Minneapolis gets 10Gbit Internet, $400 a month

[XTankSlayerX]

The insanely-fast internet is being offered by Minnesota's US Internet company, who already provide the City of Lakes with 1 Gigabit connections for $65 per month.

According to the Star Tribune, 30,000 residents of Minneapolis can take advantage of the service beginning yesterday afternoon. However, only the most speed-hungry users need apply, as the service costs $400 per month. To put the speed into perspective, downloading a modern HD video game that weighs in at 40 GB would take just over half a minute under optimal conditions.

US Internet currently has around 10,000 customers in the city, but hopes that the sheer insanity of its internet speeds will help win customers away from their local competitor Comcast. Comcast in Minneapolis currently offers a 50 Megabit plan for $77, while US Internet is pricing its popular 100 Megabit plan at $45.

Source: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/12/24/minneapolis-gets-10-gigabit-fiber-access

Damn! For the rich people out there you can now get this. I wonder how many 10 Gigabit routers, cables and network cards have 10Gbit through put

[Arty]

Source: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/12/24/minneapolis-gets-10-gigabit-fiber-access

thats not a bad deal, for the very few people and the bizzes (Schools) that can afford it.

 

and 65$ for gigabit everyone in there should switch, 

[FuzzyYellow]

I WANT! THATS ONLY 50 MILES FROM ME!!!

[Arty]

Source: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/12/24/minneapolis-gets-10-gigabit-fiber-access

Damn! For the rich people out there you can now get this. I wonder how many 10 Gigabit routers, cables and network cards have 10Gbit through put

linus has 1 i think

[FuzzyYellow]

i would be happy with 100/10, but 10000?!?!? YES PLEASE!

[Arty]

Source: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/12/24/minneapolis-gets-10-gigabit-fiber-access

Damn! For the rich people out there you can now get this. I wonder how many 10 Gigabit routers, cables and network cards have 10Gbit through put

lets be honest, how many places will you be using 10gigbit down, assuming you have the  gear, i can only think a very few.

[Simons]

If only I could get 1000/1000 for 65$ a month, here it costs 180$/mo for 500/500.

[FuzzyYellow]

i asked my dad if we could move there, and he said no because there are too many crazy protestors in minneapolis.

[Darkman]

I bet other places have better deals for the money... And I'll just sit here with my high as hell ping and low download and upload. This makes my internet like a computer from 1990 against my Xeon rig...

[sof006]

"Has 10Gbit internet. Downloads file from server at limited speed as server auto limits download speed"

 

No point in 10Gbit internet unless you have a household of like 100+ people or you are planning on running a business off it.

[Vanderburg]

Source: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/12/24/minneapolis-gets-10-gigabit-fiber-access

Damn! For the rich people out there you can now get this. I wonder how many 10 Gigabit routers, cables and network cards have 10Gbit through put

 

All of them, probably.

[Guest]

Oh this is all so close to me! I live downtown and this is all going in uptown! So close, yet so far..... I'm stuck on 7 mbps DSL

[zacRupnow]

Too expensive, I'd rather have Comcast than pay $400 a month

[spartaman64]

i would like the 1Gb plan

[Toddwjp]

"Has 10Gbit internet. Downloads file from server at limited speed as server auto limits download speed"

No point in 10Gbit internet unless you have a household of like 100+ people or you are planning on running a business off it.

I think you will find that's alot if people, small apartment blocks, hotels etc, it's alot

[Psykomantis00]

You could make a killing reselling that service. 

[Snadzies]

Dammit, I'm just out of range...

 

I WANT! THATS ONLY 50 MILES FROM ME!!!

 

Same boat here, I'm some where about 20 miles away.

So close and yet so far.

[qwertywarrior]

ehh how much are u gonna pay for that router thats gonna handle that speed

[Revinval]

3 or more adult power users and maybe its a good idea but 10gbit is a bit too much for now. 

[shizngiggles]

Speaking as a Minneapolis resident, US Internet services a very very small wealthy area in the uptown region of Minneapolis. I've considered moving there a handful of times only to be reminded that most of the residential housing that has the service is rather expensive to live in. Still really good knowing that it's an option and they are planning on expanding their infrastructure.

[Jerakl]

I bet other places have better deals for the money... And I'll just sit here with my high as hell ping and low download and upload. This makes my internet like a computer from 1990 against my Xeon rig...

You think your ping is bad? On most games the minimum ping I can get is 80. Lowest I get is ~60 on some Canadian BF4 servers.

[Darkman]

You think your ping is bad? On most games the minimum ping I can get is 80. Lowest I get is ~60 on some Canadian BF4 servers.

That's how my ping normally is in games. Like sometimes when it flips out, it'll stay in the 90-100s for a week then lower but lower my download and upload.

[Ramonn]

Not ment for consumers, lol

[Coolnesgamer]

can someone speedtest this

[Geekazoid]

I'm curious to know if they would really release the full 10Gbps speed or they're just would advertise that speed just to get you hooked.