Items tagged with Kansas City

by Brandon Hill - Sun, Apr 10, 2016

Google Fiber Abandons Free 5Mbps Service In Kansas City, Pushes New $50 100Mbps Tier

Google Fiber is making some changes to its much ballyhooed high-speed internet service packages, and the changes are affecting those users that have been enjoying the “free” tier. Google Fiber customers in Kansas City, the first location in the United States to gain Google as an ISP, have been told that the 5Mbps... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Wed, Feb 03, 2016

Google Fiber Brings Free Gigabit Internet To Kansas City Public Housing Developments

When communities discover that Google Fiber is coming to town, there is usually instant jubilation. I know that when it was announced that my neck of the woods here in North Carolina would be receiving Google Fiber, my Facebook feed lit up with overjoyed friends tired of the monopolies that rule the Internet roost. A... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Thu, Nov 13, 2014

Google Fiber Extends Blazing Fast Internet Access To Select Businesses In Kansas City

Little by little, Google is giving the U.S. a major boost in broadband speed through Google Fiber, its fiber optic-based Internet service that delivers 1Gbps (1,000Mbps) speeds to consumers and businesses in select territories. Kansas City is one of the lucky few early adopters, and beginning this week, Google will... Read more...

by Joshua Gulick - Wed, May 08, 2013

Grandview, MO Next To Get Lit-Up by Google Fiber

Suburb by suburb, the area surrounding Kansas City, Mo. is lighting up with gigabit Internet, thanks to the Google Fiber project. Downtown Kansas City has been enjoying super-fast Internet connectivity for a while, now, but many suburbs are still waiting to be lit up. Google announced on its blog that Grandview, Mo. will be soon be joining... Read more...

by Jennifer Johnson - Thu, Jul 19, 2012

Google Readies 1Gbps Fiber Network

Google is preparing to launch its fiber network in Kansas City next week. According to a special page that announces the target launch date, Kansas City residents can expect the service to launch on July 26. The fiber network will offer 1 gigabit per second fiber-based broadband connectivity. Although Google hasn't provided many additional... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Mon, Mar 19, 2012

Google Fiber Video Coming to KC

Midwest livin’ has never been so good. In addition to a cost of living that would make any east- or west-coaster faint with jealousy, Kansas City was the lucky winner of the Google Fiber sweepstakes. KC was the first city to test out Google’s 1Gbps network, the fastest Internet service available. Google, with its constant Manifest... Read more...