You can get better deals with the right LIR. As a hobbyist it was cheaper for me to go with a RIPE LIR over ARIN.
See: https://lagrange.cloud/products/lir
It's not comparable. You will lose your AS and PA if your sourcing-LIR goes out of business or increases prices against you. It's ab big difference to become a LIR or just a downstream customer.
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It's not comparable. You will lose your AS and PA if your sourcing-LIR goes out of business or increases prices against you. It's ab big difference to become a LIR or just a downstream customer.