MarkyD
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs: | Bonding.
When this comes around I may give them another shot. Until then...they can't touch the speed I'm getting with Cox.
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | just curious....
just how much is att asking per month for this "experience"?
and will it be enough to finance the rebuilding of the deathstar?
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | Nice!
I like the whole house idea. My wife has mentioned a few times she would like to have a feature like this. Too bad I can't get U-verse in my area. |
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magnushsi
join:2002-11-06
Cedar Springs, MI | Both Moto and SA systems support multi-room DVR. Has been around for a few years. I don't know if it was poor marketing or what, but the take off has been very limited. Ask your cable provider if they offer it. |
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MyDogHsFleas
Premium
join:2007-08-15
Austin, TX
 ·AT&T U-Verse
 ·AT&T Southwest
| said by magnushsi  :Both Moto and SA systems support multi-room DVR. Has been around for a few years. I don't know if it was poor marketing or what, but the take off has been very limited. Ask your cable provider if they offer it. I don't know of *any* cable provider that offers multi-room DVR... do you? |
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MyDogHsFleas
Premium
join:2007-08-15
Austin, TX
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T Southwest
| reply to S_engineer
Re: just curious....
said by S_engineer :just how much is att asking per month for this "experience"? see »att.com/uverse for pricing and package. On the whole, it's competitive with cable (who they see as their competitor). They don't overlap with FIOS, and they don't view satellite as a competitor, really. |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | reply to magnushsi
Re: Nice!
We went from cable to DirectTV, ditched cable. The nice thing with DTV is being able to log into the account online and schedule the DVR from there, picking your receiver. |
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MyDogHsFleas
Premium
join:2007-08-15
Austin, TX
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T Southwest
| reply to MarkyD
Re: Bonding.
said by MarkyD :When this comes around I may give them another shot. Until then...they can't touch the speed I'm getting with Cox. I've tried to correct Karl a few times but he keeps putting out this canard that "bonding is to increase speeds". He's wedded to the narrative that AT&T has boxed themselves into 10/1.5 as the max because they stupidly did not run new fiber to every home. Unfortunately it's just not true.
AT&T has plenty of headroom to increase Internet connection speeds well above their current 10/1.5 top offering, without resorting to pair bonding.
First, many users synch with the VRAD well above the current allowed rate of 25 Mb/sec. For example I synch at 45 Mb/sec. AT&T could easily sell new higher speeds to those users.
Second, AT&T currently allows for 2HD+2SD+VoIP within the 25 Mb/sec budget, along with 10Mb/sec Internet. They could easily provide other profiles that increase the Internet speeds at the expense of VoIP service or TV service.
Third, the rollout of VDSL2 (which is already supported in the VRAD and the STB) will increase speeds significantly.
I think what AT&T will primarily use pair bonding for is to increase the coverage range of current VRADs in less-densely-populated areas, rather than to increase speeds. |
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MyDogHsFleas
Premium
join:2007-08-15
Austin, TX
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T Southwest
| reply to ptrowski
Re: Nice!
said by ptrowski :We went from cable to DirectTV, ditched cable. The nice thing with DTV is being able to log into the account online and schedule the DVR from there, picking your receiver. Actually U-verse has this feature also.
Personally, I've stuck with Time Warner Cable (despite misgivings) for TV service. I use a SlingBox to do my DVR scheduling over the Internet. It's nicer in many ways than a Web-based service, because you see exactly the same screen and remote control as you would at home, and can access all the features (including reviewing and deleting recorded programs). Plus, you can watch the damn show on your PC, not just schedule its recording. |
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PoloDude
Premium,VIP
join:2006-03-29
East Northport, NY
·Verizon FIOS
| How can it record 4 shows at once? do they mean 2 shows at a time on two different dvrs? I am sure they don't mean 4 shows at once on one dvr (quad tuner?) If so this still is not that great. Other systems alreay have the multiroom dvr and you can record 2 shoes at a time on each one. Have 7 dvrs? record 14 shows at the same time.
I guess thats what happens when you stick with copper to the house.
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MyDogHsFleas
Premium
join:2007-08-15
Austin, TX
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T Southwest
| said by PoloDude :How can it record 4 shows at once? do they mean 2 shows at a time on two different dvrs? I am sure they don't mean 4 shows at once on one dvr (quad tuner?) Yes they do mean exactly that. And there are no tuners at all, it's an IP stream, not RF.
If so this still is not that great. Other systems alreay have the multiroom dvr and you can record 2 shoes at a time on each one. Have 7 dvrs? record 14 shows at the same time.
I think you're missing the basic concept of "multiroom DVR". It means a single DVR that you can access from a different STB connected to a different TV. It does not mean "multiple DVRs".
I guess thats what happens when you stick with copper to the house.
That's got nothing to do with it, you're just buying into the "AT&T is stupid for not running fiber to every house for free" narrative. |
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NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
| Verizon is behind in the home dvr now
I hated their DVR and I got a Tivo. They've had the home media function for awhile. I like the idea of being able to record 4 shows. I just wonder if it has the space so you do not record over content too fast.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| Uverse has new DVR, but no VoIP yet in SoCal
AT&T's still trying to milk that POTS line to death.
Uverse Voice not available, VoIP not available
Uverse voice for $40 gives the same sevice as POTS for $58/month. Call Vantage gives similar (now dead) for $25
If they ever want me back as a customer, I need something that works... Uverse packages are too expensive as they are for just one or the other.
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA | reply to NOCMan
Re: Verizon is behind in the home dvr now
Speaking of VZ's whole home DVR, when are they going to get the upgrade to allow it to record HD? Long overdue, I think... |
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MarkyD
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs:
·Cox HSI
| reply to MyDogHsFleas
Re: Bonding.
said by MyDogHsFleas :AT&T has plenty of headroom to increase Internet connection speeds well above their current 10/1.5 top offering, without resorting to pair bonding. I know this is right...I was on U-Verse FTTP, and still could not get anything higher than 6mbps at the time (before 10mbps tier came out.)
Pretty pathetic. |
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MyDogHsFleas
Premium
join:2007-08-15
Austin, TX
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T Southwest
| said by MarkyD :said by MyDogHsFleas :AT&T has plenty of headroom to increase Internet connection speeds well above their current 10/1.5 top offering, without resorting to pair bonding. I know this is right...I was on U-Verse FTTP, and still could not get anything higher than 6mbps at the time (before 10mbps tier came out.) Pretty pathetic. AT&T is doing this purposefully, and are actually being rather successful. They are lining themselves up vs. cable and are doing just enough to compete for the mass market, and not trying to chase small markets (i.e. those who want "super-fast" Internet connections). They see no need to spend money or energy creating new offerings to serve a small market (like us who would actually consume such a thing). As a result they are installing U-verse just as fast as they can, and expanding like crazy (they seem to announce a new city rollout once or twice a month). This is the same reason they did not opt to do a full FTTH buildout but stopped at the node (except for new developments where they are doing greenfield installs of FTTH). |
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quirt
join:2003-09-23
North Richland Hills, TX
| reply to PoloDude
Re: Nice!
said by PoloDude :How can it record 4 shows at once? do they mean 2 shows at a time on two different dvrs? I am sure they don't mean 4 shows at once on one dvr (quad tuner?) It does record 4 shows at once. This is not satellite which needs physical tuners to get the job done. |
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Deckoh
i have..so there for i have
Premium
join:2002-07-24
San Diego, CA | reply to en102
Re: Uverse has new DVR, but no VoIP yet in SoCal
en102, i have had voip for about 5 months now, suprised you dont? |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| San Diego (Chula Vista) is a different market.
Just like AT&T had 3G service a few years before the rest of SoCal, this goes with Uverse as well.
Uverse has been available here for over a year... just not voice.
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siouxmoux
join:2007-09-25
1 edit | Maybe for Once SF/SJ Silicon Valley will get The Latest
According to the letter, the upgrade is a free and automatic software update of existing gear. Yea. at least I can keep my Current Motorola DVR and not have them swap out for Cisco STBs.
And now ATT would make their target dates to add more HD channels like CSN BA HD before the end of 4Q and upgrade UV to line bonding for faster Net access for Q1 2009, that would be great. |
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