Comments on: With 2 days left, Google Fiber has signed up 21,000 http://gigaom.com/2012/09/07/with-2-days-left-google-fiber-has-signed-up-21000/ Fri, 24 May 2013 17:29:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Peter A http://gigaom.com/2012/09/07/with-2-days-left-google-fiber-has-signed-up-21000/#comment-985243 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:55:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=560632#comment-985243 Gigabit to the consumer is a nice and lofty idea, definitely worthy of Google’s effort and money. Unfortunately, like many things Google, it’s also premature and ill-executed.

Google will end up with all the arrows on their back, then someone else will come in and clean house. The pioneers almost always get killed.

]]> By: don3 http://gigaom.com/2012/09/07/with-2-days-left-google-fiber-has-signed-up-21000/#comment-984331 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:22:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=560632#comment-984331 They could offer an optional price to hookup the schools, libraries, etc outside the qualifying ‘hoods which should in turn make it easier to extend into those ‘hoods later by interconnecting to those interim points.

]]> By: Google Fiber Forum http://gigaom.com/2012/09/07/with-2-days-left-google-fiber-has-signed-up-21000/#comment-982892 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:28:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=560632#comment-982892 Joe, it isn’t It is $300 upfront or $25/mo for 1 year.

]]> By: KpomKwem http://gigaom.com/2012/09/07/with-2-days-left-google-fiber-has-signed-up-21000/#comment-982891 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:27:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=560632#comment-982891 Can’t wait for it to come to Dallas!

]]> By: JoeS http://gigaom.com/2012/09/07/with-2-days-left-google-fiber-has-signed-up-21000/#comment-982865 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:07:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=560632#comment-982865 The ‘spread out’ cost adds up to $600, vs $300 upfront. That can’t be right.

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