Google Fiber in Kansas City

[Xecuter]

Where in Minneapolis?!?!

A local provider is running fiber to everyones home in my area, and they're handing it off to me in ethernet, I can get 1GBPS down/up for 120$ a month, granted no TV ... I am still PUMPED.

 

[gbeirn]

USI, same who do the city wifi. It's only a handful of blocks in uptown for now.

 

[aldamon]

It took about 15 months to launch this in Kansas City. I can't wait until they build this out across the country.

 

[slayer202]

wow

and a free option?

WOW

 

[sao123]

I'll take any fibre in my area i can get...
all we have is copper... glorious copper.

 

[TheTony]

USI, same who do the city wifi. It's only a handful of blocks in uptown for now.

Interesting. I know they're rolling out a fiber backbone to future-proof their wireless network, and I'd heard they were going to offer wired connections to those areas, but that it was only 15-20 mb/s.

That said, given that the reason is to boost their infrastructure, only areas immediately near those sites (current or future) will ever benefit. Great for anyone who happens to be in proximity though.

Edit: Here's the article I saw. Says nothing about gigabit, other than the microwave link USI uses for their backhaul.

Edit2: Earlier article that mentions the above PLUS the gigabit. However, according to Mr. Alexander, it's not $120, it's $99.90 + $99 setup for homes.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

For those speeds at that price they could install cameras throughout my house for all I care.

lol


sucks about not having espn on there tho. hope they can figure that out once this service takes off.