When Comcast announced their new 2Gbps internet plan, which is supposedly faster than the Google Fiber, we all knew that it would surely be more expensive than the Google Fiber service itself. However, the company has now officially named their 2Gbps service as “Gigabit Pro” and also stated that the service will cost you $300 per month.
The Gigabit Pro will offer you twice the download as well as upload speeds currently provided by the Google Fiber service, however, there is a catch.
According to Comcast, you must live within a third of a mile distance from Comcast’s fiber network to make use of these monstrous speeds. Not just that, to begin using the services, you should sign a two year contract in the beginning and may you think to end the service before the two year contract ends, the termination fee is going to cost you a hell lot.
Not just that, finishing up the installation of the Gigabit Pro service may take anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks. Which means at least a month or two, to be simple. And you will be shedding up to an additional $500 for installation and yet another $500 for activation as well.
Below are the areas, where you can avail the Gigabit Pro service from Comcast:
- Florida: Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, West Palm Beach.
- Georgia: Atlanta.
- Illinois: Chicago.
- Indiana: Anderson, Bloomington, Columbus, Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Gary, Hammond, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Lafayette, South Bend.
- Michigan: Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Lansing.
- Tennessee: Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville.
- California: Chico, Fresno, Marysville/Yuba City, Merced, Modesto, Monterey, Sacramento, Salinas, San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Barbara County, Stockton and Visalia metro areas.
Well, everything ain’t bad. As Comcast is currently offering a promotional price of $159 per month, if you were to sign up for a 2 year contract for the Gigabit Pro service, soon. Therefore, if you are actually planning to get yourself a Gigabit Pro connection, then you better do it soon to at least get some bucks back in your pocket.
