Re:AT&T's 'Expansion' of 1 Gbps to 100 Cities is a Big, Fat ...
by fsckin on Monday April 21, 2014 @04:37PM
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I would happily move to get faster internet speeds, but all of the neighborhoods AT&T are targeting seemed to be expensive when I checked them out.
This jives w/ what the article says:
>>What's actually happening is that AT&T is upgrading a few
>>high-end developments where fiber was already in the ground
>>(these users were previously capped at DSL speeds) and
>>pretending it's a serious expansion of fixed-line broadband.
On the other hand, Google Fiber seems to be planning connectivity all over the place, since they're tasked w/ providing free service to various community hubs selected by the city which are widely spread out.
This jives w/ what the article says:
>>What's actually happening is that AT&T is upgrading a few
>>high-end developments where fiber was already in the ground
>>(these users were previously capped at DSL speeds) and
>>pretending it's a serious expansion of fixed-line broadband.
On the other hand, Google Fiber seems to be planning connectivity all over the place, since they're tasked w/ providing free service to various community hubs selected by the city which are widely spread out.