Google Fiber Could Expand to Austin

[leemajors]

PLEASE PLEASE

http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/5/4187994/google-fiber-could-expand-to-austin-as-city-preps-for-joint-announcement


Google and the City of Austin, Texas have sent out invites for a press conference for "a very important announcement" next week, according to VentureBeat, and it is expected that the two will reveal that the city will be the next to receive Google Fiber. VentureBeat cites "multiple sources" that tell the website that the announcement will revolve around Google's gigabit internet service, but it's possible that the event will reveal some other partnership, like a new Google campus.

[NASpurs]

http://www.sjhosie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/airplane-sunset.jpg

[TeyshaBlue]

http://www.sjhosie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/airplane-sunset.jpg

Right behind ya.

[Cry Havoc]

Honestly, as amazing as it is, I'm thrilled with my internet right now and I don't really pine for anything better. Of course if GF came to the Bay I'd buy it in a heartbeat but as for now, I'm pretty happy with how fast mine is currently.

[Cry Havoc]

http://i.imgur.com/hn8EI5x.jpg

[ElNono]

This is the ish we have at the office... can't really complain, tbh

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2626120055.png

[TDMVPDPOY]

who cares about speed, whats important are the cap size

[ChumpDumper]

who cares about speedEveryone else in the world.

[Cry Havoc]

who cares about speed, whats important are the cap size

No cap. lol.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Everyone else in the world.

100mb connection is good enough for todays standards, wtf is going to fully utilize 1gb connection?

[Pop]

The only thing I wish would be better about my connection is my ping, 100mb is indeed fast enough.

[Cry Havoc]

100mb connection is good enough for todays standards, wtf is going to fully utilize 1gb connection?

The reason that no one can use a 1gb connection is because no one wants to create a product for non-existing infrastructure. Remember web pages in the 90s that were all text because even a lot of photos took up bandwidth? As soon as the bandwidth increased, so did the content. I'm not saying that suddenly 300mb webpages will spring up overnight, but now that the foundations are being laid, it's going to happen eventually.

[Cry Havoc]

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-fiber-austin-texas-20130409,0,7288260.story

[NASpurs]

http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/09/att-1gbps-fiber-internet-austin-texas-official/

AT&T announces plans for 1Gbps fiber service in Austin, Texas; Google gets immediate competition
:lmao

[NASpurs]

Isn't TWC and Grande Com. in Austin too? I can't believe all that shit is happening less than 80 miles from me like a big tease. :lol

[Cane]

lol

But more competition the better for us I suppose, yada yada

Austin game servers are going to be pretty bad ass

[ChumpDumper]

I wonder if gigabit ATT could mean that U-verse wouldn't be so horribly compressed. That might be worth it.

[TDMVPDPOY]

The reason that no one can use a 1gb connection is because no one wants to create a product for non-existing infrastructure. Remember web pages in the 90s that were all text because even a lot of photos took up bandwidth? As soon as the bandwidth increased, so did the content. I'm not saying that suddenly 300mb webpages will spring up overnight, but now that the foundations are being laid, it's going to happen eventually.

just like HD content the tv stations dont wanna upgrade their own infrastructure, delivering lower bit rate HD content..its fkn horseshit....

[leemajors]

http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/09/att-1gbps-fiber-internet-austin-texas-official/

AT&T announces plans for 1Gbps fiber service in Austin, Texas; Google gets immediate competition
:lmao

Don't use Google, pay more at ATT and be capped! :lmao. Yeah Grande has fiber with 100 right now in some parts of Austin.

[Drachen]

Didn't ATT just say that there was no market for 1Gbps?

[leemajors]

Didn't ATT just say that there was no market for 1Gbps?

TW.

[baseline bum]

Don't use Google, pay more at ATT and be capped! :lmao. Yeah Grande has fiber with 100 right now in some parts of Austin.

LOL, WTF is the point of speed with caps. Wow, look, my internet is fast the first week of every month!

[Cry Havoc]

LOL, WTF is the point of speed with caps. Wow, look, my internet is fast the first sixteen seconds of every month!

Fixed for fiber speeds.

[velik_m]

http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/google-fibers-next-stop-austin-texas_9.html

[The Reckoning]

lol only australia has such a shitty cap usage. i pay out of my ass for that shit so i cant stream or download anything. pos country.

[velik_m]

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130409/12014922636/hours-after-google-announces-google-fiber-austin-att-pretends-it-too-will-build-1-gigabit-network-there.shtml

[Spur|n|Austin]

I'll be making the switch if my area code is lucky enough to get fiber; TWC is the absolute worst in regards to TV and customer service. My speeds are actually solid, but it's almost a no-brainer considering GF will be more affordable and with more bang for the buck.

If not, I'll go with Grande. I hear nothing but good things about them.

[LarryDavid]

100mb connection is good enough for todays standards, wtf is going to fully utilize 1gb connection?

That's the kind of thinking that stifles innovation. Give people time and they will have plenty of things to utilize that kind of speed.

And it looks like Provo, UT is next...

http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/17/4234258/google-fiber-is-coming-to-provo-utah

[Spur|n|Austin]

http://i.imgur.com/hn8EI5x.jpg


This is the ish we have at the office... can't really complain, tbh


http://www.speedtest.net/result/2626120055.png


We fly here at our office!

http://speedtest.net/result/2654401309.png

[ElNono]

We fly here at our office!

http://speedtest.net/result/2654401309.png

That's closer to what we normally get too, 100/50... we have a bunch of servers running at the office though, and that drags down the speed test.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol gettin the same shit build down here, first they say it will give 100mb connection, now new report comes out it can peak to 1gb connections...looking good...

[DMC]

Google Fiber IS expanding to Austin. Guess who's selling it? Time Warner Cable. How fucking odd is that?

[DMC]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2690027888.png

This is RR Turbo.

If I am offered 100x (or even close to that) for the price they mention, I'd jump on it.

[leemajors]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2690027888.png

This is RR Turbo.

If I am offered 100x (or even close to that) for the price they mention, I'd jump on it.

I have the RR Wideband, $60/mo yet my Netflix still pauses in the evenings:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2691132048.png