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Kuriin

Kuriin

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Not sure why my upload rate is higher than my download rate. Normally it's 70/40.

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Joeboo

Joeboo

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Google Fiber is finally picking up some momentum in Kansas City. From the time of it's initial announcement through the first year or so, no expansion plans were announced to spread out into the suburbs of KC. About 6 months ago the first suburb expansion was announced, and now all of a sudden in the past couple weeks about half a dozen more suburbs have been announced for expansion.

Not only good news for KC, but hopefully for the other announced cities, and other areas of the US. Google must have allocated more resources to this project recently or something, there's been more news in the past couple weeks coming from them than there had been in the last 6+ months.

Here is how much of KC is planned to be covered as of right now:
http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/...gladstone.html

Probably roughly 1/3 to 1/2 or so, up from the initial announcement that only accounted for maybe 10-15% of KCs metro population.
 
Ritley

Ritley

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joeboo_sl said:
Google Fiber is finally picking up some momentum in Kansas City. From the time of it's initial announcement through the first year or so, no expansion plans were announced to spread out into the suburbs of KC. About 6 months ago the first suburb expansion was announced, and now all of a sudden in the past couple weeks about half a dozen more suburbs have been announced for expansion.

Not only good news for KC, but hopefully for the other announced cities, and other areas of the US. Google must have allocated more resources to this project recently or something, there's been more news in the past couple weeks coming from them than there had been in the last 6+ months.

Here is how much of KC is planned to be covered as of right now:
http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/...gladstone.html

Probably roughly 1/3 to 1/2 or so, up from the initial announcement that only accounted for maybe 10-15% of KCs metro population.
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What pisses me off is that more than likely the reason most of those suburbs aren't planned for expansion is because they won't let google do it. I grew up in Lees Summit and I'm sure the city is getting too many kickbacks from TWC/AT&T to do something that might help the consumers
 
Joeboo

Joeboo

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Wouldn't doubt it, I live in Lees Summit now, and I somehow find out that the city keeps Google out because of Time Warner/AT&T, I'l going to drive up to city hall and punch someone in the mouth.

Worse yet is my friend that lives up in Pleasant Valley, the google fiber coverage map stops 1 block short of hitting his street, he's in Pleasant Valley, 1 street over is Kansas City. Told him to start making friends with the neighbors and go get a 100 foot ethernet cable, lol.
 
gogusrl

gogusrl

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Did I mention I also got a free internet upgrade ?




Can go even higher in the middle of the night but I need a faster router. Also the direct download speed is still pitiful compared to p2p.

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Soriak_sl

shitlord
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gogusrl_sl said:
Also the direct download speed is still pitiful compared to p2p.
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Do you have a newsgroup subscription? I pulled 200mbit through the university wifi the other day. And I'm pretty sure that's because I hit a cap on my Mac Air wifi. I should give the wired connection a shot some day.
 
Gnomedolf

Gnomedolf

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My Comcast bill nearly doubled after all the new signup stuff expired. I called them up and did the threaten to cancel thing and they put me back on the promotion. The guy even said I should call back 6 months from now so that I can be put back on it again.
 
taebin

taebin

Same trailer, different park
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You work in a call center? Your depression is starting to make more sense
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Tarrant

Tarrant

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No, I don't. But I work in telecommications and in sales and I both heard and used that line to calm down angry customers who were upset that their promotiosn had ended.
 
Gnomedolf

Gnomedolf

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Tarrant_sl said:
No, I don't. But I work in telecommications and in sales and I both heard and used that line to calm down angry customers who were upset that their promotiosn had ended.
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I got put back on the promotion. I'm willing to bet they will do it again.
 
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