Google To Offer broadband Internet access, At 100 times the Current Speed.

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grok? grok = to share the same reality or line of thinking with another physical or conceptual entity.... did not know that

what is grok - Google Search

Because Google is not just a search engine anymore. It the premier proprietor of Web services and the sooner everyone acknowledges this, the easier it will be to grok Google.
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can the content providers even deliver for this to matter one bit? And unless caps are removed then you will reach your limit in a day. Pipe dream
 
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yes their profit but it's still not going to help your average user that much. It will be in high-population areas who actually already have access to high-speeds.
 
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if all you're going to do is post links to google blogs then I'm confused as to why you created the thread.

Google won't be the ISP so users will still have to deal with expensive tiered pricing and caps. Yes Google will make money but it won't help much unless you're a stockholder. Even they don't have enough money to lay fiber to every user in the US.
 
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99% of their revenue still comes from search. let's face it, they suck at making money from everything else.
 
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Quote:

Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski welcomed the Google initiative.

"Big broadband creates big opportunities," Mr Genachowski said.

"This significant trial will provide an American testbed for the next generation of innovative, high-speed internet apps, devices, and services."


Google broadband '100 times faster' | News.com.au

Innovation, Investment, Profitability. Seems assured of being ultimately successful regards of the naysayers.
 
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A dramatically large amount of consumer hardware doesn't even support gigabit. For example... a quick look through routers on NewEgg shows the cheapest router with gigabit LAN ports is a $70 TrendNet... but the WAN port is still 10/100. Next I found a $75 Rosewill that has gigabit for both. The likelihood of people owning that equipment is slim to none. Most everyone I know purchases a router in the $30-70 range, so none of them would have a gigabit capable router.

Then at the PC side, you're at about 50/50 that a person's hardware is gigabit LAN capable, so while that is far more common, it is still not likely.
 
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is there anymore talk of running broadband through power lines? seems like that was in the news a few years ago..
 
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Daddy Gee said:
is there anymore talk of running broadband through power lines? seems like that was in the news a few years ago..
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I only know of home networking using the electrical wiring of the house. Not sure that high tension wires could carry a signal. :dunno:
 
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This isn't supposed to happen over night. So people and companies will catch up with it over the next couple of years.
 
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MontereyVol said:
This isn't supposed to happen over night. So people and companies will catch up with it over the next couple of years.
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True. Much the way any upgrades occur. However, broadcasting "GIGABIT ETHERNET!" as if the up to 500,000 could actually use it... hell, just get 100 Mb/s working. Almost everyone would be VERY happy with that, and the infrastructure exists at the end user for that now.

Verizon's fastest FiOS is 50 MB/s down... doubling that would be great. I have yet to hear from anyone with FiOS that doesn't like it... of course, that package is almost $150 a month.
 
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jed said:
Google is a little too late for that, Walmart took over the world a long time ago.
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rwemyss said:
Verizon's fastest FiOS is 50 MB/s down... doubling that would be great. I have yet to hear from anyone with FiOS that doesn't like it... of course, that package is almost $150 a month.
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I love it. Of course I have the 20/5 package but it's been plenty
 
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rwemyss said:
A dramatically large amount of consumer hardware doesn't even support gigabit. For example... a quick look through routers on NewEgg shows the cheapest router with gigabit LAN ports is a $70 TrendNet... but the WAN port is still 10/100. Next I found a $75 Rosewill that has gigabit for both. The likelihood of people owning that equipment is slim to none. Most everyone I know purchases a router in the $30-70 range, so none of them would have a gigabit capable router.

Then at the PC side, you're at about 50/50 that a person's hardware is gigabit LAN capable, so while that is far more common, it is still not likely.
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In the world of computer technology, staying even with the curve is 5 steps behind. Got to be looking forward
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