No-NAT ISP Comparison Chart
<2016-08-29 Mon 10:05> Update: Just placed an order with Zen Internet. Order process was over the phone, very straight forward and friendly. A /29 block of IPv4 addresses has been allocated. IPv6 will be enabled. Highly recommended so far… Let's see how it goes :)
I've put together a comparison table of all the ISPs I could find able to offer a routed subnet. This chart includes only FTTC packages without a restriction on speed (i.e. up to 76Mbps).
| Woav | Freeola | Zen | AAISP | Aquiss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPv4 Subnet | Yes /29 (1) | Yes /29 (2) | Yes /29 | Yes /29 | Yes /29 |
| …How? | Request | Order Form | Request | Request (5) | Default |
| …Fee? | Free | £15.00 | Free (4) | Free | Included |
| — | |||||
| IPv6 Subnet | No | Yes /56 | Yes /48 | Yes /48 | Yes /56 |
| …How? | - | Request | Request | Default | Default |
| …Fee? | - | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| — | |||||
| Reverse DNS | Unknown | PTR only (3) | PTR only | NS, CNAME, PTR | PTR only |
| Allowance | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 1TB | Unlimited |
| Trust Pilot | No Reviews | 8.6/10 | 9.1/10 | 6.9/10 | No Reviews |
| — | |||||
| FTTC | £13.00/mo | £32.99/mo | £30.00/mo | £48.00/mo | £40.00/mo |
| Line Rental | £19.00/mo | £9.98/mo | £16.00/mo | £12.00/mo | £13.00/mo |
| Total | £32.00/mo | £42.97/mo | £46.00/mo | £60.00/mo | £53.00/mo |
Some comments:
Apparently multiple blocks of /29 can be assigned, but there might be a charge for additional blocks. Also, they may not be contiguous to form a full /28.
I asked if a /28 would be available and they said no.
It is not possible to update Reverse DNS from the control panel (apparently). Instead you must contact support and provide a name for each address. Pretty ridiculous.
The website makes numerous claims that they are £0.50/month each, but I have an email saying a /29 subnet is free. Although, this might just be for their home broadband. For the smaller business, you can have more than 8 addresses, but perhaps they then charge 50p per address. So, if I wanted /28 that would be £8/month.
When I contacted them to ask, it seemed more like an exception than a common thing that is done. So maybe not guaranteed.
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Comments and feedback are welcome by email (aaron@nospam-aaronsplace.co.uk).