From: malassimilaQRMtion@gmail.com   
      
   On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 07:58:29PM +0200, Marco Moock wrote:   
   > Am 23.09.2022 um 16:08:31 Uhr schrieb Bill Horne:   
   >   
   > > told me that the problem   
   > > could be addressed by paying for a fixed IP address. The message from   
   > > Zito Media is clear, although not subtle: "Pay more."   
   >   
   > Do you have IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity?   
   > IPv6 is faster because no NAT is needed.   
   >   
   > There are still many IPv4-only servers that are only accessible slowly   
   > because NAT routers are overloaded, especially when using CG-NAT or   
   > DS-Lite.   
      
   I had never heard of "Cee-Gee-NAT" until Zito Media took over the   
   local Cable TV & Internet provider: I was surprised that anyone would   
   want to implement any more "NAT" solutions, especially with IPv4 IP   
   addresses going for princely sums while IPv6 addresses are practically   
   free.   
      
   But, c'est la vie: "The only constant is change." I would use IPv6 if   
   it solved the problem, but a quick check of Callcentric's DNS records   
   indicates that they have no "AAAA" (IPv6) addresses, but if IPv6 at my   
   end would solve the problem even though it would have to be converted   
   to IPv4 at some point, I'd still be interested.   
      
   I rang the Zito Media "Sales" line a few minutes ago.  After I   
   listened to a brusque recorded demand that I only bother their   
   salesmen when I wanted to buy something, instead of "for any other   
   reason," the man who answered listened to my civil request for a quote   
   on an IPv6 address then transferred me to another employee who was not   
   a native English speaker, and the second person said something that   
   sounded like "your internet is not working, yes?" and then hanged up   
   on me.   
      
   It took three calls, but I finally reached someone who believed that I   
   wanted an IPv6 address: she told me that they don't offer them.   
   However, for $10 per month I could get a static IPv4 address, and I'm   
   going to try one and see if the man at Galaxy Cablevision can make   
   good on his implied promise.   
      
   Bill   
      
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