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 Message 3791 
 Wilfred van Velzen to Michiel van der Vlist 
 Re: List of IPv6 nodes 
 06 Jan 22 13:45:42 
 
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Hi Michiel,

On 2022-01-06 13:20:33, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>>> I never understood why providers still issue dynamic adresses
 MvdV>>> to their customers. It made sense in the time of dial up. But
 MvdV>>> now with "always on" connections...

 WV>> So they can charge extra for static addresses?

 MvdV> My provider (Ziggo) does not offer that. They have a Business Pro
package
 MvdV> that includes a static /29 for IPv4 and a static /48 for IPv6, but for
that
 MvdV> you need a commercial registration. (KvK nummer) They do not offer
static
 MvdV> adresses on consumer accounts. Not for money and not for free.

So maybe it is just to save a bit on addresses? If only 1% of customers isn't
online at any give time, if you have a milion customers that is still 10000
addresses...

And it's probably easier to "administer" dynamic addresses.

Bye, Wilfred.
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