Google Fiber Launches 20 Gig + Wi-Fi 7 for $250 a Month: “It’s a Lot of Speed for That Price”

[Tsing]

Google Fiber has announced that its new 20 Gig + Wi-Fi 7 plan will be available to select customers for $250 per month, not including applicable taxes and fees.

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[Brian_B]

... To 5 cities of their choosing, depending on how much the cities bribe them to come in. And then back out of 2 of those cities early.

Google Fiber was stalled for years but now says it’ll expand to 5 new states

ISP's history suggests you can expect only limited availability in each area.

arstechnica.com

Remember this is Google - they can (and probably will) back out at any time.

 

[Zarathustra]

I'm not in a Google Fiber area, but $250 is a little much to spend on internet service, if you ask me, regardless of how much they throw in.

I could totally go for that 8 gig plan though.

I'd also have some concerns with having Google in even more places in my life. I guess there are always VPN's.

I don't know much about "Wifi 7", is this the one Microsoft has artificially limited to Windows 11 to coerce people to "upgrade"? Or was that 6?

I'm still on the old numbering scheme at home. 802.11ac. And I've had no reason to upgrade. Everything I care about is wired. Wifi is just there for phones and laptops, and performance doesn't really matter on those.