Why do people want static IPs? and are willing to pay more for it?

[RIGorous1]

Hi everyone, my DSL contract expired with SBC Yahoo (service was crap) and I'm switching to DSL extreme... on one of the plans I get the option of static or dynamic IP, so I'm wondering what the difference is and why people are willing to pay more for a static IP over dynamic.

Thanks for your time,

Rig

 

[Vertimus]

Hosting.

 

[minendo]

Remote desktop, ftp server, etc.

 

[fs5]

as mentioned above.... or you can forgo the static ip and just use www.dyndns.org

 

[thawolfman]

What they said, or: http://www.zytrax.com/isp/faqs/static.htm

 

[Vertimus]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
as mentioned above.... or you can forgo the static ip and just use www.dyndns.org

Seconded.

 

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: Vertimus

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
as mentioned above.... or you can forgo the static ip and just use www.dyndns.org

Seconded.

thirded