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Does you IP Change when changing provider?

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  • 29-10-2009 9:23pm
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    Rocky Balboa 2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 278 ✭✭


    Hi there.

    At the moment I am using the Vodafone Mobile Broadband USB thing but wireless is now available where I live

    If I change to - for example Eircom Broadband, does my IP Address change?? Thanks in advance :)


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    #2
    [Deleted User]
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    Yes, ISPs own blocks of IP`s which they assign to there customers.


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    generalmiaow
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭generalmiaow


    Rocky Balboa 2 wrote: »
    Hi there.

    At the moment I am using the Vodafone Mobile Broadband USB thing but wireless is now available where I live

    If I change to - for example Eircom Broadband, does my IP Address change?? Thanks in advance :)

    Your IP address probably changes every time you reconnect to your broadband service which could be several times a day. As the previous poster stated you will be assigned an IP from a pool in the block owned by the provider.

    what have you been banned from? ;)


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    Rocky Balboa 2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 278 ✭✭Rocky Balboa 2


    generalmiaow wrote: »
    Your IP address probably changes every time you reconnect to your broadband service which could be several times a day. As the previous poster stated you will be assigned an IP from a pool in the block owned by the provider.

    what have you been banned from? ;)

    sherdog, a famous boxing forum.

    So when I do get broadband if I re-reg on that will they find out or should I get lucky?
    thanks


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    [Deleted User]
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    Rocky Balboa 2 wrote: »
    sherdog, a famous boxing forum.

    So when I do get broadband if I re-reg on that will they find out or should I get lucky?
    thanks

    I've heard of at least one case on here where a user who was sitebanned 5 years ago was caught when he tried to reregister under a different name. So it's possible that you might be found out but it depends on the admin I'd say.


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    Rocky Balboa 2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 278 ✭✭Rocky Balboa 2


    Karsini wrote: »
    I've heard of at least one case on here where a user who was sitebanned 5 years ago was caught when he tried to reregister under a different name. So it's possible that you might be found out but it depends on the admin I'd say.

    But I will be off a different ip


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    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    Rocky Balboa 2 wrote: »
    But I will be off a different ip

    You're already on a different IP every time you connect, so changing ISP won't do anything.

    They banned you for a reason, and we're not here to help you get around it.


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