Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout

Re:Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout by fragmede on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @12:04PM (#12797595)

Silicon Valley has 100 or 200 Mbit Internet options available, and for the lucky, gigabit Internet. Funny thing is, like money in the Valley, it's very unevenly distributed. (I pay ~$50/month for 100Mbit)

Silicon Valley covers a large number of municipalities, and without specifying which one you're in, all I can say sorry, 20 Mbit is slow these days.

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Re:Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout by daveFNbuck on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @12:47PM (#12798077)

I live in Redwood City, where I have the choice between a slower AT&T connection and a faster Comcast connection. It's partially my fault for being unwilling to pay Comcast, but these are the only choices available just a short drive from Palo Alto.

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Re:Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout by brianmartinek on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @12:51PM (#12798125)

I live in San Mateo and also pay $50/month for 100mpbs, which is mostly reliable, and the speed is 'good enough'. I could pay more but the gains in speed aren't worth the extra $$.

The building next door to me is wired for fiber through one provider, Wave, and offers 1gig for $80/month: https://gowaveg.com. I'd love to switch and pay the extra $30 for much better internet but I can't get access to it as a single customer since it is decided building by building.

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Re:Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout by dahdum on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @06:49PM (#12801435)

Sunnyvale here, it's Comcast (now including data caps!) or DSL.

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