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What happened to Puroproxies, and what to use instead

Puroproxies is gone. What the public record shows about when, what the site carried, and how to pick a replacement that fails less badly.

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This is an obituary written from public records rather than gossip. Puroproxies has stopped answering, and the registration and archive trail is the only honest account of it available.

When the lights went out

Nothing answered on 9 September 2026, the error being ENOTFOUND. Not a redirect, not a holding page. Silence.

Wayback has it working until February 2025 and not after, across 2 captures. Treat that month as approximate.

The final archived page

The last working capture is from February 2025. Its title read "PuroProxies - UK Mobile Proxies". Its search snippet read: "PuroProxies is a premium proxy service that provides high-quality UK mobile proxies for businesses and individuals. Our proxies are fast, secure, and reliable, making them ideal for web scraping, data mining, and other online activities."

A third party kept that, which is why it is quotable. It records what was being claimed, and says nothing about whether the claims held up.

What they sold

The archive first captured a working page in September 2024.

The public record holds that much. It shows a company that was real and shipping, and nothing about how well.

On the company itself we hold: Domain available to register.

We stop short of a cause deliberately. The registration and archive trail shows when things stopped and nothing about why, and the difference between those two claims is the difference between a fact and a defamation.

More of the same record

The same treatment, applied to others that stopped answering:

Where to go now

If you still have money or traffic sitting with them, the realistic options are a chargeback if the payment is recent enough for your card scheme, and a written record of what you paid for. Prepaid balances with a company that has stopped answering are rarely recovered any other way.

Choosing a replacement: weight the terms as heavily as the price. A balance that expires and a large minimum top-up are the two features that turn a shutdown into a real loss. Ours does neither, and residential starts at $0.44 per GB. That is our pitch, and the honest advice underneath it applies whoever you pick.

Frequently asked questions

Is Puroproxies really gone?
We re-checked the domain on 9 September 2026 over https, www and plain http. Nothing answered on any of them. That is evidence of a shutdown rather than proof of one, and it is the strongest evidence the public web offers.
Can I get my money back?
If the payment is recent enough to fall inside your card scheme's dispute window, a chargeback is usually the only realistic route once a provider stops answering. Cancel any recurring authority at your bank rather than on their site, and keep receipts and support threads as evidence.
What should I use instead of Puroproxies?
Weight the terms as heavily as the price, because an expiring balance and a large minimum top-up are what turn a shutdown into a real loss. Whatever you shortlist, run a small paid test on your own target before moving volume, and keep prepaid exposure small until a provider has earned more.
Why does Puroproxies still show up in reviews?
Because affiliate reviews are rarely revisited once they rank. Search demand for a dead provider outlives the company by years, and the pages recommending it keep earning, which is why a dated check like this one is worth more than a five-star roundup.

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