Since more people have started working remotely across borders, one of the biggest headaches has been accessing local services from abroad — whether that’s logging into HR portals, accessing regional company intranets, or even testing geo-specific marketing tools.

I ran into this challenge when helping manage a distributed team: our teammates in different countries kept getting security alerts or blocks when accessing shared work accounts. Traditional VPNs helped a bit, but they were slow, and sometimes platforms flagged them as suspicious logins, which disrupted everyone’s workflow.

Switching to residential proxies changed the picture. Because these proxies use genuine household IPs, platforms see them as regular local users rather than a security risk. That meant far fewer verification hassles, smoother logins, and a more natural working experience for colleagues abroad.

I’ve been using Nsocks to support this setup — they have a giant pool of 80 million+ residential IPs around the world, with precise country or city targeting. That flexibility made it easy for teammates to simulate being “at the office” even from home, and keep using tools that would otherwise be geo-restricted. Plus, the integration was simple and didn’t slow down daily work tasks.

If you’re managing a global remote team or accessing region-specific business systems, residential proxies can save you a ton of friction. Nsocks has really helped us keep everything running smoothly across borders.