Google Fiber Is In Charlotte And You Can Sign Up Now.

[Shufdog]

The whole package with internet and TV is only $130/month. It says you can download an HD movie in 40 seconds!!

The cheapest package of just internet is $50/month, download of an HD movie is 6 min.

I wish I could get it! You lucky bastards!!!

 

https://fiber.google.com/cities/charlotte/

[Jase]

only in limited locations still.

[Arroz con Panther]

So, I never thought I would say this, but if this was in my area (South Charlotte), I would probably be holding off for right now. I use Google's phone plan, Project Fi, and I love it, but the prices for Fiber aren't as good as what I was hoping they would be for the Internet/TV package.  Right now, this is what they are:

I pay $138 through Time Warner right now, after taxes.  While, I absolutely loathe their customer service, this price includes two DVRs, download speeds of around 100 Mbps, upload speeds of around 25, hundreds of channels, and a home phone.  If I had the same plan with Google, I would have to add a phone for $10 and any additional DVR is $5.  So, we're at $145 before taxes.  I know it's not much...I'm just disappointed.  Sure, 1 GB is a lot better but it does say up to 1 GB.  With the speeds I currently have, I can download a 3 hour movie in 4 minutes.  With Google, it would be less than a minute, but I'd like to think I'm patient enough to wait 4 minutes.

Another caveat I keep hearing from people is that Google's customer service will be better than TWC and that is worth the price alone.  While I don't doubt this, this is a new thing for Google, so I'd like to let other people be the guinea pig first.

For the record, they are only holding sign-ups in the Highland Creek area, which is north Charlotte.

[PantherKing1983]

Now if only this was coming to my neighborhood.

 

Just cut the tv off of twc the other day after they raised rates by 40 dollars so just down to internet right now. 

[jasonluckydog]

Reading  these Google  predictions articles Charleston  is #1 to get it next. We already have  a Google  processing  center so please Google God make this happen!

[Zaximus]

Everyone will be wanting to switch to Google once Charter comes in and puts in data caps

[Panthro]

14 hours ago, Arroz con Panther said:

So, I never thought I would say this, but if this was in my area (South Charlotte), I would probably be holding off for right now. I use Google's phone plan, Project Fi, and I love it, but the prices for Fiber aren't as good as what I was hoping they would be for the Internet/TV package.  Right now, this is what they are:

I pay $138 through Time Warner right now, after taxes.  While, I absolutely loathe their customer service, this price includes two DVRs, download speeds of around 100 Mbps, upload speeds of around 25, hundreds of channels, and a home phone.  If I had the same plan with Google, I would have to add a phone for $10 and any additional DVR is $5.  So, we're at $145 before taxes.  I know it's not much...I'm just disappointed.  Sure, 1 GB is a lot better but it does say up to 1 GB.  With the speeds I currently have, I can download a 3 hour movie in 4 minutes.  With Google, it would be less than a minute, but I'd like to think I'm patient enough to wait 4 minutes.

Another caveat I keep hearing from people is that Google's customer service will be better than TWC and that is worth the price alone.  While I don't doubt this, this is a new thing for Google, so I'd like to let other people be the guinea pig first.

For the record, they are only holding sign-ups in the Highland Creek area, which is north Charlotte.

Ugh

[NanuqoftheNorth]

When 4K becomes more widely available people will be wishing they had Google Fiber.

[Ja Rhule]

I pay $190 a month for TWC :p

[Jase]

7 hours ago, NanuqoftheNorth said:

When 4K becomes more widely available people will be wishing they had Google Fiber.

You "only" need 25mbps of bandwidth to stream 4k, conservatively.

[dave-o]

I am tentative that they would have the kinks worked out or anywhere near the support needed.  Heck they dont even have answers or online support of Chrome Cast that dont work....

[logic1977]

On July 12, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Hammerin'Cameron34 said:

How long before fiber optic internet is mainstream

10-20 years I would guess. 

Its really really expensive. Google could help push that but they need to actually start getting some real deployments. Google fiber just doesn't have a strong penetration yet.  But where they have deployed they make cable and telco respond  

 

 

[The Saltman]

Getting Att Giga power next week. They are installing fiber optic lines all over Atlanta and the suburbs and they are spending way more on fiber infrastructure then Google does. 

The whole agreeing to the Ad thing annoys me tho. 

[logic1977]

The Ad thing is a bit unnerving. I've wondered if google fiber does something similar and just doesn't tell you