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Google Fiber’s Next Stop: Austin, Texas

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Re: Google Fiber’s Next Stop: Austin, Texas

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Post by bconway »

kyrra wrote: post #60
k3n wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've heard a lot of things from AT&T customers, and "satisfied" is never one of them. This is too little too late, and I'm pretty sure that most of their current customers can't wait to jump ship -- regardless of whatever carrots that they bring out at the last minute.

Uverse has been solid for me. I've had them for 4 years now and they've had very limited downtime (a lot less then I had with TimeWarner). I'll happily move to Google Fiber, but Uverse has treated me just fine. While I wish their upload speeds were faster, but I haven't really had any options that were faster. What issues have you had with them exactly?

Maybe you're referring to Internet access only, but the over-compressed picture quality on Uverse is horrible, especially compared to easily-obtained OTA in the Austin area.

Re: Google Fiber’s Next Stop: Austin, Texas

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Post by juddlyon »

This is going to be awesome, I feel lucky to live here (double lucky that my neighborhood is a prime target).

I'd love to connect with some hackers in KC to hear how Google Fiber has affected them. Does anyone have any resources about KC startups, what Google Fiber opens up, etc.?

Re: Google Fiber’s Next Stop: Austin, Texas

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Post by gaahrdner »

xradionut wrote: post #40
tufyjggbfhry wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nyc also had a pretty bad immigration problem. Those pesky italians and their mafia. The Irish were no better. And on top of that Mexicans are no arriving in droves. When will it ever end? When?

Most of the current migration into Texas is from California and NY. How can I tell? They are constantly bitching that Texas isn't California or NY.

Don't forget Florida!

130,000 people are expected to immigrate to Austin in the next 2 years. Insane!

Re: Google Fiber’s Next Stop: Austin, Texas

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Post by intopieces »

jseliger wrote: post #56
6thSigma wrote: post #42

Now AT&T is announcing that they are building a 1Gbps fiber service in Austin as well. http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/09/att-1gbps-fiber-internet-...

AT&T and existing telcos need to announce these kinds of initiatives before their crappy service invites competitors, not after.

Actually, they don't "need" to because they don't have any competition. Why invest (which is always a risk) when you can continue to rake in profits by doing nothing?

Re: Google Fiber’s Next Stop: Austin, Texas

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Post by intopieces »

penny500 wrote: post #21
enraged_camel wrote: post #6

I realize this is very much a "first-world problem," but I find it infinitely frustrating that Google Fiber will probably never be available where I live (Long Beach, CA). Apparently this is because the various environmental regulations in California make it prohibitively expensive to deploy it here. On the one hand I like the environment. On the other, I'm on DSL. :(

California, once one of the friendliest states to do business in, has turned into a nightmare. The entrepreneurs I know are already looking for exits to Austin.

The people might by friendly, but aren't the taxes quite high? Last I read, the state+federal together added up to almost 50%.

Re: Google Fiber’s Next Stop: Austin, Texas

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Post by intopieces »

hadees wrote: post #39
dkhenry wrote: post #3

I really want to see the ROI google is planning on having for theses projects. If my calculations[1] are correct they only need something like 200,000 customers to sign up to get a ROI of one year on both roll outs. ~ 100M for both rollouts @ $70 per customer per month

I still think this whole thing is to shame other internet providers who says this kind of service is impossible and there is no demand for it. There is no way Google will be able to roll this out across the country. But if they roll it out to 10 or 20 cities then they might be able to force other internet providers into doing something.

>There is no way Google will be able to roll this out across the country.

Why not? The US is big, but the population is concentrated into a few areas.

Re: Google Fiber’s Next Stop: Austin, Texas

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Post by bullfightonmars »

unwiredben wrote: post #66
clauretano wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is how it goes with most service roll outs. If the people in the suburbs are really miffed that they aren't one of the first areas picked for Google Fiber, perhaps they should consider the downsides of living in the sprawl. Congrats to any Austin HNers on your freedom from [insert Austin cable monopoly here]

We actually have a bit of a cable duopoly in a lot of the city. Both Grande Communications and Time Warner run systems here, although Grande's build-out area is a bit smaller.

I've been really happy with Grande, they provide the best cable internet I've ever had (65/5 mb/s) for $70. Great uptime, with very consistent service. That said google fiber at 1gb/s, yes plz.

Re: Google Fiber’s Next Stop: Austin, Texas

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Post by clavalle »

kyrra wrote: post #61
bretthoerner wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> To me this means south and east Austin. Why is that?

Thinking about it now, I'd say south Austin more than east. Check out the population density map of austin (PDF): http://www.austinchamber.com/do-business/files/maps/PopDensi... If I were google, I would want to deploy to the more dense places (that could afford the service). South Austin seems to be the more "hip" place to live, and I think people in their 20-35 age range would be more likely to want to jump on Goog…

I'd guess north and west myself. Some south. The hipster parts of east.
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