baineschile
2600
Premium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI | Nice prices but....
Services still have to work. Have heard about nothing but wiring problems (some causing fires) with uverse |
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cahiatt
Premium
join:2001-03-21
Smyrna, GA | Real price
Not bashing but just curious. What is the real price after taxes and fees for anyone that has it. This is ATT so I expect they have some padding in there somewhere. |
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs:
| tmobile voice
I thought about getting this but it is too expensive. I was considering a voip one for about $25 but i use my cell phone mostly. If i did as a tmobile customer i would just get the tmobile hotspot@home for $10. I dont see any of these other plans competing. Except everyone knows to go to their local phone company to get phone service, not necessarily their cell phone company.
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·Comcast
| reply to baineschile
Re: Nice prices but....
said by baineschile  :Services still have to work. Have heard about nothing but wiring problems (some causing fires) with uverse I haven't seen any. Do you have any links about lots of wiring problems causing fires.
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gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs: | reply to baineschile
What wiring problems have you heard of causing fires? U-Verse internally uses your existing coax or they run new coax or cat5e.
Taxes for U-Voice should be similar to Cable VoIP's +/- $5 depending on area. |
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gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs:
 ·AT&T U-Verse
 ·AT&T CallVantage
·Comcast Digital Vo..
·Comcast
| reply to jgkolt
Re: tmobile voice
TMobile is just like any indie VoIP it use the public internet right away. Cable VoIP's and U-Voice stay inside the company network till going to the switch. Which means is real QoS and doesn't affect your internet speeds. Which for most people isn't an issue but if you max out your download/upload it can be. |
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djdanska
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-21
Glen Ellyn, IL
clubs:
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·T-Mobile US
 ·A + Net
·Mediacom
·RCN CABLE
| And it did have some issues when you maxed out your connection. I tested the t-mobile voip router and if i maxed out either my upload or download, the other person had a hard time hearing me. Others who tried the same thing did not have any issue. So, your mileage may vary.
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs:
| reply to cahiatt
Re: Real price
My internet and tv is $90 and with taxes it is a little above $3 more. I am not sure if phone is different but they have been trying really hard to correct a lot of problems they the regular voice and dsl had. Customer service for uverse is 10 times better.
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs:
·VOIPo
·Metrocast Communic..
·AT&T DSL Service
·ViaTalk
| reply to baineschile
Re: Nice prices but....
said by baineschile :Services still have to work. Have heard about nothing but wiring problems (some causing fires) with uverse never heard that. Could you post some links?
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gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs:
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Comcast Digital Vo..
·Comcast
| reply to djdanska
Re: tmobile voice
Same here with Call Vantage. I was using the 2wire that's part of U-Verse fine. Then suddenly when I was downloading files for work or uploading stuff and it was a constant stream (were talking gigs at a time). Then the other person couldn't hear me and I could tell it was choppy. I had to add my Linksys QoS router into the mix to fix it.
Others said they had no problem though. |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs:
·VOIPo
·Metrocast Communic..
·AT&T DSL Service
·ViaTalk
| reply to djdanska
said by djdanska :And it did have some issues when you maxed out your connection. I tested the t-mobile voip router and if i maxed out either my upload or download, the other person had a hard time hearing me. Others who tried the same thing did not have any issue. So, your mileage may vary. That's why for indie voip a good QoS solution is a great idea. |
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | reply to gdm
If I max out my internet connection on uverse i can see jitter sometimes on my tv so it happens for att too locally.
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fatmanskinny
Premium
join:2004-01-04
Wandering
·Comcast Digital Vo..
·Comcast
| Now you are talking, AT&T
This is what we need: competitive pricing. I currently have ComCap Digital Voice which is pretty good. However, their cable prices are insane.
I would be willing to give AT&T a spin if their pricing is comparable.
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gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs: | reply to jgkolt
Re: tmobile voice
You shouldn't be seeing that. That means your RG is having issues or it's wiring. Try posting in the U-Verse forum. |
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| just the beginning..
cable voip is much more than calling over the internet. cable voip is dedicated bandwidth channels and qos (usually). you can also bet on average voip from anyone OTHER than a telco includes much more in the realm of features, online account & features management, etc. telco voip will need to play catch-up in a big way.. and not just on price. 3rd party providers morphed into click-to-call features, lower prices, and wifi device interface (skype phones, for example). |
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kherr
Premium
join:2000-09-04
Collinsville, IL
clubs: | Don't mean squat .......
..... if you can't get Uverse .......... |
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CUBS_FAN
Next Year Again..
join:2005-04-28
Chicago, IL | Exactly! I've been waiting all year for the word on a launch date and yet now they are lowering the price  |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to gdm
Re: tmobile voice
I use Skype all the time... and even over a VPN tunnel through a Squid proxy server, and it still works.
I'll admit that it is not as robust as a dedicated VoIP like cable or Uverse style.
I do like the Cable VoIP in the fact that the overall Internet connection can be hosed, and VoIP will still work (router outage in my area).
I'm glad to see (although too late for me!) that AT&T has decided to lower its price on VoIP (although it wasn't until CV stopped taking orders). This at least brings a triple play a little closer to my price point.
Eg. Over first year period:
TWC: $89 + ~$5 franchise fees for VoIP, 6Mbps/512kbps, Digital TV + 3 analog sets:
Monthly: $95
Year: $1140
AT&T: (1 tuner) $59 for U200, $35 for 6Mbps, $30 for Uverse VoIP
Monthly: $124 (assuming no other fees!)
Year: $1488, $1188 after $300 cash back
Not a whole lot of difference, slight advantage, TWC - extra TV's for free, no MIR cash back waiting.. and of course, the most important Uverse Voice is NOT AVAILABLE in the Los Angeles area!! That $30 VoIP = $57 POTS.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to kherr
Re: Don't mean squat .......
It doesn't mean squat if Uverse has been available for over a year, but Uverse Voice isn't available either.
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
00000
clubs: | smart move, at&t
someone in corporate is paying attention. smart move, at&t. |
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