Thursday, July 26, 2012

Google launches broadband of 1000 Mbps in the U.S

While we celebrate with the plans Velox fiber, the United States took on a new broadband service and cable TV. Google launched a fiber-optic network in Kansas City. The speed is 1 Gbps for both upload and download.

There are three types of plans: the cheapest internet 5 Mbps, the tuition is free. Yes, even for free. You only need to pay the application fee of $ 300 (can divide this value by up to 12 months), but you are entitled to broadband Google with Wi-Fi router and free technical assistance for the next seven years. In this plan, the speed is not symmetric: only 1 Mbps upload.

Then comes the plan of 1 Gbps internet. The fee is relatively salt: they are $ 70, but face it, is a 1 Gbps symmetric Internet. Access is no deductible, but she is so high that you can download the entire family through this connection. Furthermore, the person signing the plan is entitled to 1 TB Drive on Google, cloud storage service. Do not charge setup fee and minimum contract lasts 12 months.

The more expensive plan Fiber Google costs $ 120 per month. Includes 1 Gbps broadband and cable TV in high definition (IPTV). Who signed the tablet takes to toast Nexus 7. The box decoder (set-top box) to the TV service is able to extend the Wi-Fi signal from the router and also has an Ethernet port. Other equipment included for the one who signs the plan is the Storage Box, a 2 TB disk used to store media content, while also acting as a digital recorder to the TV - to record eight programs simultaneously. Has no setup fee, but they are two years minimum stay.



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According to Google hotsite Fiber, you can watch TV in the Nexus 7, although not all channels are available on the tablet. Those who subscribe to any of the plans will have a discount on the Samsung Chromebook, which comes out to $ 299 per subscriber.

The service coverage varies with the needs of each region. The district with the highest number of service requests will have coverage before others with fewer stakeholders. It is a democratic (and, why not profit) on how to plan the expansion of fiber-optic network.

It is sad that this kind of service should take to arrive in Brazil. But, you know, we are left to dream and hope that someday it will become reality. Who wants to be drooling a little more service, you can visit the Google Fiber.