Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout

Re:Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout by eddieplan9 on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @12:08PM (#12797633)

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think the problem is the sense of good enough. I have the option to purchase 100mbps but I am only paying for 20mbps because it is virtually good enough for everything I do: working from home, video chat, streaming HD videos, backing up to iCloud, etc. When I rent HD movies from iTunes, my wait time is 0.

Don't get me wrong. I like the idea of cheap super high-speed internet, just like I like my streets to be repaved nicely every year.

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Re:Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout by hnal943 on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @12:31PM (#12797883)

GP did mention that his connection is unreliable, which is true for me as well (suburb of Milwaukee, WI). When it's working, it's fast enough. But there are plenty of days it's slow or not working when I want it. That I'd like fixed.

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Re:Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout by daveFNbuck on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @12:48PM (#12798092)

Yeah, it's great until you want to stream a movie on a 3-day weekend.

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