Existing subscribers in Kansas City, Utah and West Des Moines will be able to pre-experience Google’s new fiber internet packages by participating in the test program. According to Google, the new packets will allow for large file transfers while keeping latency and jitter time to a minimum.
8 Gbps internet $150
In September, Google gave its employees the opportunity to test the internet at a symmetrical 20 Gbps speed. In this respect, the new Google Fiber internet packages may disappoint users a bit. Download and upload speed will be symmetrical, there will be no data limitation and no setup fee will be charged. Google claims it will keep accessible prices.
– | GFiber 1 Gig | GFiber 2 Gigs | GFiber 5 Gigs | GFiber 8 Gigs |
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Download/upload speed | 1 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 2 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 5Gbps / 5Gbps | 8Gbps / 8Gbps |
monthly fee | 70 dollars | 100 dollars | 125 dollars | 150 dollars |
2.5 hour movie doesn’t take 30 seconds to download
When Google Fiber 2 Gbps package is preferred, 2Gbps download and 1Gbps upload speed are given. It takes 28.5 seconds to download a 2.5 hour movie in 1080p quality, while it takes 1.2 minutes to download a 4K movie. A 10GB game downloads in 42.2 seconds.