Google began rolling out its experimental Google Fiber service several years back, and in the time ISPs appeared unconcerned. Its own brethren and Comcast did not believe folks needed those speeds. Google Fiber is not prevalent, but it’s enlarging and shown that consumers do have an appetite for faster broadband than they have been getting from DSL and cable providers. In Atlanta, where an expansion is being planned by Google Fiber, the service only came online. On the other hand, no one is happy with all the offerings.

Comcast can fairly call its new high speed service “gigabit.” It does run at 1Gbps down like Google Fiber. On the other hand, the upload speeds are just 35Mbps. There are conventional web bundles available in certain markets that have quicker uploads.

Atlanta is one of the test markets of Comcast for capped bandwidth too, and it is using that to drive at gigabit customers into contracts. Yes, contracts for broadband are a thing. Consenting to a mad three-year contract is the sole method you’ll be able to get that $70 monthly cost. Figure which cost Comcast is marketing.

A 300GB limit is increasingly demanding to abide by as video streaming services continue to replace TV for a lot of families. The growing access to 4K video from suppliers like Netflix is, in addition, shoving on bandwidth utilization higher. This really is what Comcast needs, though. If it is painful without paying overages to live under 300GB, folks will simply stick to paying for TV service to avert the hassle. At 1Gbps down, you may use up the limit in 40 minutes of an entire month.

Comcast does not even look convinced its present pricing is not cheap enough. Comcast might really decide to cost gigabit net higher elsewhere, particularly in areas where there isn’t a gigabit supplier. I am certain those costs will magically drop should someone begin deploying fiber, however. Comcast intends to enlarge its gigabit service to Nashville soon, after this year, followed by Chicago, Detroit, and Miami.