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Self-hosting on TELUS: CGNAT, IPv6 & blocked ports
What public sources say about running a home server, VPN or remote access on TELUS. We only list values we could source. Anything blank is unknown, not a "no".
TELUS: PureFibre residential
Region: BC, AB (source)
| What | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Inbound ports blocked | 25 blocked even in bridge mode (80,443,993,587,8448 reachable) - customer report Inbound blocks stop people on the internet from reaching a service on that port at your home, even if you forward it. | ISP community forum Checked 2026-10-15 |
| Outbound ports blocked | 25 appears blocked outbound - customer report Outbound blocks stop your home network from connecting out on that port. Outbound port 25 blocks mean a home mail server cannot deliver mail directly. | ISP community forum Checked 2026-10-15 |
| Static IPv4 on residential plans | No - static only on business; static-IP customers get all ports open (TELUS statement quoted) A static IP never changes. A public dynamic IP plus dynamic DNS is enough for most home servers; a static IP matters for mail servers and allow-lists. | ISP community forum Checked 2026-10-15 |
| Static IPv4 cost (CAD) | 12/mo for 5 IPs as business add-on (customer report) | Reddit user reports Checked 2026-10-15 |
| Native IPv6 | Yes, dual-stack DHCPv6-PD With native IPv6, each device can get a globally routable address, which is one way to reach a home server even when IPv4 is behind CGNAT (if the remote side also has IPv6). | Third-party blog Checked 2026-10-15 |
| IPv6 prefix size | /56 | Third-party blog Checked 2026-10-15 |
| Bridge / passthrough mode | Hub can be set to bridge mode (router gets external IP) Bridge or passthrough mode lets your own router take the public IP so you control the firewall and port forwards. | ISP community forum Checked 2026-10-15 |
| Behind CGNAT by default? | Reported CG-NAT in some areas (check WAN IP vs ifconfig.me) With CGNAT, many customers share one public IPv4 address, so port forwarding on your router cannot make a home server reachable from the internet over IPv4. | Reddit user reports Checked 2026-10-15 |
| Top upload speed (Mbps) | 5000 (5 Gig symmetrical); 1.5 Gig plan is 940 up | ISP official page Checked 2026-10-15 |
| Symmetrical speeds? | Yes on 3 Gig and 5 Gig; no on 1.5 Gig | ISP official page Checked 2026-10-15 |
| Network owner or reseller | Network owner ('We own and operate our own network backbone') | ISP official page Checked 2026-10-15 |
| Where it's available | Includes BC and AB (PureFibre offer terms) | ISP official page Checked 2026-10-15 |
Unknown – help us verify: Underlying network, Access technology, Public IPv4 (may change), Public IPv4 cost (CAD), How to get port 25 opened, Use your own router?, Terms of service on servers. Submit a reading.
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