These are suggestions for you to use when filling out the community member google applicaiton form.
Your name: *
Your organization or community group: -Only list if you are authorized to reply on behalf of group
If you are responding on behalf of an organization or community group, please describe it: - Only if you are authorized to reply on behalf of group
City: *Jersey City
State: * New Jersey
Why should Google build a fiber to the home network where you live? * -Use any below plus your own reasons:*Jersey City fits Google’s target population profile and we are among the most diverse cities in the US.
*This would make internet access better and faster for everyone.
*Empower net neutrality for all of us, so as to to prevent carriers from giving preference to some content providers over others.
*Our residents would have equal, open access online, and the faster their connection, the greater possibilities for growth in areas of commerce, education and technology for Jersey City.
*This would lead to more job opportunities locally.
*The Google-built fiber infrastructure will provide opportunities for Jersey City to create additional revenue stream for the city by renting out bandwith to multiple internet service providers.
* This would encourage unique and collaborative development of new apps for business, municipal, education and entertainment use.
*Enable running web-apps that come close to matching desktop apps in responsiveness.
*This would encourage NJ and regional investment in Jersey City to develop new ways to deploy and build additional fiber networks.
*Access to information for all, but especially our children, would be in a non-discriminatory manner and would provide for more transparency in city government.
*Google’s competitive pricing will push internet service providers locally to upgrade their bandwidth to compete with Google’s municipality partnering.
*We could run everything we want on any operating system, hosted remotely. We won’t even need a PC. A network client (tablet, etc)would be all that’s necessary.
*This open, wireless network space would be available to any mobile device.
*With no bandwidth caps, this allows each of us to get all the movies music and entertainment we want including multiple streaming HD video “channels”.
*1 Gbps would let us download a HD movie in minutes.
*At 20 times the speed of the fastest residential connections and 1,000 times faster than the cheapest dial-up, this flattens the pricing structure to individuals for internet access
*it would enable the Google fiber optic trial in our community to prove success of a national roll-out of internet access
*We would achieve a lower price, faster speed and higher reliability for the internet for all our community to empower all possible worlds in the 21st Century.
Web link to supporting material (YouTube videos and other creative submissions are encouraged!) –Provide the url (web address) of any link you may have created
What kind of Internet services are available where you live? Check all that apply:
Dial-up*DSL*Cable Modem*Fiber to the Home*Wireless*Other*None*Don’t know
What kind of Internet service do you primarily use at home?-Select accordingly.
What company provides your home Internet service? If you have Comcast, select “Cable Modem”. If you have Verizon, you either have DSL(digital subscriber line through your telephone line) or FIOS(fiber optic, new,). If you live on the waterfront downtown, your building may have Road Runner, then select “Cable Modem”. If you don’t know your service or it is a dial-up select accordingly. If you are running wi-fi, select “Wireless”.
- Comcast,
- Verizon,
- Road Runner, BlueLight, Earthlink, Juno, Net Zero, Other
- None
- Don’t know
What is the advertised speed of your home Internet service? This refers to download speed, which is the speed your service advertises or provides for you.
What is your actual download speed during the evening? –Select accordingly or “Don’t Know”
You can use a third-party website like Speedtest.net or tools at Measurement Lab and YouTube Speed to learn about your Internet connection.
What is your actual upload speed during the evening? -–Select accordingly or “Don’t Know”
You can use a third-party website like Speedtest.net or tools at Measurement Lab and YouTube Speed to learn about your Internet connection.
How much does your Internet service cost per month? –Only the internet portion not total bundle price if you also have with tv or phone
Is your Internet service ‘bundled’ with other services like TV and phone? –Select accordingly
- Yes
- No
How many times in the last month did your high-speed Internet service not work correctly, slow down, or frustrate you? –Select accordingly.
Describe the quality of your home Internet service customer support: -Answer accordingly
What would you like to see improved about your current service? Check all that apply. -Select accordingly.
- Lower price
- Faster speed
- Higher reliability
- Better customer support