Google announces expansion of their 'Google Fiber' project

Andre Yoskowitz
17 Dec 2012 20:17

Google will expand their Google Fiber service to new cities in 2013.
The roadmap for the next five "fiberhoods" in Kansas City have been unveiled by the search giant, who will all get access to the extremely fast gigabit network.

Schedule via Crunch:

Piper Schools -- choose your plan by January 31, 2013
Delaware Ridge -- choose your plan by February 14, 2013
Painted Hills -- choose your plan by February 28, 2013
Open Door -- choose your plan by February 28, 2013
Arrowhead -- choose your plan by March 7, 2013

The most "expensive" package is $120 per month and gives consumers gigabit Internet and TV. Additionally, the new Nexus 7 tablet is included for free (normally $200), as is a cable box, a DVR, a router and a 1TB Google Drive subscription. The cable TV is 160 digital, HD channels. The Internet offers 1Gbps download and upload speeds. Perhaps even more notably, there are no catches. Users will have to sign a standard 2-year contract, and any equipment/installation fess are waived. There are no bandwidth caps, either.

If $120 is too much, Google's second package removes the TV service and costs $70 per month with a one-year contract. With that package you will get the router and the Google Drive account. The final plan is the free Internet package. For a one-time cost of $300 up-front, you will get a 5Mbps download connection that is free for the next 7 years. In addition, there are no caps and you get the free router.