These options replace the 1 Gig, 2 Gig, 5 Gig, and 8 Gig plans currently available in other supported cities. Like the existing 1 Gig plan, Google Fiber’s new Core 1 Gig option costs $70 / month with symmetrical 1 gigabit per second upload and download speeds. It comes with GFiber’s Multi-Gig Wi-Fi 6E Router and supports up to one mesh extender.
The $100 / month Home 3 Gig plan sits between the $100 / month 2 Gig and $125 / month 5 Gig options, offering up to 3-gig speeds, a GFiber Multi-Gig Wi-Fi 6E router, up to two mesh extenders, along with priority room optimization that brings “additional wired connectivity to the rooms that matter most.” Subscribers can also add an internet battery backup for an extra $10 per month, which offers up to two hours of “full-bandwidth uptime, with no internet slow downs” in case a power outage knocks out your router or fiber jack.
Lastly, Google’s $150 / month 8 Gig Edge “always-on” plan comes with upload and download speeds of up to 8 gigabits per second, the same GFiber Wi-Fi 6E router, and up to two mesh extenders. It also offers up to 5,000 square feet of coverage, priority room optimization, an included internet backup battery, and a 25 percent refund if your internet goes down for over 45 minutes.
It’s not clear whether Google will bring these plans to more cities, and the company didn’t immediately respond to The Verge’s request for more information. Since Google Fiber’s inception in 2010, the company has been gradually expanding its fiber footprint across the US while achieving faster speeds. Google rolled out a 20-gig Wi-Fi 7 plan in select cities last year.