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Re: [dhcwg] We can change the world in a 1000 ways (IPv4 over IPv6)

Ted Lemon <Ted.Lemon@nominum.com> Fri, 15 November 2013 19:12 UTC

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From: Ted Lemon <Ted.Lemon@nominum.com>
To: Simon Hobson <dhcp1@thehobsons.co.uk>
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On Nov 15, 2013, at 8:56 AM, Simon Hobson <dhcp1@thehobsons.co.uk> wrote:
> I suspect he may be referring to the way many ISPs treat IPv4 addresses as something they can charge for. For example, one of the big ISPs over here (BT Internet) charge (IIRC) £5 (so around $7 to $8)/month if you want a fixed address - which can be 25% or more extra on the monthly cost (depending on the package you buy). They aren't alone.
> But people pay it because they believe the ISP tale of how the adresses are in short supply blah, blah.
> 
> It's hard to sell the scarcity value of IPv6 addresses !

ISPs could do the same thing with IPv6 prefixes, and actually IPv6 renumbering means it would have a less painful impact on the customer (if done right, of course!).   I've never had anybody sell it on the basis of scarcity—it's always just been straight extortion: pay us for a stable address, or we may at any time renumber you.

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