Google to upper-midwest: "Fuck you"

I wish Minneapolis was on that list maybe I could finally get some decent internet service

I wish Los Angeles would get some ;-;

no love for new england. i see how it is

[quote=LanturN]no love for new england. i see how it is[/quote]
You at least have FiOS. Most of the rest of the country has only one option for similar speeds, and some don't even have one and are forced to use 2 Mbps DSL.

what about Ottawa :(

Oh ok, they got Portland but not Seattle.

Ive never been more proud to live in arizona until today

[quote=Lionx]Oh ok, they got Portland but not Seattle.[/quote]

http://crosscut.com/2014/03/04/business/118993/google-fiber-never-come-seattle-broadband-internet/

RIP

wish Canada got some love :(

And then there's all of us that don't live in a big city and won't get it.. :/

"Austin, Texas, is another impending Google Fiber city. Just the announcement of Google’s plans caused Time-Warner Cable to increase its Internet speed sixfold at no increase in cost."

This is what really irritates me -- the fact that they COULD increase speeds, but will not do so unless competition makes them.

i'm in kansas city, i gotta get thisssss

[quote=Amaryllis]"Austin, Texas, is another impending Google Fiber city. Just the announcement of Google’s plans caused Time-Warner Cable to increase its Internet speed sixfold at no increase in cost."

This is what really irritates me -- the fact that they COULD increase speeds, but will not do so unless competition makes them.[/quote]

market monopoly in a nutshell

[quote=MasterKuni][quote=Lionx]Oh ok, they got Portland but not Seattle.[/quote]

http://crosscut.com/2014/03/04/business/118993/google-fiber-never-come-seattle-broadband-internet/

RIP[/quote]
FUCK.

fibers never coming across the bay. gg san jose

oh my god its even coming to the part of atlanta i live in

70 ping euro dm ill be so happy

[quote=dashner][quote=cookie]wish Canada got some love :([/quote]

won't happen unless something finally changes with the CRTC's bullshit. Verizon wasn't even able to get in between the juggernauts that are Bell and Rogers.

I pay $110 a month for Internet ($40 more than Google Fiber) and I only get 150/10 internet from Rogers.[/quote]
The regulations are ridiculous... The owner of Wind Mobile already said he regretted coming to Canada... fack

Phoenix could get Google Fiber

awwww yeaahhhh come to me

[quote=fsXD]market monopoly in a nutshell[/quote]

I realize. One of the reasons I posted this is because I'm pretty fed up with the stagnation that ISPs are so content with.

[spoiler]In my area Comcast recently (to add insult to injury) imposed data caps of 300 gbs per month with no option for more data no matter what tier of internet service you have. If you go over you allotment, you are charged $10 for an extra 50 gbs of data. Data which, if you don't use it all, does not roll over to the next month.

Their data metering systems have proven unreliable -- people have reported instances of being on vacation or traveling for work, but their meters climb upwards of 30 gbs in their absence. Meaning, in some form or fashion, even if your devices aren't on or using the modem, you're using data just for having it on.

Essentially, this move is to make up for their losses with people "cord cutting" from cable TV services and relying purely on streaming with Hulu, Netflix, etc., and attempts to get them to come back to cable or force them to switch to "Business Class" internet in order to be unlimited in their data. And that comes with its own installation nightmares and contracts to deal with. With $45 billion able to be offered for expansion, I don't have any sympathy for Comcast or their precious lost revenue.

And before anyone makes me burst a blood vessel with nonsense like "They have to impose data caps because if they didn't it would cost more for them," Comcast doesn't pay for the bandwidth; they pay for the pipe. Whether 10%, 50%, or 100% utilized, the cost of operating it is the same for them. It's a fabrication that [url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130118/17425221736/cable-industry-finally-admits-that-data-caps-have-nothing-to-do-with-congestion.shtml??]multiple companies have hidden behind for years[/url] which is why it's completely disgusting that they're trying to make it concrete now. I'd be fine with unlimited high speeds for a reasonable price, but now I'm paying for high speeds while being limited, while being charged even more should I go over that limit with no option to increase my limit? When they [b]don't even need data caps[/b] in the first place? When they already have so much money laying around they can afford to expand?

This data cap hasn't been made a permanent or national adjustment (yet we're still charged). I'm doing all I can to make sure this bullshit stops in my area and doesn't spread. I'd hate to see those lovely TWC people capped because of a merger.

[b]If you find yourself in an area where your data is being capped when it wasn't before, please file complaints with your state Office of Consumer Affairs, the FTC, the FCC, the DOJ, the BBB, and address your congressman/senators.[/b][/spoiler]

[b]TL;DR: Comcast keeps doing shit they don't have to do to make more money because no one can stop them.[/b]

Rant hidden to keep the thread on track.

san jose for potential cities i might actually cum

Sad I will never get it :(

[quote=Magus]Google to upper-midwest: "Fuck you"[/quote]

I wonder if they realize that people exist in the upper-midwest...though, they might have to dig through a few feet of snow to find us.

what about us?

[quote=mackey]Phoenix could get Google Fiber

awwww yeaahhhh come to me[/quote]
Scottsdale and Tempe too. All Phoenix area cities... its a sad day to live in Tucson :(

I wonder if there's a reason they haven't supported some of the largest US cities yet. I understand the idea of starting small, but if they're to start supporting some large metro areas (Atlanta, Phoenix, San Antonio, Salt Lake, etc), why are they not reaching out to places like Chicago, LA, Seattle, and NYC?

they dont put it in the biggest cities yet because its too much fucking work and if something goes wrong and takes out the internet in like ny or la or dallas thats gonna fuck up a lot of peoples days

or maybe whogivesafuckville in kansas is just way more important than wherever u live idk

Nothing on New York...dam it Google.

comcast used to throttle me hardcore if I torrented anything

those were fun times