Google Fiber vs Cox at a glance
| Google Fiber | Cox | |
|---|---|---|
| Main technology | Fiber | Cable |
| Residential locations on that technology | 1,886,259 | 6,447,111 |
| Single technology or mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Full coverage detail | Where Google Fiber is available | Where Cox is available |
We do not publish speeds or prices here. Both providers change them constantly and by market, and a stale number is worse than no number. Coverage is the part that is federally reported and verifiable.
Where you can get both
Metro areas where both Google Fiber and Cox report service, ranked by how well covered the less available of the two is because that is what decides whether you genuinely get a choice.
| Metro area | Google Fiber | Cox |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area | 8% | 80% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area | 3% | 84% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area | 2% | 63% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area | 1% | 8% |
Which should you pick?
Honestly, in most of the places above only one of them will actually reach your building, and that settles it. Where both do reach you, the useful question is the technology rather than the brand.
That is the case here: Google Fiber is mainly fiber and Cox is mainly cable. The practical difference is upload speed and consistency rather than headline download speed, we explain what that means here.
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