Tales of the Lady Geek
The
Lady Geek’s Topic of the Day: Future
Tech Part II:
Greetings dear readers, the Lady Geek here with today’s exploration of the technological world. As of today’s writing, I am dressed in my “Geekiform”. This consists of a sturdy pair of khakis, black t-shirt, and sensible yet unattractive black shoes. Your Lady Geek has just returned from the challenging task of a network repair and data recovery mission. So when I came home, the first thing I wanted to do is sit back and peruse my favorite tech magazines.
Imagine my surprise at the news that Google is taking yet another trip into unexplored territory. This week, it’s in broadband and cable television service. Without further adieu, I’d like to introduce you to their newest experiment.
Imagine my surprise at the news that Google is taking yet another trip into unexplored territory. This week, it’s in broadband and cable television service. Without further adieu, I’d like to introduce you to their newest experiment.
Google Fiber :
Google Fiber is a project to build an experimental broadband internet network infrastructure using fiber-optic communication in both Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. Once again, Google hasn’t been afraid to be innovative and expand this technological society we live in. On July 29, 2012, Google announced that the infrastructure was complete and the experiment would be ready to roll out as early as September 2012!
They announced three options: Free Broadband, Paid Broadband and Paid Broadband with Television Service. The neighborhoods that receive the services will be selected according to demand from the residents. Google was nice enough to set up a website to pre-register for the service.
They announced three options: Free Broadband, Paid Broadband and Paid Broadband with Television Service. The neighborhoods that receive the services will be selected according to demand from the residents. Google was nice enough to set up a website to pre-register for the service.
What
Makes Google Fiber Remarkable? :
First of all, the price. In this age of failing economies combined with the rising cost of regular utilities, money is always tight. Especially when dealing with the tech world at large. Google’s initial offering is pretty cheap. The television and broadband services are more reasonable than comparable options.
The Free Internet option promises to remain so for at least seven years once you pay the initial $300 dollar construction fee. There's the option of paying all at once or in $25 monthly installments for a year.
This option offers the same upload and download speeds as every other American. They'll offer uploads at 1Mbps and downloads at 5Mbps. That gives anyone who chooses this option a win/win situation.
This Broadband service is going to be $70/month with the $300 construction fee waived when you sign a one year contract. Compared to the nationwide monthly prices of regular broadband, this one gigabit per second connection is a promisising option. Also, it promises to be the first time anyone was grateful to pay their bill. This service also comes with a 1TB Google Drive.
This option offers the same upload and download speeds as every other American. They'll offer uploads at 1Mbps and downloads at 5Mbps. That gives anyone who chooses this option a win/win situation.
This Broadband service is going to be $70/month with the $300 construction fee waived when you sign a one year contract. Compared to the nationwide monthly prices of regular broadband, this one gigabit per second connection is a promisising option. Also, it promises to be the first time anyone was grateful to pay their bill. This service also comes with a 1TB Google Drive.
This brings us to the package. TV and Internet at the low price of $120 per month offers us the broadband service while granting premium television service. It comes with a 2TB DVR Storage device, 1TB Google Drive and a Nexus 7 tablet that will allow you to control each of your devices.
You
will also be able to stream live content to your Android and Apple tablets with
this service. Which, I think is a great thing to be able to do.
Why
This Lady Geek Can’t Wait for Google Fiber :
As a gamer, I can see a multitude of benefits from the broadband speed. To multi-player titles - especially ‘twitch-based’ ones like Call of Duty - a great connection means a smoother game play experience. That's not to mention those tedious, hours, MMORPG updates will shorten. With speeds that big, game developers can change the face of massive multi-player titles and features.
As a consumer, the offer of a bigger, better bang for my buck is as big of a turn on. Especially after this whole Viacom/Direct TV school yard battle of recent weeks. Google's broadband service promises a better overall option, leveling the playing field. If the Kansas City experiments take off and succeed, the other, established cable and broadband providers might follow suit. This could provide us broadband with content upgrades and selections at more reasonable prices.
Finally, as a mom living in Philadelphia’s inner city, I can definitely see the potential of finally closing the public education gap between the school districts, bridging the digital divide and offering our children the same access to the same quality education.
All in all, this Lady Geek is eager for the future of broadband to be available in her neck of the woods. Kudo’s Google! Keep up the good work!
As a consumer, the offer of a bigger, better bang for my buck is as big of a turn on. Especially after this whole Viacom/Direct TV school yard battle of recent weeks. Google's broadband service promises a better overall option, leveling the playing field. If the Kansas City experiments take off and succeed, the other, established cable and broadband providers might follow suit. This could provide us broadband with content upgrades and selections at more reasonable prices.
Finally, as a mom living in Philadelphia’s inner city, I can definitely see the potential of finally closing the public education gap between the school districts, bridging the digital divide and offering our children the same access to the same quality education.
All in all, this Lady Geek is eager for the future of broadband to be available in her neck of the woods. Kudo’s Google! Keep up the good work!
Written
by MaryAnn Paris
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