Hey Paul, Hi all,
You are correct, that is the "line code" GPTEXB3 you need added. Calling it a line code is the jargon the Telstra ppl seem to respond to.
Note it isn't a static IP. Optus will do that, but Telstra won't to anyone except certain tier business clients. I believe also Optus 5G is the only service that has both static IP and unlimited downloads. It may fall-back to 4G, so might be an option.
If anyone knows differently to the above, please do speak up, a whole heap of engineers would like to know better options.
As for Telstra; You still need to get past the robot woman and find the right person to apply the line code. I usually email one of the business teams to avoid the robot woman because that's 20 mins of rabbit hole just there. Based on my last few experiences (including before COVID-19), it would appear that you generally cannot reliably get a person that knows what to do to get the telstra.extranet APN activated. (Yes it is all lower case). Stick with asking for a line code and ask the person to ask someone who knows what it is.
Hope this assists
Craig
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:07:02 +1000
From: Adam Baxter <[email protected]>
To: Paul Gear <[email protected]>
Cc: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Telstra mobile service with public IP
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I know it's not Telstra, but you can get a static public IP with Optus on a
small business account.
On Thu, 10 Dec 2020 at 20:07, Paul Gear <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Last I heard (on this list in 2014, if my email archive serves me
> correctly) it was possible to do this by connecting to the
> telstra.extranet APN, and Google tells me getting the data code GPTEXB3
> added to the SIM should be the only other step. I have a friend who is
> trying to do this and getting the run-around from his usual Telstra
> contacts.
>
> Can any of you confirm or deny the above information is still current,
> and/or suggest the appropriate shibboleet [1] to get past square one
> with customer service?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Paul
>
> 1. https://xkcd.com/806/
>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:07:02 +1000
From: Adam Baxter <[email protected]>
To: Paul Gear <[email protected]>
Cc: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Telstra mobile service with public IP
Message-ID:
<CAAGcSENnBqP2CtbS9kz4D4aQzYVVooqAqeA5RXs+H=1h+cg...@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
I know it's not Telstra, but you can get a static public IP with Optus on a
small business account.
On Thu, 10 Dec 2020 at 20:07, Paul Gear <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Last I heard (on this list in 2014, if my email archive serves me
> correctly) it was possible to do this by connecting to the
> telstra.extranet APN, and Google tells me getting the data code GPTEXB3
> added to the SIM should be the only other step. I have a friend who is
> trying to do this and getting the run-around from his usual Telstra
> contacts.
>
> Can any of you confirm or deny the above information is still current,
> and/or suggest the appropriate shibboleet [1] to get past square one
> with customer service?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Paul
>
> 1. https://xkcd.com/806/
>
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