On Jun 8, 2011, at 5:46 AM, Mark Andrews wrote: > > In message <b7872a58-de28-4cc2-8929-931fd3ce0...@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
