A sub-dime cost per Mbps is often a great internet deal, and the cost per Mbps of Google Fiber plans is on par with or lower than most providers at any speed tier. The 2 Gig plan is even lower at 5 cents per Mbps. Google Fiber's 1 Gig plan starts at $70 per month for speeds up to 1,000Mbps, which comes to an estimated cost per Mbps of 7 cents. Then there's the $100 per month 2Gbps plan, which is still cheaper than what some providers charge for a single gig service.Ī good indicator of value is the cost per Mbps, which you can find for any internet plan by dividing the monthly fee by the max speeds. At $70 per month, Google Fiber's gig service is priced lower than fiber providers AT&T, Frontier and Verizon Fios and cable ISPs including Cox, Spectrum and Xfinity. Getting back to value, Google Fiber plans are actually better priced than most, even though no "cheap" option is available. As streaming in HD and 4K become the norm and we're connecting everything from smartphones and tablets to speakers, thermostats and a plethora of other devices to the internet, plans with speeds around and below 100Mbps are becoming less practical, even if they are easier on the budget. More and cheaper plan options would be nice (Google Fiber previously offered a 100Mbps plan for $50 per month), but I have to admit I like that gig service is the baseline. I'm still waiting for Google Fiber to reach me a little further south of Charlotte, but if it's available in your area or where you're moving to, here's what you can expect as far as plans and service details are concerned. For example, Google Fiber is set to expand into Concord and Matthews, North Carolina, two Charlotte suburbs I would not have expected to see such a premium service. That said, there are positive signs of growth and the rapid expansion continues in existing markets and new ones like Lakewood, Colorado.įurthermore (and encouraging to a suburbanite like myself), Google Fiber shows signs of expansion outside major city limits. The list of cities that have access to Google Fiber is growing, as is the availability in markets where Google Fiber is currently.Īdmittedly, Google Fiber is still available to less than 1% of US residents, according to the most recent FCC data. Kansas City and Huntsville, Alabama have the most significant Google Fiber coverage, but service can also be found in parts of Mesa, Arizona Orange County, California Atlanta, Georgia Charlotte and the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina Nashville, Tennessee Austin and San Antonio, Texas Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah and now also West Des Moines, Iowa.
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