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SirHumphreyAppleby

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#3349229 2-Mar-2025 16:05

robjg63:

For what its worth: Quic.nz:

A static IPv4 address & static IPv6 /56 subnet is available as a service addon at an additional cost (either $6 per month, or $49 one-off), available either when ordering your connection, or at any time once you have a live connection with Quic.

If Quic gave me a subnet for a one-off payment, I'd be switching right away. As it is, their subnet charges are higher than Voyager.

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#3349260 2-Mar-2025 20:11

What about static IPv6 subnets?

Surely we should be able to get them without the cost of IPv4…

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#3349543 3-Mar-2025 11:36

I do at 8$

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#3349623 3-Mar-2025 13:29

Interesting Perplexity summary of AWS / IPv4.

-- AI Generated Content --

AWS currently owns approximately 128 million IPv4 addresses1. This represents a significant increase from their holdings in 2020, when they owned about 100 million addresses1. The value of these IPv4 addresses has also increased substantially over the past few years.

Based on current market prices, AWS's IPv4 estate is estimated to be worth around $4.5 billion1. This valuation assumes an average price of $35 per IPv4 address1. The total value has increased by about $2 billion compared to three years ago, reflecting both the growth in the number of addresses owned and the rising market price for IPv4 addresses1.

It's worth noting that not all of these addresses are currently allocated to AWS services. According to published data, only about 57% of AWS's IPv4 addresses have been publicly allocated to their services, leaving a significant portion potentially available for future use1.

The scarcity and increasing value of IPv4 addresses have led AWS to implement new charging policies. As of February 1, 2024, AWS started charging $0.005 per IP per hour for all public IPv4 addresses, whether attached to a service or not4. This change is expected to generate significant additional revenue for AWS, with estimates ranging from $400 million to $1 billion per year2.

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#3349760 3-Mar-2025 21:49

petearr:

What about static IPv6 subnets?

Surely we should be able to get them without the cost of IPv4…

looks like Orcon/2degrees gives out a /56 ipv6 prefix as standard. That is 256 x /64 subnets which is common. I suggest you avoid anyone giving out a /64 prefix as that is pretty limiting.

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#3358598 29-Mar-2025 16:06

My business is a member of APNIC and holds IP and ASN (Autonomous System Number) resources and I concur with the great responses you have received from @saf and @godber

I work for an ISP and we do a static IPv4 and /56 of IPv6 as standard at no charge. Having said that, we are not playing in the low price sandpit.

petearr:

What about static IPv6 subnets?

Surely we should be able to get them without the cost of IPv4…

We don't charge for them despite IPv6 costs us additional APNIC fees.

But IPv6 is a totally separate network layer and unfortunately few understand the benefits. On top of this its not always trouble free due to bad IP implementation in various devices and some "geek" clients mucking up their settings. So we only do it by default for clients with CPE we provided. Anyone else can have it on request but its their responsibility to set it up right.

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