1. Google Fiber Faviola Fernandez CST 300L Fall 2012

2. Whats Google Fiber? A different kind of internet. 100 times faster than todays average internet. Currently being tested in Kansas City, Kansas. With time, it will expand to the rest of the U.S. Optional HDTV subscription. Regular internet is now free in Kansas City. 3. Gigabit Internet Package: 1 year contract: $70/month + taxes & fees. No data caps. Networking Box, with included firewall protection. 1 TB of Google Drive cloud storage. Optional add-on Chromebook laptop: $250 4. Gigabit + TV Package 2 year contract: $120/month + taxes and fees. No data caps. Networking Box with an included firewall. HD-ready and Bluetooth enabled TV Box. Over 174 channels, with optional add-on channels ata small fee. 1 TB of Google Drive cloud storage. 2 TB Storage Box. 2 Remotes: The Google Fiberremote and the Nexus 7 tablet. 5. Storage Box ? It is a DVR Save up to 500 hours of recorded HD content. Add your own photos, videos, music, etc. Record up to 8 shows at the same time. Access everything from any device in yourhome. 6. Free Internet Todays typical average speed internet is nowfree in Kansas City. Subscribers must pay a one time $300installation fee. Free service guaranteed for at least 7 years. No data caps. Can upgrade to fiber speed anytime, withno additional equipment needed. 7. 1 Gigabit? Todays internet = 5 megabits per second. Google Fiber = 1,000 megabits per second 1,024 megabits = 1 Gigabit This enables users to download HD moviesin less than a minute. 8. Drawbacks The connection is about 3X slower whenaccessed via Wi-Fi. TV service is still lacking things like YouTubeand HBO . You have to use the Google Fiber remotecontrol when using Netflix. 9. ConclusionEven though Google fiber has some minor drawbacks, most the country should be praying thatGoogle decides to start the fiber installationprocess in there city next. Imagine all the time wewould save when surfing the web, and what wewould do with that time. 10. Sources Blodget, H. . (Nov. 23, 2012). They Were Blown Away. In Business Insider. RetrievedDecember 11, 2012, Heres What Google Fiber is Like. Read more:http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-google-fiber-is-like-2012- Burns, C.. (July 26, 2012). Google Fiber TV package priced and detailed. In Slash Gear. RetrievedDecember 11, 2012, from http://www.slashgear.com/google-fiber-tv-package-priced-and-detailed-26240402/. CSB News. (July 26, 2012). Google Fiber shows speeds 100 times faster than regular Cable Internet.In CBS News. Retrieved December 11, 2012, from http://www.cbsnews.com/ 8301-501465_162-57480836-501465/google-fiber-shows-speeds-100-times-faster- than-regular-a-cable-internet/. Daily, M.. (November 24, 2012). Sick of your broadband provider?. In Mail Online. RetrievedDecember 11, 2012, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2237670/Google-Fiber-Internet-100-times-faster-average-Kansas-City.html. Google. (2012). About. In Google Fiber. Retrieved December 11, 2012, from http://fiber.google.com/about/. Google Fiber. (2012, December 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:25,December 12, 2012, fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Google_Fiber&oldid=527648813 Repono, M. . (2012). Understanig File Size. In My Repono. Retrieved December 11, 2012, fromhttp://myrepono.com/faq/4. Waugh, R.. (July 27, 2012). Download entire films instantly.. In Mail Online. RetrievedDecember 11, 2012, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2179868/Google-Fiber--Download-film-10-seconds-Google-unveils-worlds-fastest-internet-