IPIDEA is offline: what the record shows, and what to use instead
If you came here looking for IPIDEA, the service is not reachable. Both of its domains were suspended by their registrars in August 2026 and neither resolves today. This page records what the public record shows, so you can decide what to do next.
- 6 min read
- Facts checked November 6, 2026
In this article
A suspended domain is not a useful thing to argue with. Either the shop is reachable or it is not, and for IPIDEA the answer has been no since the middle of August 2026. If you are searching for it because a purchase went quiet or a proxy list stopped working, that is the explanation rather than a temporary outage.
We are not IPIDEA, we have never been affiliated with it, and we do not know why it was suspended. What we can do is show you the primary records: the registry entries for both domains, and the last archived copy of the site, all linked and dated.
This page exists because people are still searching for the brand. If what you need is a working pool this week, the last section covers that. If what you need is to understand what happened, start with the record.
One caution before you read on. Registrars suspend domain names without publishing a reason, so nothing below should be read as an accusation. The facts here are that the domains are in a hold status and that the site is unreachable. Why is not in the record.
What the registry record shows
Every claim on this page links to the public record we read it from, with the date.
Both of IPIDEA's domains are in a hold status. The .io name, in a clientHold status, which stops the name from resolving, is registered through NameCheap, Inc. and was last changed on August 12, 2026. Its nameservers pointing at blockedforabuse.pleasecontactsupport.com rather than its own. The domain itself was registered on November 26, 2019.
The .net name, ipidea.net, is in a clientHold status as well, registered through Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd., and was last changed on August 14, 2026. Two registrars in two different countries applied the same kind of hold within two days of each other, which is why this reads as a shutdown rather than a lapse.
The site itself is gone from the live web. the last archived copy of the working site is from January 8, 2026, and that copy still advertised 60M+ addresses in 220+ countries, a $5 start and a 99.9% uptime claim. There is no newer snapshot because there has been no working site to capture.
A clientHold is a registrar-level action that takes a name out of the DNS. It is usually applied for abuse, non-payment or a legal order, and the registry entry does not say which. We are not going to guess.
If you were a customer
Your credentials and dashboard are unreachable, and there is no public statement from the company explaining what happens to balances or to outstanding subscriptions. That is the situation, and it is worth saying plainly rather than dressing it up.
If you paid by card, your first step is your card issuer's dispute process rather than the provider, because the provider has no working channel. Many issuers have a window measured in weeks from the transaction, so the date of your last charge matters more than the date you noticed.
If you held a balance of prepaid bandwidth, treat it as at risk. A provider in a registrar hold has no way to serve it and no obvious way to refund it.
If you need to know what to tell your own customers or your team: the domains were suspended in August 2026, the service is offline, and you are migrating. That is accurate and it is enough.
What to use instead
We sell the same broad category of product, so it is fair to say we have an interest here. Read the next two paragraphs with that in mind.
ResiFactory runs rotating residential at $1.50/GB on Essential and $3.00/GB on Premium, mobile at $3.00/GB across 150 countries, static ISP as single IPs from $1.25 per IP a month (minimum 50 IPs), or a whole /24 for $255 a month, and Mac servers from $32 a day or $160 a month. The wallet starts at $0.50 and does not expire under normal circumstances, as our Terms set out.
What we cannot offer is continuity. If your integration was built against IPIDEA's endpoints, somebody has to change the host and the credential, and that work is the same whether you move to us or to anyone else.
If you would rather compare more than one option before committing, the comparisons in our blog carries dated, sourced pages for the providers we can verify are operating.
How to check a provider before you prepay
A suspension like this is a reminder that prepaid balances are unsecured credit. A few cheap checks reduce the risk, and none of them requires a subscription.
Look the domain up in the registry before you buy. The registration date and the status are free to read, and a brand-new domain selling annual prepay deserves a second look.
Pay by card rather than by transfer, so a dispute process exists if the shop disappears. Prefer a provider whose pricing page is readable without JavaScript, because a price you cannot see in the page source is a price that can change per visitor.
Lastly, buy small first. A balance you can afford to lose is the only honest hedge against a provider closing, and it is why our own entry point is a wallet rather than an annual plan.
The short version
IPIDEA is offline. Both domains are in a registrar hold applied in August 2026, the site has not been reachable since, and the newest archived copy dates from January 2026. That is the whole of what the public record supports.
If you were a customer, go to your card issuer first, and assume any prepaid balance is at risk. If you are choosing a replacement, the practical requirement is a provider that is operating today, with a price you can read and a balance you can afford to lose.
We would like that to be us, and the pricing page is the honest place to judge it. If another provider fits your job better, the comparisons in our blog will tell you so.
ResiFactory is the right call if
- You need a pool that is reachable today. Our residential rates are $1.50/GB on Essential and $3.00/GB on Premium, read live on this page.
- You want a first balance small enough that a closure would be an inconvenience rather than a loss. Ours starts at $0.50.
- You want residential, mobile, ISP subnets and Mac servers from one account. Mobile is $3.00/GB across 150 countries, and a /24 is $255 a month.
- You want a price you can read before you pay, on a page that works without JavaScript.
- You want terms that say what happens to a balance, rather than a dashboard that stops answering.
What public reviews say
Linked, not quoted. We copy no review score onto this page.
There is no useful review record to point at for a provider that has stopped trading. Review scores describe a service someone received in the past, not what is available now.
For our own record, the trust page lists what we can prove about the business, and the terms set out what happens to a balance.
Switching from IPIDEA
Sign in with Google, Apple, email, a passkey or Discord, then top up from $0.50. There is no plan to size and no annual commitment.
Credentials are host:port:user:pass, so the integration change is the host and the credential, not the code around them.
Country, state, city and ASN go in the username. The API reference documents each field.
Run both providers side by side for a day before you cancel anything you can still cancel, and keep the old credentials until the new ones are proven.
To measure before paying, use 1 GB of Premium free when a new account links Google.
FAQ
Is IPIDEA shut down?
Its service is unreachable. Both domains are in a registrar hold applied in August 2026: in a clientHold status, which stops the name from resolving on the .io name and in a clientHold status as well on the .net name. Neither resolves.
Why was IPIDEA suspended?
The registry does not say. A clientHold can follow abuse, non-payment or a legal order, and the public record does not distinguish between them. We do not know and will not guess.
Can I still access my IPIDEA account or balance?
Not through the public site. There is no working domain and no published statement about balances. Treat a prepaid balance as at risk and contact your card issuer about recent charges.
Is ResiFactory affiliated with IPIDEA?
No. We have never been affiliated with it. We are a separate company and this page is ours, written from the public record.
What should I use instead?
Any provider you can verify is operating. We sell residential at $1.50/GB, mobile at $3.00/GB, ISP subnets at $255 a month and Mac servers from $32 a day or $160 a month. Compare before you prepay.
How can I tell if a provider is still trading?
Check the domain status in the public registry, pay by card so a dispute exists, and buy a small balance first. The trust page lists what we publish about ourselves.
Other comparisons
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IPRoyal alternative
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Webshare alternative
Switch if you are buying rotating bandwidth by the gigabyte and need a wider country list than 50+ countries. Webshare wins on a free plan and cheap single static IPs.
How we checked
Every fact about another provider on this page comes from one of these public pages, read on the date shown. A fact older than 90 days fails our build, so it is read again or taken off the page.
- rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/domain/ipidea.ioChecked November 6, 2026
- rdap.verisign.com/net/v1/domain/ipidea.netChecked November 6, 2026
- web.archive.org/web/20260108021448/https://ipidea.io/Checked November 6, 2026
IPIDEA is a trademark of its owner. ResiFactory is not affiliated with IPIDEA, and this page is ours, not theirs. If something here has changed, email [email protected] and we will correct it.
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