP whitelist instead of a password, and how to check it works.](https://loopway.io/guides/how-to-set-up-proxy-on-android) - [How to Set a Proxy in Chrome Chrome uses your computer's proxy. Where to set it on Windows 11 and macOS, how Chrome asks for the login, and how to proxy just one profile.](https://loopway.io/guides/chrome-proxy-settings) - [How to Set a Proxy in Firefox Firefox keeps its own proxy. Set HTTP or SOCKS5 in Network Settings, sign in, and give each Firefox profile its own IP. Step by step, with fixes.](https://loopway.io/guides/firefox-proxy-settings) - [How to Add a Proxy in GoLogin Add your own HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy to a GoLogin profile, check it, and keep one IP per account. Step by step, with what to fix when the check fails.](https://loopway.io/guides/gologin-proxy-setup) - [How to Add a Proxy in Dolphin Anty Add a proxy to a Dolphin Anty profile or proxy list: paste the full line, check it, and keep one IP per account. Step by step, with fixes.](https://loopway.io/guides/dolphin-anty-proxy-setup) Free trial ## Learn by doing — the trial is free Up to 250 MB of residential traffic with no card. Every guide here works on it. [Get free trial](https://app.loopway.io/sign-up?product=residential) Ship it today ## Fast proxies. Honest prices. No asterisks. Your endpoint is live before the checkout tab closes. Start on the free residential trial, pay for what you use, keep what you don’t. [Get free trial](https://app.loopway.io/sign-up) [Continue with Google](https://app.loopway.io/sign-up?provider=google)