securitybreach Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I am envious!! Google Fiber is finally about to expand into a third city, according to The Wall Street Journal. A Google spokesperson said that the company would begin the signup process for Fiber in Austin this December, about half a year later than originally projected. Fiber for Austin was originally announcedin April of 2013, with the goal of connecting homes by mid-2014. At that point, the superfast TV and internet service — which can provide gigabit-quality speeds — existed only in Kansas City, where it launched in November of 2012. Last year, Google has expanded it to Provo, Utah. But Austin has been longer in coming. Last month, a blog post said that Google had "a detailed network plan in place" and that crews were building core fiber infrastructure. Signups are currently set for "late 2014" on its site. http://www.theverge....tin-in-december Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 COOL! Speaking of fiber. My Verizon FIOS just went synchronous (up/down same speeds) today... for FREE! Woo-hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 I figured download speeds would be faster with FIOS but your upload is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 That's the new change. Previously, my FIOS was "asynchronous;" meaning the download speeds were different from the upload speeds, which were usually about 1/2 the download speed. Originally, my speeds were 50/25. Now, thanks to this new freebie (they'll make a $ on this somehow, I'm sure), it's 50/50. Now it'll be much quicker to upload all my pirated mp3s to my fav music sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 About the download speed... you get what you pay for with FIOS. I can have SUPERFAST 250/250 if I want to pay for it. I'm happy with my 50/50 Internet and unlimited long distance home phone service for $97/month. They keep trying to talk me into a TV package to go along with it, but I don't need no steenkin' TV. I stream online whatever I want to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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