For now this is early access, but "most" customers will get upgraded eventually.

Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service::For now this is early access, but “most” customers will get upgraded eventually.

    • key@lemmy.keychat.orgEnglish
      51·
      11 months ago

      They started to cancel it and then they canceled the cancelation. It’s Google after all.

    • eric@lemmy.worldEnglish
      63·
      11 months ago

      They obviously didn’t shut down since they are still making headlines.

    • Vanon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      I think they slowed their expansion of new, unannounced cities. If they announced or started work in an area, it will very likely be finished. I think all of their “easy” targets were hit, others have fiber competitor or difficulties, and rollouts were more expensive than anticipated.

  • Carvex@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    11 months ago

    I’d settle for DSL in my home town, 20 minutes away from a major city. Satellite is the only option available 😫 why isnt 100% of America connected at this point?

    • eric@lemmy.worldEnglish
      45·
      11 months ago

      Because Congress decided not to hold Internet service providers to account for the promises they made in exchange for not paying taxes 25+ years ago.

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      11 months ago

      Because America is massive, and half of the country votes for people who like to privatize everything, and private industry doesn’t make money building thousands of miles of rural infrastructure.

  • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    11 months ago

    For now this is early access, but “most” customers will get upgraded eventually.

    Eventually…

    • Tandybaum@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      What does “will get upgraded” mean here. I have google fiber on the 1gig plan. I pay $70 a month and they email nearly weekly asking if I’ll upgrade to the 2gig for $100. 1gig is plenty for me but if I can take 20gig for $70 I guess I’ll take the upgrade.

      • ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        20 gbps is going to require most people to spend significant cash for new networking hardware. These days most consumer hardware tops out at 2.5 gbps.

        • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          I have a custom built opnsense firewall… I can only handle ~15Gbps with ids/ips active… that was a $2500 server build to do.

  • stown@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    11 months ago

    Now, will they actually expand their coverage or just upgrade existing customers ?

  • Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.caEnglish
    21·
    11 months ago

    Google Fiber was planned to install in my city, but their only way of delivering service to most neighborhoods was by digging into the roads to lay cables and then covering it up with rubber. Well, they did a terrible job with the roads, tons of damage and potholes, and then they “cancelled” Fiber, so it was all for nothing. You can’t even get Fiber in my city now, even though the uncancelled it.