Re: Best Source for ARIN Region /24

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

As an end user, you can get an IPv6 /48 and still qualify for the /24 of transitional space as well.

Owen

> On Jan 11, 2016, at 18:35 , Matthew D. Hardeman <mhardeman () ipifony com> wrote:
>
> I’m aware of the /24 block for facilitation concept, but my client’s use case can qualify as an end-user rather than 
> as an ISP, thus their annual operating cost is smaller than even the X-SMALL ISP category, which they’d land in — if 
> they opted for the smaller /36 initial IPv6 direct allocation, rather than the default /32 direct allocation.
>
> That seems to balance toward buying an existing /24.
>
> > On Jan 11, 2016, at 8:00 PM, Rafael Possamai <rafaelpossa () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > If you apply for an IPv6 block, as an ISP, and you have the intention of truly utilizing it, then you can apply for 
> > a /24 to facilitate that transition. 
> >
> > It will cost you about $1500 or so, which is about half of what a /24 is going for in the transfer market.
> >
> > Thing is, if you take the IPv6 block just to use the /24 they give you, then one could argue you are cheating the 
> > system.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Matthew D. Hardeman <mhardeman () ipifony com <mailto:mhardeman () ipifony com>> 
> > wrote:
> > I’m looking to buy a /24 of space for a new multi-homed network in the ARIN region.  Can anyone out there speak to 
> > going rates for a /24 and best places to shop?