Out of curiosity, I browsed through the network-enabled products at Mediamarkt. Routers, firewalls, ADSL modems, print servers, web cameras -- none has listed ipv6 in their feature lists. Not even "ipv6 upgradable".
So, basically, ipv6 is nonexistent :-) my not so old laser printer does not have such option either... ----- Original Message ---- > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 6:45:20 PM > Subject: Re: [swinog] IPV6 Go (lazy providers) > > in my oppinion your thinking the wrong way .. > ipv6 is not a feature to sell.. its a change which have to be done and now > the > client standing in front of the router in interdiscount guess he will buy ? > the > box with the new internet sticker or the one wich doesnt have it ? > He is not able to read and understand a feature list on every box to choose > the right one. > he have to see .. ready or not. He decide for the wrong solution he have to > buy new hardware again. > > One day i hope not so far, the enduser have to pay an additional fee to > getting IPV4 on his connection. > But first all have to be ready to maybe getting that happen. > > > Roger > > > > > On 26/02/2009 2:32, "[email protected]" wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > >> can invent a 'made for the new internet' sticker that > > >> all of the CPE will want to carry on their packaging, and the CPE > > >> problem will eventually go away. > > >> > > >> ...... In my opinion. :-) > > > > [...] > > > > > very good idea .. "supports the new internet" sticker > > > > Just labelling things as "new" doesn't mean they'll sell. People will want > > to know what what "new" features they'll get on the "new" Internet. Will it > > be faster? Will there be new content? With DOCSIS 3.0 there is the promise > > of faster connections, which may well be a selling point to consumers. I am > > not sure what IPv6 feature will sell a product to an ordinary consumer. I > > don't think the new features are easy to convey in a sound-bite or a > > sticker. > > > > That doesn't mean that they aren't valuable, just that they aren't easy to > > market. And that's why the way DOCSIS 3.0 bundles IPv6 in with a whole bunch > > of features attractive to ordinary consumers is so good. > > > > Regards, > > > > Leo > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > swinog mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.swinog.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swinog _______________________________________________ swinog mailing list [email protected] http://lists.swinog.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swinog
