Google Fiber Pricing Unveiled for Austin Tuesday Nov 25 2014 08:35 EDT Google Fiber has come out with a little more build out and pricing details for their deployment in Austin. According to a Google website update, the company confirms that Austin users will have three options at sign up, those options largely matching what we've seen in previous deployments in both Kansas City and Provo, Utah. As we've seen in those other cities, users will first and foremost have the choice of a free 5 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up tier after they've paid a $300 installation fee -- which can be paid up front or in installments of $25 per month for twelve months. On the higher end, Austin users have the choice of a standalone symmetrical 1 Gbps tier for $70 a month, or a bundle of symmetrical 1 Gbps service and 150 TV channels for $130 a month. That $130 price point is $10 more than Google Fiber users pay in Kansas City, likely a reflection of higher regional programming costs.Construction is underway, with build outs into specific neighborhoods accelerating next month, when Google begins the process of "fiberhood rallies," where the company deploys to areas that show the most interest. Last week Google announced they'd be offering free connections to any Austin housing project for ten years, assuming the neighborhood meets its signup goal to get Google Fiber. |
newviewEx .. Ex .. Exactly Premium Member join:2001-10-01 Parsonsburg, MD
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newview
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2014-Nov-25 10:12 am
If I had a choiceI would upgrade to Google Fiber in a heartbeat ... JUST to get away from the CableMafia. | |
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Anon
2014-Nov-25 3:44 pm
Comcast responseI can see it now:
In the future, to continue to "compete" when Google starts moving into more of their territories, Comcast will advertise 50/10 Internet for $10/month, with a $70/month required "modem administration fee"! | |
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