Kansas City was the first Google Fiber city followed by Austin and then
Provo.
Most users would benefit from the upgrade right away without any
investment in their own equipment. Right now, most internet providers
provide a speed of 20MBS download and 3MBS upload. Google Fiber is 1GB
upload and download.
100MB wired routers have been around for over 10 years and 1GB wired
routers have also been around for years. 802.11G providing 54MB of
speeds over wifi came out in 2002 and 802.11N wireless routers providing
speeds of 300MB have been out for almost two years.
Chances are, if you've bought your devices and home networking equipment
in the last 10 years, you'll see a benefit from moving up to Google
Figer, even if you don't see the 1GB speeds.
It looks like Google Fiber costs 70$ for the 1GB speeds. There's a
terabyte option that costs more, although I don't know what this is. The
speeds for the free Google Fiber don't look that great, and you have to
pay a construction fee, but hey, it's free!
On 10/25/2013 07:16 AM, Mike Pietruk wrote:
> Before folks get excited about all this: our town was interested in this
> Google test project (I doubt if Google was interested in us, however)
> <grin>!!
>
> My son, who is into technology and computers, raised several points from
> the standpoint of individual users.
> For the individual, for this faster internet access to work to its full
> potential, several other things are necessary.
> you must have a cablemodem capable of handling athe speed of this speedier
> internet connection; or you will otherwise still have internet at the
> speed you are used to.
> Google, as part of the roll-out, will likely sell or rent these.
> Next, your router must be able to deliver the speed.
> Next, your wifi card or ethernet connection (including connecting cable)
> must be rated for the higher speed.
> And there may be limitations in your pc which may prevent delivery of the
> net at the top speeds.
> So, make certain that you are willing to make the investment on your end.
> And what is this supposed to cost the end user on a monthly basis?
>
> Hopefully, the Google project will be successful. But users will also
> have to do some things on their end namely having equipment capable of
> receiving the higher speeds.
>
>
>
>
> He who sings his own praise is usually off key.
> Unknown
>
>
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013, From Jared The Cone Dog wrote:
>
>> I live in the Metro Kansas City Area , as this covers Kansas City , Kansas , and Missouri , various cities in Johnson county, Overland Prk, Lenxa, Lee Wood, Prairieville bleach, Shawnee Mission, and Mission Kansas
>> The wounderful thing is that the internet will be the average cable network is 50 megs , less if you haave a lot of people on it , Google is 1
>>
>> On Oct 25, 2013, at 6:02 AM, Jeff Kenyon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Where are you located? What advantages will you have with this new provider from Google?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Oct 23, 2013, at 6:58 PM, From Jared The Cone Dog <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> Yesterday Google came down my street and put up wiring out side of my home to put in Google fiber as our internet provider , I did not think it would be this soon this is why cool
>>> Terrie
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>> So you can see why I am so happy for this to come my way
>> you can pay $300 to have the wiring install to your house this gives you seven years of free Internet service with Google or you can sign up for the cable Internet package which is the hundred and $20 a month and they give you a Google tablet the netbook or I forget netbook seven which they give you with the package so the tablet is $300 value so that's way coo
>> they have 260 channels on the cable , so there is something for everyone .
>> you can have up to four TVs in your home.
>> this service is comming to provo uta h or Houston Texas , and who knows where it will go from there.
>> Terrie Arnold Rg
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