Re: IPv6 day fun is beginning!

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

On Jun 8, 2011, at 5:46 AM, Mark Andrews wrote:

> In message <B7872A58-DE28-4CC2-8929-931FD3CE019C () delong com>, Owen DeLong write
> s:
> > On Jun 7, 2011, at 9:15 PM, Mark Andrews wrote:
> >
> > > =20
> > > In message =
> > <AF24AE2D4A4D334FB9B667985E2AE763A3AC06@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