Google Makes 'Google Fiber' Official

Rob Williams · 07-26-2012, 05:03 PM

Google has today formally announced its Google Fiber Internet service, causing those living in either Kansas City, MO or Kansas City, KS to jump for joy while making everyone else discover a new level of jealousy. While the initial packages themselves are priced well, it's the talk of "Gigabit" that's most exciting.

Read the rest of our post and then discuss it here!

Optix · 07-26-2012, 07:11 PM

Wow...I cannot wait to see where this company goes in the next 10 years. Google in space?

Big Red Machine · 07-26-2012, 07:51 PM

The Big Red Machine is now a Big Red Machine of Jealousy.

Psi* · 07-26-2012, 09:18 PM

"a data hungry family" in Kansas City? Well. Ok. I drove thru the Kansas cities one night & there are a lot of lights for ... 15 minutes.

OriginalJoeCool · 07-27-2012, 03:26 PM

Looks like I'm moving to Kansas City, whichever one.

Rob Williams · 07-27-2012, 04:12 PM

I am just thinking about the math here. If you had a connection like that, and Steam's servers cooperated, you'd be able to download all 30GB of Max Payne 3 in 4 minutes flat.

Damn.

Big Red Machine · 07-27-2012, 04:31 PM

Dang. Too bad Joe Montana no longer plays for the Chiefs.

Then again, you could watch the San Francisco 49ers online...

Hmm...

Rob Williams · 07-27-2012, 05:10 PM

Yeah, if you don't mind being ass-raped and pay $300/yr for a mere four months of sport!

Big Red Machine · 07-27-2012, 05:54 PM

Ooh, there are ways to do it sans said anal rape...

:whistles:

Glider · 07-29-2012, 05:04 AM

If you have any understanding of the worldwide fibre network, you just smile, wave and think "Yeah, right..."

DarkStarr · 07-29-2012, 10:59 PM

Hehehe.... good thing I live in KC :P

madmat · 07-29-2012, 11:21 PM

The first time I read the Google Fiber headline my first thought was "Not another laxative!"

Lucky KC people.

07-26-2012, 05:03 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Google Makes 'Google Fiber' Official Google has today formally announced its Google Fiber Internet service, causing those living in either Kansas City, MO or Kansas City, KS to jump for joy while making everyone else discover a new level of jealousy. While the initial packages themselves are priced well, it's the talk of "Gigabit" that's most exciting. Read the rest of our post and then discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-27-2012, 03:26 PM	#5
OriginalJoeCool Tech Monkey Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 616	Looks like I'm moving to Kansas City, whichever one. __________________ Last.fm Raptr "Man could hold the universe in his palm, if only he could learn to unclench his fist."

07-27-2012, 04:12 PM	#6
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I am just thinking about the math here. If you had a connection like that, and Steam's servers cooperated, you'd be able to download all 30GB of Max Payne 3 in 4 minutes flat. Damn. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-27-2012, 05:10 PM	#8
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Yeah, if you don't mind being ass-raped and pay $300/yr for a mere four months of sport! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-29-2012, 05:04 AM	#10
Glider Coastermaker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 139	If you have any understanding of the worldwide fibre network, you just smile, wave and think "Yeah, right..." __________________ There Are 10 Types Of People, Those Who Know Binary and Those Who Don't

07-26-2012, 07:51 PM	#3
Big Red Machine Hellfire and Brimstone Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 81	The Big Red Machine is now a Big Red Machine of Jealousy.

07-26-2012, 09:18 PM	#4
Psi* Tech Monkey Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Westport, CT Posts: 766	"a data hungry family" in Kansas City? Well. Ok. I drove thru the Kansas cities one night & there are a lot of lights for ... 15 minutes.

07-27-2012, 04:31 PM	#7
Big Red Machine Hellfire and Brimstone Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 81	Dang. Too bad Joe Montana no longer plays for the Chiefs. Then again, you could watch the San Francisco 49ers online... Hmm...

07-27-2012, 05:54 PM	#9
Big Red Machine Hellfire and Brimstone Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 81	Ooh, there are ways to do it sans said anal rape... :whistles:

07-29-2012, 10:59 PM	#11
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	Hehehe.... good thing I live in KC :P __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD

07-29-2012, 11:21 PM	#12
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	The first time I read the Google Fiber headline my first thought was "Not another laxative!" Lucky KC people. __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

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