openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| reply to spewak
Re: Tell me something..
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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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
 ·RoadRunner Cable
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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..
| 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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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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