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Somebody's gotta have the inside scoop on Google Fiber launching tomorrow..??
https://fiber.google.com/savethedate/
Live broadcast over YouTube tomorrow. Anybody have any early news on this? Will it be available all over the Metro? How long will the waiting list be? Anybody know anything? I'm impatient. |
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07-27-2012, 03:45 PM | #151 |
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The video, plus the comment makes this funny.
Hilarious, inadvertent endorsement from AT&T. This video paused to load several times while connected to my AT&T DSL line. I'm convinced...where do I sign?!?! TheCharleseye 37 minutes ago |
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07-27-2012, 03:47 PM | #152 |
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07-27-2012, 03:54 PM | #153 | |
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in fact, i think 5 bucks of that extra stuff is because i recently dropped the rest of Time Warner. so they charge me extra for keeping RR. It's 29.99 + 5 dollar rental to TW + tax. so you're doing something wrong
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07-29-2012, 05:48 PM | #154 | |
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07-29-2012, 06:08 PM | #155 |
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07-29-2012, 06:22 PM | #156 |
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Ah, he posted MB so that confused me. Is he really paying $60 for 10 Mps?
Er, ok I guess he is. I have FIOS and I just tested my internet speed at 15 Mbs. It's hard to imagine 80x faster than what I have now. |
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07-29-2012, 07:12 PM | #157 |
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That is what makes what google is doing so revolutionary.
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07-29-2012, 09:07 PM | #158 |
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Realistically, your own computer (and possibly the connection of the server on the other end) will be the bottleneck. That kind of speed for consumers is just plain unheard of.
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07-29-2012, 10:17 PM | #159 | |
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I'm wondering if the 5mbps circuit might be the better option. |
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07-31-2012, 03:13 PM | #160 |
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FYI....
Live in an apartment and want Google Fiber? Does Google not recognize your address to complete the registration form? Here's how to get it: I called up Google spokeswoman Jenna Wandres, who told me that the manager of my apartment complex would have to fill out a form to get into Fiber consideration. This form. You'll want to send the link to your apartment complex or condo manager, too, if you want Fiber. "We're encouraging residents to talk to their landlords first, and tell them that they're interested in having Google Fiber for their apartment building," Wandres said. "Then the landlord can get in touch with us online and ask us to build to the building." So downtown apartment dwellers, if you want Fiber, talk to your landlords and send 'em that link. http://support.google.com/fiber/bin/...e=mdu_interest
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08-06-2012, 04:58 PM | #161 |
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They've got a small portion of JoCo in their future plans.
http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/...mmunities.html |
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08-07-2012, 05:49 PM | #162 |
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None of it matters unless they bring it to Lee's Summit (for me at least). Hearing stories about people who can get the NFL network and faster downloads than TW Turbo/Extreme is just salt in the wound. But I love that we're on the brink of cable companies having their near-monopoly broken. That being said, I'm sure TWC will spend more time at first trying to block the effort than competing with them.
Oh well, bad day!
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08-07-2012, 08:19 PM | #163 | |
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I have 6mps speed DSL but my wireless won't even keep up with that so why run faster? |
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So basically, most people wouldn't get much benefit from a wifi device above 27mbps at the absolute most. However, a desktop computer could be plugged in directly (or through a gigabit router). Even in that case, though, I'd bet that the computer itself would have trouble keeping up. |
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08-07-2012, 08:52 PM | #165 |
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This is exactly the reason I put Cat6 throughout my house when it was built. Builder tried to tell me that it was a waste of money with wireless technologies now.
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