 RickPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT | Way to go Verizon.... It couldn't have been easy for your management to look out across your entire service area and to realize what you had to do to really compete with the cable industry, but you did it and made that call to spend upwards of 20 Billion or more on doing this job right..the first time.
Today, you're being rewarded with hundreds of thousands of customers signing up, reviews like the one above appearing across websites and trade magazines...and countless numbers of people waiting with great expectation for the day that they can get it too.
And, the cable co's? They fear you now. When Fios arrives on the scene..cable speeds and service improves..and prices moderate and come down. That is what real competition is all about.
I'm sorry to have to report however that your chief rival in the telco world..AT&T..aka..The death Star..doesn't seem to quite see things your way..yet.
Their plan calls for massive sized vrad boxes to be hung from telephone polls in historic communities here in Ct., lawsuits and fights with cities and towns around the U.S.,
all in the name of delivering to we consumers, 1/3rd the speeds we already see on the likes of Comcast.
What a plan, eh?
Is it any wonder their customer count to date is so pathetically poor?
Consumers, are now speaking out about what they think of hdtv, hsi..and voip..being delivered over old and tired copper that lays buried all across their service area.
They are saying..we don't want it.
AT&T..Take your UVERSE service and GO HOME.
The good thing is, there's still time to change. But it's growing preciously small. The cable co's are raking in your landline customers by the hundreds of thousands per quarter. Perhaps you'll soon wake up to the fact that the master plan at the cable co's appears to be..there will be no more AT&T.
Can they do it? Keep on the path you're on and I think you will find out soon enough that the answer is Yes..they can do it.
They can leverage the power of their HSI and video..to give customers..FREE PHONE service via their triple play.
Imagine..a world without Ma Bell anymore.
It's happening..right now.
You are losing MORE CUSTOMERS PER QUARTER THAN AOL DIALUP DID. WAKE UP AT&T.
It is time, to ditch Uverse. And rollout your own version of FTTH.
Those of us in your service area want that from you. We welcome that competition for cable co's who raise prices without fear. They do not fear you now.
Why should they?
Will I be switching my 20Mb Comcast service when your flyer arrives on my door?
Of course not.
Soon, it will be docsis 3.0, and an even greater gap.
It will be the cable co's and Verizon.
The death Star will explode.
And will be...no more.
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Kernersville, NC Reviews:
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RickPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
1 edit | said by Cod:LOL. ya think? Its the same re-hashed garbage everyday. Almost comical. What's really comical is your description of AT&T's last mile copper service.
»Re: no dial tone, but Internet works fine
30 year old, half buried copper.
Lord help AT&T UVERSE! |
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RickPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
1 edit | reply to supernac
What, you mean like following evangelist Benny Hinn instead?
»Re: [video] Evangelist Benny Hinn Using His Healing Powers
AMEN BROTHA!
Perhaps we can get him to pray for AT&T and their new Uverse service! |
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Kernersville, NC Reviews:
·RoadRunner Cable
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said by Rick:What's really comical is your description of AT&T's last mile copper service. What's even more comical is naming yourself after a cable company that you self admittedly get crappy service from. |
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I wouldn't recommend anyone follow him, not even you  |
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RickPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT | reply to Cod
said by Cod:said by Rick:What's really comical is your description of AT&T's last mile copper service. What's even more comical is naming yourself after a cable company that you self admittedly get crappy service from. I get great service from Comcast.
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Kernersville, NC Reviews:
·RoadRunner Cable
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
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1 edit | reply to Cod
Rick and I don't always see eye to eye, but at least he's offering something to the conversation. Often, people who pound out the longer messages have something to say, at least... What does posts like yours offer? Trolling & Fueling flames?
If you Like it? Read and respond... don't like it? Move on and shut up, or, start your OWN thread and leave his alone. It's the beauty of forum software...
It's only garbage because it doesn't fit into your own views and he's not here being a rah rah for your side!
EVEN IF I don't agree with what Rick has to say, he's offering substance, which is more than what some others, who complain, often don't.
Some could say your protest to his post is VERY MUCH the same "re-hashed garbage everyday" don't you think? His posts are much more fuel for thought and interesting to read than your type of posts any day.. agree with him or not, it's fuel for thought.. that's what a discussion is all about to begin with.
Get everyone in the room that agree talking and what do you have? A republican or democrat convention.. boring!
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RickPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
1 edit | reply to Cod
Yes, really.
You might want to actually read what you link to to see if things are resolved.
And really, I don't think that any isp can be faulted completely for buying out another one and having some initial problems.
After all, comcast was taking us adelphia customers from 4000k to the 20,000k speeds we now see. Granted, it was a bit of a rocky road for a couple months, but all is well now.
In any event, hopefully this isn't your best defense for Uverse?
I dare say the 5400k speeds they see pales in comparison to what we see on comcast.
Pretty sad actually, for a next generation service.
Oh, and BTW..I think it's only fair to ask. Seeing my Comcast service is now running great, were you able to get your Mom's 30 year old copper buried again Ok?
Actually, come to think of it..someone should bury it..
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RickPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
1 edit | reply to fiberguy
said by fiberguy:EVEN IF I don't agree with what Rick has to say, he's offering substance, which is more than what some others, who complain, often don't. And I'm sorry, but if you're not agreeing with what I have to say then you're not fully considering the substance of my posts.
Here, in Ct., and in New England as a whole, cities and towns are full of historic places from the 1600's~1700's.
This is not something you simply abandon, or that can ever be replaced. It, and the people who lived it, represent the forefathers of this country...those we all give thanks to at Thanksgiving.
In the town I mentioned previously to you, on this particular street that now exists a monstrosity of a uverse box hanging from a telephone poll..exactly one driveway away..is a cemetery with many of these settlers..dating back to the mid 1700's.
AT&T..is recklessly positioning their equipment in such historic places as that here in Ct.
Sitting literally just feet from it, is a tombstone of a revolutionary war soldier..born in 1754.
I know who that tombstone belongs to, and his history..because he also happens to be my Great, Great...Great..Great..Grandfather who was, in fact, the son of the founder of this town even. Who happened to be my Gx5 GF.
Now, in this most historic of places in this town, while viewing something as irreplaceable as that..I and others get to contend with AT&T and their Uverse service as well.
Let me ask you this..what's next? A uverse box at the foot of the lincoln memorial? How about in Mt. Vernon on Geo. Washingtons property as well?
It really is the same thing time wise, except here..there are many places that even predate THAT by 100 years.
Whether history is important to you personally or not, it is to many of us here. And, it's history that can never be replaced or duplicated. It is not about holding on to the past, it is about preserving some of those special places where our countries, and in my personal case..my ancestors, lived, worked..and died. Often times, in the name of this country.
One street away from where this box now exists, and surely..where another box will now spring up..is the hill the British came over, as they proceeded to burn the next town over.
This is the kind of area I am talking about.
And, it is important to preserve and to protect.
In addition, I'm not quite sure that some realize what it is that we're talking about when we are talking about this service. It is NOT an advanced, next generation service when compared to what is here already. Nor, is it a necessary service for the majority of people.
It is AT&T's personal desperate attempt to compete at the lowest cost possible.
Comcast is here today offering 20Mb HSI. Tell me, what is AT&T uverse in the face of that? It is EXACTLY what I have portrayed it to be. But yet, what people now need to endure, is their deciding to roll it out anyway in places like that.
Your argument comparing it to power boxes is a failed one.
Power, is a necessary thing for the majority of us. And, there is no reasonable substitute to those boxes you describe.
Even at that though, being familiar with how many are laid out in the mid west..because I lived there for many years..I ask you this. Can you imagine one of those big green boxes that usually now resides along the property line in your back yard..hanging at eye level from a telephone pole along your residential street, or, worse yet, in your front yard?
Welcome..my friend..to Uverse.
If you and others can't quite get this message, then I'm not really sure I can help you with it further.
Uverse, in so many places, simply is not an advanced..next generation service any longer. Maybe when it was first conceived, it was...but today..it's 1/3rd what is often times already out there in communities such as mine.
In the face of that..how then would you feel about a box that size hanging from a telephone pole on your street..in your historic communities?
It simply would become nothing but an unnecessary eyesore..at best..and something else..at worst.
As I've stated, I'm not anti AT&T. I'm anti Uverse..and this rollout of it. I'm against these boxes hanging off poles..devaluing, I believe..peoples property..and I'm surely against calling this a next generation service.
It's the poor mans..shareholder friendly...do something at the least cost possible..answer to benefit one company.
AT&T.
I AM FTTH friendly for several reasons. First, while it certainly involves a lot of construction, in the end, it's much more environmentally friendly I think. And second, it truly is an advanced service...and a real pathway to the future of broadband and video. And third, it's REAL competition for the cable industry. It is something that causes both providers to offer the best they can at the most reasonable cost..which ultimately benefits us all.
In my mind, AT&T Uverse is NONE of those things.
It is not community friendly, it is NOT an advanced service compared to what we have here now..and it certainly is nothing that Comcast and others are going to fear IMHO.
3 strikes..and Uverse needs to be OUT.
I realize that many who attack me here have livelihood's built around and with AT&T. But, if they're going to do that, they should attack me on substance, and not just their biased, employee related viewpoints. Really, that is the problem with Uverse. It's really all about AT&T..and not much else. It simply makes no sense at all to be building a next generation service around 30 year old copper that's half exposed in the ground, as the above Rick basher described so eloquently in his own post.
That is not something that we should see our historic cities and towns have to face..in the name of these vrads that will pop up all over the place.
And certainly, if it's going to be something..anything at all..it at least needs to be able to compete with Comcast, Cox and others. And not be 1/3rd the speeds that they offer. |
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| Why don't you get the power company to move the pole?Your city said it was okay years ago to put that pole there,it is a utility easement.Have you tried contacting anyone? |
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They could have the mighty fcc claim eminent domain and dig up the grave, or even worse place the att u-verse xdsl remote terminal on top of the casket (instead of to the side)
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All for a lousy 100mbit top potential speed.
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to Rick
What percentage of customers sign up for 20Mbps ?
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en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to Rick
For a minute... I thought it was 'Benny Hill' 
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en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to LightSpan
I agree... if this areas is historic and quaint, what is a wooden utility pole (assuming with power / telco / cable lines) running from it ?
I'm surprised that the historic cities don't foot the bill to have all their poles buried to keep property values up.
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