[ArraryTauTDew]

This is epic.

Internet juggernaut Google has launched a new service called Google Fiber. It's not available in New Zealand, so why are we talking about it? Because the service gives away free internet at speeds of 5Mbit/s, and offers a US$70/month plan at whopping speeds of 1Gbit/s - which Google claims is 100 times faster than today's 'average' internet.

For New Zealanders, that figure is likely to be higher - many of us don't even achieve 10Mbit/s on a good day.

Will there be data caps?

"No way!" Google says on the Google Fiber website. "We want you to use and enjoy your broadband or gigabit connections. There are no caps or limits to the amount of data you can send or receive."

The catch is that currently Google Fiber is only available in Kansas City, KS and Kansas City, MO, in the USA. Not only that, but it's not guaranteed to be available in any given neighbourhood - Google is checking demand before it chooses which areas Google Fiber will launch in.

It also costs US$10 to pre-register your interest, even though you may never actually get access to the service.

Google will also offer Google Fiber TV packaged with the high-speed internet service for US$120/month, and has promised that users will be provided with 2TB of storage space to record their TV shows on.

Google expects to connect everyone who pre-registers and qualifies for the service by the end of 2013.












http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf...rvice-provider

[rojettafoxx]

With our small population and way it's spread out, the various telecom' companies are rather behind the ball for 'fast' internet - my 15mb/s down and 800kb/s up (at it's best) is regarded as pretty good - and there's a 20GB limit with each additional 20GB package costing around US$10.

I haven't bought a PC World for years - surprised it's still going.

[Fgunehjf]

When will you bring your benevolent services to Minnesota, Google?

[k1ePRlda]

Google. Take note the words below:

Take
My
Money!

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Also want to note. Freaking awesome commercial they did.

[banditorfv]

Is this so they can steal more people's data, and then claim it was an "accident"?

[Metalhead]

Posted in another part of FM.


It is $250 cheaper than the 1000/1000 line that is sold here.

Though what I also want to see from Google and my ISP as well as others are $15~$20/mo plans at a minimum rated speed of 25/25.

There honestly isn't any reason for an average user or even a power user to need 1000/1000 at $320/mo or $70/mo. Just don't increase bandwidth at current prices. Give us DSL prices with fiber speeds!

I'd rather pay $20/mo for my 50/50 connection than $70 for a 1000/1000 connection.

[dietpillxanaxaxx]

This would have a HUGE market in Canada. Where I live we pay $70 for 50/1 and a 150gb/month cap. Canadian ISPs ream us hardcore. They all(well almost all) have terribly crappy bandwidth caps which are completely unnecessary. There are only 30 million people living in this country and the US has almost 10x that. There is no way 30 million people and the fraction of that using internet are overloading any sort of bandwidth we have. It is just a huge cash grab that we can't do crap all about because they are all doing it. You don't have a choice. Small companies that try to push in and offer better are just boughten up by one of the larger companies and they get away with it because it isn't a monopoly of you have 2 or more companies in competition. It is terrible.

Google has the resources to muscle their way in here and basically put our telecoms out of business unless they smarten up though. They really need to come here! We want google!