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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Sun Jul 1, 2018, 01:12 PM Jul 2018

I'm buying a new laptop [View all]

Current one is about 5 years old and I've had one problem after another, each coming on quicker.

One question came to mind:
Will my IP address change with the new laptop?

Thanks

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I'm buying a new laptop [View all] left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 OP

no pangaia Jul 2018 #1

Unless you're paying for a fixed IP, I would think it could change. Generally your ISP RKP5637 Jul 2018 #2

Stay away from Lenovos kimbutgar Jul 2018 #3

I'm on a Lenovo 10 yrs old. Still working except it's on Vista ..ha ha so horrible. I'm poor. YOHABLO Jul 2018 #4

Hey I love my older computers. Be sure to keep both, Vista has a lot of good features. Sunlei Jul 2018 #13

Highly recommend HP. n/t Different Drummer Jul 2018 #5

I'm poor, so I'm getting this HP laptop ... left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 #6

Good deal! It looks a bit like mine and the specs are similar. Different Drummer Jul 2018 #7

Sounds great and a good deal to me!!! RKP5637 Jul 2018 #8

What I really like is ... left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 #9

cox cable told me that taking the input cable off the modem for 12 hours would change the IP address keithbvadu2 Jul 2018 #10

interesting left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 #11

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