fixed ip data sim

[bwly]

i have a pay monthly data account with 02. The sim i have is inserted into a d-link wireless router for my internet access. the problem i have is that the public ip associated to the data sim is Dynamic (ie it keeps changing) does anyone know if 02 provide data sims with static ips  ( i know vodafone do but i had to dump them because of there lousy customer service) have tried getting the answer from the on-line guru's and i might as well of been talking to a wall as they are not technically qualified from my experience this morning.

[adamtemp64 · Accepted solution]

i have never seen a fixed ip sim offered directly from o2 only via the m2m resellers

[MI5]

No it’s not something I’ve ever known be offered.

[madasaf1sh]

O2 only provide static IP addresses to data sims for enterprise customers when used in IOT devices or as said m2m devices, and even then the customer owns the `IP Block used

[MercedesS]

Hello @bwly, 

Please let us know if there’s anything else we can do 

Thanks @madasaf1sh, @MI5 and @adamtemp64 for your help 

[bwly]

Thanks for the replies. As mentioned above mobile carriers dont sell fixed ips to minions like us. The company i found resells them at an inflated rate for all the carriers.

Its a pity really as there is no landline where live so broadband is outof the question

[MercedesS]

Thanks for participating and sharing your thoughts with us @bwly!

We do appreciate your opinion and we will make sure that your awesome feedback reaches O2

Maybe someone from the community could help you with your d-link wireless router configuration if you give us more information about your router 

[Swifty_Frisco]

I know that this thread is probably colder than deep space but I thought I'd update it for anyone else who might be asking the same question.

The short answer is: no, O2 (and to the best of my knowledge all the other mobile network operators in the world) don't offer individual consumers the ability to attach static and/or public IP addresses to their mobile SIM cards.

However, O2 Business do offer services to business customers that can deliver static IP and/or public IP addresses, both directly (private APN) and indirectly via partners (like Asavie or Wireless Logic). 

All these services use a private APN (Access Point Name), rather than one of the run-of-the-mill public Internet ones (mobile.o2.co.uk / idata.o2.co.uk / modem.o2.co.uk etc).

Private APNs also offer lots of other features like better application performance, less filtering/blocking, better security, dedicated service & customised reporting and billing.

Maybe when (if?) full IPv6 deployment happens this situation will change but I can't see that happening for many years to come.

[djbsuffolk]

Some networks even share IP addresses between users - I had this with a Smarty SIM in a WiFi router and i wanted to enable port forwarding to access a Node MCU which was connected to my WiFi - I found out that my Public IP address was in the 10.0.0.0  range - which is local network - so it was on my local network 192 IP address then another 'local' network with the 10 ip address on the carrier side which then shared a 'normal' IP address between several users - long story short - port forwarding didn't work.