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Review by djm2k2 See Profile

  • Location: Moodus, Middlesex, CT, USA
  • Cost: $19 per month
  • Telco party AT&T
Rock Solid
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I get what I pay for
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DSL Express package, speed enough for email and surfing.

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Review by boblinda9 See Profile

  • Location: Placerville, El Dorado, CA, USA
  • Cost: $39 per month
  • Telco party AT&T
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I've had service for almost 10 years with them. I have no other choice for now. The speeds go up and down at their whim. I have told them I would rather have and occasional outage then have my speed turned down. But some do gooder keeps turning it down. My line checks say things are fine. They just don't care about people then know have no other options.

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updated 12.9 years ago







Review by oldgringo See Profile

  • Location: Marfa, Presidio, TX, USA
  • Cost: $35 per month
  • Telco party Southwestern Bell
Doing the best they can
Limited knowledge
A good bang for the buck at present.
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I believe AT&T Yahoo is doing the best it can with the basic knowledge

that most of the employees have, based on conversations with the

different levels of technical support. It is impossible to try and talk

about possible software incompatibilities between point A and point B.

Line provisioning and testing the modem is the easy part. Getting my

computer to talk to their server is another thing, but they will have

nothing to do with it. The Jet set at Yahoo are always coming up with

new and clever ideas, however none of them work as they were intended

to. As the Internet still being in its infancy, I believe that they are

providing a rather good Bang for the Buck, even IF.

Update:

I'll report, you decide

Yesterday 07-31-07 both of my email clients, OE, and Thunderbird would not connect to the att yahoo email server. After several hours of waiting, I decide to call Tech Support at att yahoo and see if there were any known issues. 1st level, there are no known issues, let me check your line. Your line is in good condition, lets look at your settings. The settings had just been updated by att yahoo self support tool. We go through all the settings, connection problem not resolved. 1st level, let me contact 2nd level, 3 minutes pass, 1st level, I have 2nd level I will switch you over to them. 2nd level what seems to be your problem, Me, since early this afternoon I have been unable to connect to the att yahoo email server. 2nd level, lets check your settings, Me, we just did that. 2nd level, let me go into your computer and do the checking to make sure nothing was missed. I agree. 2nd. level open IE and type in the address bar att.net/rc. I do this and it goes to a page to download software into my computer to give 2nd level remote access to my computer. I agree and a few minutes later 2nd level had control of my computer. The settings in both OE and Thunderbird were checked by 2nd level, and no problems were found with the settings. Both email clients are still not connecting to the server. We can send someone out to the house to solve the problem but it will cost you by the hour as I am not allowed to do any work on your computer from here. Me, I assure you there is nothing wrong with my computer, everything has been ok up until this afternoon. 2nd level, It could be something you done without knowing it. Me, I am pretty sure that is a no. 2nd level, We just switched to SSL connection and maybe your email clients can not handle it. Me, I did the SSL change about 6 weeks ago and everything has worked fine up until this afternoon. 2nd level, you will have to contact Microsoft to resolve the connection issue with OE. Me, do I contact MS about Thunderbird also? telling 2nd level I am having a problem understanding how 2 email clients could be experiencing the same problem at the same time. 2nd level, you will have to contact Netscape about Thunderbird as it is the same and Netscape will not work with our server either. Me, I want to thank you for your help, and I will see what I can do. 2nd level disconnects from my computer. 2nd level, there I have disconnected from your computer. Thank you for calling att Yahoo, if you have any problems in the future don't hesitate to call us. Me, I am going to let this ride until I can climb up on my high horse, and then I will call the att business office and get this issue taken care of. I say thank you and hang up the phone. Immediately I un-install everything on my computer related to att and yahoo including the RC. There is still no connection to the email server using my 2 email clients. It's late I'm tired and go to bed. This morning I turn on the computer and check to see if anything had happened regarding my issue. I found things the same as they were. I am too angry to talk to anyone at the business office so I just let thing ride until this evening. I turn on the computer, Open OE first and bingo in come the emails, I then open Thunderbird, and bingo it is working also. What do you think? Ohm Bugs or What

Update 05-16-10

New call to att Yahoo tech support: 2nd level with superb knowledge.

All problems solved. System singing like a canary.

Thank You

Update 10-23-10

Seems as though AT&T Yahoo are relying on the first level tech support to be able to BS the customer into believing there is nothing wrong with the system when in fact first level tech support has no clue as to what is going on., and refusing to take any action regarding possible problems within the system over and above balancing the DSL lines. Example: I had no signal, the 2Wire gateway was blinking Red. First level Tech support said there is nothing wrong. I ask them to please send a Technician to my house, which they did. This tech came plugged into my line and says you have no signal I tell him that's why you are here. He plugs in another piece of equipment and says I can hear a modem but it is not yours. He calls the local switch room and talks to a helper, no luck there as the helper was not knowledgeable of what he was talking about. The tech then tells me I'll go to the switch room and fix it, your modem is out. I ask how long it would take, he replies within the hour. and he is off. Last I seen or heard of him, but within the hour I had all green lights on the 2Wire gateway. After a reboot of the system all was back to normal, Normal not being what it should actually be. Other than provisioning the lines there is a lot of PM that need to be done in the Central Office Switch Rooms and this is where AT&T Yahoo fall short along with many other ISP's.

member for 18.9 years, 655 visits, last login: 6.7 years ago
updated 12.9 years ago

GeekBigboy
join:2007-07-21
Moreno Valley, CA

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outages

I have att yahoo sbc dsl whatever they call it and it seems to happen to me but I can use thunderbird to no problem its allways seems to be microsoft issue might not be your issue. You might want to check network settings for internet and make sure all the connections are under lan not dail up etc.. I quit microsoft outlook for email to many issues...good luck
oldgringo
join:2005-04-15
Marfa, TX

oldgringo

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Re: outages

All is now well on this end. 2nd level tech support made a few adjustments on the server and it solved my problem.
Thank You

Review by stuntcow See Profile

  • Location: Daly City, San Mateo, CA, USA
  • Cost: $40 per month (12 month contract)
  • Install: about 8 days
  • Telco party SBC
Fast upstream, super fast downstream. Painless ISP switch.
Caps
Caps killed it for me
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02-05-2004: Ordered
Since I had an existing DSL (Cyberonic), I had to call in. 20 minute order, 2 minute for the ISP switch verification, and done. ETA: 02-12-2004.

02-12-2004: Delivered
UPS drops off a SpeedStream 5100b. I got a call from SBC (automated) that the ETA is 02-18-2004. Hmm...

02-13-2004: Activated
DSL goes out for a few minutes, maybe more. I wasn't really watching. When I come back, I plugged in the SpeedStream and see that it's synched at 6016/608. Did that registration thing, and I'm now on SBC.

I thought I would have to endure a week or more of no DSL because of the ISP switch (like my DirecTV DSL to Cyberonic DSL switch), but this was surprisingly painless.

Speed? At around 4600ft from the CO, I'm getting these speeds:
Download = 5.062 Mbps
Upload = 518.06 kbps

Not bad...

....
03-2011: After 7 years... Goodbye.
...

Honestly, I was fine with what I had with AT&T/SBC DSL - no major complaints. Even when there were newer options available, I didn't want the potential hassle and downtime with switching ISPs, so I stuck around with them. But now that they're capping us down to 150GB/mo, it was time to go...

I've switched both phone & Internet to Sonic.Net Fusion.

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attsbcisgay
join:2003-03-18
Beverly Hills, CA

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That is cool!

If i were given a choice between 3mbit/128k vs 1.5mb/256k
I think i'll take 3mbit!!!
btw, your speed is awesome, keep rocking!
ArizonaSteve
join:2004-01-31
Apache Junction, AZ

ArizonaSteve

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Seriously?

So you switched from AT&T to SBC because you didn't like the 150Gb cap? How could anyone possible use that much data?
I wish I could get anywhere close to that kind of speed or that much data or even get DSL at all. I'm capped at 360Mb per 24 hrs or about 11Gb a month with a speed of 1Mb!

Torg
@sbcglobal.net

Torg

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Re: Seriously?

It is amazingly SIMPLE to use more then 150G a month. All it takes is to watch Netflix. Or for that matter setup a local Linux repository. There are plenty of legitimate ways to go over that 150G limit.

Really if you are that far under it, drop your DSL and get a modem. Dial up is much cheaper for people who only want to get email and look up a few things online.

150G a month is 5G a day. And that is amazingly simple to overcome.
ArizonaSteve
join:2004-01-31
Apache Junction, AZ

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Re: Seriously?

Well I guess you could use that much by watching a movie or two everyday but I can't get broadband here and haven't tried Netflix so I don't know how much it uses. I did try Boxee but couldn't get it to play a single show.

Review by jhayann1 See Profile

  • Location: Painesville, Lake, OH, USA
  • Cost: $35 per month (month by month)
  • Install: about 7 days
  • Telco party AT&T
Quick install, excellent service, support reps call a few days later to ensure you're satisfied
none so far
Great price for fast, reliable service

I initially had Roadrunner but was so dissatisfied with it that I've recently switched to AT&T Yahoo.

I called to get my phone and internet switched to AT&T Yahoo, and within a week, they were out here hooking things up. The technician that came into my home wore those booties (shoe covers) so he wouldn't track dirt onto my cream carpet, which was so thoughtful of him! He also made small talk and seemed really friendly and didn't make me feel like an idiot because I'm not as tech-savvy as he was. LOL He really made us feel like we customers were his #1 priority. Once he was done, he tested all the lines and made sure to clean up after himself. He then asked me where I'd like the phone and if I wanted him to hook it up; he said it was no problem.

A few hours later, a rep called to check and make sure the phone was working and that I was not having problems or concerns with the service. She also wanted to remind me of my internet service activation date and gave me all of their support contact info in case I needed anything else, and she ensured me that they have talked to my old ISP and have handled making sure that the old services were disconnected so I wouldn't pay for both.

A few days later, I received my small, lightweight modem in the mail and got everything set up. It came with everything I need, and it was really simple to get it all set up. I did end up using my own stash of phone cord though, because I needed over 25ft of it. LOL They did give me filters and a very long cord but it was just a few feet shy from what I needed, as I was going to hide the wiring behind the baseboard so I needed extra slack.

I've had the internet since Apr 25, and have not had any problems with it so far. It also seems faster, as graphics-intense sites (like RPG ones) pop up right away when in the past with Roadrunner, it took a few seconds to sometimes a minute before the page was done loading. I had no noise on the phone line either, but it was nice just to have one that works! A rep called me the day of my internet installation to ensure everything went well, and then they called again a few days later to make sure things with both my phone & internet were still good and to give me all of their support contact info.

Overall, I was pleased with the service and level of care I received from AT&T Yahoo. If in the future, I get any problems with it, I will post again and share with all of you. But so far, everything's great! I was told to keep the modem turned on for 10 days so that they can see what, if any, tweaking would be necessary to ensure I was getting the speed I paid for. So the speed tests done below may not be stable/accurate. I will do a few more after the 10-day mark.

Equipment received:

- Modem: Motorola (Style# mstatea) w/ power cord

- Long (15-20ft?) ethernet cord (color coded with the modem outlet)

- Long (15-20ft?) data cable (color coded with the modem outlet)

- Instructions and other manuals

- CD-ROM installation/guide

Apr 28 - 15.1 Mb/s: »www.speedtest.net/result ··· 1216.png

Apr 26 - 10.5 Mb/s: »www.speedtest.net/result ··· 3134.png

Apr 26 - 12.29 Mb/s: »www.speedtest.net/result ··· 2297.png

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UPDATE: Oct 12, 2010

I'm moving from an apartment to a house, and I've stuck with AT&T this whole time. I haven't had any problems with their service here at our apartment, & I expect the same great service in our new home. The 1 time we had an issue, was because of an overheating/recalled modem from Motorola. They came out & replaced it right away, so we haven't had any other probs. I'm glad to have dropped Time Warner Internet & Phone when I did! Too bad AT&T doesn't have uverse/cable available yet at my new address, but they made me such a great (& inexpensive) deal to get their AT&T/DirecTV service that I'm kicking Time Warner to the curb altogether! Yay! I'm paying $103 a month to Time Warner for 3 TVs (only 1 is HD), and that's for basic channels/no premium channels, no phone, no internet. What a rip off! Half the time, our HD service goes black, so what am I really paying for? AT&T will give me DirecTV for our 3 TVs (1 HD), plus bundle our phone & internet -- all for a mere $107 a month. Now that's a deal! Of course, I'd have to get a 2yr contract but I'm ok with that since we're going to be moving into a home & plan on being there for years to come.

You can see my review/comparison wit AT&T vs. Time Warner here >>

»Review of old twc by jhayann1

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jhayann1
join:2008-04-22
Painesville, OH

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settled in

We've moved & settled into our new home just a few blocks away from our old residence (apartment), and we took AT&T along with us in the move. We haven't had any issues with our service so far, even when we've had several winter storms come through. The only complaint I do have with them is that they could not offer us higher speed like they could at the old residence when we're just a few blocks away -- which means we don't have U-verse here either. At least, not yet. The prices haven't gone up and in fact, we've gone ahead and bundled our cell service through them for even more savings.

With the new caps coming out in May 2011, we'll see how things go from there...

TWILL
@sbcglobal.net

TWILL

Anon

REBATES

EVERY THING ARRIVED FAST,EASY TO SET UP ,SUPER HARD TO GET REBATE REFUNDED IN FULL.THEY ACCEPTED ORIGINAL PHONE # TO SET UP THEN CHANGED MONTHLY FEE AND 1 YEAR AGREEMENT.STILL BATTLE MONTHLY CHARGE AFTER 6 MONTHS

David
Premium Member
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL

David

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Re: REBATES

actually for rebates I can work on that.

Review by orion940 See Profile

  • Location: Windsor, Hartford, CT, USA
  • Cost: $70 per month
  • Telco party AT&T
Decent connection
Not cheap, caps
Lousy bang for the buck
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They put caps on. It's no longer a good deal. I ordered Comcast.

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Caps

If AT&T implements CAPs, we'll be forced to use whichever is cheaper and serve our needs, cheapest w/ the highest CAPs, of course, as it's duopoly in our area.






Review by biff420 See Profile

  • Location: Berkeley, Alameda, CA, USA
  • Cost: $35 per month
  • Install: about 11 days
  • Telco party AT&T
Nothing! Avoid if you can!!! Phucking evil corporation!!
NSA immunity. 150 Gigabyte cap approaching. Metered billing to follow?
Looking for alternatives when capping/metered billing is implemented.
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·Comcast XFINITY
Avoid if possible!

Reasonable caps, like U-Verse or Comcast's 250Gb's are more realistic. AT&T's DSL caps are a ripoff!! Avoid this service.

Sonic, or DSL Extreme are good local alternatives I'm exploring.



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Love to fish
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Love to fish

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wiretap

I believe you, where did you get your information? I have noticed modem activity when I'm not even using my computer. Is it them trying to gain access to my computer? I have a firewall but I think they can still see everything a person is doing anyways. It's not just on the phone lines, it's also on cell phones too!

America....we are slowly losing our freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Big brother wants to run our lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is this a Democratic nation? Do we the people run our nation, or is it the government?






Review by Keith Myers See Profile

  • Location: Orland, Glenn, CA, USA
  • Cost: $20 per month
  • Install: about 7 days
  • Telco party AT&T
Dependable service, speeds almost what they advertise
Took 18 months to get the rebate on my Speedstream 4100 DSL modem
Best price for the speeds delivered
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·Comcast XFINITY
Would be nice to have higher speeds with Cable, but just can't afford the price.

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Review by powerspec88 See Profile

  • Location: Raymore, Cass, MO, USA
  • Cost: $30 per month
  • Install: about 5 days
Cheap and fast
Goes down about once a month
Alot cheaper than the other isp in my town.
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Update: 3-5-11
After calling AT&T and asking them to double check to see if I can get U-Verse and send a tech out, I can. Ordered U200 plus HD, 18Mbps internet (fastest I can get), and phone. Install will be next week, will post update after a few weeks of using it.

Update: 2-24-11
Still got 6/768 from AT&T, no U-Verse still, AT&T saying I am to far away to get it. Still getting great speeds 24/7, and still with the 4100 modem. They did drop the price a few months ago to 30$ a month so i've decided not to switch to Comcast (would be over 80$ a month for Comcast).

Update: 8-1-09
Still going strong, few months ago, had a few routing problems but David in the Direct forum got it all worked out. Still no U-Verse here (but it is here in town just not where i live) Still have the 4100 modem that i hope never dies. If U-Verse is not here by the time Comcast gets D3 upgraded here, i'll be moving off DSL and to cable.

Update: 9-5-07
Just a little update, i have had no down time in the past few months and speeds are still the same! I even got a few of my friends to move to ATT DSL from comcast b/c of how stable my speeds are and the ping times ( on avg, i get 30-40ms lower ping times than comcast) No news on U-Verse in my area yet, but i can always hope.

Update: 6-15-07
I just got upgraded to there Elite plan, upgrade happen at around 6:30am. Speed test has been around 5100/640. Very happy about the speeds.

I ordered 3/512 and got my dsl modem in the mail about a week later. I got the SpeedStream 4100 DSL modem with the install cd. Pluged it in and ran thro the cd to set up my dsl account. After all that i was up and running. Did a speed test and got 2.6/410 (me being stupid back in the day, i know the speeds are right now) and thought it might b/c i just got it, but now about 6months later im still getting 2.6/410 even tho in the modem it says im connected at 3008/512.

DSL goes out for about an hour once a month but nothing to big. I pay 19.99 for 12months then it will go back up to 24.99. Over all im very happy with it, im just hoping some time down the line i can get my max speeds and be able to upgrade to there 6/768 plan.

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Review by dillwood See Profile

  • Location: Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, USA
  • Cost: $45 per month
slow, expensive, frequently must reconnect to dsl as connection is broken
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$45/month for 3.5 mb/s is outrageous! I'm dropping a long standing att email address and notifying all contacts of a new gmail address. Once that has been accomplished will be dropping att like a hot potato.

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bikti
join:2010-10-26
Glendora, CA

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another sac

Hi Sac howe and elcamino here ... i cant get over 125 kb/s at my place .. how sad that they advertise and don't deliver any quality ..