Are streaming farms still a thing?

Title. I have about 200 samsung phones that I bought for IG but it's getting more and more strict lately so I thought I'd switch to that. is it still a viable strategy?

hzen said:

Yes,can sell back using same option used on purchase to resell back the devices.but there are other social apps ads example fb to promote the devices for fast sales.

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my question was regarding music streaming

Yeah some people still run them but platforms flag fast. You need slow steady streams or they ban accounts.
Not as easy as before.

200 Samsungs is a solid fleet if they're still in decent shape. Streaming farms still work but the economics changed a lot.

Few things to consider:

1. **Platform choice matters** - Spotify is hardest to farm now (they've gotten aggressive with detection). Tidal and Deezer are easier but lower payouts. Amazon Music sits in the middle.

2. **Account survival is the main cost** - You'll need premium accounts (free tier doesn't pay the artist anyway), and they get flagged fast if patterns look bot-like. Budget for account replacement.

3. **Proxies are critical** - One residential IP per device minimum. Mobile proxies work but get expensive at 200 devices. Some people use SIM cards in each phone instead.

4. **Play patterns** - Randomize everything. Play times, skip rates, playlist variety. Platforms look for uniform behavior across devices.

5. **ROI math** - At ~/bin/zsh.003-0.004/stream and maybe 20-30 streams/device/day if you're careful, you're looking at -24/day across 200 devices before costs. Electricity, proxies, and account churn eat into that fast.

If IG was your previous play, bandwidth selling (Honeygain, PacketStream, IPRoyal Pawns) is lower effort with those devices - won't make you rich but it's passive.

You could upload UGC videos to Tiktok to promote affiliate products?

resurrects said:

Title. I have about 200 samsung phones that I bought for IG but it's getting more and more strict lately so I thought I'd switch to that. is it still a viable strategy?

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Switching your farm to a different type of phone would be quite costly. If your business is generating good profits and it’s important, then it may be worth doing. If it’s not necessary, you should consider whether the cost of maintaining new accounts would be better than switching devices.

Yes streaming farms do still exist. However, platforms are much better now at detecting and stopping manipulated activity than they were a few years ago.

resurrects said:

Title. I have about 200 samsung phones that I bought for IG but it's getting more and more strict lately so I thought I'd switch to that. is it still a viable strategy?

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If you’re finding things are getting stricter, it might be a good time to rethink the long‑term strategy instead of just switching tools. Platforms constantly update their policies, so focusing on more sustainable, compliant growth methods will usually give you better results. In the long run, building quality accounts and real engagement tends to outperform workaround-based setups.