[ale] All you Comcast fanboys...

[DJ-Pfulio]

On 01/30/2015 08:41 AM, Dylan Northrup wrote:
> Only for customers for whom Google is an option. . . for me in Marietta,
> Comcast and AT&T are my only options (and DSL isn't really an option).  Google
> Fiber won't be an option for quite a while, if ever.  I can only hope when
> Comcast modifies their plans to respond to Google Fiber in the areas it's
> available those modifications will be effective across all municipalities in
> the Atlanta area.

Let's be serious.  Google Fibre won't be an option for most of the people in the
metro area for years.  Remember how long ago they announced for Austin?  They
just started taking real signups last Oct. If enough of a neighborhood doesn't
sign up, they don't get it.  Google is cherry picking neighborhoods.  I think
this is more about embarrassing other providers into providing higher speed than
anything else - well - besides having router access to tracking data.

AT&T, Comcast and Cox have 18 months to upgrade the areas where GF will be
installed to prevent subscriber losses. And that is exactly what they've done in
Austin. Places on the list for GF magically got
http://kxan.com/2014/11/24/google-fiber-plans-moving-forward/ higher speeds from
3 providers and reduced prices.  None of my friends in Austin can get GF and
they aren't in areas likely to see it for yrs though they do live inside the
city limits. No TWC bandwidth change for them, at least not yet.

In short, hope for the best, but don't hold your breath. ;(