http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20518387 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:20:16 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:20:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20566390 said by en102:

Yeah - Uverse is still too pricey for general use here:

1. Uverse still requires the order of TV service for Internet
2. No Uverse VoIP + Unverse Internet only bundle (Cable offers this)
3. No Uverse VoIP offered in the L.A. area

I'll use OTA for now, thanks.
I've installed U-Verse Internet only......?
As for the VOIP and internet bundle no such luck there :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20566390 Fri, 30 May 2008 21:24:29 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20523247 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20523247 Thu, 22 May 2008 12:25:22 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20523180 said by OSUGoose:

Which is exactly why just because you have multiple installers there dosent mean they dont know what they are doing or anything. In some places based on the union only certan craft people can do certan aspects of the install. So to have 4 guys there could be bc the area has had some issues and the vaious trades/craft people are there instead of waiting hrs when they need to be paged. Plus they dont do the shitty work like some cablee and their sub contractos do, at&t and vz are both trying to have as need and clean installs as possable bc they care about their craft/work. And this is comming from an ex-directv installer here. When i first started i took the time needed, but then after time they wanted to cram more down my throat so my standards had to get tossed to get it done if i wanted to have work the next day. Needless to say i left.
Totally agree with you. The idea that DirecTV and Dish, and many cable companies have, of paying installers by the install is killing their service. When I had DirecTV, and I got a second DVR (I had to take the installation to get the DVR for free), they sent two guys to run one cable all of 10 feet to a multi-switch, swap out the old box and hook up the DVR. The one installer called in to activate the box, and they had him on hold. After a few minutes, he handed me the phone, told me what to tell DirecTV, and they left. They didn't even find out if the box worked! I was astounded. I personally didn't have an issue activating the equipment myself (I installed the prior DVR just fine), but can you imagine if you have a customer who doesn't know what they're doing?

As it was, the guy in the installation department couldn't get the information about the install correct. When I told him 'I want to cancel the box in my family room, and activate a DVR...' it was like I was speaking Martian or something. He ended up deactivating the wrong box and it took him several minutes to get everything straight. Again, what if I didn't know what the hell I was doing? The guy on the other end was nice enough, but I didn't think I was making some outlandish request.

The reason the Verizon installers were so good - they took their time. They wouldn't leave until they made sure EVERYTHING worked. Not only were these guys clearly well-trained, but it was obvious they took a great deal of pride in their work. I couldn't say the same for the last set of DirecTV installers I had (and I had some good DirecTV installers too).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20523180 Thu, 22 May 2008 12:13:50 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20523058 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20523058 Thu, 22 May 2008 11:48:57 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20522593 said by OSUGoose:

Still is, bucket truck for the overhead fiber drop (unless a contractor does it ahead of time) while theres a fios tech inside, and perhaps another outside working on the nid/ont
That's not what my install was like at all. I got FiOS internet service in January of '06. I had one intaller. That was it. He ran the fiber from the pole to my house, installed the ONT, ran the cat-5, installed the router, and got me all setup. Granted it took him a little over four hours, but considering the work he had to do, that ain't bad (especially since he had to work around some stuff in my home - had to run an extra-long power cable for the ONT, and had to go into my crawlspace to run all the wiring/cabling).

When I got hooked up with TV service, about a year ago, again, there was one installer, and it took him about two hours (much of which was spent waiting for the s/w to download to the STBs - one STB wasn't plugged in correctly when he did the download, so after troubleshooting and discovering the problem, he had to redownload the s/w).

Both installers were excellent (without a doubt among the best I've had in my house), and really knew what they were doing. I don't doubt that some installs, particularly if they have to bury the fiber, can take a couple installers, but I didn't have that experience at all.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20522593 Thu, 22 May 2008 10:15:25 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20519892 said by deadzoned:

Lipstick on a pig. Still a pig.
Yep... lame. What about the nights I need to record three HD streams at once and watch another?
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Silly me, I should have known better that a company such as ATT would release 'new technology' that was so inferior to nearly everything else currently on the market! Sorry to offend you. I just thought that 8 guys for 5+ hours on a single house was...well...crazy. Unless, like someone else mention, they're training a second crew, THAT point made sense!
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Geesh !]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20519194 Wed, 21 May 2008 17:53:42 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20519077 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20519077 Wed, 21 May 2008 17:29:55 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20519060
1. Uverse still requires the order of TV service for Internet
2. No Uverse VoIP + Unverse Internet only bundle (Cable offers this)
3. No Uverse VoIP offered in the L.A. area

I'll use OTA for now, thanks.
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Im not so sure ATT tech's know what they are doing. My neighbor is having U-Verse installed today. 4 ATT trucks have been at her house since 9am. They were still all there at 1:30 , but when I looked a couple minutes ago they were down to two.It's not like we're in an old area that needs all new cable!! Besides, their HD can't compare to DTV!
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Captain Oveur: Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20518439 Wed, 21 May 2008 15:54:22 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20518421 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20518421 Wed, 21 May 2008 15:50:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20518411 said by deadzoned:

Lipstick on a pig. Still a pig.
only a slightly hotter pig.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Its-Like-20518411 Wed, 21 May 2008 15:49:13 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Its-Like-20518387 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Its-Like-20518387 Wed, 21 May 2008 15:44:31 EDT