# Google 1 gigabit fiber to the home, I can't wait! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 28, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-1-gigabit-fiber-to-the-home-i-cant-wait/587157 "2011-06-28T17:06:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-1-gigabit-fiber-to-the-home-i-cant-wait/587157/1 "2011-06-28T17:06:09Z")
I spend half my time in Kansas City, MO, the other half in Chicago, IL. Kansas City is a pretty dull place in general, especially compared to Chicago. It is pretty near the exact geographical center of the United States. I think that is one of the reasons Google chose it for their [super high speed Internet experiment](http://www.google.com/fiber/kansascity/faq.html). Right now, I’m on SureWest cable, the main selling point of which is that they are not Time-Warner. They have better service than their competitor, but the three options around here - AT&T, Time-Warner and SureWest (nee Everest) all share one limitation - an upload speed that is a tiny fraction of their download speed. When I upload an [HD music clip that I shot](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqUMMwkLOMg), 5 minutes of music can take a freaking HOUR to get to YouTube. So I checked the FAQ on the project, and didn’t find my question, which was “How fast is the upload speed?” I got my answer this morning: > [@](#): > > Our system will be 1 Gbps up / 1 Gbps down. Yes! Symmetrical upload/download speed! ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-1-gigabit-fiber-to-the-home-i-cant-wait/587157/2 "2011-06-28T18:45:05Z")
I hate you. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-1-gigabit-fiber-to-the-home-i-cant-wait/587157/3 "2011-06-28T18:52:50Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > I hate you. Nah, nah, nah. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-1-gigabit-fiber-to-the-home-i-cant-wait/587157/4 "2011-06-28T18:59:44Z")
By the way, don’t hate me until it is installed and working. ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-1-gigabit-fiber-to-the-home-i-cant-wait/587157/5 "2011-06-28T20:31:47Z")
Sorry, I have to hate you now. Soon you will be able to overwhelm my capacity to express my envy; I have a short window of opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-1-gigabit-fiber-to-the-home-i-cant-wait/587157/6 "2011-06-28T20:44:11Z")
I would like to express my envy but at my whopping 45K/sec upload rate, you will probably have the new system installed and working by the time this message shows up. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-1-gigabit-fiber-to-the-home-i-cant-wait/587157/7 "2011-06-28T20:49:48Z")
I hope when they roll this program out, they quickly expand it to Johnson County. I’m trying to sell my house and it could definitely use this selling point.