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Does Kinetic (Windstream) use CGNAT?
Short answer: No. Kinetic (Windstream) gives home customers a public IPv4 address, according to customer reports (we found no official Kinetic (Windstream) statement). Static IP: unclear.
Can I self-host on Kinetic (Windstream)?
| CGNAT by default? | No Confidence: Low: customer reports only; no official ISP statement found. Community reports (2026): public dynamic IPv4, no CGNAT.
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| Free opt-out? | N/A |
| Static IP | unclear Kinetic's terms mention static IPs with 'Secure Broadband'. A community report says residential static IPs were discontinued (~2025).
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| Static IP price | Unknown Not yet verified. Know the answer? Submit a report. |
| IPv6 | Unknown Not yet verified. Know the answer? Submit a report. |
| Typical upload | Fiber: symmetrical. DSL: up to ~35 Mbps, usually closer to 20. Kinetic's own explainer.
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| Terms on running servers | RestrictedIf your account is not a dedicated account, then it may not be used to provide dedicated services such as e-mail, gaming, or streaming audio or video servers.
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Source types: official the ISP's own page · official-forum ISP staff on the ISP's forum · community customer reports · secondary a third party quoting the ISP. "Unknown" means we haven't verified it, not that the answer is no.
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