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[idontknow951]

We will not engage in deep packet inspection or any network management practice that would necessarily favor a particular application, content, or service.

That's nice.

To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't care if google did inspect my packets. All they would find is a ton of porn. What ELSE would you do with 1 Gb/s internet...

[Jewbert]

The status icon shows how fast your NIC port is. You're not actually getting 100 Mbps. Try http://www.speedtest.net to see how fast it actually is.

'Hello!

We're sorry, Speedtest.net is temporarily out of service. The problem is a major power outage at our primary Data Center in Seattle (U.S.) We are bringing our back-up services on-line as quickly as possible. Thank you for visiting and for your patience. Please visit again soon. We expect to be back in service by Midnight July 26th, U.S. Pacific Daylight Time (-7 Hrs GMT).

Sincerely,

The Speedtest.net Team'

Pffffff!

[Valderino]

It's only free for the first month.

[wikkles]

Free internet seemed too good to be true, the way the website was displayed made it seem like the 1 Gb/s was free

But of course not

[idontknow951]

It's only free for the first month.

No it's not?... Where on earth did you get that idea. It's completely free, you just pay a one-time construction fee of $300 + taxes.

[Yung]

No it's not?... Where on earth did you get that idea. It's completely free, you just pay a one-time construction fee of $300 + taxes.

Which is really a bargain. I'm just hoping that they bring it further than Kansas City.

[Waser Lave]

Make sure to read the small print.

[idontknow951]

Make sure to read the small print.

Where does it say it's only free for the first month?

Up to 5Mbps download, 1Mbps upload speed • No data caps • Free service guaranteed for at least 7 years • Includes Network Box

$300 construction fee (one time or 12 monthly payments of $25) + taxes and fees

I don't even see a small asterisk beside the $0/mo, so I see absolutely nothing that says it's free for only the first month.

[Waser Lave]

Everything I've read says that they guarantee the free internet service for at least 7 years, I can't see anything about it only being for a month.

I wasn't suggesting to read the small print for that though, rather, that Google tends to know how to make money out of every venture they start so there must be some way that they're generating profit from even the free users.

[Sweeney]

I wasn't suggesting to read the small print for that though, rather, that Google tends to know how to make money out of every venture they start so there must be some way that they're generating profit from even the free users.

The terminals are rigged to absorb souls, which they sell to the Murdoch family to replenish their life force.

[Nymh]

To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't care if google did inspect my packets. All they would find is a ton of porn. What ELSE would you do with 1 Gb/s internet...

Gaming. Lots and lots of gaming.

[Frizzle]

And download lots of movies/films.

[Sweeney]

And also everything else I do on my distinctly average connection, too.

[WharfRat]

Free internet seemed too good to be true, the way the website was displayed made it seem like the 1 Gb/s was free

But of course not

What in the hell would possess you to think that a much faster internet service than has largely ever been implemented for public use in the USA would be free? I stated the pricing in my original post indicating the prices... I even linked to the plans and pricing page!

[Frizzle]

And also everything else I do on my distinctly average connection, too.

Get virgin. 100mb/s, phone and all tv shows is like £90 a month, plus it's going up to 120mb/s soon. Obviously you can custom make it to make it cheaper.

[Sweeney]

Get virgin. 100mb/s, phone and all tv shows is like £90 a month, plus it's going up to 120mb/s soon. Obviously you can custom make it to make it cheaper.

I live in a rural village I'm lucky I've got a phone line.

[Turnip]

I live in a rural village I'm lucky I've got a phone line.

You too? ;_;
The only companies that actually work out here when it comes to internet is like... BT, Plusnet (aaaaaa) and uh.. some small thing which is for businesses and GOD THEY ARE SO EXPENSIVE............ Gotta love living in the middle of nowhere

But dang, $300 for seven years of internets?? That's a great deal~ Can't wait for it to be in more places than just Kansas ^^

Edited by Turnip, 27 July 2012 - 07:15 AM.

[Frizzle]

I live in a rural village I'm lucky I've got a phone line.

Give them a call anyway, you'd be surprised how far virgin sets out.

[Mishelle]

Damn if that were in my city I would be all over it. actually I don't even think it would be available to me, for some reason in the apartment complex I live in we're only allowed to get cox cable. It's really annoying.

Edited by Mishelle, 27 July 2012 - 09:23 AM.

[Kyle]

The terminals are rigged to absorb souls, which they sell to the Murdoch family to replenish their life force.

<3

Talked to my pops today about this, and he said that Google was a little ambitious about this project, launched it too early, and didn't really handle it right for Kansas City KS/MO. They're at this time only offering it to residents of the city of Kansas City, MO/KS, which would make sense in most cities in America. However Kansas City has one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, while the population within the ACTUAL city of Kansas City is relatively small. So while I can SEE not only Kansas City, but downtown Kansas City from my home, Google fiber isn't offered in my area. Not a huge deal because I know it will be soon, but still, Google should have included the metropolitan area in the initial release in my opinion.

[idontknow951]

Gaming. Lots and lots of gaming.

You're still limited by:

a) Computer specs
b) Brazilleans
c) Location of the physical server.

[Nymh]

You're still limited by:

a) Computer specs
b) Brazilleans
c) Location of the physical server.

You may be, but I'm not.

[Frizzle]

How many people on the server? Brazillians!

[idontknow951]

You may be, but I'm not.

I find that hard to believe, especially when there's a shift towards P2P servers.