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by michaelt 5020 days ago
According to [1] there are a few - no big names, though. As [2] says, running IPv6 is fairly boring; you get access to the same web as everyone else.

[1] http://www.sixxs.net/faq/connectivity/?faq=native&countr... [2] http://bens.me.uk/2011/adventures-in-ipv6
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X-Istence 5020 days ago
I'm running on IPv6 on Comcast in the US, and yes while I get access to the same web, I have noticed that I was having issues with IPv4 that I don't have on IPv6. Such as limits per IP/account tuple logged into certain servers.

So my iPad, iPhone, and MacBook Pro being logged into the same Google account over IMAP would sometimes cause issues because of too many connections for that specific account, now with IPv6 that isn't an issue because all of my devices now have their own unique IPv6 address. Perfect.

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kiallmacinnes 5020 days ago
[2]'s comment "you get access to the same web as everyone else" really only applies to consumers of "the web".

And - more importantly - soon no longer applies even to that. IPv4 is essentially gone, and when it is, not having IPv6 will mean your web is smaller.

IPv6 gives you much more freedom in configuring your network as both a service provider and consumer. This isn't boring :)

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