spewak
R.I.P Dadkins
Premium
join:2001-08-07
Elk Grove, CA
 ·SureWest Internet
·FrontierNet Intern..
| Tell me something..
Why do we care where U-Verse hits? It is a lame,cheap interpretation of FTTH,FIOS,FTTP! Heck, it's even a cheap interpretation of Cable for that matter. 
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
| I care because it offers diversity of services and competition. I welcome AT&T to bring U-Verse to my area, if for nothing more than to keep the cableco and sat tv providers in check.
I fail to understand why everyone is so negative towards additional choice. |
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bdsdc
join:2003-12-05
Allen, TX
| reply to spewak
You obviously don't care where it hits, but for some people who don't have a good choice, or broadband, this is a service that could be a sigh of relief for them and make a world of difference. There are obviously more superior implementations, which you seem more inclined to, but downplaying U-verse because its technology seems inferior to you is pretty silly. I don't think those folks in Wisconsin care. It's broadband choice they either didn't have before, or can try in lieu of cable. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to openbox9
quote:
Why do we care where U-Verse hits? It is a lame,cheap interpretation of FTTH,FIOS,FTTP!
I care because U-verse is literally cheap. For the next 6 months I'm going to be paying about half what I paid Time Warner for TV service, and get a LOT more for it.
said by openbox9  :I fail to understand why everyone is so negative towards additional choice. I'm not sure it's negativity toward the choice, but rather disappointment and frustration in AT&T's choice to deliver a mediocre product that's in many ways inferior to existing products, instead of a cutting-edge one.
With the economy tanking and people in search of ways to lower their bills, the strategy might work out for AT&T. |
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spewak
R.I.P Dadkins
Premium
join:2001-08-07
Elk Grove, CA
·SureWest Internet
·FrontierNet Intern..
| reply to bdsdc
said by bdsdc :You obviously don't care where it hits, You summed up my feelings in one short sentence! Congrats. 
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spewak
R.I.P Dadkins
Premium
join:2001-08-07
Elk Grove, CA
·SureWest Internet
·FrontierNet Intern..
| reply to djrobx
said by djrobx : quote:
said by openbox9 :I fail to understand why everyone is so negative towards additional choice. I'm not sure it's negativity toward the choice, but rather disappointment and frustration in AT&T's choice to deliver a mediocre product that's in many ways inferior to existing products, instead of a cutting-edge one.
And you dj, sum up my disappointments in one nice little paragraph! 
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
| But the beauty of T's option is that you have additional choices. If you don't like them, move on. I also don't really see the product as mediocre or inferior to "existing" products. T is still upgrading the plant and tweaking the system. Service offerings will only continue to get better....like almost every other provider. And as I've said before, this incremental build-out is a phased approach towards eventually running FTTH. Steady investment versus dumping all of your eggs in a basket and hoping the ROI eventually shows up like VZ. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | reply to spewak
If you don't care, why rant? |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to spewak
said by spewak :Why do we care where U-Verse hits? It is a lame,cheap interpretation of FTTH,FIOS,FTTP! Heck, it's even a cheap interpretation of Cable for that matter. That statement reminds me of the old days of GM attempting to make cheap engineering fixes to solve a problem:
1. GM's V8-6-4
2. GM's gas engine converted to run diesel.
Both attempted to make something cheap and quick without engineering a PROPER solution. AT&T 'CAN' push Uverse (and is), however, it will run into the limits of what you can push over twisted pair... just as GM's engines found out that diesel requirements are different than gasoline.
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to djrobx
said by djrobx : quote:
Why do we care where U-Verse hits? It is a lame,cheap interpretation of FTTH,FIOS,FTTP!
I care because U-verse is literally cheap. For the next 6 months I'm going to be paying about half what I paid Time Warner for TV service, and get a LOT more for it. said by openbox9 :I fail to understand why everyone is so negative towards additional choice. I'm not sure it's negativity toward the choice, but rather disappointment and frustration in AT&T's choice to deliver a mediocre product that's in many ways inferior to existing products, instead of a cutting-edge one. With the economy tanking and people in search of ways to lower their bills, the strategy might work out for AT&T. NOT SO FAST there bubby. what about AFTER the 6th month? this is T, so you know there'll be an ETF somewhere on that deal.
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA | Strange but true. No contract.
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