Comments on: Netflix loves Google Fiber, thinks Uverse is too slow for its own good

By: austinmo2

austinmo2 — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 06:38:08 +0000

C’mon Dave. Isn’t this a little petty? Isn’t it accurate to say Kansas City is in Kansas AND Missouri? Regardless of the fact that they are separate, a level of detail I am sure there was no need to get into, Kansas City is in Kansas and Kansas City is in Missouri. You and I both know that when people talk about Kansas City, they are generally talking about the Kansas City Metropolitan area which includes the cities in both states. I don’t think he meant to be snotty, that was how you took it. If I didn’t know better, I might think your post was a bit snide but I am sure you were just having a moment. Maybe you live in Kansas and took offense at his derogatory remark towards Kansas. I offer no judgement except that I found taking off from the main airport there was a particularly bumpy ride. I think you were both trying to be helpful and probably countered that a bit with the extraneous comments.

By: Tanner (loves U-verse)

Tanner (loves U-verse) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:14:45 +0000

Ryan Beal makes a really good point. What happens when the Google Fiber structure is scaled nation-wide (like most of the competition in this list are)? To top it off this isn’t a very equal test, as Deep T points out this is completely reliant on the capabilities of Netflix, not only the ISPs.

By: Deep T

Deep T — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:01:24 +0000

This is a biased report against AT&T because it is completely dependent on the peering capacity of the CDN Netflix uses to deliver its streams. If the CDN they use does not have native peering directly with AT&T, naturally AT&T will show poorly.

By: Bryan Beal

Bryan Beal — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:57:02 +0000

There is a “sample size” problem here, though. Google Fiber is an experiment, and only exists in one city, and even only in certain parts of that one city.

That’s very different than a nationally or even regionally deployed network. Not that it won’t still be faster, but it is still a very small sample size compared to the others.

By: Alex Wilson

Alex Wilson — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:03:01 +0000

Oops…didn’t see those grammar mistakes. :)

By: Alex Wilson

Alex Wilson — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:01:49 +0000

Surprised that Mediacom is so high on the list. Nice for me since there one of the only providers in my area, besides Frontier, which you absolutely don’t want.

By: dave

dave — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:32:10 +0000

“Again…. Kansas City is in kansas AND Missouri”

Not correct. There are separate Kansas Cities in each state, but each are their own cities with their own governments. What you’re saying is equivalent to saying the same Rome is in both New York and Italy. A minor point, but if you’re going to be snotty about pointing out someone else’s “error,” you should make sure you’re not wrong yourself.

By: Janko Roettgers

Janko Roettgers — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:09:21 +0000

Thanks, changed.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:23:34 +0000

You should say Kansas City, not just Kansas. In all actuality the majority of the city is on the Missouri side, and Fiber is available on both sides.

By: geektonicbrent

geektonicbrent — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:10:17 +0000

Again…. Kansas City is in kansas AND Missouri. And Google Fiber will be on both sides of the state line. Thank goodness for me since I refuse to move to kansas.