# Google Fiber Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-fiber/ 12 people recommended Google Fiber in Hacker News comments, 6 had mixed feelings and 10 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. 8 of the 12 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company”. **Verdict:** Recommended for fast symmetric fiber at low, steady prices with near-perfect uptime. Common caveat: worries that Google may lose interest and shut the service down. Summary written by Claude from 29 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 28 of those comments still count. ## Why people recommend it - Low, steady pricing (4 comments in the sample): "My service has been effectively perfect. My price has barely changed in a long time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47372339)) "1gb symmetrical for $70, so 3x more down and 100x more up for less money." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47372981)) "maintained a low, no-nonsense price for years with near-perfect uptime" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47377468)) - Fast symmetric gigabit speeds (2 comments in the sample): "Fiber is less expensive than and more than 10x faster than starlink, in fairness." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46161567)) "I'm not complaining a 5gbit connection is quite nice" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452165)) - Pushed better broadband nationwide (2 comments in the sample): "did a lot to both fulfill the promise of Universal Broadband AND challenge perception of what was possible with home broadband" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47371964)) "It sounds like Google Fiber’s underlying mission was successful: to improve the quality of Internet experience nationwide." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47372703)) - Near-perfect uptime and reliability (1 comment in the sample): "Google Fiber has been the least-bad residential ISP I've dealt with." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47371371)) ## What people warn about - Distrust of Google as owner (2 comments in the sample): "I know that fiber's service is technically good but I resent Google enough that I will not give them money" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49186518)) "I am personally so put off by the disrespectful attempt at manipulation that I consider switching less" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49181529)) - Weak IPv6 support (2 comments in the sample): "So Google Fiber giving a you a /64 is the same as saying - would you run your home network on a single /24." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47991191)) "I still don't have IPv6 at home in the middle of San Francisco with Google Fiber / Webpass" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46480575)) ## Other internet service providers people recommend - [Starlink](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starlink/): 398 recommend, 102 mixed, 317 criticize - [Andrews & Arnold](https://hackerapproved.com/p/andrews-arnold/): 9 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize - [Sonic Fiber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sonic/): 8 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize - [AT&T Fiber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/at-t-fiber/): 7 recommend, 2 mixed, 7 criticize ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://gfiber.com/) ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Google Fiber", https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-fiber/ (12 recommend, 6 mixed, 10 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.