Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service::For now this is early access, but “most” customers will get upgraded eventually.

  • Kbobabob@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    For now this is early access, but “most” customers will get upgraded eventually.

    Eventually…

    • Tandybaum@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      What does “will get upgraded” mean here. I have google fiber on the 1gig plan. I pay $70 a month and they email nearly weekly asking if I’ll upgrade to the 2gig for $100. 1gig is plenty for me but if I can take 20gig for $70 I guess I’ll take the upgrade.

      • ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        20 gbps is going to require most people to spend significant cash for new networking hardware. These days most consumer hardware tops out at 2.5 gbps.

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          8 months ago

          I have a custom built opnsense firewall… I can only handle ~15Gbps with ids/ips active… that was a $2500 server build to do.