[slowmovintarget]

>> It’s been nearly five years since we offered to build a fiber-optic network in one U.S. city as an experiment — and were met with overwhelming enthusiasm.

I suspect the enthusiasm had to do with Google not acting like a phone/cable company. My own hope is that this remains true, and that they come to the Boston area.

[benesch]

I'm with you, but don't get your hopes up. Verizon never wired the city for FiOS because it was "too costly" [0].

Though something I always wanted to try when I lived downtown was netBlazr [1], which beams internet from antennas on the tops of buildings. If you've got your own place or can convince your landlord to install an antenna, they get fantastic reviews.

[0]: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/10/08/wahlberg-fios...

[1]: http://www.netblazr.com/residential/

[avn2109]

Excavation projects are famously successful in Boston, so the Google Fiber people are probably chomping at the bit to get their shovels in Beantown dirt. <\s>

But seriously, your hypothesis about GF's non-evil fundamental DNA is a good one. It makes for a much better user experience.

[acomjean]

Well when the dust settled we (Boston) did get a better highway system and a second tunnel to the airport, and only 10x more expensive than expected!

We need some faster pipes in Boston/ Cambridge. As a place that wants to be a tech hub, its a little embarrassing...

[jnem]

Lol, I hope that was a joke (i think it was), for those who aren't aware, this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig

[tel]

<\s> is short for "end sarcasm".

[prothid]

</s>

[tel]

Eh, I copied avn2109