IPv6 day fun is beginning!
Owen DeLong
owen at delong.com
Wed Jun 8 13:03:31 UTC 2011
On Jun 8, 2011, at 5:46 AM, Mark Andrews wrote:
>
> In message <B7872A58-DE28-4CC2-8929-931FD3CE019C at delong.com>, Owen DeLong write
> s:
>>
>> On Jun 7, 2011, at 9:15 PM, Mark Andrews wrote:
>>
>>> =20
>>> In message =
>> <AF24AE2D4A4D334FB9B667985E2AE763A3AC06 at mail1-sea.office.spectrumnet
>>> .us>, John van Oppen writes:
>>>> I was wondering the same thing... we have v6 enabled to about 700 =
>> users i=3D
>>>> n our native Ethernet to the home deployment here in Seattle. =
>> Unfortunat=3D
>>>> ely, user routers don't seem to often support v6 resulting in only =
>> about 2-=3D
>>>> 8% of users in most buildings using it, and most of those are just =
>> people p=3D
>>>> lugged directly into the wall jacks we provide without routers. I =
>> wonder =3D
>>>> how long it will take for everyone to upgrade their home routers.
>>>> =20
>>>> John
>>> =20
>>> If all the home CPE router vendors stopped shipping IPv4 only boxes,
>>> not that long. At the moment the price point for IPv6 CPE routers
>>> is still 2-3x the IPv4 only boxes when you can find one though not
>>> all of that difference is IPv6. The IPv6 boxes often have multiple
>>> radio and other extras. This shows that CPE vendors still see IPv6
>>> as something *extra* and not something that should be *standard*.
>>> =20
>> The D-Link DIR series v6 capables are not actually more than about a 10%
>> premium over the corresponding ipv4-only competition.
>>
>> I see them in computer stores fairly regularly these days.
>>
>> Owen
>
> Wireless G Modem Router $79.00 v4 G
> N-150 $79.95 v4 G
> DIR-615 $129.00 v4/v6 G/N
> DIR-815 $199.95 v4/v6 G/N
>
Interesting... In the US, it's more like:
N-150 $35 v4/-- G
DIR-615 $44 v4/v6 A/N(5) or B/G/N(2.4)
DIR-815 $79 v4/v6 A/N(5) and B/G/N(2.4)
The jump in price from the 615 to 815 is likely more related
to the dual-radio vs. dual-band single radio.
The jump between the N-150 and DIR-615 could be similarly
attributed to the single-band radio vs. dual-band radio
As such, it doesn't look like a huge jump in price for IPv6 to me.
It looks comparable.
> The IPv6 price point is still well above the IPv4 only price point.
>
> 1.00AUD = 1.06USD
Perhaps that's an accurate exchange rate, but, apparently there is
a bigger difference in pricing than just the exchange point. Prices
above obtained by google search a few minutes ago.
Owen
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