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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:32:16 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Why No Faster Plans When The Line (Loop) Supports It?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I'm on Elite right now (6mbps/768kbps), looks like the line (loop) would be ok with 8mbps/1mbps or even possibly 10mbps/1mbps, so why does AT&T not offer it? I'd gladly pay a little more, as long as it's still cheaper than the local cable. 

Or at a minimum, why can't AT&T at least overprovision to give advertised speeds. Like provision at 7200/800 would be nice. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-07 01:18:32</pubDate>
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<title>2Wire Modems</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26863537</link>
<description><![CDATA[Over the last 6 months I have had 3 2Wire modems go bad. I aws told that they are out of warranty and I would need to buy at $100 each. Let's see. One recieved July 2011, One recieved Dec 2011. They seem to only have a 30 day warranty. How do I know they are bad? I replaced them with Motorola 2210-02 and D-Link wireless router and now have what I payed for. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-07 09:55:30</pubDate>
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<title>DSL Abilene TX</title>
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<description><![CDATA[All morning my dsl had been down.  The dsl light continues to flash and every now and then the activity light will also.  I disconnected from the router when I first saw the problem so the modem is connected directly to the computer.  I have not done anything to my computer, it just happened this morning.  Have there been any other reports for Abilene?  BTW I am using att dial up for backup. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-04 17:52:40</pubDate>
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<title>AT&#x26;amp;T dropping ADSL2+ in Oklahoma City for U-Verse</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I received a letter in the mail today from AT&T saying within 45 days my service will be switched over to U-verse and I had to call in to authorize it. They are sending me a wireless gateway free of charge and waived the connections fees. Pro-rated of course. 12MBPS is what I signed up for and I live 4 blocks from the central office broadband facility.

Alot of the time I have noticed ping issues and they told me that they have to move all DSL customers to U-verse because of the heavy overhead on bandwidth. This could be a wise move on AT&T's part because serving a whole county alone does put a load on both services that are unequally proportioned. 

Fiber optics to my understanding can handle many times more than the standard copper phone line for greater distances in comparison.

Please watch your mail boxes in  snail mail for the same letter for switching services thanks.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-11 00:13:51</pubDate>
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<title>DSL Speed is very slow at night</title>
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<description><![CDATA[My DSL speed during the day is about 2.6 Mbps, then at night it drops to .9 or .8 Mbps. I have spoken with AT&T and they have checked the line and say that the line is fine. I had a tech come out yesterday and he place a DSL Splitter in my box outside but I am still having the same problem. I called AT&T and they determined that it was my wireless modem that they sent me. I have had ny service for about 3 weeks now and am very discouraged with the service I am getting. Does anyone have a solution to keep a strong signal and have a reason to why this is happening?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-04 23:45:34</pubDate>
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<title>When angry, consider bad ifrastucture</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For months I saw slowdowns in DSL service.  In the last month I lost dial tone but DSL still worked, albeit spotty and slow. It gets a little complicated...

Compounding the problem was a dying hard drive. With new computer in hand I got connected but DSL was awful. There were good times interrupted by connection faults.  Then I lost dial tone.  (Yes.  I'm all about the land line.)

An ATT service tech arrived. 

On the wire, just a few feet from the telephone pole, is a cylinder he called the terminal.  It has been collecting water which corroded our wire to the breaking point.  Water was drained and wire repaired, but he admitted the problem was likely to recur unless a new terminal is installed.  He&#146;ll report the issue but higher-ups aren&#146;t likely to order replacement until cost/benefit meets their undefined criteria.  

He also said dial tone needs two wires but DSL only needs one wire to function, though in an impaired way.  That explains the last two months of DSL connection problems.  Most surprising was that DSL only requires one wire to function.

Summary: Connection and speed problems may be due to infrastucture
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<pubDate>2012-02-04 09:00:38</pubDate>
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<title>Att service problem redback line ip block</title>
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<description><![CDATA[We have had internet issues for two weeks now, just accessing secure websites.  All other internet service works fine.
AT&T told us that because we have a block of IPs and are on a particular redback router, we are having this problem.  Many other customers are experiencing same thing, same ingredients.  Just in Chesterfield and St Charles MO.
When we call to inquire about the progress of resolution, many frustating calls, AT&T reps say there is no AT&T issue, it is us.  The techs on site have told us it is AT&T issue, not us and we need to wait for a resolution.
To call and get an update on the issue is impossible because apparently there is none, and we are insane.
Has anyone else been through this run around?  Is there any other resolution?
Thanks for feedback, b.   ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-02 12:22:37</pubDate>
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<title>ATT Uverse ADSL2+ Switch from Fast to Interleaved</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Last week we had a storm and did some damage to phone line they came and repaired yesterday. 

I noticed a switch on the Motorola NVG510 modem. The modem used to read 11996kbps Download and 1024 upload with a fast datapath. However now the modem reads 11996kbps download and 886upload with a interleaved data path. Basically speed test went from 10mb down and .95 up to 10mb down and .8 up.

Wouldnt be a big problem but as a gamer and someone that has been doing broadcast streaming the drop in upload hurts. I called support and they said that the account was set for 800kbps per sec so my upload was fine. When told them i had Uverse Max which was 12mbps down and 1.5mbps upload the conversation basically hit a slippery slope in which case i had to leave for work after 50 min conversation.  

I know ADSL2+ doesnt reach 1.5mpbs upload speed with it have a true max around 1.3mbps but just having the extra upload i had before would be nice. The upload being my main reason from switching from DSL paying $25 a month to Uverse which is $48.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-01 13:44:21</pubDate>
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<title>Walker County Texas DSL question. Tech said it is here but..</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I live in Walker County, Texas on FM 980. Graduate student and college student in house with no internet. Technician came out and said they have put up DSL box across street and that everything is ready to go. To quote the technician he said the people at the ATT office can not figure out the software to put in the addresses for service. He said there is no reason DSL could not be up in a day but the office needs to imput the adresses first. The thing is that the new boxes were put in over a year ago, and are just sitting there not being used. 

What do I do? Who do I call or visit?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-28 17:49:03</pubDate>
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<title>Speeds have slow down...upload and download</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I have the Pro package and use to get close to 2.5 MB down and about .56 mb up. Been that way for couple years...Lately for the last month I am getting slower response of about 1.8 MB down and about .38 mb upload. I use the ATT DSL speed test and speakeasy and get similar results. Can you check my line and stats. I still using the 2Wire Home Portal 1000W as DSL modem in bridge mode to a Belkin Router.

Bob Smith
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<pubDate>2012-01-27 22:00:10</pubDate>
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<title>Data cap update</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26812193</link>
<description><![CDATA[Can anyone confirm if these so called data caps are being enforced?  I've been downloading over the 150gig per month cap for several months now and no warning or extra charges on my bill.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-25 14:54:23</pubDate>
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