Google Announces Google Fiber Expansion

Now being able to torrent ISO's and tv shows in seconds is enough to saturate the hard drive's cache, which is excellent.

They only are able to data-mine what is going across their actual services that their TOS covers. Their TOS that gives them the right to data-mine does NOT cover their Fiber network. That itself would give them illegal wiretapping and would open a whole new issue the DOJ would have with Google. Although I'm sure people on here would be okay with the illegal wiretapping since this is Google that would be bringing in the $$$

The Google Privacy Policy applies to all of the services offered by Google Inc. and its affiliates, including Google Fiber Internet and Google Fiber TV, which are provided by Google Fiber, Inc.

This Google Fiber Privacy Notice explains some important additional things we’d like you to know about information we collect when you visit Fiber websites or regarding use of Google Fiber TV and Google Fiber Internet (we call these together “Fiber”), and how that information is used.

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There is absolutely no proof that "better broadband", in any way, boosts the local economy.

This is also the first place in the country to have affordable better broadband.

Most isps have a blerb in the ToS that says that too.

If your connection is good enough for you fine, but that doesn't mean a faster one is over priced just because it costs more than your slower connection.

Google isn't expanding their bread and butter. It's already been proven by other companies, that overbuilding does NOT work. If it did you would see cities having 3 and 4 options for service providers. The fact is, it does NOT WORK. Over-builders would tell you this and VZ's numbers show this along with AT&T's.

And Google really did NOTHING for phones. Android was NOT developed by Google. It was PURCHASED. hardly developing ANYTHING. And according to the law; again; they are unable to data mine the Internet as it would be illegal under wire tapping laws/rules.

And As far as people trusting Google. They wanted a fast buck. Google has shown before if it can't make a buck doing something, they won't offer it. Why do you think their products NEVER come out of beta for the most part? Hell Google can't even afford to offer true support for businesses that PAY for their products. Also 3 cities is hardly expanding. They only went to this area because the CITIES GAVE THEM ANYTHING they wanted. And Google even had issues with the laws for stringing fiber. Why? They did NOT want to pay and wanted it for FREE. Google is another company that is out to make a buck and they don't care how they do it. But with that; all great things must come to and end and they will be next.

You want affordable broadband? Go live in a Socialist country. You will get Broadband comparatively for $70.00 a month BUT 60% of your gross income will fund the country.

This is a Capitalist society. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. supply and demands (and not the customers, the shareholders). If the shareholders did not put their hard earned capital to these companies, you would never have broadband to begin with.

This is a Capitalist society.

You want affordable broadband? Go live in a Socialist country. You will get Broadband comparatively for $70.00 a month BUT 60% of your gross income will fund the country.

This is a Capitalist society. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. supply and demands (and not the customers, the shareholders). If the shareholders did not put their hard earned capital to these companies, you would never have broadband to begin with.

What jobs has it created already with major companies along with other areas that have had FTTH well before KC-KS/MO???? And the cities should get a notice that FTTH has always been available for businesses.

DT KC, MO and a little less fro KC, KS.....

So, what is the story behind this? What is Google trying to do, or why was Olathe picked(instead of any other KC suburb)?

In 2014, Docsis 3.1 can ready gigabit cablemodem speeds IF the cable industry wants to deploy them! The upstream however will be NOWHERE NEAR 1 gigabit.. you'd be lucky if it goes above 100 megabits upstream the way cable companies deploy the upstream channels to squeeze between 300 - 600 customers on a node. That's probably WHY you see such asymmetric speeds.... that AND aging COAX lines which haven't been upgraded to quad shield rg 6 or better after the node & proper amplifiers/signal conditioners in place at segments to offer higher quality low noise return channels.