google fiber

I live in the Northland and Google fiber has been installed, but they haven't made the connections to the homes yet. I signed up for the free lifetime internet for a $300 equipment charge. It's only 5mps download. And the fine print says the free portion is only guaranteed for 7 years. I may upgrade to the gigibite and tv at some point for $120 month, but I am waiting to see how others like it first.

i Googled fiber, and found out i'm deficient.

Just another cool thing about G.F., they give you a 7" tablet that is also a remote. I'm wireless and its blu-ray (or whatever you call it) so you don't have to point the remote at TV.

Just another cool thing about G.F., they give you a 7" tablet that is also a remote. I'm wireless and its blu-ray (or whatever you call it) so you don't have to point the remote at TV. Originally Posted by lawyerinjeans

they don't give you this?
havinga tablet instead of remote would be a pain in the ass. You don't need a tablet, a simple IR remote or even RF remote would be great
a tablet? are you sure? it's not what their site says
https://support.google.com/fiber/answer/2679539?hl=en

Each TV box comes with a remote. But as a promotion, they are also giving a fully functional tablet. You can run the GF app on it and manage all of your TVs from it.

But no, you still get a traditional remote too.

Just another cool thing about G.F., they give you a 7" tablet that is also a remote. I'm wireless and its blu-ray (or whatever you call it) so you don't have to point the remote at TV. Originally Posted by lawyerinjeans

From what I understand that promo is over

I'm in the current wave in JOCO and there is no tablet mentioned at all in the packages. They have an app for tablets and phones that lets you use them as remotes.
Don't even need another tablet, but it's a shame if its not a freebie- I'd have sold it on EBAY.

they don't give you this?
havinga tablet instead of remote would be a pain in the ass. You don't need a tablet, a simple IR remote or even RF remote would be great
a tablet? are you sure? it's not what their site says
https://support.google.com/fiber/answer/2679539?hl=en
Originally Posted by bigcockpussylicker

You get both. Although I cannot understand why anyone would want to use the Nexus tablet as a remote. You are correct, it is a pain in the ass. I use the blue tooth remote for all tv functions. I gave the tablet to the kids and let them use it for school and stuff.

Just double checked and if you signed up for Gigabit + TV before the deadline you get the free Nexus 7 tablet.

Just double checked and if you signed up for Gigabit + TV before the deadline you get the free Nexus 7 tablet. Originally Posted by ElumEno

this is odd, I have never had a sign up time in my area(LS) so I couldnt have GF deadline, see how that works

yet when I look for a network to join at my home, (I have my Clear network) someone has GF or they named their network that

wtf?

https://fiber.google.com/cities/kansascity/

how can they have GF?
I called (877) 962-8301 and they didnt have anymore info, cept to tell me give them my address and they'll email me when its time for sign ups

good point
what do you suggest to get as much out of it as I can?
currently I have
MS windows 7 home 64 SP1
AMD FX-4130 quad core processor, 8 GB RAM

I use clear internet which is cheap compared to comcast. No wires, make it ideal
I can stream netflix with no issues, but when I speed test, its still 1MBps up and download is about 9Mbps Originally Posted by bigcockpussylicker

I have Google Fiber and several PC's Tablets and Laptops and I call tell you that the computer specs are not very important. The Network Interface Card speed is the only spec you need to worry about. Most computers bought within the last few years have gigabit NIC's that can handle gigabit speeds. If you do not have a gigabit NIC then you will not be able to use Google Fiber to it's full potential. You should still be able to get 100 MBps, but you will not get the full 1000 MBps.

If you are using wireless, that is a totally different topic as most wireless cards do not do 1000 MBps and you will have to settle for anywhere between 54 Mbps and a few hundred, (depending on your wireless card and router). I get well over 1000 MBps on all my wired connections and usually around 300 MBps on my wireless connections. This is still enough to never see a pause in my streaming video and I download full movies in under a minute wired and a few minutes wireless.

As far as the computer specs go, my weakest computer is an Intel Dual Core with 4 GB RAM running Windows 7 64-Bit and my best computer runs two Intel Xeon 10-Core processors, (yes that's 20 physical Cores) with 128 GB RAM running Windows Server 2012 R2 and I see no difference in Internet speeds on any of my machines, (physical or virtual).

Long story short, if you can get Google Fiber, get it. It is well worth it regardless of what you are running hardware wise.

Long story short, if you can get Google Fiber, get it. It is well worth it regardless of what you are running hardware wise. Originally Posted by GiveMeLibertyOrGiveMeHead

thanks for the info

I will have to get a gigabit NIC, I don't think I have that, because my computer was bought with components just thrown together.

I hate comcast, but $30/month for cable is not THAT bad

I have an issue with king of the hill, KCMI
it's NOT IN HD

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yeah, so it wasnt HD, I had to call them and then they made the program fill the whole screen
why it wasnt this way before?
NO IDEA
sheesh

I can tell you from my inside knowledge of gf. It is really as good as it looks. My newer IMAC will run 980 mbps. Instant downloads. along with the sharp and clear hd that comes with the tv package. And the fact that these fiber lines they are running are new!!!!!! every other provider has had the same lines for 10 plus years. you'll enjoy it. even the free service is a game changer!!

I'm going with the free service. I was at 3mb when i first got high speed several years back. The saving over 7 years would be over $5k and i'd feel like i would have to be online nonstop to justify the $70 cost for 1gb.

My signup deadline was 6 months ago and google c/s says installs are 4-6 months after your deadline date ends. I got the email that installs in some areas are being delayed a year from the signup deadline.