Lately there have been people asking whether there are spots in my home-broadband IP carpool. When asked what they want, most of them want AI that stays smart.
[!failure] But actually, even with a home broadband, you can’t guarantee the AI won’t go dumb.
According to the previous [experiment results] How many people should share a home-broadband IP pool so the IP won’t crumble quickly?, IP quality mainly depends on how many people abuse this IP (range). If your home broadband has a lot of abusive users or neighbors, then AI degradation is still possible.
By contrast, even if you use data-center IPs, but with few users (exclusive use) and no nearby providers, it is very likely not to degrade. In my own tests across more than twenty VPSs (except for a few IP ranges that were heavily abused), the others did not degrade.
And home broadband itself has many issues, such as most cannot be directly connected, frequent disconnections, bandwidth not fully utilized, etc.
[!success] In short:
Reducing AI degradation risk:
high-quality home-broadband IP≈high-quality data-center IP>abused home broadband/data-center IP>the vast majority of airport IPsFor network stability:
quality airport≥quality routing-optimized VPS>home broadband VPSTherefore, a better AI experience = good IP guarantees that AI won’t degrade + good routing guarantees for stability (optional)
In addition, latency has almost no impact on AI experience, and for cost reasons, we only recommend US West Coast VPS.
Therefore, to meet the demand of AI not going dumb, we provide three plans for reference.
[!warning]
Based on personal tests and experience, due to IP, local ISPs, and other differences, your experience may differ from mine.
Whether AI degrades or not also depends on your local environment and account behavior.
This article may not be updated in a timely manner; recommended reading the blog post Original.
1. Free Oracle VPS
Oracle IPs are currently tested as not degrading either. And Oracle IPs can be swapped freely; if you’re not satisfied, just switch to another IP.
Registration tips and methods see: [2025-09] Successfully registered a third Oracle Cloud, sharing experience
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Price: 0
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Pros: Permanently free; if you can run ARM machines, performance is very high.
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Cons: Difficult to register; Direct connection experience is poor in many regions; accounts can be suspended at any time.
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Ideal for: Want freebies; already have a stable airport (can use airport nodes as transit).
2. Routing-quality VPS with decent IPs (Recommended)
2.1 DMIT (DaMa)
Positioning: top-tier routing + IP quality better than Vultr + top-notch after-sales support
Most people treat DMIT as a routing machine, using it as a transit for home-broadband nodes. But in practice, using DMIT’s machines directly doesn’t require a home-broadband landing, and in my tests I haven’t seen AI degradation.
[!warning]
March 2026 update: recent DMIT IP ranges are heavily abused; GPT degradation is observed, so pairing with transit is recommended. Old ranges perform normally.
Telecom purchases: LAX.Pro series (Telecom quality routes)
LAX.Pro.Wee: 0.5T/month; $40/yearLAX.Pro.MALIBU: 1.0T/month; $50/yearLAX.Pro.PalmSpring: 2.0T/month; $100/year
Mobile/Unicom purchases: LAX.EB series (Mobile/Unicom quality routes)
LAX.EB.INTRO: 0.5T/month; $30/yearLAX.EB.WEE: 1.0T/month; $40/yearLAX.EB.CORONA: 2.0T/month; $50/year
Clearly Mobile/Unicom users get it much cheaper
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Detailed review: [Experience] DMIT product roundup — how to choose DMIT’s products
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Price: 5–10 USD per month for 100GB of data.
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Pros: Extremely stable; very easy to carpool.
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Cons: You have to wait for stock to drop; with carpooling you can’t control how many users join, and IPs may be abused.
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Ideal for: Those who seek higher stability; have other high-traffic needs like YouTube; don’t have a good airport yet.
2.2 Vmiss
Positioning: quality routing + high-quality IP
Three-network optimized routing; overall experience has been good for several months.
US.LA.TRI.Basic: 0.5T/month; 4 CAD/monthUS.LA.TRI.Core: 1.0T/month; 8 CAD/month
Although I run a lot of home-broadband setups, Vmiss is my main node for AI traffic distribution—surprising, right?
Also, I feel their IP quality is higher than DMIT’s, unlocking more.
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Detailed review: [Review] Vmiss US.LA.TRI.Basic 20r/month
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Price: 8r/month for 100GB of data
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Pros: All-in-one setup; routing, IPs, and price are good; as a readily available alternative when you can’t get DMIT
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Cons: Previously suffered frequent DDoS; improved a lot in the last two months; bandwidth is modest at 200 Mbps
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Ideal for: DMIT backup; not wanting to carpool, just want exclusive use
3. Home broadband VPS
After excluding providers that require real-name registration or are unstable, there are almost only SixtyNet, Vircs, and qq.pw left.
3.1 SixtyNet
The only home-broadband provider with routing optimization, likely because they bought IP ranges from operators to apply in their own data center. Also known as the so-called “pseudo home-broadband,” but from the server side, pseudo home-broadband users and real home-broadband users aren’t very different. I’ve run it for two months; IPs are still top-tier.
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Detailed review: [Review] SixtyNet 20.1 USD / month, newly launched extremely clean home broadband
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Price: 21 USD/month for 100G of data
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Pros: Very stable; easy to carpool; good value
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Cons: Requires stock drops to buy; with carpooling you can’t control the number of riders; IPs may be abused
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Ideal for: Those who want stability and cost-effectiveness; those without a good airport yet
3.2 Vircs
Real home broadband, top IP quality, high stability, but also expensive. Recently there were annual 40% off promotions.
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Detailed review: [Review Archive] Vircs US West AT&T home broadband 35.99 USD / month
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Price: 35 USD / month Purchase link AFF
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Pros: Higher price means less abuse; IP quality degrades slowly; bandwidth only 50 Mbps, so abuse probability is much lower.
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Cons: Must transit; very expensive; bandwidth only 50 Mbps; with a few more riders the experience degrades.
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Ideal for: Not short of money, just want real home broadband; stable IP quality; low bandwidth needs
3.3 qq.pw
A Hawaii-based vendor, previously routed via the West Coast, so latency was high; recently direct Hong Kong to Hawaii with 125ms, greatly improving experience.
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Detailed review: [Review] QQPW 35 USD / month Hawaii Pure Home Broadband
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Price: 35 USD / month Purchase link: qq.pw
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Pros: IP quality reputed as best by finance and e-commerce peers; high bandwidth.
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Cons: Must transit; latency is high; easy to get compromised; no stock; must book with owner.
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Ideal for: Not minding latency (West Coast via transit); not minding cost for ultra-low latency (HK transit); demand high IP quality stability and large bandwidth
[!warning]
May 2026 update: his NAT box currently has many GPT degradation reports; not recommended to buy.
As mentioned earlier, AI vendors mainly look at how many people use/abuse this IP block to decide risk controls. This risk control takes effect immediately; even if you just got a new IP, as long as many people abuse it, it will degrade within a day. NAT devices used by hundreds of people obviously fit this characteristic.
4. Summary
[!success]
If you just want AI not to degrade, you don’t necessarily need a home broadband.
If you already have a stable airport, route through airport nodes:
- Free onboarding: Oracle, GCP, etc., permanent / time-limited free VPS
- Home broadband onboarding: prefer stability with Vircs; cost-performance with SixtyNet; if cost isn’t an issue and you’re willing to chase extreme experience, pick qq.pw
If you don’t have a stable airport or routing VPS, prioritize routing:
- Routing onboarding: IPs with good routing (e.g. DMIT / Vmiss, etc.)
- Home broadband onboarding: prefer stability with Vircs; cost-performance with SixtyNet; if cost isn’t an issue and you’re willing to chase extreme experience, pick qq.pw
5. Recommended Reading
One-click chained proxy guide: [Tutorial 3.0] Even a paramecium can learn Clash configuration: UI one-click setup for precise split-tunneling and chained proxy
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