baineschile
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Sterling Heights, MI | Just need one more thing...
A biotech company to invent a USB port that we can stick in our skin, and wire to our brains |
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Duramax08
Oh rly?
join:2008-08-03
San Antonio, TX | Maybe even processors in our brain. Intel Inside Anyone? |
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sapo
I eat meat
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join:2002-09-16
Sacramento, CA | reply to baineschile
I personally am waiting for a bluetooth headset integrated into our heads.
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ztmike
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Michigan City, IN | Dandy
That's all nice and dandy..but what about the internet speeds of U-Verse?
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supergirl
join:2007-03-20
Pensacola, FL
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| said by ztmike  :That's all nice and dandy..but what about the internet speeds of U-Verse? Hey, 1.5 megs is all anyone will ever need. -Former AT&T CEO.
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ztmike
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Michigan City, IN
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| said by supergirl :said by ztmike :That's all nice and dandy..but what about the internet speeds of U-Verse? Hey, 1.5 megs is all anyone will ever need. -Former AT&T CEO. I have 1meg upload now from Comcast and it still takes a long time uploading medium sized files.
At&t doesn't offer u-verse here either, just their slow dsl packages.
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gdm
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join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs: | AT&T offers 4 Internet packages with U-Verse
10 down 1.5 up = $55
6 down 1 up = $40
3 down 1 up = $30
1.5 down 1 up = $25 |
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Oedipus
join:2005-05-09 | reply to supergirl
Heh, I don't even have that. |
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ISurfTooMuch
join:2007-04-23
Tuscaloosa, AL
| Why?
Exactly what does this bring to the table that a computer doesn't? I suppose that it gives you access the AT&T's phone directories without needing Internet access, but how many people are going to drop that much money on this box so they can do that? The marketing is all wrong, since those who know how to access electronic services likely already have Internet access, and those who don't know how are the least likely to have access and the least likely to want this service.
If they offer free e-mail access to all the popular sites like Yahoo, Gmail. Hotmail, etc. with this device, then they might get some take-up from people getting it for their non-tech-savvy parents or grandparents so they can have e-mail, but I don't see that feature being included. |
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supergirl
join:2007-03-20
Pensacola, FL
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Re: Dandy
said by Oedipus :Heh, I don't even have that. Hey, I've actually been on T3 line. Now, that's the Internet.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to gdm
Aren't they changing it to
6.1-10 down, 1.5 up = $55 ?
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
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| reply to ISurfTooMuch
Re: Why?
Exactly.
I don't understand who their target customer is with this. It sort of looks like something you'd see in a high end home (like a Crestron remote), but without any of the really cool features, and it only supports a single line, which would make it a non-starter for a lot of those sorts of homes.
It's too high tech for Grandma or "non-internet" people.
It might be a nifty next-gen cordless phone replacement, but it's way, way, way too expensive.
Like the U-verse interactive apps, they seem to think everyone needs more access to yellowpages, the weather, and their pictures. I have all those things on the internet and on my cell phone now. I don't need them on my TV or some big bulky touch screen device sitting on my end table. If I'm going to have a device like that I want it to be able to fully control everything, not just the phone.
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ReVeLaTeD
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join:2001-11-10
San Diego, CA
| said by djrobx :Exactly. I don't understand who their target customer is with this. It sort of looks like something you'd see in a high end home (like a Crestron remote), but without any of the really cool features, and it only supports a single line, which would make it a non-starter for a lot of those sorts of homes. It's too high tech for Grandma or "non-internet" people. It might be a nifty next-gen cordless phone replacement, but it's way, way, way too expensive. Like the U-verse interactive apps, they seem to think everyone needs more access to yellowpages, the weather, and their pictures. I have all those things on the internet and on my cell phone now. I don't need them on my TV or some big bulky touch screen device sitting on my end table. If I'm going to have a device like that I want it to be able to fully control everything, not just the phone. The target customer is the nerd who wants ready access to these utilities without having to deal with the nightmare that is Windows, or Mac incompatibilities. It's brilliant if you think about it.
The real problem: the device should be free or rented, like other provider-provided devices. The upfront cost is DEFINITELY a deterrent. |
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supergirl
join:2007-03-20
Pensacola, FL
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| reply to ISurfTooMuch
All I can say to this is....ROFLMAO! WHAT ANOTHER STUPID IDEA FROM THE DEATHSTAR. Has anyone at AT&T ever visted Download.com?
By the way, Google can go this for nothing. Right on your cellphone too.  
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arizona
@bellsouth.net
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said by djrobx :... Like the U-verse interactive apps, they seem to think everyone needs more access to yellowpages, the weather, and their pictures. I have all those things on the internet and on my cell phone now. I don't need them on my TV or some big bulky touch screen device sitting on my end table. ... Well we have, and we do come up with other imaginative products. Its just that, for the most part, people do want access to the [phone]book, the weather, and their pictures. In as many ways as they can get it. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
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Re: Dandy
said by supergirl :Hey, I've actually been on T3 line. Now, that's the Internet. I remember back in the late 90's, most of us were still stuck on dialup and used to joke about how great it would be to have a T1 line installed at our house.
Now, I cringe when I need to download something at the office on that slow T1.
-- Rob
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jimbo48
join:2000-11-17
Hayward, CA
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AT&T offers 4 Internet packages with U-Verse-LMAO
AT&T offers 4 Internet packages with U-Verse only in areas where they have competition that is hitting their bottom line. AT&T doesn't offer anything but a degraded DSL 1.5 line, no Uverse, a mediocre Cell service(read expensive and nothing to write home about) in my area and I'm less 30 miles form San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Why don't they offer so little if anything for ISP service- NO pressure in the form of meaningful competition is my belief. Cable is only offering UVerse performance Cable Internet and over-compressed video at premium prices and the infrastructure is so antiquated it would cost too much to upgrade to 21st century technology.
Ah but someday we will/may have choices that matter---Hope springs eternal |
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Sashimi
@bellsouth.net | reply to supergirl
Re: Why?
Super Girl you can replace the three VOIPs you are using with POTS and Skype. |
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