Subj : IPv6 addresses in nodelist
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Mon Aug 19 2013 06:28:40

 MV> Actually I turned down an upgrade to a DOCSIS 3 modem two years ago. At
 MV> that time I had a 2/20 Mbps connection and they were going to double the
 MV> speed for all accounts. That required a new modem because my Motorola
 MV> Surfboard can not handle 40 Mpbs. The snake in the grass was that I would
 MV> not just get a modem, I would get a modem with build in wireless router.
 MV> At the time it was unclear how much control I would get over the router
 MV> part, so I evaded the upgrade by downgrading my account. I went fro 2/20
 MV> Mpbs to 1/10 Mpbd, saved 10 Euro a month and ket control over my router.
 MV> ;-)

I ran into that not too long ago, but I made sure I was able to use my own
router and bypass theirs. Luckily I was able to.

 MV> Recently they doubled the speeds again, so now I am back at 2/20. ;-)

Worked out for you then. :)

 MV> The have now changed strategy. They still issue DOCSIS 3 modems with build
 MV> in wireless router, but at the customers request they will put it in
 MV> bridge mode, so that the customer can still use his own router. I can live
 MV> with that, so at the next round I will accept the DOCSIS 3 modem.

That's the way to go as long as you can still have the most control over your
router possible. For a short time I switched ISPs here and they forced me their
modem/router all-in-one unit. It was pure junk, and I switched back to my
long-time ISP pretty quickly.

 MV> I have the lowest speeds they offer. 2 up. 20 down. I do not know on the
 MV> top of my head how many tiers above me, but they offer up to 150 Mbps down
 MV> at the moment. I have no need for that, 2/20 is enough for me, I am not a
 MV> gamer or a heavy downloader.

I'm a bit of a gamer, but 20/2 is still plenty of speed for that. I may one day
upgrade to 30/5, but it's unlikely at this point.

 MV> Same here regarding the speed. But I would like native IPv6. The tunnels 
 MV> (he.net and SixXs) work fine, but they DO slow things down quit a bit...

Agreed. I use he.net just for the tinkering end of things. I'm not going to do
anything major until I have native support, though.

Regards,
Nick

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