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Comment on Google Fiber goes big with 20-gig plan

RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Maybe they should be expanding their physical network first. I waited seven years after they supposedly came to my hometown, and their coverage area barely moved. Most of that is absolutely the fault of AT&T and Comcast stonewalling pole installations but they have the money to put up their own damn poles made of gold after that 77 billion profit report.

Now I moved elsewhere after covid and of course the only two real options both suck uncontrollably.

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originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
i am also incredibly disappointed in their lack of achievement here. they have a metric shit-tonne of liquid cash, lawyers and tech out the butthole.. but no.. were back to ma' bell still coagulating ala T2.

so much for being different

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- Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I suspect lawyers are stonewalling expansion for fear of making their monopoly cases worse
  
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ArtificialLink@yall.theatl.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Google fiber has been supposed to be coming to the west side of Atlanta for like 10 plus years. Hasnt an expanded at all . Yet they still keep that message coming soon to your neighborhood up.

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- tburkhol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  There’s vaults labeled “GFBR” 200 yards from my house on the east side, and it’s still “coming soon.” Meanwhile, AT&T is out here digging every 2 years.
  
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  - ArtificialLink@yall.theatl.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    At&t offered my 5mbps lmao. Idk what they are digging for
    
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    seaQueue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Probably putting in VDSL to cash in on federal “high speed Internet” grants.
    
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    tburkhol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    IKR? The last time digsafe came out and marked, there were 3 separate AT&T lines twisting around each other like spaghetti, all going the same way and within 3 feet of each other. Like, you’ve already got conduit buried, just blow another fiber through it. Maybe some exec’s kid runs a horizontal drilling company.
    
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fne8w2ah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Something something ISPs forcing municipalities to create service monopolies?

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- RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yep, somethingsomethingsomething regulatory capture.
  
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ultratiem@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Dude I feel bad you’re relying on Google of all people to save you 😬

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- originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  you should feel bad for everyone in the u.s. that have to suffer the government(s) that allow this bullshit to even be a problem.
  
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  - LukeMedia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    You could really change US to North America here
    
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