 Carl Premium join:2004-07-21 Krotz Springs, LA
·Charter Pipeline
| [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... said by AT&T Internet Services :Coming Soon! A New Home for Your AT&T Internet Service Dear AT&T Internet Service Member: Get ready for a great new Internet experience! A fresh new AT&T home page, powered by Yahoo!, will be available to you soon to make your online experience better than ever! Make Yourself at Home With the new home page at att.net, not only will you have a brand new look for your Internet service, you'll also be getting more exciting options with a world of content choices right at your fingertips and enhanced features in addition to the ones you have now! AT&T * A Fully Customizable Home Page: Make your Internet experience all your own with many new personalization options. You'll be able to add, remove, and move content quickly and simply with drag and drop capability. And new home page themes are available for a personalized look. You'll even be able to create and customize new pages! * Exciting Content Choices: You'll be able to select from a wide range of sources for News, Sports, Finance, Entertainment and moreincluding popular choices such as Yahoo Finance. * New Webmail with Expanded Storage: You'll get the newest version of AT&T Webmail with UNLIMITED storage for each of your primary and sub-account IDs! * AT&T Software Center: With direct access from the home page and easy-to-use icons, the AT&T Software Center will provide you with quick downloads of the most recent versions of Instant Messenger, security software, and more. What's not Changing! Rest assured, your email ID(s) won't change, and you'll continue to enjoy the same great service you've come to expectonly with an enhanced on-line experience! Your email messages, important webmail settings and address book contacts will move with you to the new home page and there will be no changes to your Internet access or pricing due to these updates. Next Steps No Action is required at this time. More information & instructions will be provided when the new home page is available to you. But if you'd like to see a preview of the new home page or get more information, please review the FAQs available at » support.att.net/newhome/. Thank you for choosing AT&TYour world. Delivered. We look forward to serving your Internet needs for many years to come and hope you'll enjoy all the improvements! Sincerely, Your AT&T Internet Service Customer Care Team Anyone else get this? I wonder if it will also affect the old BellSouth.net domain users... | |
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  ropeguru Premium join:2001-01-25 Bridgeport, WV clubs:
·VOIPo
| Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... Yep... You prompted me to check my ATT email address and I had the same email. Checking my BS email address showed that I did not receive the email. So I am wondering if it is only those with the ATT.NET address. Or, they just have not gotten it out to the BS users yet. | |
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 |   Carl Premium join:2004-07-21 Krotz Springs, LA | Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... Thanks for the reply. I'm on the road now (posting via BlackBerry) but when I'm at a computer I'll check my friend's BellSouth account... In fact, I would have never even gotten the e-mail if it hadn't gone to my BlackBerry first...LOL! | |
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·VOIPo
| Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... Gotta love the ole BB. Picked up a pearl in June and decided I needed a full keyboard. Didn't think I was going to use it that much, but you know how addictive it can be. So I bought a 8830 World Phone off eBay. Absolutely love it..
Just gotta find some good apps... But that is for a different thread. | |
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 |  |  |   Carl Premium join:2004-07-21 Krotz Springs, LA | Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... Yep. I'm on a Pearl 8120 on AT&T right now, but I'm getting ready to switch to Verizon service. I didn't like how the keys on the Curve were, and I've had a Pearl since I had the 8100 so maybe I'm just used to SureType. But yep... Another thread! | |
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  Carl Premium join:2004-07-21 Krotz Springs, LA | My friend on a BellSouth.net e-mail has indeed received the same message. | |
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  ndt
join:2008-08-22 Picayune, MS | Received mine via ATT.NET e-mail also. | |
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  wayjac Premium,MVM join:2001-12-22 Indy | Looks like that's your invitation too migrate to the yahoo portal/services. | |
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 |   ropeguru Premium join:2001-01-25 Bridgeport, WV clubs:
·VOIPo
| Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... said by wayjac :Looks like that's your invitation too migrate to the yahoo portal/services. With the way it is written, I somehow doubt it is an invitation. An invitation can be refused. | |
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 |  |   wayjac Premium,MVM join:2001-12-22 Indy | Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... I have to agree....after having a second look its not an invitation | |
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 |  NormanS Premium,MVM join:2001-02-14 San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| Nothing in that email mentions a portal page resembling the 'at&t Yahoo! HSI' portal page. I see that portal page at:
»att.my.yahoo.com/
Nothing about 'att.net' in that link. -- Norman ~Oh Lord, why have you come ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum | |
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 |  |   wayjac Premium,MVM join:2001-12-22 Indy | Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... Look at the email again I see "AT&T home page powered by Yahoo!"
For me that says it will resemble the page you linked | |
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join:2008-08-22 Picayune, MS | Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... Every time I get used to something,it has to change....... One of the reasons I Retired. | |
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 Frohike Premium join:2000-07-23 Waxahachie, TX | Its the beginning of the end for the AT&T and Yahoo partnership. | |
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 |   koma3504 Advocate Premium join:2004-06-22 North Richland Hills, TX
| Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... said by Frohike :Its the beginning of the end for the AT&T and Yahoo partnership. Good it is about time. | |
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@bellsouth.net | I got the same email on my bellsouth address | |
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  ropeguru Premium join:2001-01-25 Bridgeport, WV clubs: | Next, for former BS customers, we are going to be matching your speeds to the rest of our territories, whch are lower of course, but keeping the same price. | |
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 |   Carl Premium join:2004-07-21 Krotz Springs, LA
·Charter Pipeline
| Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... said by ropeguru :Next, for former BS customers, we are going to be matching your speeds to the rest of our territories, whch are lower of course, but keeping the same price. I for one would LOVE a 3008x512 sync rate--my line could handle that! -- »myspace.com/theunseenalien Add me! =) | |
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 impala
join:2008-03-08 Clemson, SC | not yet at my bellsouth.net address | |
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 |  rid0617
join:2003-07-20 Greer, SC | Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... Mine neither. Hey AT&T, how about giving us BS users the rates you give the AT&T users. Now that we could really use. Not a different home page lay out. | |
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 |  impala
join:2008-03-08 Clemson, SC
·AT&T Southeast
| Now I have it: Interesting they are still using prodigy.net for production stuff.
Message-Id: 200810071053.m97AfGdC101830@fipprd03.prodigy.net Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:02:11 -0700 From: "AT&T Internet Services" Subject: Coming Soon! A New Home for Your AT&T Internet Service To: "AT&T Internet Service Member" | |
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 |  |  NormanS Premium,MVM join:2001-02-14 San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... That is one of nine legacy domains from the SBC side of the company:
ameritech.net flash.net nvbell.net pacbell.net prodigy.net sbcglobal.net snet.net swbell.net wans.net
They are representative of the various companies that SBC bought, after they changed their name. Originally, they were one of the seven "Regional Operating Bell Companies" ("RBOCs"): "Southwestern Bell Telephone". They changed their name to just plain SBC (I am reasonably certain that CEO Ed Whitacre stated that the "SBC" had no particular acronymic meaning). Then they started buying:
RBOC Ameritech ('ameritech.net'). RBOC Pacific Telesis Group ('nvbell.net' and 'pacbell.net'). Regional LEC Southern New England Telephone Co. ('snet.net'). ISP Prodigy ('flash.net', 'prodigy.net', and 'wans.net').
My understanding of SNET is that the old AT&T had a minor stake in the company, and divested themselves of that stake before the breakup, and not under judicial pressure; so it was never considered an RBOC, or a part of the 1984 breakup under the consent decree.
SBC, and now AT&T, continue to use those domains, though they no longer issue new accounts using them.
When SBC bought AT&T, they added the AT&T domains, to the list, as well:
att.net worldnet.att.net
Ed Whitacre remained in charge of the company, changed its name from "SBC" to "AT&T", then went on to buy RBOC Bellsouth. -- Norman ~Oh Lord, why have you come ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum | |
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  heels_fan 1.20.09 The start of Socialism Premium join:2003-02-07 Columbia, TN | it was sitting in my inbox this morning | |
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  joako Premium join:2000-09-07 /dev/null
·AT&T U-Verse
| I tried to login to my ATT account but I can't.
www.att.net > Mail enter @att.net address and password but it always rejects it.
I had never tried to check the email. I am using the same username/password that is setup for PPPoE on the router. -- 09:F9:11:02:9D:74:E3:5B:D8:41:56:C5:63:56:88:C0 | |
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 |  CoffeeYummm
join:2008-10-12
| Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... said by joako :www.att.net > Mail enter @att.net address and password but it always rejects it. Until you migrate over to that Yahoo homepage, you need to sign into your mail at the my.att.net homepage. | |
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 |  NormanS Premium,MVM join:2001-02-14 San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
|  My 'pacbell.net' login works here. |  My 'pacbell.net' login doesn't work here. |
When I enter www.att.net, I am redirected to:
»att.my.yahoo.com/
That page will only work for migrated SBC users, and new 'at&t Yahoo! HSI' users.
I believe you should be using:
»webmail.att.net/
That redirects to:
»https://webauth.att.net/auth/webmail/log···24332362
When I try to log in with my 'pacbell.net' ID at the second page, it fails. There are a few old SBC customers, with email in the nine legacy domains, who did not migrate, and can't use the Yahoo! pages. Those customers can use the second one, same as AT&T Worldnet, and legacy Bellsouth customers. -- Norman ~Oh Lord, why have you come ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum | |
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join:2006-01-16 Middleburg, FL | They need to send mail notices out and not rely on email.
I only use the email address with BS to authenticate for DSL, don't care for their email use. | |
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 |   joako Premium join:2000-09-07 /dev/null
·AT&T U-Verse
| Re: [Services] Received this in my AT&T e-mail this morning... said by jandar :They need to send mail notices out and not rely on email. I only use the email address with BS to authenticate for DSL, don't care for their email use. Same here and I just discovered my ATT mail does not work... unless I need to activate it? -- 09:F9:11:02:9D:74:E3:5B:D8:41:56:C5:63:56:88:C0 | |
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