I want fast internet from google OC, and I bet you do too. Help us get it, pre-register!
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fiber.google.comPosted Jul 26, 2012, 7:26 PM UTC
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fiber.google.comEvery city sub-reddit I am a member of has a similar posting....
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Yeaa! Everyone who wants it in your city pleaae pre register! I bet the chose Kansas because there's nothing there...
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They didn't choose Kansas. Kansas City is in Missouri. Kansas City is also quite a large city, there is PLENTY there. Google picked Kansas City partially due to the overwhelmingly quick response from the people there. There is also an old network of water mains that can be used and would cause a lot less disruption during installation.
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There are 2 Kansas Cities on the list. One in Kansas and one in Missouri.
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Same city.
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Actually, I am from Missouri, and there are three different cities named Kansas City. one is Kansas City, MO one is North Kansas City, MO and the third is Kansas City, Kansas. Kansas City, Kansas was the first one to get fiber optic from Google, and then they moved to Kansas City, MO. They are all right next to one another, but they are not the same jurisdiction..they are indeed different cities.
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I did not know this. Don't I look foolish! Also, how did that even happen?
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Pre registered! help the cause. i want some damn fast speeds
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I don't know if Orange County has the political landscape that google needs to smooth out the road of red tape a project like this requires. I'd love it, but for now all we have is FIOs.
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Most of us can't even get FiOS. U-verse is a piece-of-shit service in comparison, since Verizon actually runs out fiber to each individual home, while ATT runs fiber to a copper-line node that services an entire neighborhood.
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Yah I understand they are in a freeze. There was a good article about what they are doing here
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Oh it's not that, it's that ATT and Verizon have both exclusivity contracts with cities and non-competes with each other, so if you have one available in your area, it means you don't have access to the other (due to one of the aforementioned reasons).
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Hmmm, the term collusion comes to mind. As difficult as it might be to get Google Fiber in OC, I hope they make it happen, it'd be nice to see Time Warner/Verizon/AT&T scramble to keep up with some actual competition breathing down their necks.
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Not available...yet
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I pre-registered. Why are they starting in Kansas?
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Cause Kansas wanted it more than us.
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Maybe I'm just an idiot, but the only registration options I see are for the two kansas cities.
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You "pre-register" by putting in your email address on the registration page. It's to gather info on which areas want it the most. They will then investigate to see if it is financially possible to do it in the area.
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I am not seeing anywhere to put my email address. What am I missing?
Just click on the Pre-register link and enter in all the info. When it finds out you are not in Kansas City, it'll ask if you want to register interest for your area.