$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.nordd...@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. <amitch...@isipp.com > <mailto:amitch...@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 > > -- > Anne P. Mitchell, Attorney at Law > Dean of Cyberlaw & Cybersecurity, Lincoln Law School > CEO, SuretyMail Email Reputation Certification > Author: Section 6 of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (the Federal anti-spam law) > Board of Directors, Denver Internet Exchange > Chair Emeritus, Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop > Former Counsel: Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) >
