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Re:Enabling IPv6 support for GitHub Pages by throw0101a on Thursday September 30, 2021 @06:51PM (#28712276)
> Years ago, the French ISP `Free`, after much dragging of feet, enabled IPv6 support for their customers.

And quite a quick deployment AFAICT:

> Free deployed the IPv6 infrastructure in only 5 weeks, from 7 November to 11 December 2007, thanks to an innovative 6rd (IPv6 rapid deployment) proposal by Rémi Després.[44]

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(ISP)#Internet_access

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_rapid_deployment

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Re:Enabling IPv6 support for GitHub Pages by blacksmith_tb on Thursday September 30, 2021 @07:04PM (#28712364)
Hmm, my experience in the US with CenturyLink Fiber's 6rd implementation suggests it's also slower than IPv4 (I went from ~900/900 to ~500/500 when I enabled it). I decided I could live with that, but it's still a little disappointing.
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