Need more speed from Google Fiber? The gigabit internet provider is preparing to double its max download speeds to 2Gbps. 

On Monday, Google Fiber began recruiting existing subscribers to test out the upcoming “2 Gig" service. The goal is to officially roll out the higher speeds early next year as a $100-a-month package to most Google Fiber and Webpass cities.

That's $30 to $40 more than the standard 1Gbps service Google Fiber has been selling to select consumers since 2010. To fully enjoy the faster speeds, the company will provide customers with a new Wi-Fi 6 router and mesh extender. 

The 2 Gig service is targeting households with heavy internet users who are now forced to work from home due to COVID-19. “So we’re more than a little excited to announce 2 Gig today—bringing even more bandwidth and speed to customers in internet-intensive households who may need more than a gig to do their thing, whatever that may be,” wrote Amalia O’Sullivan, Google Fiber’s director of product management, in the announcement. (That said, upload speeds will remain at 1Gbps.)

Google Fiber is currently looking for subscribers in Nashville, Tennessee, and Huntsville, Alabama, to sign up as testers for the 2 Gig service. The beta will then roll out to other Google Fiber cities in the fall before the official launch. Interested customers can also go to the Google Fiber website to sign up for email updates on the 2Gbps service's availability. 

Google Fiber recently won PCMag’s Readers' Choice award for best local ISP. Unfortunately, the service is only available in 19 US cities, so it won’t be an option for many Americans. 

For a 1Gbps connection, consumers living in small towns or rural areas should check out SpaceX’s upcoming satellite internet service. The company plans on kicking off beta trials in the coming weeks across multiple US states.

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