Subj : What sense is a tunnel? (was: '-Unpublished-' with speed > 300)
To   : Dan Clough
From : Nick Boel
Date : Sat Nov 08 2025 08:01 am

Hey Dan!

On Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:15:52 -0600, you wrote:

 > From a technical perspective, *can* the ISP "see" that I was using a 
 > tunnel?  I would think they could not, and I'm fairly confident they 
 > wouldn't care or "wake up".  One reason they haven't provided it 
 > would be because it would cost them money to do so, and.... they 
 > don't want to do that because it hurts profit margins.

May I ask who is your ISP? I had thought I remember you mentioning Cox cable some time ago, but I could definitely be wrong there.

If it is, you may actually have IPv6, just not enabled (because they probably won't do it for you, and want you to pay full price while not using /all/ of their features).

Also, if your ISP provided modem/router are older, you could request their latest equipment and they'll usually come update it for no charge (again, because they won't just send you their latest stuff when it comes out, so you pay their current prices while using their old/cheaper equipment, lol):

https://www.cox.com/residential/support/ip-version-6.html

Get your money's worth! :)

Regards,
Nick

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