# Getting Started Guide

### Introduction

[**ISP proxies**](https://thordata.com/products/isp-proxies) consist of residential IPs purchased or rented from an Internet Service Provider (ISP), which are actually hosted on a server that allows you to access websites and collect data like a real person, while benefiting from the high speed and reliability that are unique to high-speed server IPs. It can ensure high connection speeds and stability when you are performing tasks that require high performance.

**Best for**

✅  Simulate real users to access hard-to-access websites

✅  Review content, perform ad verification, quality assurance, marketing, and more

✅  If you have low success rates or are completely blocked when using a data center proxy network, and want to keep fast server speeds and low costs

Static ISP proxies only support[<mark style="color:blue;">**User & Pass auth**</mark>.](https://doc.thordata.com/doc/proxies/isp-proxies/user-and-pass-auth)

### Need Help?

For further clarification or help with location targeting, please contact us via:

Email: <mark style="color:blue;">**<support@thordata.com>**</mark>