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kylecazar 4 hours ago [-]
I remember when it was released and I wished I was in Kansas.
I'm smack in the middle of debating Google Fi, this probably won't impact my decision, but I wonder if it will suffer a similar fate.
AlotOfReading 3 hours ago [-]
I'll be sad when Google Fi is eventually killed. It's honestly amazing to have a service that's purely transactional. No notifications, no upsells, no "oops we had a data breach" (except the time it happened upstream), no roaming. Just a monthly payment exchanged for service.
Legend2440 1 hours ago [-]
How is this different from what other prepaid carriers like Mint offer?
trivialities777 46 minutes ago [-]
The big thing keeping me from switching from Google Fi is how easy international roaming is. For every country I've been to, I've just had it automatically work within ten minutes of landing, at my regular price, without buying any addons
wtallis 6 hours ago [-]
Well, shit. Google Fiber has been the least-bad residential ISP I've dealt with. They put the fear of Competition in all the other ISPs in town, giving us an immediate free speed boost years before Google Fiber actually made it to our neighborhood.
But more than most Google projects, it's always been clear that they could at any time get bored with it and give up.
SOLAR_FIELDS 2 hours ago [-]
I was paying IIRC $85 USD to spectrum a month for 300 down and 10 up. Google fiber came to my neighborhood a year and a half ago and offered 1gb symmetrical for $70, so 3x more down and 100x more up for less money.
I’ll actually be optimistic and say we will make it a year before the price hikes start
otterley 2 hours ago [-]
> They put the fear of Competition in all the other ISPs in town, giving us an immediate free speed boost years before Google Fiber actually made it to our neighborhood.
It sounds like Google Fiber’s underlying mission was successful: to improve the quality of Internet experience nationwide. They didn’t even have to undertake the difficulty and expense of an actual buildout in most cases!
htrp 3 hours ago [-]
this will age poorly... and Google will launch a new fiber Network offering in 5 years
alanwreath 5 hours ago [-]
Ah the Google graveyard thrives.
vivzkestrel 1 hours ago [-]
any ideas why they are selling this?
sounds 59 minutes ago [-]
Didn't they announce they were selling it off a while back? I thought the reason was it's not very much like the other things Google does.
jsnell 1 hours ago [-]
Almost certainly so that they can afford more AI data center capex.
satring 4 hours ago [-]
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MBCook 4 hours ago [-]
As a longtime Google Fiber customer, it’s Google Fiber.
My service has been effectively perfect. My price has barely changed in a long time, though they’ve added faster tiers as options. They let me use my own equipment without any hassle.
They’re not calling me to upgrade to a new plan. They’re not pushing me into their TV service. Or phone service. Or cell phones. Or anything else.
Best ISP I’ve ever had by far. And it’s going to be DESTROYED.
Maybe they didn’t matter much to you outside price pressure, but they mattered a hell of a lot to me.
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sjtgraham 3 hours ago [-]
It's wild how instantly recognizable AI generated text is in any context.
tomasphan 1 hours ago [-]
At this point purchasing Google services/products is a real risk for business continuity.
I'm smack in the middle of debating Google Fi, this probably won't impact my decision, but I wonder if it will suffer a similar fate.
But more than most Google projects, it's always been clear that they could at any time get bored with it and give up.
I’ll actually be optimistic and say we will make it a year before the price hikes start
It sounds like Google Fiber’s underlying mission was successful: to improve the quality of Internet experience nationwide. They didn’t even have to undertake the difficulty and expense of an actual buildout in most cases!
My service has been effectively perfect. My price has barely changed in a long time, though they’ve added faster tiers as options. They let me use my own equipment without any hassle.
They’re not calling me to upgrade to a new plan. They’re not pushing me into their TV service. Or phone service. Or cell phones. Or anything else.
Best ISP I’ve ever had by far. And it’s going to be DESTROYED.
Maybe they didn’t matter much to you outside price pressure, but they mattered a hell of a lot to me.