Will a VPN get around blacklisted IP addresses?

[LoneWolffe]

I'm a freelance writer in Peru, and the last month or so has been very difficult for me to access many sites online. I get a dynamic IP from my ISP, and I'm noticing that many of these IPs are showing up on blacklists. Peru, apparently, is the home of stretchpants, counterfeit currency, ceviche, and malware. Because I use the internet for research, writing, and client contact, blocked sites and captcha verification is really getting in my way.

What I really need to know is if a VPN will give me a non-blacklisted static IP. I only need it for a few more months, so the expense might be worth it if they offer such a service. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

 

[CircuitDaemon]

Yes, a VPN will help you bypass any IP filters set on a country level. As long as the VPN server is somewhere else where you know is not blacklisted. I've used Private Internet Access and they seem to be the most cost effective company. I'm in Mexico and I can confirm they work fine.

 

[greens]

This is a two part answer.

YES, it will prevent you from having that black listed IP and should allow access to those sites.

UNFORTUNATELY, the VPN IPs are also used for less than wholesome activities, meaning you may end up with a black listed IP all over again. The beauty of most VPN services is that you can instantly change the server you connect to, giving you a new IP, and getting you in again.

 

[LoneWolffe]

@CircuitDaemon and @greens thank you for getting back to me on this. I will have to give it a try and see how things turn out.

 

[greens]

I second the vote for the company Private Internet Access.

Not sure if we can plug companies but they are really reliable and cheap.

 

[CircuitDaemon]

As green says, an IP from a VPN service "may" get blocked too, but it usually happens on services that can be abused, like video streaming sites. If what you want is to do research, I'm pretty sure you'll be fine. And even for blacklisted IP's, most services offer a ton of servers to chose from, so it's not likely that you'll find something that can't be accessed.

 

[LoneWolffe]

Thank you very much guys. I went with a PIA six month plan. Download, install, login, reboot, magic!

 

[molletts]

Tor may also allow you to get around the blocks for free (assuming it works in Peru - apparently, a number of Mexican ISPs are blocking access to the Tor directory authorities) but, by its nature, its exit nodes are more likely to be blocked than the exit proxies of a commercial VPN service. The performance and reliability may also not be as good.

EDIT: Too late! You're probably better off with a paid service anyway, especially as it's for your employment so you need it to be reliable.

 

[LoneWolffe]

Tor may also allow you to get around the blocks for free (assuming it works in Peru - apparently, a number of Mexican ISPs are blocking access to the Tor directory authorities) but, by its nature, its exit nodes are more likely to be blocked than the exit proxies of a commercial VPN service. The performance and reliability may also not be as good.

EDIT: Too late! You're probably better off with a paid service anyway, especially as it's for your employment so you need it to be reliable.

=) Thanks for letting me know about Tor as well. I've never run into this issue before, so it's good to know there is more than one option.