kxrm
join:2002-07-18
Fort Worth, TX | That really sucks since... Uverse really sucks in my area. Their DSL service was always more reliable where I live. |
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| No more DSL? It sounds as if AT&T is going to abandon traditional DSL completely, between, forcing the current DSL customers to Uverse where the upgrades have taken place and talks of selling all the lines that aren't upgraded. |
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| I almost wish they'd do this to me That's funny. I wanted to switch from DSL Extreme (reselling AT&T DSL in my area) to U-Verse, but AT&T told me that I had to have DSLX completely disconnect me before they would even start the U-Verse process, which could take up to three weeks.
Much as I might like having 18Mbps, I'm not going without home business Internet for three damn weeks. |
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| what about areas without u-verse? What happens in areas not upgraded to u-verse? |
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 hdmanFlt RiderPremium
join:2003-11-25
Appleton, WI
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| What about areas that NEVER got DSL? It truly amazes me that after several years of paying AT&T for land line service, they never ever lit my area up for DSL. A while back they stopped deploying DSL, and recently, they stopped deploying UVERSE. If thats the case, my State should force AT&T to give up the monopoly on areas they refuse to service properly. That will never happen because AT&T has such a strangle hold on Wisconsin, its not even funny. They petitioned hard to remove local control over cable contracts and once they had that, they rolled out U-Verse to select areas. The local municipalitites had zero control over where and when ANY cable company could build out and that included Uverse and any other cable service. AT&T really screwed up Wisconsin and for that, I would love to dump them for landline, but they got me over a barrel because there is no decent cell coverage in my area that would allow me to use a cell indoors. Man, I dislike AT&T......
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 mmay149qPremium
join:2009-03-05
Dallas, TX
kudos:48 | reply to invalidname
Re: I almost wish they'd do this to me said by invalidname:That's funny. I wanted to switch from DSL Extreme (reselling AT&T DSL in my area) to U-Verse, but AT&T told me that I had to have DSLX completely disconnect me before they would even start the U-Verse process, which could take up to three weeks.
Much as I might like having 18Mbps, I'm not going without home business Internet for three damn weeks.
You can thank regulation for this, it's because once a 3rd party provider is using the line a "line lock" is place on that line, and AT&T cannot come in and remove it, if they do remove it then they would be facing upwards of a $10,000 fine and court costs/attorney costs/etc, these regulations were put in place because back in the POTS days companies like AT&T would just come and switch your service and completely disconnect the 3rd party you were going through, then at the beginning of the month you'd get hit with 2 bills.
Unfortunately I feel your pain as I used to have to explain this to a lot of different people on here on a daily basis when I worked for U-verse, the best option for you would be to get service through your local cable provider temporarily while the disconnect and etc is going on, once that's done you can then install U-verse in the same premises (it won't block services) and either keep both and get a dual WAN router, or disconnect the cable service, unfortunately AT&T is not willing to pay out that huge amount just to keep you as a customer and this is the only viable option.
Matt
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mmay149qPremium
join:2009-03-05
Dallas, TX
kudos:48 | reply to mikedz4
Re: what about areas without u-verse? said by mikedz4:What happens in areas not upgraded to u-verse?
Most likely nothing, or you'll be sold off to a 3rd party later in the year/next year.
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Re: No more DSL? figures, i was hoping some day id finally get DSL where im at, but alas it seems that will never happen. its annoying in on a main road, hell the AT&T backbone fiberoptic line literally runs across my front drive (remember that outage accross the south east a few months back? yeah, tree took out that fiber)
guess ill be stuck with mediacom  |
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| verizon not forcing FiOS ? Quote from last sentence:
Verizon recently decided to stop selling DSL service in FiOS areas, but to our knowledge aren't forcing DSL users to upgrade to FiOS -- yet. end Quote.
During the forum outage while i was at work the verizon goons made rounds in the neighborhood. I arrived home to a tag on the door you MUST call verizon at 1-800-bla-blaa . We are upgrading our lines . call for an appointment however there was no deadline. Since i could see the end was coming and i did not to get assimilated by the FiOS Borg and enjoy the bi annual rate hike festivities i yanked BOTH POTS lines and ditched Verizon DSL. They will SOON be forcing the remainder off the copper. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | reply to mmay149q
Re: what about areas without u-verse? I'll bet Frontier, CenturyLink and Windstream would all love to pick up AT&T subs near their current service areas that right now have AT&T...they all seem to be into the whole "milk landlines for all they're worth" thing |
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 woody7Premium
join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA | hmmm................. I have Covad in my area since 2000, will go to cable when the need arises. I have directv and don't want uverse tv, just the internet part, good luck in that..............................
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| There is actually a reason for this: U-Verse and DSL don't play well together over the same cables. From what I understand, the VDSL2+ signal that is used by U-Verse causes tremendous amounts of interference on the old-fashioned DSL lines, via interfering cross-talk. This being the case (and U-Verse obviously being the newer technology), they want to abandon traditional DSL out of SAIs that are connected to a VRAD.
If you don't have a VRAD, you can still get traditional DSL, or keep it if you already have it. |
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Re: What about areas that NEVER got DSL? This year is the year of LTE investment. Next year there will be a renewed investment in U-Verse. |
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| So glad I kicked them to the curb last year Between the rumored impending farming of the 10/8 block and now this it makes me happy they are out of my home. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to Gilitar
Re: No more DSL? I thought Uverse was VDSL, with iptv and voip. |
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tkdslr
join:2004-04-24
Pompano Beach, FL Reviews:
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1 edit | I tried to get the Real-Uverse service for several years.. Since my Bridged DSL 1.5M/384K deteriorated, (nearby Uverse installs), down to 384K at night. (And that was with every error correction scheme(FEC/interleave in both directions) they could throw at it. )
Since I'm just beyond 3000ft from the VRAD, 12-18kft from CO, all at&t would offered me is another non-functional CO based dsl service. Just rechecking today.. same thing.. (clue.. max 1.5 mbps/down or less == no vrad connect).
Instead of going with Comcast >50$ mo, I went 100% wireless, and saved ~$60/mo.
So far, I've just about recouped my upfront investment costs by switching.
And now for the gravy.
At&t will have to offer me free service for a couple of years to make up for the nightmare they inflicted upon my psyche/internet service. |
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Re: So glad I kicked them to the curb last year This is dumb... I have a dsl line just for games and I hear uverse sucks for gaimz, no better than cable or worse.
Luckily no uverse in my area, just comcast and att dsl... I have both atm. |
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Re: What about areas that NEVER got DSL? Can you get decent cell service outside? If so, check out Wilson Electronics. They make cell amplifiers that should be able to get a good signal into your house. Basically, you mount an antenna outside and aim it at the nearest cell site, and the amplifier rebroadcasts it into your house. It's a few hundred bucks, but it ought to work, provided you have some signal to work with. |
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 ctceoPremium
join:2001-04-26
South Bend, IN
 ·magicjack.com
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| x WORD OF WARNING x This statement is a reflection of my personal experience with ADSL -> VDSL upgrades. I have personally dealt with over 6 people in the last year who were convinced that an upgrade would be better. This is not always the case. 5 of them encounter problems with their service daily despite the promises. I can attribute this to understaffed, underpaid whiny union workers who feel that VDSL installation was not in their contract and will do everything they can to make the transition a living PR hell for some to make their point to their bosses.
None-the-less I hope that your experiences are far better than mine. Best Wishes.
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openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | reply to TheRogueX
Re: What about areas that NEVER got DSL? I anticipate two or three years of wireless infrastructure focus before returning to wired upgrades. |
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