Google begins building out 1Gbps Internet to two U.S. cities

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To catch the search giant's attention, cities performed a number of gimmicky publicity stunts like promising to tattoo their mayor and even renaming the cities themselves to Google. In one instance, the company even returned the favor and temporarily rebranded itself "Topeka" for April Fools' Day.

Because this relates in any way to the need for incredibly high speed residential internet connections?

Wish they tested it around here, I'd actually use the bandwidth for worthwhile things.. if it's upload. It is also upload, right?

 

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yes-yes, I will **** comcast if they don't pull-out their limits because even with 100mbps you can run over 250GB because when I watch 720p or even 1080 videos (movies) online and their size is big. Ok, what is about families where there are more than 1 child and they plays, watch and so on. Example, a family with 5 people (mother, father and three children). Now, I will take children because they are active online. If one of them will spent like 1GB per 2 hour and the total dayily time is 8 hour than 4GB multiple by 3 and its equal to 12GB per day just for kids! Lets say parent sometimes watch movies with 1080p (one movies as I know is minimum 6GB or like that, however, 10GB is well! So, 10 movies a month is already 100GB plus 12Gb multiple by 30 = 360GB (360GB is already for three active kids). Lets say the parents do something else and lets give them 20GB for each. So, 100GB+40GB+360GB= 140GB+360GB=500GB is minimum with HD (360) movies) even without it, they have already passed the 250GB limit!

******* comcats and At&T.

 

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Usually, I would've corrected your terrible spelling and grammar but it was just too much!

Anyway, why are Google doing this? Don't be evil!