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That was largely due to their acquisition of Omniture.
Adobe's new facility for Omniture is north of Provo.
Their old office was on the old Word Perfect campus (now called Canyon Park), near Provo Canyon.
Google Fiber announced for Provo, Utah
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It's a college town, probably more creatively vibrant than you would think at first glance, anti-Mormon prejudices aside.
I would like to think that HN is free of any anti-Mormon prejudices.
So would I. I grew up in Mormon country and even though I don't share their beliefs I always find the mainstream undercurrent of disdain very upsetting.
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Me, ATT... <10Mbps is a joke....
My 2mbps internet connection and I envy all of you.
My last apartment had <1mbps with AT&T. I was working remotely for a company that required VPN+VNC into a linux server on their intranet to get anything done. Any time my roommates tried to watch something on hulu/netflix (frequently), our router had to be rebooted.
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I think one of the things I'm most excited for is canceling my absurd Comcast agreement.
Yep. I pay 60 bucks a month for 40 Mbps, and Google offers 1 Gbps for 70 bucks a month. I pay almost the same price for 4% the speed (not to mention horrible customer service).
does google have customer service for the internet service?
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#116Can someone explain the impact of widely-distributed fiber on DDOS attacks? As I understand it, if 1-2 of these nodes get compromised, then add in the 10-100x magnification via DNS, you're looking at 10-100gigabits of bandwidth off only two nodes? Compared to the recently published high of 300, this seems disproportionally high.
DNS amplification as a strategy is a symptom of shitty network management on the part of incumbent ISPs.
I'm pretty sure Google will be more responsive in addressing these kinds of outbreaks.
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#117I can see how buying fiber networks like this helps their implementation strategy, but Provo where? I've literally never heard of this town. I'm wondering if these Google Fiber experiments wouldn't be more impactful if they weren't in big cities. KC and Austin are good choices with solid tech centers to see innovation from high network speeds, but Provo, Utah? Really?
Provo, Madison, Boulder seem like pretty ideal candidates for this kind of thing -- techie, fairly small (well, Boulder is borderline), relatively sane local government, good potential takeup. KC actually seems like the outlier, due to size and a larger range of incomes/education. Bellevue, WA might work, too, or college towns like Blacksburg, Pasadena, Cambridge, Urbana-Champaign, and near some of the National Labs.…
Bellevue, WA would be... interesting, but would be a far easier incremental step than Seattle.
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From the linked site: Up to 5Mbps download, 1Mbps upload speed • No data caps • Free service guaranteed for at least 7 years • Includes Network Box $300 construction fee (one time or 12 monthly payments of $25) + taxes and fees
Don't see that on the linked page ; you might be looking at the info for Topeka, where they don't already have the fiber laid. Your parent is talking about the provo specific page that the article actually links to, where it very clearly says that it's a $30 activation fee for homes already on iProvo .
When I go to that link, I go to the home page for Google Fiber, not the Provo specific page, after clicking through to the Provo specific page I do indeed see the $30 one time fee.
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and I pay around 80 in TN for 25 mbps
I pay $40 for 3 mbps. Palm Springs, CA, Time Warner. Fios is not here yet. Only cable.
Wow, I spent some time in Palm Desert, CA and I was able to get 20Mbs for about $40 for the summer. Month to month no commitments. (with Time Warner)
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Yep. I pay 60 bucks a month for 40 Mbps, and Google offers 1 Gbps for 70 bucks a month. I pay almost the same price for 4% the speed (not to mention horrible customer service).
You're well off. Here in Ontario, I pay ~$75 a month (after taxes & extra fees) for 25mbit. I would kill for $60 40mbit service.
Why does Canada have such terrible internet? Is it a regulation thing, competition thing, or what? Why do you guys have such extreme data caps?