Google Fiber coming to Portland??

[Natebishop3]

https://fiber.google.com/newcities/

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!

 

[santeesioux]

Lucky.

 

[Natebishop3]

http://www.kgw.com/news/Portland-metro-area-on-short-list-for-Google-Fiber-246191711.html

Portland, Gresham, Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Tigard and Hillsboro are on a short list of 34 cities nationwide that may get access to the ultra-high speed Google Fiber broadband network.
Google announced the potential candidates for Google Fiber Wednesday morning, prompting Portland Mayor Charlie Hales to happily announce the news in a press release.
“Google is looking for communities that serve as hubs for innovation. And that’s Portland,” Hales said. “Our culture of creativity and coalition-building makes this the ideal spot for ultra-high-speed broadband.”
Kevin Lo, general manager of Google Fiber, said the company will work closely with city leaders on a joint planning process to explore what it would take to build a brand new fiber-optic network capable of delivering these gigabit speeds.

 

[santeesioux]

It will probably be 15 years before we get something like that in the boonies, lol.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Please... please... please make this happen.

 

[porkchopexpress]

That would be pretty sweet. I'd be insanely jealous.

 

[Natebishop3]

Please... please... please make this happen.

I would love to dump comcast.

 

[HailBlazers]

I'll just put this here...

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[Hobbesarable]

I would love to dump comcast.

Any price quotes for prospective internet service costs?

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

http://www.kgw.com/news/Portland-metro-area-on-short-list-for-Google-Fiber-246191711.html

Google Fiber is an Internet and TV service that provides Internet connectivity that is up to 100 times faster than the basic broadband, along with hundreds of HD TV channels.

Wow, sounds awesome!

 

[porkchopexpress]

Any price quotes for prospective internet service costs?

Not sure if it'll change for the new cities:
https://support.google.com/fiber/answer/2657118?hl=en

$300 fee then free (slower I think) internet for at least 7 years or No fee and $70 for internet or 120 for internet + TV

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Any price quotes for prospective internet service costs?

They offer free 5meg.

$70/month gazillion meg.

$120/month gazillion meg and HD TV.

 

[Hobbesarable]

They offer free 5meg.

$70/month gazillion meg.

$120/month gazillion meg and HD TV.

Tight! I would totally go for the $70/month internet plan.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Just bought a house in troutdale, hope it extends from Portland and Gresham out enough for me

 

[BlazerWookee]

I don't understand how the video goes with the song, but the song goes with the thread title...

[video]

 

[Natebishop3]

This will kick comcast to the curb.

 

[ponderguy]

http://www.kgw.com/news/Portland-metro-area-on-short-list-for-Google-Fiber-246191711.html

no vancouver! god damn it

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

no vancouver! god damn it

AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[porkchopexpress]

This will kick comcast to the curb.

Too bad they still have the Blazers contract that'll keep some tied to Comcast for TV.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Too bad they still have the Blazers contract that'll keep some tied to Comcast for TV.

It will probably be a couple years before Google Fiber is ready for consumers in PDX. Blazers/Comcast Sports Net deal ends after the 2016-17 season.

 

[Natebishop3]

You dammed Vantuckians have been stealing our jobs and skirting our taxes for too long! Now you shall not benefit from actually living in Portland

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

You dammed Vantuckians have been stealing our jobs and skirting our taxes for too long! Now you shall not benefit from actually living in Portland

Vancouver residents working in Oregon actually get f'ed in taxes

 

[Eastoff]

no vancouver! god damn it

AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You dammed Vantuckians have been stealing our jobs and skirting our taxes for too long! Now you shall not benefit from actually living in Portland

HAHAHAHA....
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Eastoff]

PS the biggest hindrance is supposedly local government! I just emailed my fine Mayor, Mr Charlie Hales, and I urge you to do the same!
Charlie.Hales@portlandoregon.gov

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Vancouver residents working in Oregon actually get f'ed in taxes

Ya, pisses me off every year at this time.

 

[ponderguy]

PS the biggest hindrance is supposedly local government! I just emailed my fine Mayor, Mr Charlie Hales, and I urge you to do the same!
Charlie.Hales@portlandoregon.gov

or if you're a REAL american
tim.leavitt@cityofvancouver.us

 

[ponderguy]

You dammed Vantuckians have been stealing our jobs and skirting our taxes for too long! Now you shall not benefit from actually living in Portland

not to mention your women

 

[Natebishop3]

PS the biggest hindrance is supposedly local government! I just emailed my fine Mayor, Mr Charlie Hales, and I urge you to do the same!
Charlie.Hales@portlandoregon.gov

AKA lobbyists. You can guarantee that Comcast is going to throw some money at this to make it go away. If the bastards would just use the money to upgrade their infrastructure, it wouldn't be a problem, instead they use their money to buy off politicians and keep us in the stone age. I hate Comcast.

 

[ponderguy]

AKA lobbyists. You can guarantee that Comcast is going to throw some money at this to make it go away. If the bastards would just use the money to upgrade their infrastructure, it wouldn't be a problem, instead they use their money to buy off politicians and keep us in the stone age. I hate Comcast.

 

[Eastoff]

or if you're a REAL american
tim.leavitt@cityofvancouver.us

Oh you people! Maybe someday it'll be the Vancouver TrailBlazers too ;]