Google Fiber Blog
googlefiberblog.blogspot.com · Company blog · on HN since 2011
Google's official blog for its Fiber internet service, announcing new cities, service updates, and strategy changes.
What HN saysHN links it as the official source for Fiber announcements, such as new cities, San Francisco apartments, and the 2016 decision to stop deploying.
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Most-shared posts
- 1Serving San Francisco apartments and condos, using existing fiber3 people · 64 points · first shared 2016 · 29 comments on HN
- 2Google Fiber: Working with content providers to minimize buffering2 people · 86 points · first shared 2014 · 24 comments on HN
- 3Homepage2 people · first shared 2012
- 4Advancing our amazing bet1 people · 265 points · first shared 2016 · 211 comments on HN
- 5Google Fiber’s Next Stop: Austin, Texas1 people · 241 points · first shared 2013 · 128 comments on HN
- 6Google Fiber Is Coming to Salt Lake City1 people · 204 points · first shared 2015 · 102 comments on HN
- 7An Introduction to Google Fiber Customer Service1 people · 6 points · first shared 2012 · 1 comments on HN
- 8Google Fiber Starts Rolling Out1 people · 4 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 9Google Fiber is coming to Olathe, Kansas1 people · 4 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 10Shawnee, Kansas fourth city to get Google Fiber1 people · 4 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 11Just for Austin: How you’ll be able to sign up for Google Fiber1 people · 3 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 12Exploring Google Fiber for Chicago and Los Angeles1 people · 3 points · first shared 2015 · 1 comments on HN
- 13Google Fiber installations kick off today1 people · 2 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 14Google Offers Free Internet for Obama's ConnectHome1 people · 2 points · first shared 2015 · discussion on HN
- 15All about your new Google Fiber TV App1 people · 2 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
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masklinn · 2014-03-14
> I was under the impression it's a consumer-only service.
You're correct:
> We are currently focused on our Fiber-to-the-home network, which is for residential consumers. We hope to be able to offer Fiber to small businesses at some point in the future. To stay updated on any new developments, please follow our blog http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/
but that mostly means there's little uptime guarantee, a small business/startup could use GF either eating potential downtime or with a backup stabler line in case fiber goes down.
rakoo · 2016-10-27
And Google Fiber, which will stop deploying fiber (https://googlefiberblog.blogspot.fr/2016/10/advancing-our-amazing-bet.…
antimatter15 · 2012-07-26
Going to the 404 page reveals a menu which hints (well, it says that there's going to be some plural number of cities, not too much else) at what is being announced tomorrow: http://fiber.google.com/savethedate/404
The main menu has links to "About", "How to get it", "Plans & Pricing", "Cities", "Help" and a button "Pre-Register"
Also, since that page doesn't seem to indicate the time, the Google fiber blog (http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/) says it's at 11AM CDT. Also an impressive stat is that they've apparently laid down over a hundred miles of fiber.
ceocoder · 2016-02-24
Official Google link http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/san-francisco-google-fiber…
Apartments and condos only, should have known better than to get my hopes up for a few seconds https://www.evernote.com/l/APMXftBrJ9pDqYaymNPSZ59E-4jMUpl8aPUB/image.…
JaakkoP · 2015-08-05
Here's also their blog post about the announcement. http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/san-antonio-fiber.html
nandhp · 2014-06-13
In Kansas City, the "pick your plan" phase only came after the "qualify your fiberhood" phase.
http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-get-google-fiber.ht…
> After the rally, we’ll let you know if your fiberhood has reached its goal. If so, you can sign up for your service package. The first homes will get service shortly after the rally ends, and all qualifying neighborhoods will receive service before the end of 2013.
wmf · 2014-02-20
I'd agree completely if Google's goal was to make money from Fiber, but I suspect their goal is to demonstrate that fiber is economically viable and shame other ISPs into deploying it. By that standard, winning on the easiest setting seems unlikely to convince anyone.
See http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/think-big-with-gig-our-exp… http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Many-Realizing-Google-Fiber-Will-Ne… for Google's motivations.
gyozaking · 2013-02-05
Slow installations, not slow uptake. Installations started in in mid-Nov. Based on their schedule (http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/kansas-reminders-and-our-f… it seems Google can rollout 1-2 "fiberhoods" a week. With 180 fiberhoods, it is going to take a while to get an impressive installation number.