missmuffet Posted June 10, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted June 10, 2016 Wouldn't this put the cable companies out of business? Would you get it? http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/09/technology/google-wifi/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool Google Fiber may soon be taking to the airwaves. At Google parent company Alphabet's annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, Chairman Eric Schmidt announced that Google is working on ultra-high-speed internet access that can be beamed directly to consumers' homes. The new technology could allow Google (GOOGL, Tech30) to bypass the extremely high cost of directly connecting physical fiberoptic cables to households and businesses. That process is slow and often involves digging up customers' yards. Fiberoptic cable connections are currently the only way internet service providers can give customers ultra-high speeds. Though 5G and other similar technologies have potential to deliver super-fast speeds over the air, it's still a long way off. Google's ultra-fast Wi-Fi beaming technology is not quite ready for prime time yet, and Schmidt said the company isn't announcing any new services right now. But Schmidt said advancements in microchip technology have made it possible to deploy Google Fiber-like speeds over the airwaves at an affordable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted June 10, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.13 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted June 10, 2016 Love the idea! I constantly gripe about the cost of high speed internet access and cable. I'm paying over $160 a month right now. I'll never get over being mad about it until something like this comes around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted June 10, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 3 minutes ago, MorningGlory said: Love the idea! I constantly gripe about the cost of high speed internet access and cable. I'm paying over $160 a month right now. I'll never get over being mad about it until something like this comes around. There are about three cable companies available in my part of Washington. I have had all three at one point or another. They are horrible. They are very expensive. I think they are a ripoff. There is only one cable company available here deep in the country where I live. They know that. They have you coming and going. No competition at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I pay $135 a month and that is for premium cable (without movie channels) and high speed internet. I would definitely take a better deal. The company I use has a monopoly in this city. I would like to see more competition. Prices would go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted June 10, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,784 Content Per Day: 6.23 Reputation: 11,227 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted June 10, 2016 I dont know about how high speed that would be. Currently you can get internet via directv but its a one way thing only for high speed. The upload part is via phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted June 10, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.13 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted June 10, 2016 1 minute ago, ayin jade said: I dont know about how high speed that would be. Currently you can get internet via directv but its a one way thing only for high speed. The upload part is via phone. I have 50 Mbps so I'm assuming it will be faster. The fastest available is 100 Mbps as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted June 10, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 2 hours ago, shiloh357 said: I pay $135 a month and that is for premium cable (without movie channels) and high speed internet. I would definitely take a better deal. The company I use has a monopoly in this city. I would like to see more competition. Prices would go down. That is what I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegaman 3.0 Posted June 11, 2016 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 57 Topic Count: 1,546 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 10,320 Content Per Day: 1.42 Reputation: 12,323 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/15/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/05/1951 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Wow, I had no clue! I have 50Mbps upload and download at $59.99 a month, and I thought THAT was expensive! However, that is just internet. On the other hand, just internet, handles all the intertainment and telecommunications I need, so i have no phone or TV sevices as such, if I added those, my cost would rise to $89.97. When I was looking to move out of the city to a more rural area, my two requirements were, "Has to have a Lowes or a Home Depot" and High Speed Internet, anything less is to 'hick' for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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