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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoMany ISPs give you a publicly accessible IP address, and paying extra just reserves one IP instead of having it change periodically. If your ISP doesn’t do that (i.e. you’re stuck behind CGNAT like me), you’ll need to pay for one in some fashion.
HelloRoot@lemy.lol 2 days ago
I’ve never heard of an ISP that gives IPs for 0$. You get one through a subscribtion, so it is a rent.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
You pay for internet service, and some do that by providing leases on publicly accessible IPs, and some do that by providing internal IPs and routing things themselves. Some block specific incoming ports (often anything other than 80 and 443), whereas others block nothing. Most services offer an extra “static IP” service that gives you a fixed publicly accessible IP.
Source: I had the former for years and now I’m stuck with the latter.
HelloRoot@lemy.lol 2 days ago
I know all that and none of it contradicts what I said.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Are you claiming that paying for internet service is “paying for an IP”? If so, that’s a really pedantic point.