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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