google fiber
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Pro/Con: Why Google’s Fi Could Be Awesome And Terrible
Today, Google announced its very own wireless network in the US. Just $US20 a month for unlimited call and texts, plus $US10 per gigabyte of data. No contracts or termination fees. Google will even refund your unused megabytes. Sounds awesome. So what’s the catch already?
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A Tiny New Chip Promises Internet 400 Times Faster Than Google Fibre
Fast internet is fast. Google Fiber’s gigabit connections? That’s like driving a sports car compared to the go-cart-speed connection that’s probably in your house. But new technology from IBM opens the door for connections that are beyond fast. Comparatively, it’s like flying a fighter jet.
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Google Fiber Continues The Awful ISP Tradition Of Banning ‘Servers’
In a Wired piece published recently, Ryan Singel assails Google’s newfound hypocrisy when it comes to net neutrality. And he’s right. Having spent many years fighting to stop Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from discriminating between different types of internet traffic, the tech giant is now perpetuating a long-standing form of that discrimation with Google Fiber,…
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Google Buys One City’s Entire Fibre Network, Worth $39 Million, For $1
When Google announced it was rolling out a fibre network in Provo, Utah, it wasn’t clear how or why it had chosen the city. Turns out Google has managed to secure a deal to buy its entire municipal fibre network — which cost $US39 million to build — for just a single dollar.