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 Review by paintref 
member for 10.2 years, 4154 visits, last login: a few hours ago
updated a few hours ago
 Houston,Harris,TX
 $84 per month- (12 month contract)
 about 30 days "Good HD Picture, Internet Speed Consistent" "None to speak of." "Happy With Service thus far."
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Ordered U-verse (Internet and U200 TV package) on 4/15/2013 and was given an install date of 5/16/2013.
5/16/2013:
Install: Window was between 11a-1p. Tech arrived at 11.30a, well within the window. Had the Residential Gateway (2Wire 3800 HGV-B), 1 wired and 2 wireless receivers installed. Install took just over 4 hours, as they had to make a cable run from our neighbors yard to our telephone box. Installer did not leave until everything was in working order.
Once work was done, installer said it would take 3-4 business days for someone to come bury our cable. It was a pleasant surprise when a contractor (I assume) came out and buried the cable that was run to our telephone box.
TV: Got the U200 package . HD channels are clear on all our HDTVs. No major problems to speak of yet.
Internet: Although we are currently on the 6M service, which is a lot slower than comcast, speeds have been consistent and hardly any down time to speak of.
So far have been happy with the service. Hopefully, it will continue without any major problems.
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Review by brisonic
member for 11.8 years, 483 visits, last login: a few hours ago
lodged a few hours ago
- San Diego,San Diego,CA
- $154 per month
- (12 month contract)
- "speed"
- "nhl center ice not available, other channels i want arent there, G not N wifi"
- "when my year is up, year 2 is gonna cost a lot more"
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It took months to get this installed because I had dsl with speakeasy and att wouldnt let me do a seamless transition using the online ordering system, wanting to see a cancel order for the existing dsl before they would even schedule an appointment. After this failed at least 5 times, a door to door salesperson came to my place and got me going. The transition outage was only a few hours. I am mostly concerned about the speed, and tho it is good I want more. 18/2 is the max available in my area. I also have phone service with it and can fax using that. Overall it has some pluses and some minuses.
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Review by Stumbles
member for 10.4 years, 4650 visits, last login: a few hours ago
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- Port Saint Lucie,Saint Lucie,FL
- $63 per month
- "Internet connectivity is reliable enough."
- "The video quality for HD is just not that good."
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Currently have their Max Turbo (Internet only) which costs $63.00 but I get a $15.00 promotional credit making it $48.00.
We did have the TV side of it but just wasn't satisfied with the HD quality. Not that we had any subscribed HD channels. They on occasion would enable some of them to entice us but was not impressed.
For the internet side of it their reliability is not any worse than other providers I have had.
The initial ordering and install was without issue.
They have replaced the gateway twice because its wifi kept dropping out and it still does. Haven't bothered to call them a third time and switched to using my own router for the wifi side of things. Frankly I think their gateway is a POS and Cisco should be ashamed and embarrassed.
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 | | att uverse tv  very disappointed n the service and what really makes it so bad to where I'm shaking my head is that i,'m lock in on a contract, they automatically will retrieve payments from my account, they misrepresented themselves to pull the fees that they r going to receive. And lastly they mention to me if I gave a bad opinion it would reflect on the young who was n training. I was set up for seven TV's and actuality they knew ur company knew u only can run four after u equip my home w/7. I can only use 2 but being charge for 7. Don't need ur favorite word of " sorry" or " frustrated"....all I ask is for ur company to b HONEST and STOP THE GREED | |
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Review by CmmTch
member for 10.7 years, 1723 visits, last login: 4 days ago
updated 4 days ago
- High Ridge,Jefferson,MO
- $30 per month
- about 5 days
- "Ordered on 7-16 with DD of 7-20. On 7-20am it's in and works great."
- "Nothing bad"
- "Upgraded from Uverse VDSL Pro 3M to 18M. Very happy with the service"
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I ordered Uverse HSI 3M Pro self install ($30 per mo, no term, employee) on Monday 7-16, internet only, not phone or TV. Was given due date of Fri 7-20, received the equipment on 7-18, a 2wire 3600HGV 4 port modem/router. The tech showed up at 10am, appointment time was 11a to 1p. He wired at the NID, had to go back to the SAI to fix cross connect from the PG to the VRAD for dial tone both services where up at 10:45am.
I asked him about the "do not connect your modem until 8:00pm on due date" verbiage in the Uverse documentation, he said your connection is up right now and you can set up the modem and register. I did that and used my existing ID to register and all is working great.
I came off of CO based ATM DSL 1.5M express to VRAD based IPDSL 3M pro. I am very satisfied with the new VRAD Uverse HSI, the speed difference is noticable from 1.5 down to 3M down. Speedtests show 2.8M down and .955M up. Also the tech put a VDSL2/POTS splitter on at the NID for me, I already had a CAT5 homerun for the computer.
5-19-2013 Have upgraded to 18M down (speedtest shows 17.2M down, 1.5M up »www.speedtest.net/index.php) very happy with the service. Also using the wireless from the 3600HGV for a laptop upstairs which is working great too.
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 Review by Drex
member for 13.2 years, 5879 visits, last login: a few hours ago
updated 6 days ago
- La Place,St John The Baptist,LA
- $49 per month
- about 30 days
- "DVR functionality, Install Tech was AWESOME, Consistent speeds w/ Internet"
- "Multiple HD streams affects Internet bandwidth, RG wireless is borderline at best, Poor HD quality, Limited Streams for TVs"
- "I dropped the UVerse TV due to the poor HD quality. I would recommend UVerse Internet as I get consistent 10-12Mb down."
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I've been a lifelong DSL customer with AT&T (formerly Bellsouth), so it was only inevitable that I switch to Uverse when it became available. I ordered online in December and decided to go with the U450 package, 12/1 Internet, and Unlimited phone. The earliest install date wasn't until mid-January. No problem, I'm not in that big of a hurry. Install appointment was 1-3.
Fast forward to January 14 and the first call of the day was from the line tech right around 1pm. He just wanted to make sure he had access to the outside NID so he could test the line quality. I found out later that I'm at the borderline distance for the profile I've been placed on...more about that later. I wasn't at home, but decided I should head over there in case he had any questions. While I'm talking to the line tech, "Jeff" calls me saying he should be there in the next 30-40 minutes. Jeff is my inside guy who was going to finish the install.
Jeff arrives and I begin to tell him how the infrastructure of the house is. We decide to use the existing COAX for cable and my existing homerun for the main line into the house to the RG. Jeff does some minor work replacing some of my network faceplates (he did an awesome job of this. Very professional) and he hooks up the RG. He proceeds to work on the remaining TV's in the house (3 in total) removing a splitter I had installed in the attic. Once he was done, he took the time to show us how to use the TV remote and the various functions of the service. Jeff was great. He gets an A+++ in my book.
Now on to the bad news...for me at least. I'm not a big TV fan (wife and kids are), so I was more interested in the speeds I'd be getting. After reading some forum posts in the AT&T Uverse forum, I knew what to look for. I immediately checked out my stats on the RG. I see red...that can't be good. As stated previously, I was placed on the 25/2 profile, but it looks like I'm borderline for that profile. Not good. I start running some speed tests and I'm getting horribly download speeds. I was getting 100-200kb/s, but getting the full 1 MB up. Jeff fires up his laptop, plugs into the RG and is getting 11Mb/s. Time for a reboot. I guess that did the trick b/c after the reboot I started to get 8-9Mb/s speeds. Looks like all was well even though I wasn't quite getting the speeds I'd hoped for. I thanked Jeff and bid him farewell.
I continued to run speed tests each one getting worse than the previous until I finally settled around 6-7Mb/s. Hmmm...not much better than the DSL I previously had. I also noticed there was some lag or stalling during surfing and downloads. I'm still not sure if this is to be expected or not.
One other complaint I would have is the wireless functionality of the RG. For starters, it's only b/g (no n standard). Secondly, I've already had to reboot the RG b/c the wireless DHCP wouldn't deal out any additional IP addresses. This seems to be a known issue as I've seen multiple people post about it. The RG wireless replaced my Linksys wireless, so I may just hook up my Linksys instead.
Overall, I'm fairly pleased with Uverse. The TV option is far superior to the cable provider (Comcast) that I had before. Picture quality as well as channel choice (we actually get On-Demand with AT&T. Comcast advertised it, but they considered PPV as On-Demand. THEY ARE NOT THE SAME) is absolutely 100% better. My HD picture quality looks way better than Comcast's did. I like the fact that caller id pops up on the TV when someone calls. I am a bit disappointed with the speeds I'm getting for the Internet, but that issue may still work itself out. I have a pending Tier 2 issue open but haven't heard anything just yet. Fingers crossed.
UPDATE:
Noticed during last night's AFC Championship Football game some pixelation with the HD picture. It wasn't horrible, but noticeable which doesn't really sit well with me. I'll see how the Super Bowl looks as it may have been the local station.
Additionally, I'd like to change my initial review regarding the RG's wireless capabilities. They are not borderline, they utterly fail. I have a laptop that sits in the same room as the RG. With excellent signal strength it goes from 54mb/s down to 24mb/s in a matter of minutes. I have to re-establish connection with the wireless network only to have it drop again. Once I find the time, I will configure a separate AP using my Linksys router for my wireless network.
UPDATE 02/03/2010:
Well, I'm knocking another tick off for the horrible HD. Also for only 4 streams which only allows me to record 2 and watch 2 programs. I have a total of 3 TVs in my house. I was recording 2 programs and watching a 3rd on my main TV. The 2nd TV was on as well. That meant that my daughter could not watch TV in her room. I never had this problem with my previous cable service AND my HD quality was definitely better. AT&T needs to get a clue and up the streams or at least improve the quality of the HD picture. Unfortunately I'm locked in to a 12 month contract...although my initial 30 days may not be up...still debating as I like the Internet speeds.
UPDATE - 03/12/12
Dropped the Uverse TV at the beginning of the year due to the poor HD quality. I decided to keep the Internet and Unlimited phone (wish I could get rid of the phone, but wife uses it). The cost of the Internet (12 Mb Tier) has gone up due to some additional fees, so now my bundle runs me $95 a month. Expensive if you ask me.
UPDATE - 05/17/13
Hurricane Isaac helped me make the decision to finally dump AT&T Uverse altogether. The Internet and phone service was good as far as stability goes, but overpriced. I also had some issues getting the Uverse to play nice with my house alarm. Would I recommend Uverse Internet? Only if they lower their price. AT&T seems to have joined the ranks to nickel and dime their customers with "fees" that aren't included in the price you are quoted. I have no intention on going back.
As a side note, I wanted to keep my landline phone number, so I bought a T-Mobile pay as you go cell phone to port the number over. Since it's a Uverse number, they couldn't do it because it was a Uverse number. I would have had to get AT&T to convert it to a regular landline so it could then be ported over. I eventually bought an AT&T phone and just ported the Uverse number to that.
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| | way too expensive $150 a month! You have got to be kidding. No thanks buddy. | |
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| Re: way too expensive said by crawfish :$150 a month! You have got to be kidding. No thanks buddy.
It's cheaper than what I was paying for Comcast, AT&T phone service & AT&T DSL (for the first 12 months).
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Port Saint Lucie, FL | Good liuck with that. I get better HD quality from OTA than any HD I have yet to see on Uverse. | |
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| Oh and yes. Their RG is utter crap. Have the same problems as you. After searching their forums you will find many with the same issues. Their fix? Go buy your own wireless router and connect that to the RG to bypass its wireless. That should tell how big a POS the thing is.
I have had several techs out. The unit was replaced once. Then a phone call/troubleshooting scenario with that tech. Their fix? Put the wireless side on channel 3. This was after I told the tech several times I had put the RG on every frigging channel and still had the same problem. Then the tech says to turn off Wifi Protected Setup. Guess what? Still have the same problem.
Have I bothered to place another call? No. Why? Because I am seriously thinking about giving AT&T the heave ho because I am not sure I want to waste several more hours just so the tech can tell me to turn something on when the last time they told me to turn it off. | |
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| Re: Oh and yes. I had to do exactly what you said...however I already had a Linksys router from when I had DSL, so it was an easy fix. Should I have to do it? No. They advertise that their RG does wireless and it should w/o issues.
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| Re: Oh and yes. Yes, I also have a Linksys running Tomato from my DSL days so was able to circumvent their hunk of junk. While such actions are OK for a stop-gap until a tech can replace the unit, for the forums to give the inclination such a configuration it better is just lame.
I could not even copy a meager file size of 100MB from my main PC to a laptop without the wireless taking a dump. Since switching to my Linksys for wireless, I have copied gigabytes and nary a burp.
I have also seen in the forums their POS is susceptible to interference. Maybe that's my problem here. I don't know nor care; its a black eye for them and they need to address it (but they won't). AFAIK their modem was built by Cisco and runs BSD (a flavor of Unix). This sort of quality is not something I would expect from Cisco or BSD. So I can only assume AT&T meddled in ways that hampered Cisco from building a quality unit. | |
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| Re: Oh and yes. said by Stumbles:So I can only assume AT&T meddled in ways that hampered Cisco from building a quality unit.
I would agree with that.
Yes, I have noticed in the forums people suggesting getting a scanner app of sorts to see what channels are not being used within the vicinity of your wireless AP. I have about half a dozen showing up, but they are all weak signals. If they were/are interfering, why is my Linksys running so well on the same channel the RG was set to? I guess with anything else, the more "features" it has, the crappier those "features" actually perform.
Like let's build a box that does A, B, & C, but we can't put the best parts for all of them. That would be cost prohibitive. Let's just make A top of the line and make B & C mediocre.
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| Re: Oh and yes. I use Linux and it has a command `iwlist scan` which will show other APs the wireless card sees. Also, my Linksys+Tomato has a "Wireless Site Survey" function that shows me the same thing.
Which at the time is why I told the phone tech why I went through all the channels and eventually settled on Channel 10 because that was one not being used in my area. The tech tried to feed me some bull that Channel 3 was the only one that would work "well". I don't recall her reasons but it was baloney.
Just for geewhizes is screenshot of what the Linksys is now showing. | |
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kudos:1 | Re: Oh and yes. I'm running Tomato as well, but didn't know about the wireless survey. I just haven't poked around in it enough I guess. I probably need to update it as well.
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Review by charlie1234
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- undisclosed location
- Contract price not specified.
- "Fast"
- "Deceitful sales reps"
- "Fast internet for you, at the cost of extra "fees" in you bill."
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It all started when I called ATT to switch from premium DSL to basic DSL. The ATT employee spoke limited English, and I could hear people in the background speaking a foreign language. Anyways, this person talked me into "upgrading" from DSL to the new, much faster Uverse. He said that the price would be $19.95 a month for the first 12 months, and that I would not have to pay for the "hardware" (that includes a box with cables, an att modem/router model Motorola NVG510, line filters, manuals); that the cost of this hardware would be "forfeited". I thought that all this sounded too good to be true considering that I had been paying $36.00 a month for premium DSL, so I started inquiring with this sales rep about any extra fees that might be added. I asked this question repeatedly, and every time his answer was the same: that $19.95 would be all I would have to pay, that the cost of the required hardware would be forfeited, and that the only additional amount would be the taxes, which would amount to a couple of box anyway. I decided to go ahead and upgrade and he proceeded to set me up with an account number, order number and passcode. Less than a week later I received the new modem/router, and on the indicated date (when my dsl service was due to end and Uverse service set to begin) I hooked up the new hardware and was ready to go. I immediately saw the difference in speed, which averaged about 5mbps downstream!!!!
My satisfaction was short lived however because about a week later I received an email saying that my new Uverse bill was ready to be viewed, I logged in to ATT.NET and imagine my surprise when I saw the bill for $179.00!!!! I immediately called ATT and, after several minutes of fighting with their answering system, was connected to a live representative. I explained everything to this person, including the sales rep statements, but she said that she could only take care of the charges which pertained to the Uverse equipment, which amounted to $100.00. There was an "activation fee" of $49.95 which was added as a one-time fee (the sales rep totally failed to tell me about this fee, even though I asked him repeatedly about any "extra fees") that I would have to pay, and there was nothing she could do about that. I told her that if that was the case I would cancel the Uverse service and go back to basic DLS. She then transferred me to her manager, who told me basically the same thing. I told him as well to go ahead and terminate my Uverse service and switch me back to DSL, but he said that to do that I would have to call another number (1877-999-1083) and talk to a "retention" agent, and they would help me with that.
Since it was past 6:00pm it was too late to call this other number. I am now waiting to call back first thing tomorrow and either go back to basic DSL, or terminate my att service altogether and go with a different company. It all will depend on what this "retention" agent has to offer (or has the authority to offer).
I take it they ALL reserve the right to lie to their customers!:(
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 Review by rolande
member for 11 years, 3787 visits, last login: a few hours ago
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- Prosper,Collin,TX
- $190 per month
- about 20 days
- "Easy order. Easy install. No hassles. No surprises, yet."
- "Video On Demand almost always pauses continuously causing frustration"
- "Majority of services just seem to work, so far, and I'm happy with the entire process from order to install to performance."
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I have been a long time AT&T ADSL customer in both Chicago and Columbus Ohio. We moved to the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas in June of 2012 and were eligible for U-Verse service. So, I placed the order online in anticipation of our move to a temporary apartment. The entire process was fairly simple and easy to navigate from start to finish. I did not consider any other providers, as I prefer to use DSL versus a Cable provider. If Verizon FiOS had been available, I likely would have opted for that given the exceptional price/performance ratio and available high bandwidth options. In my opinion, U-Verse was the best available option. AT&T has definitely far exceeded my expectations based on my past experiences.
The technician called ahead of time. He arrived 10-15 minutes earlier than his 9-11am window and completed all the outside wiring work first. It took about 3 hours total to install the main gateway, 2 TV boxes/DVR, phone and register for the Internet service. He didn't even have to ask, he automatically put booties on to avoid walking with his boots directly on the carpet. He was friendly and professional and efficiently knocked the work out.
I ordered the Triple Play service including Uverse U200 channel package ($89), the Internet Max Plus package at up to 18Mbps downstream and 1.5Mbps upstream ($59), and Voice Unlimited for phone ($35).
I have the 2Wire 3801HGV gateway with a Motorola VIP2250 as the DVR on the main TV in our living area and a Cisco ISB7005 as a wireless set top box in another bedroom. They include a Belkin battery backup unit for the main gateway for the phone service. There is also a small Cisco external Wireless Access Point attached.
The wireless signal is nice and strong and I ran a preliminary speed test to a local service provider. I got up to 16.81Mbps down and 1.45Mbps upstream. I'm seeing about 28 milliseconds of latency to the upstream gateway at at&t.
They offered discounts for all of the install fees because I ordered triple play. They also offered $350 of AT&T rewards that are provided on a promotional card they deliver in the mail after 30 days of service. It appears I also get 3 months of free HBO, Showtime, Cinemax and all of the On-Demand movie options for those channels as well. That will help pass the time in temp housing. 
So, at this point, I have absolutely nothing to complain about. The order to install experience has been seamless and without issues. At this point, I am one happy camper.
We moved into our new house at the end of September 2012 and scheduled our U-Verse service to be moved from the temporary apartment we were in. I was amazed at how easy the process was. We brought the boxes we had with us. The tech showed up to do the install and everything just worked.
I had my first service outage several weeks ago. I was able to quickly isolate the problem outside as the gateway was unable to synch the DSL signal. A tech was dispatched that same day. The problem appeared to clear on its own about an hour and a half after I called. The tech still came out to test and was not able to identify the root cause. They blamed it on a firmware push to my router but I was able to confirm there has never been a firmware push to my router. So, it does cause me a little concern. Hopefully this is a rare transient event.
I recently decided to increase my Internet package from the 18Meg to 24Meg service mostly for the increased upstream capacity from 1.5Meg to 3Meg for video conferencing. I submitted the change to my account online and within 2 business days the updated profile was pushed to my router. I am now seeing 22.58Mbps downstream and 2.83Mbps upstream. I was even given a 6 month discount of $5 a month on the upgrade. I'm now paying $66/month for the Max Turbo service plus a $6/month equipment fee less the $5/month discount.
I experienced another problem this past week that caused unstable service. I had another Tech visit. They found a jumper pair in the NID was pinched and accidentally stripped bare. They re-terminated my home run in my wiring closet with a female RJ14 insert and replaced my RG which was acting strange. They ran tests on my line and found a significant number of FEC errors. It was isolated to the buried cable from my NID to the pedestal out front. So, they installed a new cable to be buried and resolved the errors on the line. Hopefully this was the last of our issues and things will be stable from here on out.
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 Review by riturno
member for 9 years, 2241 visits, last login: 12 days ago
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- Dallas,Dallas,TX
- $88 per month
- (12 month contract)
- about 10 days
- "Installation was smooth. Services mostly work."
- "DVR is marginally acceptable. Double NAT is annoying."
- "Given my alternatives, it has been an acceptable choice."
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Installation was smooth. The tech was professional. The service works well, but there are details about the overall experience that could be better.
Rationale:
I needed to upgrade from Earthlink DSL, and my the only other consumer-level choices in my neighborhood were TWC and U-Verse for internet.
I would have stayed with Dish Network for my TV since I have had no problems with them, but to get a DVR would have required *another* 2 year contract as well as horrific installation fee. Even then, I would have been given a generation or 2 older DVR. This was 'the best they can do.' Churn must not be important to them.
I chose to try U-Verse after having done tech support for family members who have TWC in the area. I figured it couldn't be any worse, and possibly could be better.
I got the U200 with 1 DVR and 1 other, and the Max Turbo. No phone since I wanted to keep my old phone line intact for the alarm system.
Ordering:
I called two times about the service. The first time, I discussed the entire process in detail including costs and installation procedure. The representative was patient and thorough. The second time, which was made easier by the first call, it was smooth overall. There was a small hiccup regarding the existing DSL installation being switched from Earthlink/Covad, but it was handled well. I believe that the representative did their best to get any rebates or promotions.
Pre-Installation:
Two calls and a text message over 4 days confirming the date and time of the installation.
Installation:
Tech called that morning after 9 AM to say that the DSL was going down shortly and that there may be a small interruption in phone service.
The installation was smooth and professional. I'm glad to have found a way to use ethernet for the TV rather than reusing the old coax from the Dish Network installation.
When the tech checked the line, there was a bridge tap. There was a wireline tech on the pole within a couple hours removing it.
When the tech left, both TVs were working. The remotes were programmed. The internet worked.
Post Installation:
Well, the internet worked at the patch panel and with the RG, but not everything was working smoothly. I did not want the RG in charge (DCHP or wireless) of my home network. It took a bit of fiddling to set up the router in a DMZ with Google's DNS servers, but it eventually worked. It was frustrating, but it's my equipment and therefore not AT&T's problem.
Internet Thoughts:
I bought the Max Turbo for the upload speed. I wish it was symmetrical. Too many services that I rely on such as offsite backup rely on uploading data. My tests on speedtest.net show that I am getting the speeds I'm paying for. Since my DSL was interleaved anyway, my pings are better than before. I'm probably in the minority. My connection is generally rated a B+ or A on pingtest.net.
Speed tests on my phone with both the DSLR app and the Speedtest.net app max out at about 6Mbps. Likely the hardware can't handle the speed.
TV Thoughts:
I was using two ReplayTV 4XXX before the switch to UVerse (Motorola VIP-1225), so it did not even occur to me about a few features that UVerse has and doesn't have. I do mourn the loss of commercial skips, but the forward skip button on the remote can deal with most of the problems. I do like being able to watch any recorded show the other room.
I want more storage and more control over recorded programs. More storage will let me record more HD programs since they do look better than SD. More granular control over recorded programming would be appreciated. We don't need more than 10 episodes of Dora. I'd also like the ability to record a program by name no matter when it is scheduled.
One thing that I did not know was that live TV cannot be paused on the secondary boxes. Given the current commercials from ATT, this did not occur to me, and is annoying.
While the picture could probably be better, it seems good enough to me for now.
Overall, my expectations were very low for the DVR. Since it is not horrible or festooned with advertising, I am satisfied.
ATT Yahoo:
Ugh. This thing is awful in so many ways. Unfortunately, this fetid piece of junk is necessary for some U-verse activities I am told. Ugh, again.
ATT U-verse TV app:
Nice thing to have to check schedules and recordings. Not the most well-thought-out app, but useful.
UPDATE April 11, 2013
Canceled UVerse at one house. Installed new service at new house.
Previous Service: Despite giving me the return codes for the equipment and receiving the equipment, ATT failed to actually cancel the service or stop billing. ATT has not yet returned my funds. I canceled the service and returned the equipment a month ago.
New Service: Installation was easy since I knew what to expect. The double NATing is annoying since they are no longer issuing public IPs.
Most of the previous experience still applies even on the new service. DVR is barely good enough, but not great. All the features of the DVR setup seem to force the consumer to actively do things the hardest way possible. The number of awful channels is increasing.
ATT has had a habit over the years of updating the router and effectively breaking the connection from my local network to the internet.
In addition to screwing up the canceling of the previous service, they have screwed up the billing for this new service. They are charging my credit card, but not applying it to the account.
Synopsis: Service is good enough. Billing is operated like a clown car.
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 Review by OcLpRk8699
member for 10.1 years, 416 visits, last login: 19 days ago
lodged 19 days ago
- Oak Creek,Milwaukee,WI
- $49 per month
- (12 month contract)
- about 12 days
- "Good up-speed"
- "Down speed doesnt compete with RR for the price"
- "Get road runner"
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It took roughly 12 days to get a service tech out to install the service, which was plugging a modem into the wall.. This service has less than savy pings. Roughly 70-80 constantly. Cant use xbox live with it. Tends to skip out and crash games all the time. The only real thing its good for is p2p transfer.
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Review by DarienRedSox
member for 102 days, 50 visits, last login: a few hours ago
updated 23 days ago
- Darien,Fairfield,CT
- $111 per month
- (12 month contract)
- about 60 days
- "Whole House DVR works great, Boxes are responsive"
- "Price goes up when promo is up"
- "We will see"
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PT aackage: U-200 (was U-Family but they upgraded me), 3Mbs Internet, 250Min Phone. Install done in Aug. of 2011
Pre Sales Information:
Website was easy to order and set up the install appointment
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Installer was great, it dose take a wile to get an appointment though, about 60 days at the time of the order. AT&lso messed up my order so the installer was on the phone with the office trying to fix it. Install ended up taking most of the day
Connection Reliability
Only went out once for about 5 to 10 min. in Sandy AT&T gave me credit for the whole day.
Tech Support
Called about a DVR issue, first time I got disconnected the the person did not call me back at the callback number. Second call the person was more helpful and put in a request for a tech to come out. When tech came out they had given him all of the wrong information, once again on site tech was great, he wound up giving me an upgraded DVR unit.
Value for money
Like any thing in TV, Internet, and Phone these days, the price was cheap to begin with and went up as soon as the contract ended. Was able to talk them down once, but not a second time. Will be switching to cable because of the price. I will be comparing thee DVR to the U-verse DVR once I get it installed.
Update: 2/17/2013
Called to disconnect, was told that the phone rep I talked to last week should have given me a better deal, if so I would have stayed. Too late though because the cable installer disconnected a bunch of the U-verse wiring. If AT&T comes back to me with a better price (under $100 a month) as well as sends a tech out at no charge to fix the wiring that Cablevision disconnected I would be happy to switch back.
Update: 3/02/2013
Called back to reorder two weeks ago. Got service reinstalled yesterday. Installer was great, one or two issues with the outside lines and the iNID which took a wile to resolve. AT&T even through in a wireless box.
Update: 4/30/2013
So far so good. Install took a wile, some of the original equipment had gone bad in a lighting strike and needed to be replaced. Tech took his time at the install making sure everything looked good and all cables were organised. Tech. even through in a wireless box at no additional charge. Also got an updated DVR with more storage space. All of this and I only have the basic plan.
Had one issue on my first bill which I was being charged for a 2nd box which was suppose to be free for a year. I called about and the rep was happy to take care of it, and even through in an additional credit on my current bill.
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| | CV CV should not have disconnected any wiring that belongs/ed to AT&T. If you sign back up- AT&T will make you pay for that since you had it disconnected by a non-authorized person/company. | |
| | | | Re: CV AT&T had no issues reconnecting the wiring that was removed. The even left all of the stuff the CV guy had done active. | |
| | | | | Re: CV They had no issues now, but I wouldn't bet anything on that later. | |
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