So does it cut your Internet and your TV when your Google account gets suspended ?
Google Fiber Plans & Pricing
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#152Earlier quoted context omitted.
Would Dropbox, Google Drive, Skydrive, Amazon cloud storage, et al exist today if we could send data across the US at even just 650Mbps?
Oh yeah! Think: a harddrive writes at what an average of 75MB/s [1], and 1Gbit internet is 125MB/s [2]. (Note, Google currently advertises 'up to 1Gbit up and down'). This means that dropbox no longer "syncs". It's just another harddrive in terms of how it works. Copies to and from just as quickly as your harddrive. Heck, it seems like if you installed an application to your dropbox, and ran your computer off of an S…
First, even if you "installed an application to your dropbox", it would still be running from your local machine - that's just how Dropbox works.
Second, even if it were running the application from Dropbox's server(s) (it seems like that's what you mean?), it would still have to read from their servers - you can't magically eliminate a bottleneck just by moving it to a different physical computer; data still has to be read from disk.
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#153Why start this in Kansas City? Is this like trying to produce a future Broadway show in New Haven or San Diego, so you can work out the kinks before you go to the big time?
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#154Does anyone know how they make money from the free option?
I would expect they're looking for two things.
First, they're hoping many of these users convert to gigabit after a short time ("Just flip the switch, and you get 200x faster internet!"), which will cover the loss from the free users.
Second, straight market penetration. The more people that use the service (even the free one), the more visibility Google gets as an ISP, which has other benefits.
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#155Earlier quoted context omitted.
Be careful what you wish for. I'm dubious of getting any kind of service from a company known for not having any kind of customer service whatsoever.
I don't mind having no call centers to call as long as the service works better and the network is smart. Currently, you are having to use a phone to verbally tell the telco where the problems are on the network they run, which is insane.
You will be on a phone one way or another when the internet is down.
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#156Thank GOD they're disrupting this industry. All the telcos are worthless "Soviet bureaus" that deserve death. It's really sort of amazing to think about. In all my years on this planet I have never been pleased with a telecom company. Never. I have always felt like I was paying far too much for inferior service, contemptible customer support, and endless efforts to further "monetize" me through harassing phone calls…
Be careful what you wish for. I'm dubious of getting any kind of service from a company known for not having any kind of customer service whatsoever.
Um... I've called google tech support numerous times (for google apps, and google adwords) and had great experiences. I'd be ecstatic if my ISP gave me the same level of support.
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#157Usually 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.
And the included remote is a Nexus 7. Sounds almost too good to be true.
I hope they still provide a regular remote of some sort. I don't want to have to unlock a tablet and go to an app to change the channel.
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#158I don't live in KC, but I'm very excited to see what kind of splash this will make in the industry. A lot of neat things might come from this.
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#159No thanks. Google already harvests enough data on me that I don't need to pipe my entire internet & TV connection through them.
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#160Earlier quoted context omitted.
re 1: The more people on the Internet, the more potential google customers, and eyeballs on their ads.
Are those ads going to pay for the $1,000 of equipment that Google gives you?
What $1,000 worth of equipment? The "free" tier only comes with a network box, and it has a $300 "construction fee". $300 should pretty easily pay for what looks like a wireless router.