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T-Mobile IP's Blocked
Having a lot of issues with T-Mobile Home Internet IP's getting blocked by sites and services. Other than using a VPN, which is a pain in the backside + slows the connection + still runs in to block issues, whats a solution? Guessing only solution is to cancel and go back to cable???
I'm slowly finding myself blocked from sites due to T-Mo's ip's being blacklisted. First, it was Wikipedia. Couldn't edit some pages. Then I found my OWN WEBSERVER was blocking me. Used a VPN, got in to my server firewall, and found that ip block lists being loaded by CSF Firewall from major security firms (Such as Barracuda to name one) are doing blanket blocks on T-Mobile IP's. Games blocking my kids from connecting on their ipads and laptops, even got some weird warning from netflix. Now today, my wife tried to access a site she uses for work, and nothing loads, fire up vpn, sure enough works again. Contacted the site, IP's blocked. Kids chromebooks occasionally have issues as well connecting to school systems. Doesn't appear school is blocking all tmobile IP's though. It seems our ip changes every couple days, so some days it works some days it doesn't.
This is getting frustrating.
If TM’s IP addresses are dynamic, will this problem rectify itself when the IP changes?
From a MACBOOK Air with M1 using Safari Version 17.1 (19616.2.9.11.7)
You have been blocked.
Why? Something about the behaviour of the browser has caught our attention.
There are various possible explanations for this:- You are browsing and clicking at a speed much faster than expected of a human being.
- Something is preventing JavaScript from working on your computer.
- There is a robot on the same network (IP 172.x.x.77) as you.
Motorpsycho, I am in agreement with you. Based on comments about bad IPs on a list, I think TM needs to have a lookup table updated regularly with those IPs and when they then dynamically update our own IPs, they should cross check that table and not use any of them.
At least, if I was in charge, that is an approach I would discuss with my team.
Or we could just blame your robot vacuum 🤣
