NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
 ·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to impala
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.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
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impala
join:2008-03-08
Clemson, SC
·AT&T Southeast
| reply to impala
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
| reply to joako
My 'pacbell.net' login works here. | 
My 'pacbell.net' login doesn't work here. |
»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.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum |
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CoffeeYummm
join:2008-10-12
| reply to joako
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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joako
Premium
join:2000-09-07
/dev/null
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to jandar
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?
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jandar
join:2006-01-16
Middleburg, FL | reply to Carl
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
| reply to Carl
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.
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heels_fan
1.20.09 The start of Socialism
Premium
join:2003-02-07
Columbia, TN | reply to Carl
it was sitting in my inbox this morning |
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rid0617
join:2003-07-20
Greer, SC | reply to impala
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 | reply to Carl
not yet at my bellsouth.net address |
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Carl
Premium
join:2004-07-21
Krotz Springs, LA
 ·Charter Pipeline
| reply to ropeguru
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!
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
clubs: | reply to Carl
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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koma3504
Advocate
Premium
join:2004-06-22
North Richland Hills, TX
| reply to Frohike
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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Mckin
@bellsouth.net | reply to Carl
I got the same email on my bellsouth address |
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Frohike
Premium
join:2000-07-23
Waxahachie, TX | reply to Carl
Its the beginning of the end for the AT&T and Yahoo partnership. |
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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to wayjac
Current 'att.net' portal page. | 
Current 'att.my.yahoo.com' portal page. |
I expect that only the "Powered by Yahoo!" will be the same.
But I could still be wrong. Is this going to be the end for the old SBC holdouts who never migrated?
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum |
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ndt
join:2008-08-22
Picayune, MS | reply to wayjac
Every time I get used to something,it has to change.......  One of the reasons I Retired. |
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wayjac
Premium,MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy | reply to NormanS
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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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to wayjac
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.
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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 | reply to ropeguru
I have to agree....after having a second look its not an invitation |
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