US mobile IPs are the most requested and least well explained product we sell. An LTE proxy is not a faster residential proxy and it is not a datacenter IP with a mobile label: it is time on a real American 4G or 5G line, billed by the day. This post covers what you get, which carriers, what it costs against the alternatives, and the two cases where it is the wrong purchase.
What a US LTE proxy actually is
You rent a port on a device connected to a US carrier network. Traffic exits through that carrier the way a phone's does, so the receiving site sees a mobile subscriber address rather than a server. Billing is $2.00 per IP per day, data is not metered, and you can rotate the exit address on demand or on a timer while your credentials and port stay the same. Connection is over HTTP(S) or SOCKS5 with a username and password.
The public address sits behind Carrier-Grade NAT, shared with a large number of real AT&T or T-Mobile customers at the same time. That is the point: a platform that blocks the address blocks a crowd of paying telco customers alongside you, which is why mobile IPs survive detection that residential and datacenter ranges do not.
What it costs next to the alternatives
| Option | Price | Billing | Best at |
|---|---|---|---|
| LTE line, US | $2.00 per IP / day | Per day, unlimited data | One identity, heavy or long-running |
| Rotating mobile, US | $3.50/GB | Per gigabyte | Many identities, short sessions |
| Static residential (ISP), US | $7.90 per IP / 30 days | Per IP per month | Logged-in sessions on desktop-shaped sites |
| Budget residential, US | $1.75/GB | Per gigabyte | Collecting public pages at volume |
| Premium residential, US | $2.75/GB | Per gigabyte | Cloudflare and DataDome targets |
The LTE break-even against the mobile pool is $2.00 / $3.50, about 0.57 GB per address per day. One line held for a month is $60, roughly the price of 17 GB of rotating mobile. If a single US address will move more than that, flat wins; otherwise the pool is cheaper and gives you fresh IPs as a bonus.
Against residential the comparison is not really about price. A US ISP address at $7.90 for 30 days is a sixth of the cost of a month of LTE, and for sites that expect a home connection it is the better fingerprint. Mobile earns its premium only where a carrier IP is specifically what the platform trusts.
What US LTE lines are genuinely good for
- Account management on mobile-first platforms. One identity, one stable carrier IP, held for as long as the account lives. Rotating the address under a logged-in account is what triggers re-verification, so a rented line removes the cause.
- App and carrier testing. If your app behaves differently on cellular than on wifi, you need to see it from a real US carrier: carrier DNS, NAT behaviour, captive portals, IPv6 on the mobile network.
- Ad and content verification as a US mobile user. Mobile inventory and mobile creative are frequently different from desktop, and you cannot verify them from a datacenter range.
- Heavy transfer through one identity. Anything touching media, where per-gigabyte billing turns a routine job into an unpredictable invoice.
The two cases where it is the wrong buy
You need precise US geography. Mobile IPs resolve to carrier infrastructure, not to the subscriber's street, so state-level accuracy is unreliable and city-level is worse. For "prices as seen from Chicago" use residential with city targeting and verify the exit location; our USA proxy guide goes through how state targeting really behaves.
You need many short-lived identities. Fifty accounts that each want five clean minutes do not want fifty rented lines at $2.00 a day. That is $100 a day for addresses you barely use. The rotating pool exists for exactly this, and if carrier choice matters, T-Mobile versus Verizon covers how much the network actually changes.
Before you order
Measure one day of your real workload on the per-gigabyte pool and look at the usage per address. That single number decides the billing model, and it takes a day rather than a modelling exercise. Then confirm the carrier you need is in stock, because "US mobile" and "AT&T specifically" are different orders. Rates for every product are on the pricing page, and the United States location page lists what else can be targeted there.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a US LTE proxy cost?
$2.00 per IP per day with unlimited data. The smallest order is one IP for one day, so a week on a single US address is $14 and a month is $60, whatever you transfer through it. There is no per-gigabyte charge and no overage.
Which US carriers are available?
AT&T and T-Mobile for LTE lines. If you need Verizon specifically, that is available on the rotating mobile pool, which lets you pin a carrier. Tell us the network you need before you order and we will confirm what is in stock rather than have you find out afterwards.
Can I target a US state or city with an LTE proxy?
Only loosely. Mobile addresses geolocate to carrier infrastructure rather than to the subscriber, so state and city precision on mobile is far worse than on residential. If the exact city matters, use residential with city targeting; if looking like a real US phone matters more, use mobile.
Is LTE better than US residential for managing accounts?
For mobile-first platforms, often yes, because the IP looks like a phone and carrier addresses carry high trust. For anything that expects a household connection, a static residential IP at $7.90 per IP for 30 days is both cheaper and a better match. The platform decides, not the price.
How is this different from rotating mobile?
Rotating mobile hands you a new US carrier IP per request and bills $3.50 per gigabyte. LTE rents you one line by the day with unlimited data. Above roughly 0.57 GB a day through a single address, the flat daily rate is cheaper; below it, the pool is.