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Technical question -how do I hide my ISP address?

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Eggshausted · 15/03/2022 20:19

I want to book flights, but am wary about doing it from my home Wi-Fi, because the airline always clock on that I am looking and with dynamic pricing, the cost will shoot up. Pre pandemic I would browse at work, and when I settled on the flights I wanted would book from home, at a weird time, when no one else was looking and prices would drop back down (Tuesday late evening was always a good time to buy)
Now I work from home, I obviously have the same ISP. But… I log onto work using Citrix. If I log onto my work laptop, go onto work intranet, and use google through the work server, will it log on to the airline site with my ISP or my company ISP? Hope that makes sense!

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EngTech · 15/03/2022 20:21

Use a VPN connection

DramaAlpaca · 15/03/2022 20:23

If you clear cookies after searching, they won't know you've already looked at the site next time you go on.

Or use a VPN.

chipsandpeas · 15/03/2022 20:26

if you log on from your work server you will have a different IP address

Eggshausted · 15/03/2022 20:28

Can anyone recommend a good vpn app? I used to use ghost ery when I was abroad, to watch TV, but that was years ago!

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DramaAlpaca · 15/03/2022 21:13

A lot of people like Nord, I believe.

ScrumptiousBears · 15/03/2022 21:16

If you use your mobile network you should get allocated a different IP address each data session.

DogDaysNeverEnd · 15/03/2022 21:21

Don't you just need an incognito search? I thought that it was cookies that are used to register if you have already searched for flights, rather than an ISP log? So incognito or clearing cookies will do the job AFAIK, always works for me.

parietal · 15/03/2022 21:22

The citrix system that your work uses is a VPN. when you log onto your work computer, you will have a work IP address not a home IP address.

LemonDrizzles · 16/03/2022 07:05

@parietal

The citrix system that your work uses is a VPN. when you log onto your work computer, you will have a work IP address not a home IP address.
This
QuitMoaning · 16/03/2022 07:09

I use incognito or private browsing and always seems to work.
I also do the days or week before when checking flight times and routes before I then check my actual dates for prices.

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