$2/month is one of the more reasonable pricing schemes I’ve seen. Many providers are gouging $5 and in some cases as much as $15/month for static IPv4 addresses. The good news is that IPv6 is still quite inexpensive and works even better. Owen
On Aug 4, 2020, at 2:16 PM, Baldur Norddahl <baldur.norddahl@gmail.com> wrote:
IP address space is no longer free. But an ISP or hosting company is a trader of addresses now and like everything else we do, there is an opportunity to make a margin.
Say the provider bought at $12 per address and assuming IPv4 is needed for at least 10 years, that would only be .1 USD/month.
But does that mean it is unfair to claim a $2 rent on that? What if the service has other components that are equally cheaper?
Regards Baldur
tir. 4. aug. 2020 21.34 skrev Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. <amitchell@isipp.com <mailto:amitchell@isipp.com>>: I know that a shortage of IPv4 addresses has been anticipated for quite some time (literally decades), however, is there a shortage *right now*?
I ask, because Liquid Web is using it as an excuse to raise their prices:
"We're contacting you today to inform you of a change to your account. As you may know, the global shortage of IPv4 addresses (https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv4/ipv4-run-out <https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv4/ipv4-run-out>) continues to impact web hosting companies around the world. ... Effective August 31st, we will be updating our per IPv4 address price to $2.00 per IP."
Anne
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