Kansas City area people - Google Fiber rolling out.

[Ruby the Liberal]

Last edited Fri Nov 23, 2012, 10:31 PM - Edit history (1)

This is amazing. Slideshow explaining the services and the process:

http://www.businessinsider.com/google-fiber-vs-your-cable-company-2012-11#google-fiber-is-a-new-tv-and-internet-service-rolling-out-in-kansas-city-1

I signed up to be notified if/when they come to my area. FiOS still isn't here. Our only option is cable. Blech.

Their site: https://fiber.google.com/about/

Edit to add coverage map: https://fiber.google.com/cities/#header=check

[Panasonic]

1. They better keep on rolling west.

I want to see FiOS here in Denver.

The max we can get around here is 40/20.. and that isn't fast enough for me (heh)

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. If you put in your email, they will update you based on the zip code you are looking for.

Tried to find "next rollouts" but they are only listing KS and MO for now.

[msongs]

2. internet should be a public utility, not a corporate rip off nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. Did you miss their "free internet" option?

Might want to check that before unloading the typical nt snark.

[msongs]

3. I see google is gonna jack us as much as any other provider =

"free internet" costs $300 "construction fee"

[Ruby the Liberal]

7. They have to wire you for it.

It doesn't use existing coaxle/phone lines. Thats $25 a month for 12 months, no interest.

Glad you have cheaper options available to you. I don't. No landline and can't have sattelite, so this is the next best thing to paying for cable.

[high density]

11. Well I pay $600/yr for 10mbps DSL

I would be happy to pay $300 to get onto Google's fiber network.

[Akoto]

6. When I first saw the headline, I thought this would be about digestion.

Brain fart moment. "Wow, really? Google's into fiber now?"

Anyway. It does sound interesting!

[Matariki]

8. love/hate google. I'm never sure it they are really, really creative or are taking over the world.

They have this employee policy where their employees get to spend 20% of their work time on 'passion projects'. It makes for an engaged and creative work environment and google gets a steady flow of new and cool ideas.

I can see where an environment like that can't help but generate lots of new products, but damn, it sure does feel like Google is taking over everything.

[NoOneMan]

10. They are creatively taking over the world

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. Their 7" tablet (ipad competitor) is the remote control

Yeah, thats market share right there...

[high density]

9. Only 905mbps download speed?

What a bunch of crap that is.

[ohheckyeah]

13. Sounds great

but I doubt it will make it to my neck of the woods in my lifetime.

[REP]

14. What the article fails to tell you ...they bought contracts in the wrong Kansas City (true)

They're in Kansas City, KANSAS - which is NOT where the business and money is. They're in Wyandotte County, right next to the real Kansas City - about as close as you can be without actually entering the city limits or Jackson County - or Missouri.

When I was there recently, I got let in on the whole deal - it's hilarious.

[Telly Savalas]

15. They're in both KCK and KCMO

KCK was announced first, KCMO a few months later.

[Ruby the Liberal]

17. Looks like both KS and MO?

https://fiber.google.com/cities/#header=check

How is the deal hilarious - Looks like an awesome option??

[madinmaryland]

16. Good luck. We have had fios here for six years.

FTTH works pretty well. No problems at all.

[Ruby the Liberal]

18. I hear ya.

I am in a historic district (my house was built during the civil war). It was our local historical preservation whatever board that declined Verizon from expanding and offering some competition.

Meh.

[JesterCS]

19. lucky-asses n.t

[trumad]

20. Smart power grids come right along with it.

This is a big deal.

[Ruby the Liberal]

21. Did not know that part.

I know they have been quietly buying up infrastructure the last several years, but this is pole wired (not underground). Did not know that power grids with troubleshooting technology was in the mix. Go, google, go!

[trumad]

22. Yep

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/kansas-city-to-leverage-google-for-smart-grid