Google offering Free Internet (5Mbps download) to Kansas City

[EbookReader]

http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/26/go...with-tv-service-1tb-of-cloud-storage-nexus-7/
Google Details Its 1 Gigabit Fiber Network In Kansas City, Will Come With TV Service, 1TB Of Cloud Storage, Nexus 7

Yup, free Internet on what's soon to be one of the fastest residential networks in the country. Users will have to pay up for a $300 construction fee or the cheaper $25 a month plan for a single year, but after that free access is guaranteed for at least seven years. The free tier includes Google's branded "Network Box" (a combination modem and WiFi router), 5Mbps down and 1Mbps up.

The second tier is $70 a month, has access to full Gigabit speeds, and waives the construction fee altogether. The extra dough nets you 1TB of storage space on Google Drive - which you'll no doubt want to take advantage of, after getting connected to the fiber optic network. The $70 plan requires a one-year contract.

But the really tempting package is the top tier at $120 a month, combining Internet and cable TV. For that you get free installation, 1TB of Google Drive space, a 2TB Storage Box server, a Network Box and cable TV Box, and a free Nexus 7. Google's flagship tablet will serve as the remote for the TV Box.

That's one way to increase the Nexus 7 tablet market share.

 

[roadbloc]

I wish Google would come to my village. The only company that covers my area is TalkTalk, and even though I pay for 2Mb, I get 128kbps at the very best.

 

[EbookReader]

How the FIBERHOODS are doing


KC Kansas
http://fiber.google.com/cities/kck/#header=check

KC, Missouri
http://fiber.google.com/cities/kcmo/#fiberhood-rankings-container

 

[Tilpots]

I really want to live in KC right now.

 

[Adam0306]

Time to Move?

Is it bad that I am seriously contemplating moving there just for the connection?

 

[bigjnyc]

Is it bad that I am seriously contemplating moving there just for the connection?

That all depends on where you live now lol

 

[mscriv]

And what are the expansion plans beyond Kansas City? Is this a service they are wanting to roll out across the country or will it just remain a perk of being in that area?

 

[Blaine]

They need to come to Abilene Texas.

 

[deadman36g]

Hope this spreads quickly I pay for 15mbps speeds where I live but I have seen it fluctuates between 2 and 8 Mbps on a good day

 

[smoledman]

I want fiber wired to my neighborhood period.

 

[Renzatic]

I want fiber wired to my neighborhood period.

Hey, at least you're not in a tease situation like I am. My neighbors on both sides of me have fiber.

Me? Hell no. They haven't lit the line up to my house yet.

 

[Orange Furball]

Come to Scranton PA.

 

[Macman45]

I wish Google would come to my village. The only company that covers my area is TalkTalk, and even though I pay for 2Mb, I get 128kbps at the very best.

Talk Talk are truly terrible....I was with them before VM cabled our lane...The excuse they always gave when I complained about the speed was that it's free (if you have a phone package with them, which I still do) It's poor that so many areas of the UK and the USA are still without FIOS coverage. It took VM years to get around to us, even though we are on the outskirts of a major city.

 

[EbookReader]

Is it bad that I am seriously contemplating moving there just for the connection?

never heard of someone moving hundreds of mile in order to get higher internet speed before.

 

[Blaine]

never heard of someone moving hundreds of mile in order to get higher internet speed before.

For this kind of speed, I'd consider it.