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It's being discussed in the big Google Fiber thread. I honestly don't think it'll have much impact on us. Fiber install is well underway here, and wireless is years away. They're only looking to start testing with Google employees. They could freeze things here, but I think we're far enough along and they've invested enough in the ground that they'll follow through.
It's being discussed in the big Google Fiber thread. I honestly don't think it'll have much impact on us. Fiber install is well underway here, and wireless is years away. They're only looking to start testing with Google employees. They could freeze things here, but I think we're far enough along and they've invested enough in the ground that they'll follow through.
It sounded like the fiber layout thus far has been far more expensive than they originally thought. Hopefully like you said they're invested enough that they don't just drop it altogether.
ATT is bringing me fiber. Digging my street today. I won't need Google, in all likelihood, other than for competitive purposes.
But.... 5G in a few years looks very interesting, too.
Will it make cable obsolete, or will cable be used feed neighborhood 5G?
AT&T is installing fiber conduit in the neighborhoods around Cary High School. I've got a new box in my front yard. It's hard to imagine Google coming in behind AT&T to install fiber in the same neighborhoods. Do they typically share conduit? Or would Google bring in crews to dig everything up again and install their own?
It's all discussed on the big thread on the same page, but yes, they will separately run their fiber. There were rumors floating around that Google offered to do a joint build with Att and were rebuffed, but who knows if that is true.
AT&T just dug up our neighborhood laying the conduit. I'm not thrilled about the Gigafiber data cap as well as the deep packet inspection. Does anyone who has the Gigafiber now have any insight on exactly what AT&T is doing with the info they glean from the packet inspection?
Google at this time has no data cap so my hope is they follow AT&T in sooner than later as my yard already looks like crap the way AT&T left it. I would hate for the yard to start growing in again only to have Google come in and tear it up during their install.
I have yet to see any Google workers on my side of town but we have a fiber hut about 2 miles away per the map on their website. I guess only time will tell.
Edit to Add, per www.att.com/internet-usage it appears that they are moving to an unlimited data cap for the 1gig offering on August 21, 2016. That makes them much more competitive with Google once that happens.
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Reason: New data cap info
AT&T just dug up our neighborhood laying the conduit. I'm not thrilled about the Gigafiber data cap as well as the deep packet inspection. Does anyone who has the Gigafiber now have any insight on exactly what AT&T is doing with the info they glean from the packet inspection?
Google at this time has no data cap so my hope is they follow AT&T in sooner than later as my yard already looks like crap the way AT&T left it. I would hate for the yard to start growing in again only to have Google come in and tear it up during their install.
I have yet to see any Google workers on my side of town but we have a fiber hut about 2 miles away per the map on their website. I guess only time will tell.
Edit to Add, per www.att.com/internet-usage it appears that they are moving to an unlimited data cap for the 1gig offering on August 21, 2016. That makes them much more competitive with Google once that happens.
Decline the discount, and pay rack rate for proper privacy, and the packet inspection will be moot.
I don't look at privacy as an added cost.
I look at it as allowing packet inspection covers part of the cost if the discount is more important to me than privacy. It isn't.
This is a positive. Wireless will be able to be installed faster and give more people access. Potentially lowering the cost.
Super ridiculous high speed internet is a luxury, I would think what most people want is inexpensive ($15-$20/month) service that doesn't degrade in the evening and is reliable. Let the people who need super high speed internet pay for it while the rest of us can enjoy basic streaming and browsing for low cost.
Decline the discount, and pay rack rate for proper privacy, and the packet inspection will be moot.
I don't look at privacy as an added cost.
I look at it as allowing packet inspection covers part of the cost if the discount is more important to me than privacy. It isn't.
Other ISP's are packet sniffing also, they just aren't as up front about it, they are just targeting ads based on it and being more up front about it (and will mail you ads also). Google ads that you see are based on your cookies and tracking of sites you go to also, so you are already getting targeted ads.
I am tempted to try it out and see what happens. Gigapower was just made available at my house after about 8 months ago them laying the cables. Since they are moving the data cap, that was my one reservation. I don't need faster internet, but I hate TWC
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