zaxcom
join:2008-12-26
Charlotte, NC | IPV6 Has anyone seen this rolled out. I thought TWC said by the end of the year. So far nothing in Charlotte. |
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| Supposedly 1 or 2 towns somewhere in NC got it for IPv6 day, but no word otherwise. I check every few weeks here in LA and haven't seen anything yet.
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join:2003-07-21
Los Angeles, CA
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They said:
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At least 1% of our high-speed data subscribers will be able to reach IPv6 websites by June 6, 2012.
So according to wikipedia that's ~87,000 customers... which really doesn't seem like much. And they've made no promises about how long it will take to have it available to every customer. |
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| said by motorola870:It would be nice to know when TWC will allow the SBG6580 and ARRIS TG852 modems to have IPv6 capable firmware. You're joking, right? Even cables' IPv6 leader Comcast doesn't support IPv6 on those RGs. Once Comcast gets it, add about 2 years and that's about when TWC will get around to it.
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brad
join:2007-09-06
Etobicoke, ON | reply to Suit Up
said by Suit Up:So according to wikipedia that's ~87,000 customers... which really doesn't seem like much. And they've made no promises about how long it will take to have it available to every customer.
It is better than zero customers and they have to start somewhere. |
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 hobgoblinSortof AgoblinPremium
join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
kudos:8 | "It is better than zero customers and they have to start somewhere.'
Agreed, it is being worked on across many markets but right at this time I doubt there are 87,000 customers who know what it is!
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brad
join:2007-09-06
Etobicoke, ON | said by hobgoblin:I doubt there are 87,000 customers who know what it is!
I very much doubt that. |
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hobgoblinSortof AgoblinPremium
join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
kudos:8 | "I very much doubt that."
Doubt all you want, this site is not a reflection of the Internet user. I would say less than 1% of the people I talk to on a daily basis have any idea what an IP address is let alone when IPV6 may be available to them. At this point in time its not relevant.
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brad
join:2007-09-06
Etobicoke, ON
1 edit | said by hobgoblin:Doubt all you want, this site is not a reflection of the Internet user. I would say less than 1% of the people I talk to on a daily basis have any idea what an IP address is let alone when IPV6 may be available to them. At this point in time its not relevant.
That's nice, not everyone that is aware of what IPv6 is and is interested in having IPv6 enabled service knows about DSLR or comes to this site either. There are a lot more people who are aware of IPv6 that have never even heard of DSLR.
Consider this. Comcast has only v6 enabled 50% of their CMTS's and they're at 3% of their Internet customers having v6 running. That is somewhere around 500,000 customers and that's barely scratching the surface. Once they complete the other 50% to have 100% roll out by the middle of next year they will have no problem hitting 10% and that's without doing any work to inform the "masses" about what IPv6 is. |
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Suit Up
join:2003-07-21
Los Angeles, CA Reviews:
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said by brad:It is better than zero customers and they have to start somewhere. Of course it's better than zero. But it's still sad that after all this time that we've known we need to switch to IPv6 that was still their goal deployment (and, yes, I know it's not just TWC who are at fault for this). This is something that they could've done at the same time as upgrading to DOCSIS 3. |
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The biggest hold up for IPv6 deployment has been vendors whose code has nasty IPv6-related bugs. Most cable companies would like to finish the roll-out of IPv6. |
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 PCInTechkeeping art alive since 1953Premium
join:2004-06-07
Massena, NY
kudos:9
·RoadRunner Cable
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said by hobgoblin:"I very much doubt that."
Doubt all you want, this site is not a reflection of the Internet user. I would say less than 1% of the people I talk to on a daily basis have any idea what an IP address is let alone when IPV6 may be available to them. At this point in time its not relevant.
Hob
Having been an Internet provider myself, this is hysterical. 99% of normal users have NO clue. |
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DelmarPip
join:2011-10-15
South Padre Island, TX | reply to zaxcom
hey what is this ipv6 good for anyways im askin cuz i realy wanna know |
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Los Angeles, CA Reviews:
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»arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/03/ipv6/ |
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brad
join:2007-09-06
Etobicoke, ON | reply to DelmarPip
said by DelmarPip:hey what is this ipv6 good for anyways im askin cuz i realy wanna know
among other things IPv4 has very limited address space. |
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brad
join:2007-09-06
Etobicoke, ON | reply to TelecomEng
said by TelecomEng :The biggest hold up for IPv6 deployment has been vendors whose code has nasty IPv6-related bugs. Most cable companies would like to finish the roll-out of IPv6.
Until this year the biggest hold up was both edge access equipment at the ISP side and CPE, but the CPE side of things has improved enough with most of the major vendors shipping routers with IPv6 support nowadays. On the edge access side with cable for example Cisco is pretty far behind the curve compared to some of the other CMTS vendors. |
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brad
join:2007-09-06
Etobicoke, ON | reply to Suit Up
said by Suit Up:Of course it's better than zero. But it's still sad that after all this time that we've known we need to switch to IPv6 that was still their goal deployment (and, yes, I know it's not just TWC who are at fault for this). This is something that they could've done at the same time as upgrading to DOCSIS 3.
I am not denying that aspect. Both from a firmware perspective and roll out perspective we should be much further ahead. There is still more than enough work going forward but enough firmware / software is ready and the core Internet connectivity between transit providers is good enough. Now is the time for more edge access networks to roll out dual-stack service. There wasn't as much movement in 2012 as I had hoped but there is a lot of testing going on even if a lot of it is not visible. We will start seeing a lot more progress in 2013. |
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 swintecPremium,VIP
join:2003-12-19
Alfred, ME
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said by brad:said by DelmarPip:hey what is this ipv6 good for anyways im askin cuz i realy wanna know
among other things IPv4 has very limited address space. The end ISP user does not care about that. What is something that Joe Schmo is going to be able to do when he gets it that he cant do now? The only reason I want IPv6 right now from TW is for the novelty effect to tinker with.
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brad
join:2007-09-06
Etobicoke, ON | said by swintec:The end ISP user does not care about that. What is something that Joe Schmo is going to be able to do when he gets it that he cant do now? The only reason I want IPv6 right now from TW is for the novelty effect to tinker with.
I don't care if you don't value the additional address space but there are plenty of people who do and they want v6 for more than just to "tinker with". |
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