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Smarty Data SIMs - Inbound network connections permitted?
I've not yet tried a Smarty Data-only SIM, but I'm wondering if anybody can confirm if they will allow incoming TCP connections from the internet (before I order one)? I tried to do this with a Smar...
One last follow up. It turns out that what I thought was a public IP, is actually not. My router was showing:
WAN IP Address: 100.104.232.210Which to begin with, looked like a public IP to me and not CGNAT. However, on further research, it turns out, this is in fact not a publicly routable IP address and is equivalent to the 10.0.0.0/8 addresses we're used to seeing on CGNAT.So in short, forget Smarty for broadband where you need to be able to receive incoming connections.
One last follow up. It turns out that what I thought was a public IP, is actually not. My router was showing:
WAN IP Address: 100.104.232.210
Which to begin with, looked like a public IP to me and not CGNAT. However, on further research, it turns out, this is in fact not a publicly routable IP address and is equivalent to the 10.0.0.0/8 addresses we're used to seeing on CGNAT.
So in short, forget Smarty for broadband where you need to be able to receive incoming connections.
