I called my ISP today to set up a static IP because my services keep being taken down from my IP changing. I either need a business plan or a 5-10gbps residential plan to do that…

I cannot get on the business plan without a valid Business ID so that’s not an option. And no way in hell I’m paying for those speeds.

Anyone have any alternatives to stop this from happening so often? My public IP seems to change regularly every 2-3 weeks and it’s getting pretty frustrating having to reconfigure things. I only have 2 ISPs in my area and they are both terrible. I assume I’m out of luck, but maybe there’s some tech magic I’m unaware of.

  • Dave.@aussie.zoneEnglish
    2·
    9 hours ago

    Most ISPs charge insane fees for static IPs

    The joy of living in the US I guess. My ISP in Australia charges $5 a month for a static IPV4 address.

    • Reannlegge@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      5 hours ago

      The joy of having a crown corp in a province of Canada providing real competition gives me 2 free static IPs.

      • Dave.@aussie.zoneEnglish
        1·
        4 hours ago

        Nice! Although I do wish everyone would get with IPV6 at some stage. But it seems everyone is OK with the current coping mechanisms in IPV4, so maybe I should pin my hopes on IPV7 or 8.

    • Owljfien@piefed.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 hours ago

      Same with mine though I don’t bother because my dynamic IP hasn’t changed in 6 years anyway