IPv6 over LTE... here again, gone again

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IPv6 over LTE... here again, gone again

When I got my iPhone 5, I was pleasantly surprised to discover it supported IPv6 over LTE. About 5 days after I got it, they released Carrier 13.1 (to replace Carrier 13.0), and IPv6 support disappeared.

When iOS 6.1 came out, I once again was pleasantly surprised to see IPv6 support had returned. Not only that, but it worked perfectly with tethered devices as well - they each got a proper, native IPv6 address and could use it.

Today, Carrier 14.1 has been pushed out, and once again, IPv6 support has been disabled.

Come on, Apple, stop teasing us. It's just mean.

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 1:59 PM

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razmee209

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Jan 30, 2013 2:13 PM in response to Nicholas Sayer

What Carrier update are you talking about? Are those updates from your phone carrier?

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Answer 2

Jan 30, 2013 2:33 PM in response to razmee209

Settings > General > About. Look down for "Carrier". For Verizon phones (at least, perhaps others), iOS 6.0 came with "Version 14.0." Today a message appeared on my phone indicating that carrier settings had been updated, and now it's "Version 14.1." Concurrent with this, IPv6 support disappeared. The pattern is an exact repeat from what happened during the first few days of iOS 6.0 (except then it was carrier 13.0 and 13.1).

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razmee209

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Jan 30, 2013 2:33 PM in response to Nicholas Sayer

Ok I understand now.

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Answer 4

Jan 30, 2013 2:43 PM in response to razmee209

They're ostensibly from the individual carriers, but I strongly suspect Apple has a hand in them.

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KiltedTim

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Jan 30, 2013 2:46 PM in response to Nicholas Sayer

You can suspect whatever you want. It won't change reality.

In the meantime, maybe you'd like to explain why this actually matters in the real world.

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Jan 30, 2013 2:51 PM in response to KiltedTim

It matters to me because it means that I can directly connect to my machines at home without playing NAT port mapping games or bringing up a VPN connection. If it doesn't matter to you, then go be happy and free. Your condescension adds nothing to the conversation.

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Courcoul

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Jan 30, 2013 2:51 PM in response to KiltedTim

Cause in the Real World, IPv4 reserve address pools ran out in Feb 2011. We've been growing by consuming the last few blocks of addresses ISPs large and small had kitted away for rainy days. All new large organizations will only be getting IPv6 addresses. So in the short term, the only way to reach them will be by having an IPv6 address yourself. The world should have switched over decades ago (IPv6 Standard was finalized in the mid-90's).

Yet we keep dawdling.

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Answer 8

Feb 19, 2013 8:26 AM in response to Nicholas Sayer

Bueller?

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