tad2020
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Orange, CA | CAP
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djrobx
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Valencia, CA
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1 edit | And what will the bandwidth cap on that be, AT&T?
Karl, you're assuming they're going to up the 25mbps per home profile. They don't necessarily need to.
Remember, the new TOS states that internet bandwidth may be limited when "bandwidth intensive" TV services are in use. That means they very well might QoS the system to allow "up to 18mbps" downloads when all the HDTV streams are not in use.
The remainder (those that are not the "overwhelming majority") are probably those on the 19mbps profile.
I suppose we'll find out in just a few days. 
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Enlightener
join:2006-01-28
Cedar Park, TX | FTTP - Internet Only
I'm an FTTP customer with 10/1.5 service ... no other services.
Is this tier still available to customers like me and at what price? |
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Pv8man
join:2008-07-24
Hammond, IN | AT&T...
AT&T....helping you reach that cap limit quicker then ever before (TM) |
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Karl Bode
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Re: And what will the bandwidth cap on that be, AT&T?
Yes good point. Added a little something about that.
It will be interesting to see if houses who watch a lot of TV get upset when they find the 18Mbps they ordered is really only 18mbps when the kids are asleep and the hubby isn't watching HD sports... |
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XBL2009
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Chicago, IL | There better be NO cap on U-verse tiers
Since they are fed from fiber to the node they shouldn't have much problem with capacity. |
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Rob2647
join:2008-08-12
Rochester, MI | Caps
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
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| reply to Karl Bode
Re: And what will the bandwidth cap on that be, AT&T?
quote:
It will be interesting to see if houses who watch a lot of TV get upset when they find the 18Mbps they ordered is really only 18mbps when the kids are asleep and the hubby isn't watching HD sports...
No doubt. Of course, this is purely speculation on my part.
AT&T just seems very reluctant to grow the 25mbps profile. At an investor conference a while back AT&T was talking about expecting to 4HD to fit in the current 25mbps profile. As it is now, 10mbps "max" internet does not share with TV, so I'm also thinking that new verbage came to fruition for a reason.
I do think AT&T could stand to increase the bandwidth profile for most people. I'm 2600' out with a max sync of 49mbps. I'm pretty close to the 3000' cutoff.
We'll see.
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sansri88
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join:2005-12-17
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This is why I'm glad I have Comcast and Verizon in my area...AT&T sucks! |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
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Re: There better be NO cap on U-verse tiers
said by XBL2009  :Since they are fed from fiber to the node they shouldn't have much problem with capacity. AT&T's cap trial includes U-verse. 80GB for DSL/U-Verse Elite and 150GB for U-Verse Max. See the details in this article.
»More Specifics On AT&T's Cap Plans
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA | reply to sansri88
Re: lol
Yeah... I have AT&T and Time Warner. Lucky me!
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aaronwt
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Woodbridge, VA
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| reply to djrobx
Re: And what will the bandwidth cap on that be, AT&T?
said by djrobx : quote:
It will be interesting to see if houses who watch a lot of TV get upset when they find the 18Mbps they ordered is really only 18mbps when the kids are asleep and the hubby isn't watching HD sports...
No doubt. Of course, this is purely speculation on my part. AT&T just seems very reluctant to grow the 25mbps profile. At an investor conference a while back AT&T was talking about expecting to 4HD to fit in the current 25mbps profile. As it is now, 10mbps "max" internet does not share with TV, so I'm also thinking that new verbage came to fruition for a reason. I do think AT&T could stand to increase the bandwidth profile for most people. I'm 2600' out with a max sync of 49mbps. I'm pretty close to the 3000' cutoff. We'll see. 4HD streams with 25mbs bandwidth? Even with MPEG4, that doesn't sound very good. |
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rupa
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join:2006-06-21
Dallas, TX | Do I need to do anything to get this tier?
So does this mean that if I'm already at 10/1.5 I don't have to do anything to get the 18/1.5 or do I have to call att and beg for the new tier? |
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gdm
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join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
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Re: And what will the bandwidth cap on that be, AT&T?
You can't do 4HD streams right now it's 2HD/2SD or 4SD if you are on the 25meg profile. |
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MyDogHsFleas
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join:2007-08-15
Austin, TX
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Re: Do I need to do anything to get this tier?
said by rupa :So does this mean that if I'm already at 10/1.5 I don't have to do anything to get the 18/1.5 or do I have to call att and beg for the new tier? not sure I understand the question... but of course you have to call or click and order the upgraded service... it's not a free upgrade
Or did I miss something in your question? |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
1 edit | reply to rupa
The new tier is $10 more than U-verse Max. So on the 9th you will have to order it of you want it.
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MyDogHsFleas
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Austin, TX
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| reply to Karl Bode
Re: And what will the bandwidth cap on that be, AT&T?
said by Karl Bode :Yes good point. Added a little something about that. It will be interesting to see if houses who watch a lot of TV get upset when they find the 18Mbps they ordered is really only 18mbps when the kids are asleep and the hubby isn't watching HD sports... My math says 1 HD or 2 SD streams would almost fit within the 7 mbps left over (25 minus 18)... so you might get 16 or 17 rather than 18 if "hubby is watching HD sports" (why not "wife watching HD sports"? ) this is assuming no voice of course, a phone call would knock a bit off this.
I'm planning to upgrade as soon as it's available (my employer pays for it anyway), so I'll keep y'all posted on what happens. I'm currently Internet only (no TV), synch at 56 megabits, profile says 25 down. So I obviously have plenty of room to go to 18, and they don't HAVE to re-provision me... although they might. I'll let you know what happens! |
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rupa
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join:2006-06-21
Dallas, TX | reply to djrobx
Re: Do I need to do anything to get this tier?
Ah, my bad. I read the price ($65) and saw it was the same I'm paying for 10/1.5. I get to pay an extra $10 'cause I don't have TV service - just internet. |
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bender
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| reply to rupa
said by rupa :So does this mean that if I'm already at 10/1.5 I don't have to do anything to get the 18/1.5 or do I have to call att and beg for the new tier? let me know if you figure this out...
i have max and u100. i'm more than willing to trade the u100 for the 18/1.5 (kinda wish they would give a bit more upload) |
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MyDogHsFleas
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Austin, TX
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| reply to XBL2009
Re: There better be NO cap on U-verse tiers
said by XBL2009 :Since they are fed from fiber to the node they shouldn't have much problem with capacity. The caps have nothing to do with the network in your town. (In any case everybody's network is fiber somewhere. AT&T has pushed the fiber to your neighborhood (but usually not your house)).
They have everything to do with national backbone capacity. Or maybe greed (if you read some of the other posters here ) |
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