Boost Mobile - IP Address

[AirCatHeavy]

I've been with Boost Mobile for 7 years.

2 weeks ago they totally changed their Network IP addresses. I use my phone to connect to my home video surveillance system and so I have my network set up to allow my cell phones IP range.

However, now Boost totally changes the IP every day, several times so that is no longer possible.
I went years and years and years on the same IP address (first 9 digits)

The way it is Boost mobile is totally useless to my needs if I cant connect to my home cameras.

Anyone else have this problem? What are the solutions? Change Cell providers?

Thanks

 

[svim]

While your cellular/mobile data connection does involve IP addresses they're most definitely going to vary, often daily, but having a fixed cellular IP address for years is not possible.

This sounds much more like a matter where perhaps you've upgraded your router or your ISP (Comcast, Cox, Vodafone, etc. -- depending on which country you live in) has upgraded your modem/router box?
Your home surveillance system will most likely be based on WiFi connectivity, not cellular, and in any case IP addresses do not get determined by your phone (or its cellular connection.) With a home LAN (Local Area Network) IP addresses are a function of a router, and that router is supplied with a signal from your ISP.
An exception to this is if you have your home LAN all based on a mobile data hotspot -- and taking into consideration the amount a bandwidth involved with multiple web cams this is doable if you have some kind on unlimited plan with Boost. And then even this is the case, just re-do the settings in your hotspot back to those former IP addresses.

 

[mikedt]

Sounds like your provider, along with most ISPs is now using dynamic IP allocation for customers. If your security system can't deal with that, see if they can provide you with a static IP again. Howeverthey might charge you an extra $$$ subscription for it. Although I think most recent systems no longer require a static known IP, for them to connect.

 

[AirCatHeavy]

While your cellular/mobile data connection does involve IP addresses they're most definitely going to vary, often daily, but having a fixed cellular IP address for years is not possible.

This sounds much more like a matter where perhaps you've upgraded your router or your ISP (Comcast, Cox, Vodafone, etc. -- depending on which country you live in) has upgraded your modem/router box?
Your home surveillance system will most likely be based on WiFi connectivity, not cellular, and in any case IP addresses do not get determined by your phone (or its cellular connection.) With a home LAN (Local Area Network) IP addresses are a function of a router, and that router is supplied with a signal from your ISP.
An exception to this is if you have your home LAN all based on a mobile data hotspot -- and taking into consideration the amount a bandwidth involved with multiple web cams this is doable if you have some kind on unlimited plan with Boost. And then even this is the case, just re-do the settings in your hotspot back to those former IP addresses.

When connections with a destination to my DVR arrives, it comes through Ethernet and goes to my DVR via Ethernet.
WiFi is not involved in the connection. Remember, this entire discussion is pertaining to connecting with my CELLPHONE from outside of my WiFi range.

I could use a service such as DYN-DNS, but I've never had to do this in over 15 years of using digital surveillance equipment.

Times are a changing.....for the worse IMO

 

[svim]

... Remember, this entire discussion is pertaining to connecting with my CELLPHONE from outside of my WiFi range.

I could use a service such as DYN-DNS, but I've never had to do this in over 15 years of using digital surveillance equipment.

By continuing to equate IP address allocation between your home LAN and a mobile network (in this instance Boost) you're never going to restore your remote access to your home surveillance set up. Broadband networks and cellular networks may both give you online access but they're also two completely different and non-interchangeable types of networking. Boost does not and has not ever supplied its customers with fixed IP addresses for mobile devices. You should be focusing your attention on either your ISP (perhaps they've switched from IPv4/IPv6 to all IPv6) or a change you've made yourself to your home LAN (upgraded routers). IP address allocation either on or in your home LAN is the issue, not the remote access over some mobile network.

 

[AirCatHeavy]

SVIM,

I'm sorry you don't understand. It is absolutely, positively the fact that the IP address of my cellphone has changed. You seem determined to dispute this. You may be relying on your experiences without the advantage of dealing with higher level internet appliances.

I never said I had a fixed IP...I said it hadn't changed. BIG difference. ;-)
The host ID part sometimes changed....not the Network ID parts.

Now the Network ID portion of the Ipv4 address changes hourly

Nonetheless, the problem is certainly a changing IP address. Seems Sprint shares IP blocks with the Department of Defense (look it up if in doubt) and that is directly responsible for the changes that have affected my phone.

It has absolutely nothing to do with my LAN.

I could go into the technicalities but I don't think you'd understand. Basically I was looking for other Boost users who've noticed the same. Kinda complaining...haha. Not much that can be done about it.

Thank you for your efforts just the same

 

[svim]

OK I guess I don't understand what's going on now that you've clarified that when using the word 'same' that's more of a matter of being similar than equivalent.
I would be surprised if Sprint was the only mobile carrier, or ISP for that matter, relying on DoD IPs, the ARPANET (a fundamental part of the Internet itself) was originally a DoD funded project.
As an aside I used to access my home network remotely via ssh, mostly on a laptop but occasionally on my phone using Ting, also a MVNO contracted with Sprint. Used a different process though, relying on a DynDNS IP address and port forwarding set up on my router.