I think most of us had listen the name Google Fiber before reading this article . It not let me tell you "Google Fiber is the broadband service provided by Google and Currently limited to only a few cities in US".
Google Fiber with speeds upto 1,000 Mbps |
Whats Unique ?
Google Fiber supports speeds nearly 100 times times faster than average broadband speed of US i.e 8 Mbps. Google Fiber provides Internet connectivity to personal homes delivering speeds upto 1,000 Mbps using which you can download a full length HD movie in less than 8-9 seconds.
Google is also providing Free Internet via Google Fiber with speeds upto 5 Mbps for a period of 7 years . Although , one time installation fee of $300 will get charged .
Google is also providing Free Internet via Google Fiber with speeds upto 5 Mbps for a period of 7 years . Although , one time installation fee of $300 will get charged .
Features of Google Fiber
- Ultra HD Video streaming : Due to its high bandwidth, Google fiber can stream multiple parallel ultra HD videos without using any sort of compression to transfer data.
- Internet TV / IPTV provided with Google Fiber provides the ability to stream 200+ HD Channels along with capability to record 7 HD shows at a time using Network Box provided.
- Free 1 Tb Cloud Storage with every Fiber connection to store any sort of files remotely and access them globally.
- Network Box provided with connectio n can also create WiFi hot-spot to share the connection with all your devices.
Possibilities with such a High Speed.
Google Fiber Speed Comparison with 50 Mbps Broadband |
- You can stream 10 HD videos at 1080p from at a time, which means your entire family can watch different HD movies and videos simultaneously using their personal devices.
- Downloading Movies, Games and Heavy Applications is just smooth as downloading a 10 Mb mp3 song which merely take 10 seconds to download 1 Gb of data.
- Eye blink loading of heavy and content-rich websites.
- Uploading heavy files with a breeze. Uploading a 100 Mb video file will not take more than 3 seconds.
Availability of Google Fiber
Google Fiber is a new project of Google and expanding with a fast pace to provide High speed broadband access at personal level. Currently, the availability of Google Fiber is limited to Austin, Kansas City, and Provo .
Plans & Pricing
Google Fiber currently offers 3 Plans according to need of the customer.
- Free Plan : User opting for this plan doesn't needs to pay anything for Internet access after paying the inital installation fee of $300. The plan provide Down-link speeds upto 5Mbps and Up-link of 1Mbps. [ Max service time : 7 years per address ]
- Gigabit Internet Plan : This plan offers Down-link and Up-link speeds of 1Gbps, and the user needs to pay $70 / monthly.
- Gigabit +Internet Tv : User need to pay $120 / monthly to use the plan. This plan includes all benefits of Gigabit Internet Plan along with Internet TV support which provides 200+ HD channels.