Damnit, MediaOne/Road Runner/AT&T Broadband/Whatever the hell you call yourselves nowadays!
Some of us like to believe that when you say you issue permanent IP addresses, you will. In fact, had I not happened to glance at the line “Your IP address is being recorded for fradulent purchase tracing” on my online purchase bill, I never would’ve known it changed at all.
Some of us RELY on that sort of consistency. I really wouldnt’ve minded that you changed my “permanent” IP address had you given me some kind of notice. Hell, I may have even been forgiving had you notified me via e-mail after you did. Your lack of notice whatsoever, though, is disconcerting.
Now, don’t even get me started on your recent down-times…
mornea, it’s possible he’s paying extra for the static IP address.
The IP listed on the online purchase bill (presumably a purchase from another company) did not match the static IP he had been told was allotted to him. IE. he found out thru a source other than his ISP that his IP address had changed.
He probably noticed that they were recording his current IP, which was different from the one he had originally. I suspect he’s one of those people who writes down things like that, including what driver versions he’s using, and keeps that information next to his PC for reference purposes.
Yup. I haven’t really looked at that fraud warning when shopping online since the AOL days, when my IP address changed with every sign-on. I just happened to glance at it the other day and it confused me. It’s kinda like your boss changing your work extension, but not telling you.