Cupertino to get super-fast broadband service

[unhappycamper]

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/08/20/3338648/cupertino-to-get-super-fast-broadband.html?sp=/99/261/

Cupertino to get super-fast broadband service
The Associated Press
August 20, 2014 Updated 18 minutes ago

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Cupertino will become the first city west of the Rockies to get AT&T's super-fast broadband Internet service.

The San Jose Mercury News reports (http://bit.ly/1AxJAA9 ) AT&T will announce Wednesday that it will bring its GigaPower service to Apple's hometown.

The newspaper says GigaPower promises download speeds of up to one gigabit per second — which is fast enough to download a high-definition movie in 30 seconds. That's 100 times faster than the connection in the average American home.

AT&T says it plans to offer GigaPower to Cupertino residents as early as December, or early next year. The company hopes to eventually roll out the super-fast service to other Bay Area cities.

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[NV Whino]

1. And how much is good ol' AT&T going to charge for this?

Given that they are currently charging me $41/month for not quite 3 whatevers, one wonders. Not that they will get it out to the boonies any time in this century anyway.

[unhappycamper]

2. I am now in a quandry.

Comcast has the broadband monopoly in Boston, so a fast internets in my area is out of the question.

Were AT&T to become a broadband choice in Boston, I would dither for a while as I'm not a fan of the phone company.

[NV Whino]

3. I believe that's called a rock and a hard place.