Wait Operation Timed Out When Connecting to SQL Server - sql

I'm having a hell of a hard time trying to figure out why I can connect to my SQL Server using Management Studio using my local ip or local computer name or sql instance name but I can't connect to the same SQL Server using my public ip address.
I have tried all of the below steps but nothing seems to fix the Wait Operation Timed Out error message:
Disabled firewall on the SQL Server and the computer I'm trying to use to connect with.
Port forwarding is enabled for the port I'm using which is the default 1433
Ran the telnet command: telnet publicip port from a computer outside of my network and it was successful
Restarted the SQL Server plenty of times
Enabled remote connections for the server and enabled tcp/ip for the 1433 port
I also enabled port forwarding for the sql browser service using the recommended port of 1434 via udp
Tried to connect with named instance but only works with local ip and not public ip
I am pretty much out of ideas at this point so any help is greatly appreciated
Here is the full error message just in case anyone needs to see it:
Cannot connect to XX.XX.XXX.XXX,1433.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: TCP Provider, error: 0 - The wait operation timed out.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 258)

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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