The web search leader unveiled its ultra-high speed Google Fiber service in Kansas City, Missouri, and could start installations in September, executives said. Google hopes to roll out the service to other cities later.
Here is a look at 10 ten things you would want to know about Google Fiber:
1) Google Fiber’s ultra high-speed connections and television offerings are aimed at surpassing those of current providers, allowing users to search live channels, Netflix, YouTube, recorded shows and tens of thousands of hours of on-demand programming. However, no phone service is available.
2) Google said it also intends to roll out product packages for businesses, but would not provide details.
3) Google Fiber includes more than 100 networks and costs $120 a month for a package of TV, 1Gbps internet speeds and 1Tb of cloud storage.
4) Google is also offering an internet-only package priced at $70 a month. The download speeds would be around 1Gbps, according to Google executives.
5) The package includes popular networks owned by major media companies such as Comcast Corp’s NBC Universal, Discovery Communications and Viacom. Premium movie networks are available from Liberty Media’s Starz for an extra fee. But it excludes several major TV names, such as News Corp’s Fox cable channels; Time Warner networks like CNN, TNT and TBS, as well as Walt Disney cable channels like ESPN and Disney children networks.
6) Google is charging a $300 installation fee, saying consumers should treat it as a ‘home improvement’ cost.
7) The initial service area includes central Kansas City, Missouri and the entire city of neighboring Kansas City, Kansas.
8) Consumers must pay $10 to register their household online for service. About 50 ‘neighbors’ will need to register in order for their area to be eligible for installation services, according to Google executives.
9) Google Fiber includes such features as the ability to record eight TV shows at a time and store up to 500 hours of high definition programming. Users can choose to use a tablet or smartphone as a voice-activated remote control.
10) Google is offering its Nexus 7 tablet with the Google TV app to early users of the service.
Wow! That sounds pretty amazing!
Love Google!! It’s about time they take over the internet and make it better!! I cant wait to be using the Nexus tablet to control my TV.
“take over the internet”? How about the world?
I been saying that for years!!!
this make very fast of speed internet in europa, sir ?
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Extending the Service to Nigeria would be so great!!! Cant wait to test it!
It would be way fast then any other network, hardly waiting for it.
AWESOME! The future is here! It will take years to go national, but this will enable the kind of home people have dreamed of. Instant downloads, full immersion, photo realistic online game content, and finding, sorting and assimilating information far faster, in more user friendly ways!
I envision interfaces like in Minority report and some other futuristic films, where with a combination of movements and voice recognition you can surf and sort information at the limits of brain function!
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eagerly waiting for this to be available in other locations
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Damn, Google! You’re coming here pushing big things. ISP’s are gonna have to step their game up. If only we got that kind of speed in S.A…
According to Google, the future will be more fast then we have ever thought.
Fascinating, informative article. It appears that the future has arrived. Too bad many of us in out of the way rural areas (such as the Big Island of Hawaii) won’t see this product for many years. Cable and DSL fees are ridiculous in the Central Pacific, so many of us are on dial-up systems. I will admit that “enhanced” dial-up is a marked improvement over ordinary dial-up connections. I wonder if google’s approach will reach me before they put me in a pine box. Aloha, Russ
Google might have something for them too
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Thats amazing.
hmmm
Google is so powerful! This post is very informative.
Thank you so much
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Very informative. Thank you!
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That sounds amazing! Very interesting….
yeah
Thanks for the info, I hope it’ll reach my location. I love Google!
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Hope for the best
Interesting, but as we’ve seen before Google have had difficulties breaking into new ventures.
If successful, and expands nationally (I’m in UK by the way) it could spell the end of traditional landline phones. And open up consumer choice hugely. But, would Google then throttle connections to their rival companies? Always seems scary to think of one company having all the power.
If one is having then others will also find a way.
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Thank you.
Wow. Sounds amazing. Would love to see that here.
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Awesome!
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This thing is so cool! I can’t wait until they bring it to The Bay Area!
There has to be a market for this in the UK! really good!
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cool. Wish its in my place (India)
just hope for the best
Google has introduced so much revolutionary technology; it has redefined computers and internet like Bill Gates revolutionized technology and Steve Jobs as an inventor.
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This sounds great, and it will be where the population is large enough to justify building. Most remote areas will still be left with dial-up or expensive wireless.
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that is wicked speed does matter
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Google.
This is interesting however, their are also HDD limitations. In terms of downloading or such, most HDDs will not be able to write at that speed…meaning such HDDs would be bottlenecks.
Also the server you connect to would have to have a good connection to reach such a speed!
This makes me want to move to Kansas! I hope people embrace it so they can afford to expand this everywhere!
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Wow, this is pretty cool.
Very excited for Kansas City!
Totally
Reblogged this on 100000 Days and commented:
Very interesting! Thank you. Do they really have any competition in this arena? Do we really need a Google phone service – isn’t there an app for that? (that can use that incredible speed)
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