# Buy residential proxies by ISP: getting started in 5 steps > Buy residential proxies by ISP and connect in minutes: top up in crypto, pick a plan, write the ASN and city in the username, check the exit IP. From $2.63. - URL: https://broadbandproxies.com/guides/getting-started/ - Last updated: 2026-10-18 - Publisher: Broadband Proxies (https://broadbandproxies.com) From the first top-up to a verified Comcast, Spectrum or AT&T home IP in the city you need. **Quick answer — How do I start with Broadband Proxies?** Create an account (an account number, no email needed), top up in crypto, and buy a plan such as 1 GB for $2.63 (October 2026). Then connect to `gw.broadbandproxies.com:7777` with a username like `USERNAME-country-us-state-tx-city-houston-asn-7922`. **Broadband Proxies** asks for no KYC: no ID, no selfie, no documents. ## Five steps from sign-up to a verified ISP IP 1. **Open an account** — The client area gives you an account number, which is your login. Your account number is your login: save it somewhere safe. Add an email (optional) if you want a way to recover it. Without an email, a lost account number cannot be recovered. 2. **Top up in crypto** — Choose a plan on the pricing page and top up at least its price ($25 minimum) in BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. Send the exact amount on the exact network shown, then click I've sent the payment. The balance is credited once the payment is confirmed. 3. **Buy the plan from your balance** — Credentials appear in your dashboard: Credentials appear in your dashboard as soon as you buy a plan from your confirmed crypto balance. 4. **Write your target in the username** — Start from USERNAME-country-us, then add -state-, -city-, -zip- and -asn- as needed. The ISP pages list the AS numbers. 5. **Check the exit IP** — Look up the exit IP's ASN once per session, as in check the ASN of your exit IP, before you trust the result. ## Which plan should I buy first? Start with the 1 GB plan at $2.63 to see whether the ISP and city you need have homes online at the hours you work. Light HTML pages weigh about 1 to 3 MB with their images, so 1 GB covers a few hundred checks. When the test works, the 10 GB plan costs $5.94 and the 100 GB plan $50. Prepaid residential and rotating-mobile traffic never expires: unused GB stay on your account until you use them. ## How do I write the username? The full format is `USERNAME-country-{cc}-state-{state}-city-{city}-zip-{zip}-asn-{asn}-session-{id}-ttl-{minutes}`. Only `country-us` is required. Write city names in lower case with underscores (`new_york`, `san_antonio`, `st_louis`), states as two-letter codes (`tx`, `ny`) and ASNs without the 'AS' prefix (`asn-7922`). For a sticky session, add `-session-` with any ID you choose and `-ttl-` with minutes: sticky sessions last up to 30 minutes (the IP can change earlier, for example if the home device goes offline). Without a session, Each new connection gets an IP from the pool, usually a different one; to get a new IP on every request, send one request per connection (turn off keep-alive). ## How do I connect from curl, Python or a browser? Use host `gw.broadbandproxies.com`, port 7777 for HTTP and HTTPS or 7778 for SOCKS5, with your username and password. Username and password on every plan, or an IP allowlist (up to 10 IPs). Sub-users with their own credentials and traffic cap. API keys you can revoke at any time. In a browser, use the HTTP port: most browsers cannot send a password over SOCKS5. *curl: Comcast in Houston, then the same IP for 15 minutes* ```bash # rotating: a new connection usually gets a new Comcast IP in Houston curl -x http://gw.broadbandproxies.com:7777 \ -U "USERNAME-country-us-state-tx-city-houston-asn-7922:PASSWORD" https://api.ipify.org # sticky: keep one IP for up to 15 minutes with a session ID curl -x http://gw.broadbandproxies.com:7777 \ -U "USERNAME-country-us-state-tx-city-houston-asn-7922-session-hou1-ttl-15:PASSWORD" https://api.ipify.org ``` *Python requests: Spectrum in Los Angeles over SOCKS5* ```python # pip install "requests[socks]" import requests user = "USERNAME-country-us-state-ca-city-los_angeles-asn-20001" proxy = f"socks5h://{user}:PASSWORD@gw.broadbandproxies.com:7778" r = requests.get("https://api.ipify.org?format=json", proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy}, timeout=30) print(r.json()) ``` ## What should I do if a request fails? - **No IP for your filters:** drop the ZIP, then the city, and keep the ASN. Small networks and small cities have fewer homes online, especially at night. City availability varies; the checkout shows what is online. - **Authentication error:** check the password and that the username has no space; a wrong segment name also fails. - **Blocked target:** Banking, government and payment-portal sites, plus SMTP (email-sending) ports 25, 465 and 587 are refused by the gateway. - **Anything else:** write to support@broadbandproxies.com with the time (UTC), the username without the password and the exit IP. Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week. ## Getting started: FAQ ### Do I need an email address? No. Account-number login; email is optional. An email is only useful to recover the account if you lose the number. ### How long does the top-up take? It depends on the coin and network: the balance is credited once the payment has the required confirmations. The payment page shows the confirmations each network needs; we do not promise a fixed delay. ### Can I use several ISPs with one plan? Yes. A plan is a volume of GB, not an ISP. Change the `asn-` in the username to switch networks; every request draws on the same traffic. ### Can I give a colleague access? Yes, with sub-users: Username and password on every plan, or an IP allowlist (up to 10 IPs). Sub-users with their own credentials and traffic cap. API keys you can revoke at any time. ### Is there an API? Yes. The [API documentation](https://broadbandproxies.com/docs/api/) covers the account, top-ups, orders and residential usage, with curl, Python and Node.js examples. --- Broadband Proxies: Broadband Proxies is a US residential proxy provider with ISP (ASN) and city targeting, paid in crypto with no ID upload: pick Comcast, Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon Fios or 30 other US networks, plus state, city and ZIP, billed per GB.