Google to Make 1Gbps Internet for Ludicrous Speed

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]mindless728[/nom]wow, 1gbps, most home users would have to buy new networking equipment for this speed[/citation]
It's a good thing I have been running a 1 Gbps network for a few years now I'm ready, bring on the bandwidth!

 

[maigo]

Google has finally won my soul

 

[Upendra09]

in other news, google is starting up a new gaming branch which offeres customized settings for optimum FPS

 

[84supreme]

I for one welcome my new Google overlords and would gladly let them run high speed to my area.

 

[jeremiahpope]

I work for Brighthouse cable and I think that all cable and phone companies are Nazis. Google is like the 1942 USA coming to rid the internet of communism. Any kind of filtering or throttling to me is a form of control and manipulation of our freedom of information and free speech.

 

[Guest]

People often comment on how other nations have (far) faster network connections than we here in the U.S.A. From my personal experience, that is only a half truth. Yes, it's true that those ultra high speed services exist in the far East and in Europe. What noone ever mentions is that only the few top elite could ever afford those services! And even so, those speeds are only advertised. The big difference between the USA and the rest is that, when we DO implement something new, it goes for the masses, not for just the elites.

But yeah, we need to catch up a bit...

 

[Supertrek32]

Google has to be the greatest mega-corporation ever. Almost everything is free, and now they're doing this?

I hope they never change...

 

[Ramar]

[citation][nom]Joe Anonymous[/nom]People often comment on how other nations have (far) faster network connections than we here in the U.S.A. From my personal experience, that is only a half truth. Yes, it's true that those ultra high speed services exist in the far East and in Europe. What noone ever mentions is that only the few top elite could ever afford those services! And even so, those speeds are only advertised. The big difference between the USA and the rest is that, when we DO implement something new, it goes for the masses, not for just the elites.But yeah, we need to catch up a bit...[/citation]

Actually, many countries are drafting/passing laws that amount to the internet being a basic human right. And I know the first cries are going to be SOCIALISM OH NOES if that law was on the bench here, but if you look at them case by case you'll see a pattern...the pattern that free government internet is extremely fast and that the rest of the world is better at implementing Net Neutrality than we are.

 

[dman157]

This is awesome but lets come to reailty, its google, so there are some cons.

Pros:
*#$@ing fast internet that you can brag about around your friends.

Cons:
Google might be a stalker and log your every move.

 

[civp]

In Hong Kong, the 1Gps fiber-to-door service costs US$281 per month, which also includes unlimited wireless connection in the whole city. I wonder how much will it costs in United States

 

[civp]

In Hong Kong, the 1Gps fiber-to-door service costs US$281 per month, which also includes unlimited wireless connection in the whole city. I wonder how much will it costs in United States.

 

[lueszu]

SPACE BALLS FTW!

 

[anamaniac]

Tokyo, Japan. Major ISP offering 1Gb (125MB) fibre for a couple years now at ~60/month.
I remember when I first discovered that, I was tempted to move to Japan. But hell, at this point, give me cheap gigabit fibre in Mexico and I'll pack my bags. I'm paying $50/month for 15Mb/1Mb (2MB/120KB) in this damned cold country...

Go Google!

 

[technuttso]

Just watch here: http/www.speedtest.net/global.php

 

[buckcm]

26/22 from Verizon is better than most, but I want internet that is faster than my hard drive.

 

[Guest]

Im from Latvia and fastest net we have now is up to 200 Mbit/s with minimum granted speed 30 Mbit/s down and 20 Mbit/s up and all this for ~30$/month

 

[vincent jg]

As long as Google doesn't throttle my downloads from Steam and cap my internet usage at 250GB a month, I would gladly leave Comcast today. I do, however, see Google facing a major uphill battle against the cable and telephone companies though. Competition is a terrible thing for a monopoly.

 

[seantm]

I hope they put it out first near the Googleplex. The whole silicon valley at 1gbps please.

 

[Lewis57]

American internet users catch up to their counterparts in other parts of the world.

I thought America had some of the fastest internet speeds. Better than my 3.5Mbps anyway.

 

[kyzar]

[citation][nom]jeremiahpope[/nom]I work for Brighthouse cable and I think that all cable and phone companies are Nazis. Google is like the 1942 USA coming to rid the internet of communism. Any kind of filtering or throttling to me is a form of control and manipulation of our freedom of information and free speech.[/citation]

Have to put in the obligatory 'You do know that the USA were 3 years late to that particular paty, no matter what Hollywood says' post In your analogy Google would be the Brits and M$ would be the US when they eventually realise it's something that they need to be in on...

Personally I'd go for almost anything that beats my 2mbit connection - and I live in the middle of a large town