ILpt4U
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join:2006-11-12
Lisle, IL
 ·AT&T Yahoo
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 ·magicjack.com
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Re: Sheesh...
As far as the boxes not being networked, that is incorrect. They are networked. However, at present, the DVR is not shared. This WILL CHANGE before the end of the year. WH-DVR(Whole Home DVR) is due out before 2008 is over, at which point every TV that has a U-Verse STB will have access to the recordings on the DVR.
You have mis-information as far as Comcast SportsNet Chicago not being on U-Verse. It is on the U200 and higher packages.
It is Channel 741 in the Chicago TV market. Channel 742 is Comcast Sportsnet "Plus" (the games that are bumped to CLTV on Comcast cable when both the Cubs and Sox are scheduled to be on Comcast SportsNet at the same time).
The HD version of CSN-Chi is presently not available on U-Verse, but I would suspect that will change soon.
Latency is slightly increased. I don't know if I would call it "high" -- it adds about 15-20 ms of latency over fast-path DSL. Basically the only people this really affects is hard-core First Person Shooter online gamers, where 15 milliseconds really matters...
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jester121
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join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL
 ·surpasshosting
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| joe, thanks for clearing this up -- I'll probably give Uverse a try in 2009 if they get these issues taken care of.
I hope they increase the storage capacity of their DVRs as well... 24 hrs of HD content for a household isn't very much if there is fast turnover.
Not sure what pull you have, but it would be great if AT&T would address some of these (probably) common questions on their website, and train their online chat personnel as well.  |
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travanx
join:2002-01-15
Glendale, CA
| There is definitely some issues about calling AT&T and getting straight answers for anything regarding the service. But I am at the very end of where DSL can go in our area and am so extremely happy that I actually get the full 10/1.5 speed with 23ms ping using speedtest. Also the quality of the HD and SD compared to DISHtv is just amazing. And its cheaper too. I can understand the complaints, but this service is still pretty new right? |
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