1 edit | Google you could have done a better presentation. I don't know about everyone else, but this makes me want to stab myself in the face. On the bright side, I guess they've dumbed this down as much as possible.
Although the likelihood of me moving to Kansas City seems to be increasing rather quickly. |
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 somms
join:2003-07-28
Salt Lake City, UT | $70/month for 1Gbps makes the $300/month my ISP wants for the same fiber speed seem like a total ripoff!  |
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| I take it your part of Utopia, I have to say they are my least FTTH system. I looked at several of the rates from different providers and none of them were much better than what cable could typically offer. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | reply to Karl Bode
I'd be enthusiastic too if I could get gigabit symmetric for $70 per month. Wouldn't bat an eye at signing a one year contract. |
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 firephotoFacts hurtPremium
join:2003-03-18
Brewster, WA | reply to somms
said by somms:$70/month for 1Gbps makes the $300/month my ISP wants for the same fiber speed seem like a total ripoff!
It's about the same thing here. Wireless connection on their Canopy system is $40-70 a month but if you can get fiber the lowest speed that is the same as the fastest wireless is double the price or more plus install.
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 thegeekPremium
join:2008-02-21
right here
kudos:2 | reply to daake07
Kansas City is much better than Kearney, NE. I've lived in all three towns of the butt hole triangle of Nebraska. I'd never consider it again.
Hopefully Google gets to expanding their fiber plant as they missed me by about 15 miles. |
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 Simba7I Void Warranties
join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT
1 edit | said by thegeek:Hopefully Google gets to expanding their fiber plant as they missed me by about 15 miles. Heck, I'd invest in a pair of Ubiquiti AirFiber antennas for that.
EDIT: Scratch that. 13km (~8mi) max without rain. Even worse with it. |
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somms
join:2003-07-28
Salt Lake City, UT | reply to daake07
said by daake07:I take it your part of Utopia, I have to say they are my least FTTH system. I looked at several of the rates from different providers and none of them were much better than what cable could typically offer.
Yes, my ISP is XMission offering service thru Utopia.
Right now, I'm paying $45/month for 100Mbps symmetrical service. I sent an email containing Google's gigabit fiber announcement pricing link off to XMission inquiring if they may be revisiting their $300/month pricing for the Utopia FTTH 1Gbps symmetrical tier in the future due to Google's announcement. XMission emailed back:
As to Google, let's just say it is now evident why they decided not to
make this an open access network. We would lose literally thousands of
dollars per subscriber attempting to provide gig service at that price
(which I think Google is willing to do). In fact, $300 is a loss to us
in most circumstances. Just the wholesale UTOPIA access fees that we
pay per user are several times larger than that.
I know, part of me wants to move to KC, too But I'd settle for a
UTOPIA city in the meantime. |
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