[132253] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Why is your company treating IPv6 turn ups as a sales matter?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (George Bonser)
Thu Nov 18 18:43:22 2010
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:42:42 -0800
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From: "George Bonser" <gbonser@seven.com>
To: "William Herrin" <bill@herrin.us>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
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> My point was this: if IPv6 is the next Internet protocol then at some
> point in the very near future it is a -standard- component of -every-
> product you're paid for. Not a "new" feature customers may order. At
> worst it's like requesting IP addresses - an included component
> configurable with a tech support ticket.
Exactly. Actually, I would go one step farther, if you don't have
native v6 as a standard feature, you aren't offering "Tier 1" (whatever
that is) internet access and are offering only a subset of the Internet.
There really isn't an excuse for the major providers not to be
ubiquitous v6 native at this point. I agree, v6 should be "standard
internet", not anything special or premium. In fact, customers should
be demanding discounts for v4 only service. It just isn't worth paying
good money for substandard capability.
