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Now we're going to run out of internet addresses!

Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:46 am

Re: Now we're going to run out of internet addresses!

Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:59 am

Blame Gordon Brown in saying that every household in the UK would have internet :clown: ;)

Re: Now we're going to run out of internet addresses!

Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:01 am

:funny:

Very good Stevie :thumbsup:

Re: Now we're going to run out of internet addresses!

Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:06 am

Rebbonk, what about the .50p added to phone landlines :stir:

Re: Now we're going to run out of internet addresses!

Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:11 am

Where I live some people stll can't get a mobile phone signal, let alone a decent b/band connection :clown:

You're right Stevie - it's All Gordon Brown's fault :D

Re: Now we're going to run out of internet addresses!

Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:03 pm

StevieG wrote:Rebbonk, what about the .50p added to phone landlines :stir:
That was abandoned when the new government took office.

About half the IP numbers issued already are no longer being used. They were bought by spammers a million at a time and as soon as the addresses were recognised and blocked they simply bought another million.

It's also debatable whether buying billions of IP addresses for countries which do not yet have mains electricity or clean water is a good use of public funds.

Re: Now we're going to run out of internet addresses!

Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:19 pm

StevieG wrote:Blame Gordon Brown in saying that every household in the UK would have internet :clown: ;)

See you still have the humour touch Stevie & how many IP addresses have you got tucked away :)
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