Google Fiber Vs AT&T Fiber Internet: Which Is Better? – SlashGear

The good news is that neither Google nor AT&T comes with a data cap, meaning you can download as many games and 4K movies as you want at blistering speeds. Both AT&T and Google include equipment with their plans, though you can still use your own. Google has a slight edge here, as it includes a mesh networking solution, while AT&T charges an extra $10 per month for that.

On Google Fiber, you’ll get Google Wifi with two access points on the 1 Gig plan; subscribers on the 2 Gig plan get the Google Fiber Multi-Gig Router alongside the company’s mesh extender. Keep in mind that if you require more than two access points, you will have to pay $100 for each additional unit.

AT&T Fiber offers self-setup with the option of requesting a technician come out and install the hardware instead. The self-setup process takes place with a mobile app. While you have to pay $10 per month for the smart Wi-Fi extender, it includes up to five of the extenders, which is more than double the two included with Google Fiber’s 1 Gig plan. If you’re not comfortable managing your network security yourself, you can pay $7 per month for the AT&T ActiveArmor add-on. With that, you get access to things like content controls, a VPN, alerts about identity leaks, and a “threat activity dashboard” that shows what the service has blocked (via AT&T), among other things.