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michaeldon

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Pay attention. I caught Shifter serving me non GEO selected IPs. They tried to pretend I was wrong, so when I provided proof they told me it was a bug and they were going to fix it. I told them I was spending $200 a month for US specific IPs and I want a refund and they refused saying I am past the 3 day money back period. What a crock.

Not only have I spent $200 for nothing, I have most likely sent signals to google that I am trying to SEO my properties in the US from IPs outside the US. Shifter sucks big time. They initially lied to my face and when I caught them with tier pants down they refused a refund. AVOID!

Full conversation below:

https://shifter.io/panel/helpdesk/g3rx/status/closed

Regardinghttps://shifter.io/panel/membership/wJlV
Max Donelly

Me
(User)
5 hours ago
Hi can you take a look at my account? I have set it for US default and no other special settings but when I use the proxies I am seeing mongolia, hong kong etc.
I want only USA
Ionut  A

Ionut A
(Customer Support)
5 hours ago
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out to Shifter Support Team.
I have tested your proxies and they are all giving the correct GEO Location:
curl -x 51.15.4.195:2438 ipinfo.io { "ip": "68.108.29.44", "hostname": "ip68-108-29-44.lv.lv.cox.net", "city": "Las Vegas", "region": "Nevada", "country": "US", "loc": "36.1750,-115.1372", "org": "AS22773 Cox Communications Inc.", "postal": "89111", "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles", "readme": "https://ipinfo.io/missingauth" }
What program are you using to verify for the GEO of you ports?
Best regards, Ionut
→【 About Shifter
Has been founded in 2012, is the first residential proxy service on the market. Since then it has become one of the largest networks in the world with over 30M Residential IPs.
With IPs from any country in the world and high-speed servers, Shifter is rated ✪Top Residential Proxy Network in the world.
Our service is currently being used by over 25,000 active clients including Fortune 500 companies along with different providers that resell our proxies.


→【 Some Key Features
Read Broadband, Digital Cable, DSL Residential IPs IPs In Every Country In The World
Compatible With HTTP/S & Socks 4/5 Protocols Target Multiple Countries Simultaneous
High Anonymous Proxies Advanced Control Panel 24/7 Customer Support


→【 Used By Customers For
Sales Intelligence Brand Protection Ad Verification Self Testing Talent Sourcing
Comparative Intelligence Web Scraping Online Tickets Data Collection Price Comparison


→【 Special Or Backconnect Proxies?
The Special Backconnect proxies give you unlocked access to specific websites or GEO targeting.
Amazon Tickets Social Email Sneakers Skype ExtremeTop

Our Basic Backconnect proxies give you random worldwide IP addresses every 5-60 Minutes.
The Rotation time can be customized from 5 to 60 minutes directly from our control panel.

Max Donelly

Me
(User)
3 hours ago
Hi
I just used it directly in the browser with proxy omega to activate the proxy. See attached screenshot. I am not in the Philippines so the proxy is working. It's just giving me wrong country.
Ionut  A

Ionut A
(Customer Support)
3 hours ago
Hello,
Thank you for submitting this issue to us.
After raising it with our product team, this looks like a temporary limitation of our system, that is about to be changed as we prepare the launch of a new version of our services very soon.
Best regards, Ionut
Max Donelly

Me
(User)
3 hours ago
ok but I am paying you $200 a month to give me targeted proxies. If I wanted random proxies I could get that with your basic service. Can you flag this please to a manager to tell me how we go forward? This is damaging to my SEO work as I am supposed to be simulating visits from a local IP.
Ionut  A

Ionut A
(Customer Support)
3 hours ago
Hello,
As previously mentioned, the issue rarely occurs and we are aware of the issue and it will be fixed with our next patch!
Thank you for your patience and understanding on this issue.
Best regards, Ionut
Max Donelly

Me
(User)
1 hour ago
It's not rare. I see it all the time. Please come up with a proper response or I will out you on Blackhatworld
Ionut  A

Ionut A
(Customer Support)
1 hour ago
Hello,
As previously mentioned we are aware of the bug and it will be fixed with our next patch! If you are not satisfied with our services, I can cancel the membership for you and immediately notify you via email when the issue is fixed.
Looking forward to your reply.
Best regards, Ionut
Max Donelly

Me
(User)
49 minutes ago
I want a full refund. You have sold me a product "not fit for purpose". I have spent the last month thinking I was sending Google American IPs when in fact I was visiting the maps from places like mongolia. Not only have you cost me $200 you have wasted countless hours of my time
Andreea  C

Andreea C
(Customer Support)
27 minutes ago
Hi,
As much as I would like to fully refund you, our services don't work like this. You're no longer eligible for a refund as the 3-day money-back guarantee has passed. I'm sorry to hear that you were not satisfied with our services and I've canceled the package so the membership won't be renewed. The proxies will still be active until their expiration date. Thank you for understanding!
Best regards, Andreea Shifter Support Specialist
Max Donelly

Me
(User)
1 second ago
Up to you Anrdreea. I am going to post everything on Blackhatworld.
wojkxcedCc.png0.39 MBhttps://shifter.io/assets/attachments/wojkxcedCc-1614326930.png
 
Wow... super unprofessional. Thumbs down for this "company".

The worst thing was they trying to justify that it is a "rare bug", as if it changes anything, lol.
 
I have been using shifter for a couple of months with european proxies and so far I have not had any problems....
 
Yeah I ride high on proxy refund policies .. I got into with rsocks.net not too long ago about my refund... But just like shifter you had 3 days to test and if you're within that 3 days they have no issue refunding .. Besides the price, some of the best proxies I've come across and all I use is the Geo US ..
 
Yeah I ride high on proxy refund policies .. I got into with rsocks.net not too long ago about my refund... But just like shifter you had 3 days to test and if you're within that 3 days they have no issue refunding .. Besides the price, some of the best proxies I've come across and all I use is the Geo US ..
It's one thing not liking the service. It's completely another when you are delivered something other than you paid for, and then being refused a refund. These people understand neither business ethics nor their legal obligations.
 
like the guy above me, i used them for a 6-7 months on EU ips, and didn't encountered any problems with them. It seems that only occurs on US ips. Really curious how they will resolve this.
 
Pay attention. I caught Shifter serving me non GEO selected IPs. They tried to pretend I was wrong, so when I provided proof they told me it was a bug and they were going to fix it. I told them I was spending $200 a month for US specific IPs and I want a refund and they refused saying I am past the 3 day money back period. What a crock.

Not only have I spent $200 for nothing, I have most likely sent signals to google that I am trying to SEO my properties in the US from IPs outside the US. Shifter sucks big time. They initially lied to my face and when I caught them with tier pants down they refused a refund. AVOID!

Full conversation below:

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Max Donelly

Me
(User)
5 hours ago
Hi can you take a look at my account? I have set it for US default and no other special settings but when I use the proxies I am seeing mongolia, hong kong etc.
I want only USA
Ionut  A

Ionut A
(Customer Support)
5 hours ago
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out to Shifter Support Team.
I have tested your proxies and they are all giving the correct GEO Location:
curl -x 51.15.4.195:2438 ipinfo.io { "ip": "68.108.29.44", "hostname": "ip68-108-29-44.lv.lv.cox.net", "city": "Las Vegas", "region": "Nevada", "country": "US", "loc": "36.1750,-115.1372", "org": "AS22773 Cox Communications Inc.", "postal": "89111", "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles", "readme": "https://ipinfo.io/missingauth" }
What program are you using to verify for the GEO of you ports?
Best regards, Ionut
→【 About Shifter
Has been founded in 2012, is the first residential proxy service on the market. Since then it has become one of the largest networks in the world with over 30M Residential IPs.
With IPs from any country in the world and high-speed servers, Shifter is rated ✪Top Residential Proxy Network in the world.
Our service is currently being used by over 25,000 active clients including Fortune 500 companies along with different providers that resell our proxies.


→【 Some Key Features
Read Broadband, Digital Cable, DSL Residential IPs IPs In Every Country In The World
Compatible With HTTP/S & Socks 4/5 Protocols Target Multiple Countries Simultaneous
High Anonymous Proxies Advanced Control Panel 24/7 Customer Support


→【 Used By Customers For
Sales Intelligence Brand Protection Ad Verification Self Testing Talent Sourcing
Comparative Intelligence Web Scraping Online Tickets Data Collection Price Comparison


→【 Special Or Backconnect Proxies?
The Special Backconnect proxies give you unlocked access to specific websites or GEO targeting.
Amazon Tickets Social Email Sneakers Skype ExtremeTop

Our Basic Backconnect proxies give you random worldwide IP addresses every 5-60 Minutes.
The Rotation time can be customized from 5 to 60 minutes directly from our control panel.

Max Donelly

Me
(User)
3 hours ago
Hi
I just used it directly in the browser with proxy omega to activate the proxy. See attached screenshot. I am not in the Philippines so the proxy is working. It's just giving me wrong country.
Ionut  A

Ionut A
(Customer Support)
3 hours ago
Hello,
Thank you for submitting this issue to us.
After raising it with our product team, this looks like a temporary limitation of our system, that is about to be changed as we prepare the launch of a new version of our services very soon.
Best regards, Ionut
Max Donelly

Me
(User)
3 hours ago
ok but I am paying you $200 a month to give me targeted proxies. If I wanted random proxies I could get that with your basic service. Can you flag this please to a manager to tell me how we go forward? This is damaging to my SEO work as I am supposed to be simulating visits from a local IP.
Ionut  A

Ionut A
(Customer Support)
3 hours ago
Hello,
As previously mentioned, the issue rarely occurs and we are aware of the issue and it will be fixed with our next patch!
Thank you for your patience and understanding on this issue.
Best regards, Ionut
Max Donelly

Me
(User)
1 hour ago
It's not rare. I see it all the time. Please come up with a proper response or I will out you on Blackhatworld
Ionut  A

Ionut A
(Customer Support)
1 hour ago
Hello,
As previously mentioned we are aware of the bug and it will be fixed with our next patch! If you are not satisfied with our services, I can cancel the membership for you and immediately notify you via email when the issue is fixed.
Looking forward to your reply.
Best regards, Ionut
Max Donelly

Me
(User)
49 minutes ago
I want a full refund. You have sold me a product "not fit for purpose". I have spent the last month thinking I was sending Google American IPs when in fact I was visiting the maps from places like mongolia. Not only have you cost me $200 you have wasted countless hours of my time
Andreea  C

Andreea C
(Customer Support)
27 minutes ago
Hi,
As much as I would like to fully refund you, our services don't work like this. You're no longer eligible for a refund as the 3-day money-back guarantee has passed. I'm sorry to hear that you were not satisfied with our services and I've canceled the package so the membership won't be renewed. The proxies will still be active until their expiration date. Thank you for understanding!
Best regards, Andreea Shifter Support Specialist
Max Donelly

Me
(User)
1 second ago
Up to you Anrdreea. I am going to post everything on Blackhatworld.
wojkxcedCc.png0.39 MB Download

I had same issue but what we do is to verify the IP Geo before pick the port. Some times is not their fault and is just a bad interpretation of the Geo IP registy... but as you, we cant just use the wrong IP country so we do that precheck by ourselves.
 
I had same issue but what we do is to verify the IP Geo before pick the port. Some times is not their fault and is just a bad interpretation of the Geo IP registy... but as you, we cant just use the wrong IP country so we do that precheck by ourselves.
Now that you say it, i thought that was obvious, to check yourself the ip before using it. Especially when you use them in custom or self developed bots.
 
Yeah I ride high on proxy refund policies .. I got into with rsocks.net not too long ago about my refund... But just like shifter you had 3 days to test and if you're within that 3 days they have no issue refunding .. Besides the price, some of the best proxies I've come across and all I use is the Geo US ..
Bro, what do you think of these rotating proxiews that you mention, for use in submit forms with GSA website contact?
I need best rotating proxies, because when I use private proxies, after making 400 submissions the antispam servers block me and my submit forms are no longer sent... (I've checked several times). But I need to make sure the best proxiews for this action... thanks!
 
Bro, what do you think of these rotating proxiews that you mention, for use in submit forms with GSA website contact?
I need best rotating proxies, because when I use private proxies, after making 400 submissions the antispam servers block me and my submit forms are no longer sent... (I've checked several times). But I need to make sure the best proxiews for this action... thanks!
Don't expect an answer, because the last time the user you quoted was online on BHW was about a year ago.

You should look into this type of things when you bump a 1.5-year-old thread.
 
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