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		<title>Google Fiber Makes the Internet Go Down Easier</title>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:23:28 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Nitasha Tiku</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_56237" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 571px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-26-at-1-07-24-pm.png"><img class=" wp-image-56237" title="Google Fiber" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-26-at-1-07-24-pm.png" alt="" width="561" height="320" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: GoogleFiber.com)</p></div></p>
<p>For weeks, Google has been teasing us with a landing page for "Google Fiber." With a name like that, one might picture a roughage-based breakfast (Googl-Os!) or something better left to the laxative aisle in your friendly, neighborhood Duane Reade.</p>
<p>But the moniker actually refers to the company's plans to offer Kansas City residents its own experimental brand of <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/07/as-google-wires-kansas-city-time-warner-cable-asks-employees-for-scuttlebutt/">ultra high-speed Internet access</a>. And it's <a href="http://fiber.google.com/about/">finally here</a>!<!--more--></p>
<p>In addition to connection speed the company claims is "100 times faster than today's average broadband," it also boasts "Instant downloads. Crystal clear HD. And endless possibilities."</p>
<p>Lucky Kansas City dwellers can get seven years of free Internet with just a $300 installation fee, although that plan is limited to standard 5 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload. As part of the push, Google also launched Google Fiber TV, which <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/26/google-fiber-gets-formal-launch-adds-google-fiber-tv/">Engadget</a> describes as:</p>
<blockquote><p>"A 'real' TV service with recognizable channels and its own, fully searchable interface that mixes DVR results with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Netflix/">Netflix</a> and YouTube. . . Not surprisingly, there's also a major mobile component taking advantage of that 1Gbps fiber link, as users will have the option of browsing, sharing and eventually watching live TV directly from tablet apps."</p></blockquote>
<p>Fiber TV?? You guys know people think you have problems <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5921823/does-google-have-any-social-skills-at-all">talking to other humans</a>, right GOOG? BRB, moving to Kansas City.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_56237" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 571px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-26-at-1-07-24-pm.png"><img class=" wp-image-56237" title="Google Fiber" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-26-at-1-07-24-pm.png" alt="" width="561" height="320" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: GoogleFiber.com)</p></div></p>
<p>For weeks, Google has been teasing us with a landing page for "Google Fiber." With a name like that, one might picture a roughage-based breakfast (Googl-Os!) or something better left to the laxative aisle in your friendly, neighborhood Duane Reade.</p>
<p>But the moniker actually refers to the company's plans to offer Kansas City residents its own experimental brand of <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/07/as-google-wires-kansas-city-time-warner-cable-asks-employees-for-scuttlebutt/">ultra high-speed Internet access</a>. And it's <a href="http://fiber.google.com/about/">finally here</a>!<!--more--></p>
<p>In addition to connection speed the company claims is "100 times faster than today's average broadband," it also boasts "Instant downloads. Crystal clear HD. And endless possibilities."</p>
<p>Lucky Kansas City dwellers can get seven years of free Internet with just a $300 installation fee, although that plan is limited to standard 5 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload. As part of the push, Google also launched Google Fiber TV, which <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/26/google-fiber-gets-formal-launch-adds-google-fiber-tv/">Engadget</a> describes as:</p>
<blockquote><p>"A 'real' TV service with recognizable channels and its own, fully searchable interface that mixes DVR results with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Netflix/">Netflix</a> and YouTube. . . Not surprisingly, there's also a major mobile component taking advantage of that 1Gbps fiber link, as users will have the option of browsing, sharing and eventually watching live TV directly from tablet apps."</p></blockquote>
<p>Fiber TV?? You guys know people think you have problems <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5921823/does-google-have-any-social-skills-at-all">talking to other humans</a>, right GOOG? BRB, moving to Kansas City.</p>
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