23.16.152.147 · Proxy / VPN · purity 70

IP under review

23.16.152.147

Proxy / VPNTELUS-FIBRE-VCTABC06

Canada Victoria

PROXY

Not refreshed this time; using cached data: ipapi.is, proxycheck.io, DNSBL, local, PTR/RDAP; the result may be less accurate. Grade capped at B.

Purity

70 / 100 · B

Risk checks

1 hit

10 checked · 0 not checked

Network

AS852

TELUS Communications Inc.

Operator

TELUS-FIBRE-VCTABC06

ISP

Location agreement What each geolocation database says

DB-IPCanadaVictoria · British Columbia

ipapi.isCanadaVictoria · British Columbia

IPinfoCanadano city in this tier

MaxMindCanadano city in this tier

Same country; the databases that supply a city also agree on it.

Geolocation data from DB-IP, IPinfo and MaxMind.

Rank on this site compared only with IPs checked here, not the whole internet

16,588 IPs were checked here in the last 90 days; 43% of them score lower than this one. The 1,374 IPs classified as Proxy / VPN average 53; this one is 17 higher.

Watch this IP: it is rechecked daily and you get an email when its type, purity score, blocklist hits or platform verdicts change (free, up to 5 IPs).

Rule baseline Computed from our own rules, not an industry average

An IP that only loses its type points scores 70 (this one is classified as Proxy / VPN). There are no other deductions.

Score deductions What was deducted, why, and which source said so

VPN−30
The exit is a VPN from ipapi.is

AI platforms by the regions OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta each list (Muse: the known US and Canada launch)

This page judges the queried IP by its region and network type; it does not measure the exit you use when visiting the platform. The home page checks the diagnostic request exit and response for some platforms. Account sign-in, chat and API inference are not verified.

MuseNot suitableFlagged as proxy / VPN; a Muse sign-up is very likely to be refused

ClaudeNot suitableFlagged as proxy / VPN; likely to be challenged or restricted

ChatGPTNot suitableFlagged as proxy / VPN; likely to be challenged or restricted

GeminiNot suitableFlagged as proxy / VPN; likely to be challenged or restricted

Gemini APISuitableRegion is on Google’s list for the Gemini API / AI Studio (a separate list from the web app)

Use cases a fit score, not a success rate; each use case has its own weights — see Method

TikToksign-up, account warm-up, liveUsable, may be challenged · 60flagged as proxy / VPN −40

E-commerce storesAmazon, Shopee, eBay seller centersUsable, may be challenged · 60flagged as proxy / VPN −40

Social accountsFacebook, Instagram, XUsable, may be challenged · 65flagged as proxy / VPN −35

StreamingNetflix, Disney+ and othersUsable, may be challenged · 60flagged as proxy / VPN −40

PaymentsPayPal, Stripe, foreign cardsUsable, may be challenged · 55flagged as proxy / VPN −45

Gamingoverseas game serversSuitable · 85flagged as proxy / VPN −15; latency matters most, and isn’t measured here

Evidence

proxycheckSays “residential” (second opinion: can confirm a proxy flag, and types the IP when the main source is unavailable)
ipapi.isOperator type: ISP (TELUS-FIBRE-VCTABC06)
ipapi.isASN type: ISP
Reverse DNSd-23-16-152-147.bc.hsia.telus.net (looks like a home-broadband pool)
Reverse DNSSampled 32 addresses in the same /24: 32 have reverse DNS, mostly named like a home-broadband pool
RDAP registryNetwork TELUS-FIBRE-VCTABC6, registrant TELUS-FIBRE-VCTABC06, TELUS Communications Inc.
PeeringDBThe network registers itself as a backbone / transit network (NSP) (reference only)

Risk checks ✕ hit · ✓ clear · – not checked this time

ProxyVPNTor exitAbuse recordCrawlerBlocklist · SpamCopBlocklist · PSBLBlocklist · UCEPROTECT L1Blocklist · DroneBLBlocklist · s5h

Verdict for 23.16.152.147