Comments on: Google Fiber: Here’s what you need to know

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:42:26 +0000

I wish we could see a list of exactly what the channels are. I reaad an article that said HBO, TNT and Time would not be available.So can we expect Showtime??? Where can I find this out?

By: Kansascitian

Kansascitian — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:07:53 +0000

enoch, don’t you think its not quite that simple… my guess is google has already been trying to get ESPN and Disney… My guess is that is going to take a little more than just asking google to get. not that simple

By: Joe Turner

Joe Turner — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:02:33 +0000

well it looks like google fiber is doing the same thing as at&t in my neighborhood bypassing the highest populated areas but if you live in the cemetery across the street you can get service i guess thats where google fiber is going into the grave yard!

By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:55:01 +0000

Thanks for posting, Chad.

By: mingsta

mingsta — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:54:21 +0000

Reblogged this on mingsta and commented: Are we ever going to get this in South Africa?

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By: Enoch

Enoch — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:57:58 +0000

Google Fiber Seems To Be A Cool Thing To Invest In And Also Some People say That They Dont See Some Of The Tv Channels They Want All You Have To Do Is Contact Google On The Google Fiber Page And They Will Try To Get That Channel

By: Jervay Wright

Jervay Wright — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:17:13 +0000

That Means 5 year contracts for cheaper services.

By: Soma Ramasamy

Soma Ramasamy — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:41:46 +0000

Such backward integration from the Internet or application players makes sense. This breaks the chicken and egg problem we have with infrastructure players waiting for killer apps and app world waiting for next gen infrastructure. Lead the way google.

By: A S

A S — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:53:15 +0000

> Look to the Google SEC filings.

That’s not enough. Specifically looking for what kind of costs Google incurred in building the Gigabit network, what kind of revenues it makes, profits, etc. Those details are not always broken out in SEC filings. For example, for years, Google has been able to avoid providing all the monetary details about it’s Youtube business. That’s okay in case of Youtube. In the case of the Gigabit Internet service, the financial information Google shares will be crucial in evaluating other ISPs and their claims about why they are not doing better.

> Tools?? It is called the Internet :p

That is what Google relied on in the past for some of its other services, which did not gain traction fast enough and had to be closed down. If Google does the same thing in this case and it finds out that only about 50 people are interested in this service in each fiberhood, that won’t be good. Even something as basic as displaying a small clickable link on the Google homepage for Internet users in Kansas City could be a ‘tool’ that helps gain greater traction.