Google Fiber

[Sinoco]

http://fiber.google.com/plans/residential/

Too bad this is only in two cities in the US so far, but obviously we will see this expanding. And oh my god, 125mbps (if I did the conversion right) with unlimited bandwidth for $70/month. Me gusta.

[KaraK [T]]

Google is seriously doing some good stuff out there, at several markets at a time.
And, isn't 1gb 1024mb? Would make it 1024mb/s for 70$/month + taxes & fees.

[Sinoco]

(2012-07-27 00:26)KaraK Wrote:  Google is seriously doing some good stuff out there, at several markets at a time.
And, isn't 1gb 1024mb? Would make it 1024mb/s for 70$/month + taxes & fees.

1 gigabit not gigabyte. That would be absolutely incredible. They also have guaranteed free internet for 7 years at 1mbps for a $300 one-time fee, which is also really good if you're just a normal internet user.

[Tommer]

That's ... neat

Really hope it takes off, if it's successful it might reach us in other places around the world :]

My other concern is with Google getting so big it will become a huge target for government censorship however.

[SLiiDE]

Anything to do with google is amazing. (apart from google+, that kinda sucks ;D)

[KaraK [T]]

(2012-07-27 00:29)Sinoco Wrote:  1 gigabit not gigabyte. That would be absolutely incredible. They also have guaranteed free internet for 7 years at 1mbps for a $300 one-time fee, which is also really good if you're just a normal internet user.

Ah, right.
In that case, your calculations are right

True, I've looked at the website you linked, some amazing deals.
The chromebook initiative is also great, but I think it's too much of a change.

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(2012-07-27 00:35)SLiiDE Wrote:  (apart from google+, that kinda sucks ;D)

And Google Docs in some sort
Really don't like how it works. Great that you can share and edit it with more people at once, but the normal Word or w/e just has more stuff for editing.

[[TC]»Elmo«]

This is the tech area, so you should know (and use) this stuff to avoid confusion:

b = bit; B = byte

1gbit = 1gbps = 1gb/s = 1 gigabit per second = 1,000 megabit = 1000,000 kilobit etc.
1mb/s is often known as 1 'meg' w.r.t. internet connections.
lower case g/m/k when used w.r.t network speeds usually means base 10, ie 10^3 = 1000

1GB/s = 1 gigabyte per second = 1024 MB/s = 1048576 KB/s
upper case G/M/K when used w.r.t network speeds usually means base 2, ie 2^10 = 1024

1 byte = 8 bits

1gbps = 125 MB/s


Consider yourself lern'd

[[CSR] Rasmus]

lol Elmo you've done your homework

[Aus]

on topic :

Sweet, looking forward to this.

[Cola]

Looks awesome, but I highly doubt it'll ever reach Denmark. Nor my street, which haven't even got Fiber cables yet...

[Josh]

Anyway... I love this