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I never implied that Google doesn't have straightforward pricing. They do because they disclose their pricing upfront.
What I said is there's a need (in my opinion) for less speed than the 1 gbps at a price point less than $70/month....i.e. an additional tier of service.
The choice a consumer has with google is 5mpbs or 1gbps or higher. There is no choice at all between 5mpbs and 1gbps. I personally think there should be another tier in there. The one time fee of $300 covers Google's cost for a line to the house.
I currently pay $30/month (promotional rate) for broadband access at up to 20mpbs. I don't want to pay $70/month. In the Google Fiber world the only other option available to get a monthly rate less than $70/month is to have their lowest speed available, which also happens to be 1/4 the speed of broadband cable standard service, and a mere fraction of their 1gbps service.
What you're describing is how Google co-exists in the same market with other provides like TWC. It's not like Google gets 100% adoption in any particular city and $70/mo is why.
We're having Google Fiber installed in every unit of our building, but I guarantee not everyone will be upgrading from the 5/1 placeholder but it's a real nice option to have installed and ready to go.
Also, my guess is the 5/1 tier is eventually upgraded.
Well I'm frugal so I will go for the 5/1 tier and make do as I'm simply not willing to spend $70/month for Internet service regardless of the speed offered. I'm used to 15 to 20 mbps from my cable provider and don't really need 1gbps. I'd like it sure, but not willing to pay that much for it.
What you're describing is how Google co-exists in the same market with other provides like TWC. It's not like Google gets 100% adoption in any particular city and $70/mo is why.
We're having Google Fiber installed in every unit of our building, but I guarantee not everyone will be upgrading from the 5/1 placeholder but it's a real nice option to have installed and ready to go.
Also, my guess is the 5/1 tier is eventually upgraded.
This is my take too. I'm pretty sure it's difficult to get it installed after the fact, so I'll be getting the 5/1 no matter what, as I think it's a good (but small) reselling point.
Also, I received my google fiber t-shirt in the mail this weekend.
Well I'm frugal so I will go for the 5/1 tier and make do as I'm simply not willing to spend $70/month for Internet service regardless of the speed offered. I'm used to 15 to 20 mbps from my cable provider and don't really need 1gbps. I'd like it sure, but not willing to pay that much for it.
while that makes sense, if you're not willing to pay $70 for fiber, why would you want to switch services at all? it doesn't sound like high performance is something that matters to you, and 15-20Mbps is plenty for a casual user who isn't willing to pay.
for many power users who pay for the fastest TWC tier, this is a cost savings AND massive speed increase. It will be very welcome.
the "free" fiber tier? are you suggesting that the free tier's speeds aren't sufficient? they have a $70 solution to your problem. fiber isn't intended to provide a graduated list of plans. it's the fast lane. and make no mistake, the "free" tier likely includes terms and conditions that authorize them to inspect your traffic to mine consumer specific information for use in marketing and other services. so beware of that "deal" if you're only concerned about cost.
the "free" fiber tier? are you suggesting that the free tier's speeds aren't sufficient? they have a $70 solution to your problem. fiber isn't intended to provide a graduated list of plans. it's the fast lane. and make no mistake, the "free" tier likely includes terms and conditions that authorize them to inspect your traffic to mine consumer specific information for use in marketing and other services. so beware of that "deal" if you're only concerned about cost.
It actually doesn't have T&C like that. That's ATT just to equal Google's price for gigabit.
Google Fiber will not engage in deep packet inspection (where the content of the data packet is inspected beyond its IP, TCP, and UDP headers) or drop specific types of end-user Internet traffic except as described herein to preserve the integrity of the network and protect against negative effects of Internet threats.
the "free" fiber tier? are you suggesting that the free tier's speeds aren't sufficient? they have a $70 solution to your problem. fiber isn't intended to provide a graduated list of plans. it's the fast lane. and make no mistake, the "free" tier likely includes terms and conditions that authorize them to inspect your traffic to mine consumer specific information for use in marketing and other services. so beware of that "deal" if you're only concerned about cost.
Way to misread and then twist what I actually said. Nope, I'm not suggesting what you allege. BTW, there is no "free" service with Google Fiber. If you refuse to pay the upfront $300 cost or refuse to subscribe to one of their other (2) tiers, you get exactly nothing.
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