Per the website, if you don't sign up for a year they may have an installation charge of up to $300.

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Oct 16, 2024
3:03:12pm

HuskerFan2 Known to cause cancer in CA

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HuskerFan2

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Would it be crazy to sign up for Google Fiber just to get it installed?

HuskerFan2 Known to cause cancer in CA

2:49pm

Why? Will they not install it later when you want it?

Mikey

2:50pm

Great question.

HuskerFan2

2:54pm

YMMV but I think it depends on where they route the service when they're doing

NarfUte

2:55pm

What are you gaining by doing this?

robin

2:51pm

Assurance that I can activate Google Fiber service in the future.

HuskerFan2

3:05pm

It's strange to me that they would run the fiber lines in front of people's

robin

3:15pm

No. They came to my old neighborhood ~10 years ago and I didn't install

NarfUte

2:53pm

That is my concern as well.

HuskerFan2

2:56pm

GF is $70/month. Your ISP is charging $35/mo for 1Gb speeds?

cougarmeister

2:58pm

My current service is not 1Gbps, but I've never run out of bandwidth either.

HuskerFan2

3:02pm

I have cable and have a hard time thinking faster would be better.

Madam Pattirini

3:18pm

Free would be a no brainer. That's my situation with Cox

Covid-19

2:59pm

People have to pay for fiber install?

Baron

3:00pm

Per the website, if you don't sign up for a year they may have an installation charge of up to $300.

HuskerFan2

3:03pm

Why not sign up for a year to get free install then evaluate things after a year

califcougar

3:07pm

We got free install with 2 Google Home wifi routers thrown in for $70/month. Totally worth it.

John Doe

3:09pm

That's what I got. Very happy with it.

Murray

3:23pm

What happened to our neighbor. Century Link came by, asking to install fiber, and I immediately jumped on it. The

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