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said by PeteB :And that's so funny, because, while I've wanted to try to bundle our myriad AT&T services, i.e., Worldnet, Wireless, CallVantage, POTS, and now U-verse, their FTTP people have no shame about telling you that CallVantage is a separate company, the "old AT&T", and "we're the company [SBC, of course] that bought them and just calls itself AT&T now". So I'd figured that it would be pointless to expect much of any bundling to be available. We're not getting any break between the POTS and U-verse, provided on the same fiber... I guess I'll have to check with the Wireless and Worldnet sides to see if they can be discounted as well! THANKS AGAIN! Well, It is ALL the same company now, but for now, the company is not quite the sum of the parts, yet. And yes, CallVantage is a product of the "Old AT&T" before it was bought by SBC and then SBC assumed the name "AT&T". And of course Wireless (Cingular) was only partially owned by SBC/AT&T, until SBC then bought BellSouth, who owned the rest of (Cingular) AT&T Wireless.
Worldnet is the dial-up service, yes? You would have to do some research, but I think U-Verse comes with dial-up support, for when you are traveling, or as a back-up should U-Verse go down (though that is very unlikely on a FTTP connection). So perhaps you would be able to dump Worldnet all together? Again, you would have to research this, but I think this is the case. Regular AT&T ADSL includes Dial-Up Access, so I would expect U-Verse Internet does as well.
Another fringe benefit of AT&T Internet services (U-Verse Internet and ADSL) is that if you are at Pro service tier or higher (the 3 Mbps down plan or higher), you also get access to AT&T WiFi Hotspots included (Starbucks and McDonalds, usually, among others). That is another nice little benefit when you are on the road. There is an AT&T WiFi hotspot locater here: »attwifi.know-where.com/attwifi/c···=default | |  PeteB Premium join:2008-05-17 O Fallon, IL
| said by ILpt4U :Worldnet is the dial-up service, yes? You would have to do some research, but I think U-Verse comes with dial-up support, for when you are traveling, or as a back-up should U-Verse go down (though that is very unlikely on a FTTP connection). So perhaps you would be able to dump Worldnet all together? Again, you would have to research this, but I think this is the case. Regular AT&T ADSL includes Dial-Up Access, so I would expect U-Verse Internet does as well. Yeah, you do get dial-up access with U-verse.
I've had Worldnet since early 1999, and at the $6 option for years now, just in order to keep my email addresses alive. I suppose I could look into having them migrated to our U-verse account, making them "free"...
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said by ILpt4U :Another fringe benefit of AT&T Internet services (U-Verse Internet and ADSL) is that if you are at Pro service tier or higher (the 3 Mbps down plan or higher), you also get access to AT&T WiFi Hotspots included (Starbucks and McDonalds, usually, among others). Yes, that is a very cool perk. Another reason to NEVER leave the wireless card behind!  -- GOING: Roadrunner, Brighthouse cable; Melbourne, Florida COMING: AT&T FTTP POTS & U-verse internet, DirecTV; O'Fallon, Illinois AT&T CallVantage (D-Link), NETGEAR, APC & Geek Squad UPS | |
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