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Change ip address on wirelss/mobile modem broadband
 

Hi I am currently signing for wireless modem broadband from optus

They said that i was dynamic ip

so does it mean everytime I reconnect the modem to pc, I will always get different ip?

If yes, how can I keep the ip controlled before I decided to change it.

Thanks

If you want to be certain, you will have to write down but i have found must of the time will repeat very rarely.

same here, im looking for a mobile internet, which service provider in australia has the fastest?

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Not all dynamic ip's change every time you log in, mainly dial-up does that, dynamic just means your isp might change your ip when they feel like it once a week, once a month, based on my experience. If you want an ip that changes every time you log in you need dial-up, a dongle, or a b berrry or iphone tethered to you computer.

what do you mean by dongle?

It's a usb modem about the size of a flash drive, but not all of them can have the ip changed, dial-up is the best way to go which is what a smart phone can do.

@jbuntz, in OZ, the dynamic IPs tend to change each time you log on:spy:

That's not what I heard, my Clear ip is dynamic and doesn't change even called and asked they said it's dynamic, if you want another ip from them they charge about $10 for a static ip .

You might have 'heard' that. I dont agree with you based on my experiences actually using OZ dynamic IPs and keeping a log:peace:

So I take it you're not talking about the Wizard of OZ?

Yea I called too the only way is if you leave it off for days then when you connect it might change that's what I was told and it happened once lol.

optus is hardly the Wizard :rolleyes:


Back to topic, it is going to depend on which Wizard the OP gets. It is possible to set some of their mobile broad bands up to stay 'on' & therefore retain the same IP or so I've heard;)