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>> It’s been nearly five years since we offered to build a fiber-optic network in one U.S. city as an experiment — and were met with overwhelming enthusiasm. I
by slowmovintarget 12y ago
>> It’s been nearly five years since we offered to build a fiber-optic network in one U.S. city as an experiment — and were met with overwhelming enthusiasm.
I suspect the enthusiasm had to do with Google not acting like a phone/cable company. My own hope is that this remains true, and that they come to the Boston area.
- benesch 12y agoI'm with you, but don't get your hopes up. Verizon never wired the city for FiOS because it was "too costly" [0]. Though something I always wanted to try when I lived downtown was netBlazr [1], which beams internet from antennas on the tops of buildings. If you've got your own place or can convince your landlord to install an antenna, they get fantastic reviews. [0]: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/10/08/wahlberg-fios-commercial-missing-one-thing-fios-boston/QFGH3MmBU19XSZu826t2IN/story.html http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/10/08/wahlberg-fios... [1]: http://www.netblazr.com/residential/ http://www.netblazr.com/residential/
- avn2109 12y agoExcavation projects are famously successful in Boston, so the Google Fiber people are probably chomping at the bit to get their shovels in Beantown dirt. <\s> But seriously, your hypothesis about GF's non-evil fundamental DNA is a good one. It makes for a much better user experience.
- jnem 12y agoLol, I hope that was a joke (i think it was), for those who aren't aware, this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig
- acomjean 12y agoWell when the dust settled we (Boston) did get a better highway system and a second tunnel to the airport, and only 10x more expensive than expected! We need some faster pipes in Boston/ Cambridge. As a place that wants to be a tech hub, its a little embarrassing...