ADSL ISP with Fixed IP Address

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Earbanean

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#119579 6-Jun-2013 16:31

We live in an area on the North Shore of Auckland with no VDSL or UFB. We currently use Vodafone for ADSL2+ (in their Red Network) and get approx 10 Mb/s download. However, we'd like to get a fixed IP address for Netflix and such like, but Vodafone effectively chanrge $20/month to get it. That means they are soon to be gone burger.

So, can anyone suggest alternative ISPs that could provide similar (or better) speeds over ADSL, but also provide a fixed IP address?

Thanks for any help on this.

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#831681 6-Jun-2013 16:31

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plambrechtsen

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#831695 6-Jun-2013 16:36

Telecom give you a sticky IP which mostly doesn't change. Plus depending on your plan you get a static ip for free.

And our speeds will be as good as Vodafone unless there is something seriously whacked with your wiring

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#831698 6-Jun-2013 16:39

Don't need a static IP address for Netflix or any of those other services, Google is your friend and a number of threads on the same topic here on Geekzone :)

Earbanean

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#831734 6-Jun-2013 17:21

johnr: Don't need a static IP address for Netflix or any of those other services, Google is your friend and a number of threads on the same topic here on Geekzone :)

I'd actually done a fair bit of research on Geekzone (including the great post by Reven) and the conclusion I came to was that I wanted to go the DNS route (unblock-us) rather than VPN. As I understand it, that requires a fixed IP address.

Are you saying that's not thecase?

mercutio

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#831740 6-Jun-2013 17:28

any normal isp can provide static ip's affordably.

i'd try just asking if they can make your static ip free or a more reasonable charge, if that doesn't work then shift isp's. ($5 is reasonable)

chevrolux

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#831742 6-Jun-2013 17:31

Can't have done that much research then lol...

Unblock-US doesn't require you to have a static IP. It is "simply" a DNS modification service. You just swap your ISP's DNS servers for Unblock-US servers so that when you go to netflix.com they do some DNS magic and make it look like you are from the states.

mercutio

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#831745 6-Jun-2013 17:37

chevrolux: Can't have done that much research then lol...

Unblock-US doesn't require you to have a static IP. It is "simply" a DNS modification service. You just swap your ISP's DNS servers for Unblock-US servers so that when you go to netflix.com they do some DNS magic and make it look like you are from the states.

they may only allow requests from validated source ip addresses that have paid money.

a dynamic IP is insecure anyway, you could find legal action taken against you if someone has done dodgy things on one of your previous ip's.

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Earbanean

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#831746 6-Jun-2013 17:39

chevrolux: Can't have done that much research then lol...

Unblock-US doesn't require you to have a static IP. It is "simply" a DNS modification service. You just swap your ISP's DNS servers for Unblock-US servers so that when you go to netflix.com they do some DNS magic and make it look like you are from the states.

There are quite a few posts around GZ, that talk specifically about the need for a static IP and the problems that occur if you don't have it. Are you saying they are all wrong, or that something has changed about the way unblock-us works?

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#831749 6-Jun-2013 17:46

Unblock US needs to be manually updated afaik each time your IP changes, so strictly speaking you do not need a fixed/sticky IP, but it is a pain if you don't.

As suggested above many ISPs offer a 'sticky' IP address, which although not marketed as fixed, will very rarely change if you leave your modem on 24/7. Orcon, Slingshot, Telecom come to mind, although I would be surprised if VF do not although someone could fill me in here...

Edit: Just to be clear: in my experience with Orcon, Slingshot & Telecom of UnblockUS/Netflix, there have been no problems at all as they don't tend to change your IP address

mercutio

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#831754 6-Jun-2013 17:49

nickb800: Unblock US needs to be manually updated afaik each time your IP changes, so strictly speaking you do not need a fixed/sticky IP, but it is a pain if you don't.

As suggested above many ISPs offer a 'sticky' IP address, which although not marketed as fixed, will very rarely change if you leave your modem on 24/7. Orcon, Slingshot, Telecom come to mind, although I would be surprised if VF do not although someone could fill me in here...

i think the sticky ip on telecom most only be on new plans, ime with telecom i've seen it change ip's drastically multiple times a day to completely different subnets with completely different reverse lookups and completely different performance. it was on an unstable connection that reconnected a lot though, but it reconnected pretty quickly.

bloody annoying though, kept screwing my ssh up.

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#831760 6-Jun-2013 17:59

mercutio:
nickb800: Unblock US needs to be manually updated afaik each time your IP changes, so strictly speaking you do not need a fixed/sticky IP, but it is a pain if you don't.

As suggested above many ISPs offer a 'sticky' IP address, which although not marketed as fixed, will very rarely change if you leave your modem on 24/7. Orcon, Slingshot, Telecom come to mind, although I would be surprised if VF do not although someone could fill me in here...

i think the sticky ip on telecom most only be on new plans, ime with telecom i've seen it change ip's drastically multiple times a day to completely different subnets with completely different reverse lookups and completely different performance. it was on an unstable connection that reconnected a lot though, but it reconnected pretty quickly.

bloody annoying though, kept screwing my ssh up.

Interesting. I know that with Slingshot, even with disconnects, you keep the same IP, in fact I've seen reports that you need to disconnect for 24hrs to get a new IP.

I think I was on an old plan the last time I tried, the same as you, but it was a stable connection so I never saw that behaviour. Shouldn't be a problem for the OP?

chevrolux

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#831770 6-Jun-2013 18:21

You can validate your IP on the Unblock site, it most definitely is not a requirement to have a static IP.

Earbanean

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#831788 6-Jun-2013 18:54

chevrolux: You can validate your IP on the Unblock site, it most definitely is not a requirement to have a static IP.

But if it changes, then everytime it does, you have to re-validate it, which people seem to think is a pain. I agree with them. If it needed to be reset while I was away from home, then it's not something that my wife will be able to do. So she'll effectively be locked out of Netflix.

I never said it was a requirement of Netflix or Unblock-us, but as you can see, it is a requirement for me to use them. Which takes me back to my original post.

Seems the plans of 50Gb and above at Telecom, which I would be on, have a static IP included. So if the ADSL speed is comparable to Vodafone, then it's almost a done deal for me.

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#831816 6-Jun-2013 19:56

Earbanean:
chevrolux: You can validate your IP on the Unblock site, it most definitely is not a requirement to have a static IP.

But if it changes, then everytime it does, you have to re-validate it, which people seem to think is a pain. I agree with them. If it needed to be reset while I was away from home, then it's not something that my wife will be able to do. So she'll effectively be locked out of Netflix.

I never said it was a requirement of Netflix or Unblock-us, but as you can see, it is a requirement for me to use them. Which takes me back to my original post.

Seems the plans of 50Gb and above at Telecom, which I would be on, have a static IP included. So if the ADSL speed is comparable to Vodafone, then it's almost a done deal for me.

I woukd take the Pepsi challenge any day of the week saying Telecom speeds are among the best during the day or night. Our customer service is pretty good and our service is reliable... #justsayin

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#831818 6-Jun-2013 20:04

plambrechtsen:
Earbanean:
chevrolux: You can validate your IP on the Unblock site, it most definitely is not a requirement to have a static IP.

But if it changes, then everytime it does, you have to re-validate it, which people seem to think is a pain. I agree with them. If it needed to be reset while I was away from home, then it's not something that my wife will be able to do. So she'll effectively be locked out of Netflix.

I never said it was a requirement of Netflix or Unblock-us, but as you can see, it is a requirement for me to use them. Which takes me back to my original post.

Seems the plans of 50Gb and above at Telecom, which I would be on, have a static IP included. So if the ADSL speed is comparable to Vodafone, then it's almost a done deal for me.

I woukd take the Pepsi challenge any day of the week saying Telecom speeds are among the best during the day or night. Our customer service is pretty good and our service is reliable... #justsayin

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