I’ve never heard of this “level 5” business, but it sounds important.

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    I’m on cheap Google Fiber. It’s been $70/mo since we first got it about 6-7 years ago. Before that, AT&T and Time Warner had a duopoly in my area, and getting to tell them to go fuck themselves was the sweetest day of my life. They are awful businesses who treat their staff and customers like shit while delivering inferior service. I’ve rarely had a problem with Google Fiber, and if there’s downtime, they give you a prorated discount. Customer service is really easy to access, also, vs waiting on hold or in person in line with the other ISPs.

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      Google did it in a few select locations to stimulate broadband markets from which they benefit. They have had good service from what I’ve heard, but they’ve been beating this drum for years and remain very inactive with laying anywhere near as much fiber as they have promised. This is another trap. They say stuff like this every few years to try to rouse the broadband giants, but I do not believe they have good intentions.

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      You’re a sucker. Sorry to say it.

      You are a prop customer to bolster their origin claim that didn’t pan out to upset a market, which they PROMISED they wouldn’t abandon.

      Turns out they’ve been trying to sell back those dark-fiber projects to the communities they spawned in for a few years now.

      I’m guessing you’re in KC or Austin though.