http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20651978 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:16:27 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:16:27 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651978 en102 : Pretty accurate.
I'm on DSL-Extreme, and they are not allowed to resell any portion of Uverse, and even require DSL to be installed with POTS line (per AT&T)

AT&T isn't publically selling TV-free Uverse unless its a 'business' (BBR has an article) and charges more.
I've been able to have AT&T over the phone sell me TV free Uverse, but they also told me that I could keep my existing DSL running at the same time. :huh:
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Canada = Hollywood North]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651978 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:26:34 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651961 EPS : Telco = at&t in this case, I presume...

There was a post in an earlier thread that claimed there were union problems between U-Verse installers and DSL installers that prevented TV-free U-Verse from being sold, though I don't know how accurate that really is.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651961 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:20:43 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651933 en102 : I tend to agree... Cable companies, however offer Internet and VoIP only packages, while Telco does not... even though Telco has been primarily DSL+POTS for many years.
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Canada = Hollywood North]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651933 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:13:59 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651780 EPS : It isn't some strange hatred of cable- television is way more profitable than internet service, even with carriage fees.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651780 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:47:31 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651438 Tweak : It's because At&t focus is television not broadband if they wanted every one to have up to 25 megabits they could easily. The problem is they have a personal grudge against cable company's. When they see a cable company taking away their bread and butter land lines they want to go for cables bread and butter television service.

I guess it all breaks down to money. Apparently to AT&T the demand is an alternative to cable or Satellite tv, even if the market is saturated with video providers. U verse is AT&Ts lame attempt to compete with cable television, its not about bringing broadband to new people or expanding speeds, its about video.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651438 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:41:26 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20650248 en102 : Offer just an Internet + VoIP solution ?
Sure, you can jump through some hoops, or get plain DSL (1.5Mbps in my case), but then AT&T won't let you port your number if you're a legacy DSL customer.

Why do they make this so difficult ?
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Canada = Hollywood North]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20650248 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:53:44 EDT