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7. Reminds me of the Y2K scare...

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 06:51 PM

Jul 2015

The media was milking it for column inches. Meanwhile, our engineers starting working on it several years in advance.

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We’ve finally hit the breaking point for the original Internet [View all] Xipe Totec Jul 2015 OP

Relax, people. KamaAina Jul 2015 #1

Not everybody got the memo Xipe Totec Jul 2015 #2

Yup. IPV6 has been operational since 2011 Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #3

A significant number of providers aren't completely IPv6 ready yet. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #5

Reminds me of the Y2K scare... Wounded Bear Jul 2015 #7

Could they go back to the old style phone numbers, e.g. Butterfield 8? LiberalElite Jul 2015 #4

ZOMG!! They killed the internets!! Those bastards!! madinmaryland Jul 2015 #6