Why old phones earn the highest tier
Real T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Vodafone, EE, Orange, Telefónica IPs are structurally scarce. Carriers route thousands of real subscribers behind a single CGNAT IP, so anti-bot vendors can't block them without harming real customers. That makes mobile IPs the most valuable to AI-agent customers running data intelligence — and we pay you accordingly.
Server-side ASN classification means your IP type is determined by us, not declared by you — earnings are honest and verifiable.
5-step setup
Plug into a charger 24/7. Battery shouldn't cycle — keep it on AC. The foreground service uses minimal CPU and the screen can stay off.
Free farmer account. Generate a psx_ API key from Account → API Keys. This is what links the phone's earnings to your wallet.
Two paths: (a) install our open-source host app from the GitHub releases, or (b) integrate the JitPack dependency into your own Android app to monetize your users' bandwidth.
The foreground service starts immediately. You'll see a persistent notification (Android requires this for background services). Phone is now earning.
In the farmer dashboard, mark your device "Listed for Sale" to also serve traffic via the public pool gateway. Auto-verification runs every 10 minutes; quality score >= 50 = auto-approved.
Phones that work
| Requirement | Why |
|---|---|
| Android 9+ (API 28+) | Foreground service + WebSocket support · most phones from 2018+ |
| Active SIM card | Mobile data plan or hotspot connection — that's the carrier IP |
| Working data connection | 4G LTE or 5G; speeds vary by signal but throughput isn't critical |
| Always-on charging | Don't cycle the battery — old phones with degraded batteries fine, just keep them plugged in |
| Stable Wi-Fi (optional) | If you want to share Wi-Fi as residential tier instead of mobile, plug into Wi-Fi with cellular off — but then mobile carrier IP is gone |
Best phones: any Pixel 3a or newer, any Galaxy S series from 2019+, OnePlus 6+, basically any Android phone with a working SIM and a year or two left of OS support.
Why this beats Honeygain on phones
Honeygain pays a flat rate regardless of IP type — your mobile carrier IP earns the same as a Hetzner VPS. We pay tiered. For an Android phone on a real carrier, we pay significantly more per GB, and we settle in USDC on Solana within 24-48h instead of monthly PayPal. Same bandwidth, more income.
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