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Re: Google Fiber Plans & Pricing

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Post by ntumlin » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:09 PM UTC

fusiongyro wrote: post #45

untog wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

$120/mo for cutting edge consumer entertainment is just a slap in the face to other service providers. I pay $120/mo in New York and get high speed internet, and cable TV with HBO (conspicuously missing from Google's offering) and ESPN. Don't get me wrong, I'd switch to Google in a heartbeat, but I don't actually think that $120 price point is much of a slap in the face to existing providers. EDIT: and this is just i…

Did it come with a free Nexus 7? Google's going to decimate the existing cable and DSL offerings in Kansas City in less than a week.

Wait, is this only in Kansas City? How long until everywhere gets it?

Re: Google Fiber Plans & Pricing

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Post by andyl » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:09 PM UTC

Wow - impressive. Can't wait to say goodbye to comcast.

Re: Google Fiber Plans & Pricing

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Post by corford » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:10 PM UTC

I might just be overcome with the sheer impressiveness of this but it feels like the real reason behind everything that Google has done over the last 5 or so years (Youtube, Android, Chromebook, buying dark fibre, Chrome, G+, tablets etc.) has suddenly come in to crystal clear focus. They're going for the jugular with a grand unified strategy the likes of which the tech industry has never seen before.

Re: Google Fiber Plans & Pricing

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Post by hoka » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:10 PM UTC

Xcelerate wrote: post #25

When I was at Georgia Tech, I got 650 Mbps. You realize the bottleneck isn't your connection at that point -- it's everyone else's. Which means a lot of sites still download just as slow. Although the big sites have optimized data centers, so it was pretty cool downloading an entire OS in a few seconds (although I think my hard drive write speed limited that a bit too). My father works in the fiber optics industry an…

Yeah, Google's going to have to do a good job telling people their computers and NICs aren't going to cut it. It's amazing when you're limited by your machine instead of the internet!

Re: Google Fiber Plans & Pricing

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Post by rush340 » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:10 PM UTC

rplnt wrote: post #19

Free internet. That's rather creepy from Google. When they roll this big it would hurt other providers, which in itself isn't bad, but having only Google as a choice is. Can they even do that by the way (anti-monopoly regulations)?

I'd rather have Google as the only choice than Comcast/CenturyLink.

Re: Google Fiber Plans & Pricing

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Post by mhurron » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:10 PM UTC

NathanKP wrote: post #15

pizza wrote: post #2

Usually when people in Silicon Valley use the word "amazing", I roll my eyes. But $0 internet is very amazing. On top of that, $120/mo for cutting edge consumer entertainment is just a slap in the face to other service providers.

I wonder how much money Google can make from a single household that is using Google products on the internet? As long as Google makes more money over time than the internet connection costs them, then it could be a very profitable for Google to increase the number of people using Google products and gain great product PR and brand loyalty from these people who get free internet.

Yep, how much monitoring and data collection is Google doing here?

I wouldn't sign up for Google provided internet.

Re: Google Fiber Plans & Pricing

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Post by kennethcwilbur » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:11 PM UTC

If Google Fiber catches on, and you consider combining it with Google TV, Youtube content and Google TV Ads, the strategic possibilities are fascinating.

I wish I knew whether enough consumers are willing to pay to justify a large-scale infrastructure rollout. There is a whiff of that old saying here - Google engineers are great at building products for Google engineers.

Re: Google Fiber Plans & Pricing

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Post by quellhorst » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:12 PM UTC

Meanwhile Verizon FIOS (fiber) is available in hundreds of cities. http://www.consumerfiber.com/fios-availability

Re: Google Fiber Plans & Pricing

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Post by nemo1618 » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:12 PM UTC

cryptoz wrote: post #53

Xcelerate wrote: post #25

When I was at Georgia Tech, I got 650 Mbps. You realize the bottleneck isn't your connection at that point -- it's everyone else's. Which means a lot of sites still download just as slow. Although the big sites have optimized data centers, so it was pretty cool downloading an entire OS in a few seconds (although I think my hard drive write speed limited that a bit too). My father works in the fiber optics industry an…

> every person would have more bandwidth than they knew what to do with. I think that is exactly the point. That's why they are doing this; Google doesn't know what exactly will happen when everyone in the USA/world has fiber connections, but they do know that incredible innovation will come. What kind of applications will be built? What kind of applications can be built? Couple this with the increasing computing pow…

indeed. The scales of computing technologies have increased by many order of magnitude in their history, and it has never been "enough." Bill Gates infamously demonstrated the danger of predicting how much RAM/Clock speed/Bandwidth/etc. is "enough."

EDIT: fixed a rather wacky typo

Re: Google Fiber Plans & Pricing

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Post by kayzee » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:13 PM UTC

Is anything actually 'free' in this world?? I wonder how much of my data they will be using without my permission to serve me ads...although I guess targeted TV commercials are a heck of a lot better than random stuff I see now.

Double-edged sword if you ask me.