Lee Howard wrote:
Its worse than that. Given that v4 has been monetized by big ISPs, it is
actaully a revenue loss for them to transition to v6 on a large scale.
Do you mean IPv6-only is a revenue loss, or dual-stack or some kind of
transition mechanism?
I'm pretty sure I don't understand your point.
I suspect he may be referring to the way many ISPs treat IPv4 addresses as
something they can charge for. For example, one of the big ISPs over here (BT
Internet) charge (IIRC) £5 (so around $7 to $8)/month if you want a fixed
address - which can be 25% or more extra on the monthly cost (depending on the
package you buy). They aren't alone.
But people pay it because they believe the ISP tale of how the adresses are in
short supply blah, blah.
It's hard to sell the scarcity value of IPv6 addresses !