Re: Frontier rural FIOS & IPv6

[Ca By <cb.list6 () gmail com>]

On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 4:20 PM Matt Hoppes <
mattlists () rivervalleyinternet net> wrote:

> Going to play devils advocate.
>
> If frontier has a ton of ipv4 addresses, what benefit is there to them in
> rolling out ipv6?
>
> What benefit is there to you?

I love xbox and xbox works better on ipv6,

https://www.nanog.org/sites/default/files/wed.general.palmer.xbox_.47.pdf

Also, webpages load faster , and i love fast web pages

https://code.fb.com/networking-traffic/ipv6-it-s-time-to-get-on-board/


https://www.akamai.com/fr/fr/multimedia/documents/technical-publication/a-case-for-faster-mobile-web-in-cellular-ipv6-networks.pdf



> On Mar 31, 2019, at 7:11 PM, C. A. Fillekes <cfillekes () gmail com> wrote:
>
>
> Still it's pretty darn good having real broadband on the farm.  One thing
> at a time.
>
> But, let's start thinking about ways to get Frontier up to speed on the
> IPv6 thing.
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 4:24 PM Aaron C. de Bruyn <aaron () heyaaron com>
> wrote:
>
> > You're not alone.
> >
> > I talked with my local provider about 4 years ago and they said "We will
> > probably start looking into IPv6 next year".
> > I talked with them last month and they said "Yeah, everyone seems to be
> > offering it.  I guess I'll have to start reading how to implement it".
> >
> > I'm sure 2045 will finally be the year of IPv6 everywhere.
> >
> > -A
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 30, 2019 at 7:36 AM C. A. Fillekes <cfillekes () gmail com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > So by COB yesterday we now officially have FIOS at our farm.
> > >
> > > Went from 3Mbps to around 30 measured average.  Yay.
> > >
> > > It's a business account, Frontier.  But...still no IPv6.
> > >
> > > The new router's capable of it.  What's the hold up?
> > >
> > > Customer service's response is "We don't offer that".