Google has updated its Fiber Atlanta webpage to include pricing options.  So we no longer need to speculate on how much Google Fiber will cost in Decatur!

There will be 3 plans available for purchase – Fiber 1000 + TV for $130 a month plus fees, Fiber 1000 internet only for $70 a month plus fees, and a slower Fiber 100 internet option for $50 a month plus fees.  Here are the details…

Fiber 1000 + TV – $130/mo

Internet Speed

• Up to 1,000 Mbps upload and download speeds
• Download an entire HD movie in as little as 40 seconds
• Stream 4K HD videos on 10+ devices at the same time

Transparent pricing

• No data caps
• No rental fee for Wi-Fi router
• No rental fee for the first TV Box with HD DVR
• $100 installation fee waived with 1-year commitment for single family homes. No installation fee for apartments and condos

Entertainment:

TV Content

• 220+ channels (HD included)
• 7,500+ On Demand shows and movies included
• Premium and sports channels (HBO®, NFL RedZone® and more) available at additional cost

Streaming:

• Watch TV on the go through streaming TV apps from 50+ channels at no additional cost

Hardware

• Dual-band Wi-Fi router included
• Whole-home HD-DVR included: Record up to 8 shows at once and store up to 500 hours of TV
• 1st TV box & remote includedAdd up to 5 additional TV Boxes + remote sets for +$5/mo each

Cloud storage

• 1 terabyte of cloud storage included: Store 500,000 photos or 200,000 songs

Fiber 1000 – $70/mo

Internet speeds

• Up to 1,000 Mbps upload and download speeds
• Download an entire HD movie in as little as 40 seconds
• Stream 4K HD videos on 10+ devices at the same time

Transparent pricing

• No data caps
• No rental fee for Wi-Fi router
• $100 installation fee waived with 1-year commitment for single family homes. No installation fee for apartments and condos

Fiber 100 -$50/mo

Internet Speed

• Up to 100 Mbps upload and download speeds
• Download an entire HD movie in as little as 6 minutes
• Stream 4K HD videos on 3+ devices at the same time

Transparent pricing

• No data caps
• No rental fee for Wi-Fi router
• $100 installation fee waived with 1-year commitment for single family homes. No installation fee for apartments and condos

Google Fiber installation photo courtesy of Julie

Julie sends in this photo and brief Q&A:

Monday, about 2 pm.
Q: “Hey, beautiful day!  What’s that machine doing?”
A: “Digging a hole for Google Fiber!”

Finally!  Something better than secondhand hearsay from a “survey guy” wandering the neighborhoods regarding Google Fiber!

Marcia took these photos of the arrival and installation of the Google Fiber hut in downtown Decatur last Friday.   This is definitely the most visible sign that Google Fiber is coming to Decatur thus far.

An unofficial map of permits issued for Google around Atlanta shows there are a variety of Google Fiber Huts popping up around the metro.

The Google Fiber website has Atlanta in the “construction” phase of work.   After that it’s just “Sign Up” and “Installation”, so it seems like things are truckin’ along.

The Decatur City Commission is scheduled to vote tonight on a lease agreement for land for Google to build a “Fiber Hut” in the City of Decatur.

According to a note from Project Manager Lena Stevens to City Manager Peggy Merriss, Google has selected a 1,600 square foot parcel “on Atlanta Avenue, adjacent to the Ebster Pool pump-house and Police Department parking lot.”

The “10×30 foot structures…house the telecommunications and fiber interface equipment necessary for Google to provide high-speed internet. Each hut supports about 20,000 homes”., according to the Cary Citizen.

Here’s a satellite view of the area (courtesy of Google, no less)…

Additionally, here are the proposed changes to the site and the cost to Google, according to Ms. Stevens’ note…

Photo courtesy of Decatur City Commission agenda.

Daren sent in this pic a couple of days back and pontificated “Six Att cable trucks in the parking lot of the MArriott tonight. Fiber installers?”  “Sure, maybe.” I thought.

But then this I saw note this morning from the always reliable LumpintheRoad in FFAF...

Google Fiber contractor was measuring utility poles and distances in front of our house on Fairview Ave. this morning. Came very close to taking him a croissant and cocoa.

Anyone else have a Fiber sighting to report?

I think this is a Google Fiber truck?

Spotted near Ponce City Market, turning onto Ponce.

From Google…

Hey Atlanta,

Have you seen us around town lately? We’re the ones with hard hats and dirt stains on our clothes.

Over the last few months, our team has been drawing up blueprints for our new fiber network in metro Atlanta. But that was just the start.

We’re doing some heavy lifting – literally – to bring Google Fiber to communities throughout Atlanta. There are crews working on the streets with boom trucks, tunnel boring machines, and rolls of cables as we form the foundation of our network.

We’ll be sure to let you know if we’re going to be doing construction near your home…

Photo courtesy of Google