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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think that really depends on where you are. Here in the US, for example, IPv6 is pretty darn well adopted. And even 45% of Google's internet traffic is done over IPv6.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sure but if your looking to use a chat service, 45% is not a high enough watermark to have reliability. Its so contingent on the network operator to allow for an IPV6 connection. And like I said, places like AT&T have a NAT on their IPV6 network.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

True, the only other option is something like simplex through tor. There are also p2p options like meshtastic as well.