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Require BT Static IP Address at Home
Caveman1010
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BT tell me I can't have a Static IP Address at Home unless I have a Business line installed. A Business line costs a lot more than a Home line. Why can't BT provide a Static IP Address on a Home line?
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Because it's how they keep the price down ,you need BT business broadbandEx forum ambassador
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Do you really need a fixed IP address?
There are several companies and organisations that will link a fixed address to an IP address. Many routers, including BT's HomeHub, can be configured to work with several of them and do the update automatically.
I use No IP, but there's others.0 -
Even with the more costly BT Business line you still have to pay an extra £5.50 per month for each Static IP.0
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Other ISPs will provide you with a static IP address, and whether your phone line is business or domestic is irrelevant to them as they won't necessarily have anything to do with your voice service.
I have a domestic phone line with BT and a /28 subnet (16 contiguous IPv4 addresses) with the ISP that I use. Unlike most, I don't "bundle" my voice and broadband as they are very different services.Proud member of the wokerati, though I don't eat tofu.Home is where my books are.Solar PV 5.2kWp system, SE facing, >1% shading, installed March 2019.Mortgage free July 20230 -
Have you looked into Sky Broadband Pro? I believe they offer a static IP address as an option.0
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