Sunday, August 05, 2012

Google Fiber, when are you coming to our town?


This blog post is an alternative, easier-to-follow, representation of an article on Mashable.com, How Does Your Internet Service Stack up to Google Fiber?

PropertyAT&TComcastGoogleTime-Warner Verizon
NameMax Turbo Internet and U-verse U450 TV Xfinity Extreme 105 Internet and Digital Premier TV Gigabit + Fiber TVSignature Home PackageFiOS 300 and Ultimate HD
Price/mo$188$180$120$199$318
Internet access speed24 Mbit/s down, 3 Mbit/s up105 Mbit/s down, 10 Mbit/s up1000 Mbit/s down, 1000 Mbit/s up 105 Mbit/s down, 10 Mbit/s up 300 Mbit/s down, 65 Mbit/s up
Monthly Data Cap250 GB300 GBInfinite60 GBInfinite
Channels 430, incl. Cinemax, HBO> 300, incl. AMC, ESPN, HBO, Showtime162, incl. Showtime350; premium extra380, incl. ESPN, NFL RedZone, Showtime
DVRs, Recording1, 41, 21, 81, 21, 2
DVR - hrs65 HD60 HD 500 HD 150 HD 60 HD
Availability22 states39 states, & Washington, DCKansas City, KS & Kansas City, MO29 states 12 states, & Washington, DC