DataRiker
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join:2002-05-19
Metairie, LA
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12 mbps is the speed i generally see when something is wrong with my cable, average is about 17 mbps(28 with powerboost)
I wonder who this is supposed to compete with |
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Gbcue
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Santa Rosa, CA
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| said by DataRiker  :I wonder who this is supposed to compete with Comcast's measly 20 HD channel lineup in my city. With U-Verse, I easily have 50+ HD channels.
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scots
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Raleigh, NC
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| reply to DataRiker
said by DataRiker :I wonder who this is supposed to compete with I guess who it's supposed to compete with depends upon location. Here in Raleigh, NC the only competition is Time Warner Cable. TWC's top "turbo" speed is 10Mbps down and 512Kbps up...so AT&T U-verse blows them away. |
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DataRiker
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join:2002-05-19
Metairie, LA
clubs: | Something tells me they won't be in rush to upgrade in areas like yours (if they ever do at all) |
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scots
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Raleigh, NC
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| said by DataRiker :Something tells me they won't be in rush to upgrade in areas like yours (if they ever do at all) Who? TWC? I don't expect TWC to be in any rush. They've had the same old speed tiers for several years now, and I can't remember when TWC last bumped up the upload speeds. The tier just below "turbo" has been stuck on 384K for FOREVER. I know a lot of people that are dumping TWC for U-verse because of that. |
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sonicmerlin
join:2009-05-24
Cleveland, OH | I really, really wish I could dump TWC. It's ridiculous how long I've had the same speeds. With all the technology upgrades over the last several years... my god I hate the ISPs. |
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Matt
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Jamestown, NC
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| reply to DataRiker
said by DataRiker :Something tells me they won't be in rush to upgrade in areas like yours (if they ever do at all) The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area is huge and is projected to have the highest growth percentage of any US metro area over the next 10 years. The problem is that (and I think you're alluding to this), they have no real incentive to upgrade because their competition is Road Runner at a paltry 7Mbps/384Kbps, or 10Mbps/512Kbps if you want the insanely expensive turbo tier.
I think U-Verse is available in parts of Charlotte, but to my knowledge, no where else in North Carolina. |
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baineschile
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| said by Matt :said by DataRiker :Something tells me they won't be in rush to upgrade in areas like yours (if they ever do at all) The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area is huge and is projected to have the highest growth percentage of any US metro area over the next 10 years. The problem is that (and I think you're alluding to this), they have no real incentive to upgrade because their competition is Road Runner at a paltry 7Mbps/384Kbps, or 10Mbps/512Kbps if you want the insanely expensive turbo tier. I think U-Verse is available in parts of Charlotte, but to my knowledge, no where else in North Carolina. All broadband power in that area will soon be supplied by Roy Williams' fists of fury. |
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scots
Can we have Twinkies?
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Raleigh, NC
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| reply to Matt
said by Matt :said by DataRiker :Something tells me they won't be in rush to upgrade in areas like yours (if they ever do at all) The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area is huge and is projected to have the highest growth percentage of any US metro area over the next 10 years. The problem is that (and I think you're alluding to this), they have no real incentive to upgrade because their competition is Road Runner at a paltry 7Mbps/384Kbps, or 10Mbps/512Kbps if you want the insanely expensive turbo tier. I think U-Verse is available in parts of Charlotte, but to my knowledge, no where else in North Carolina. U-verse is also available in Raleigh. It's been available here since December or January. I got mine installed in February. I got tired of waiting for TWC to bump up their speeds, and I get more TV channels for less money than I was getting with Dish Network. Overall I've been very pleased with U-verse so far. |
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Matt
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| said by scots :said by Matt :said by DataRiker :Something tells me they won't be in rush to upgrade in areas like yours (if they ever do at all) The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area is huge and is projected to have the highest growth percentage of any US metro area over the next 10 years. The problem is that (and I think you're alluding to this), they have no real incentive to upgrade because their competition is Road Runner at a paltry 7Mbps/384Kbps, or 10Mbps/512Kbps if you want the insanely expensive turbo tier. I think U-Verse is available in parts of Charlotte, but to my knowledge, no where else in North Carolina. U-verse is also available in Raleigh. It's been available here since December or January. I got mine installed in February. I got tired of waiting for TWC to bump up their speeds, and I get more TV channels for less money than I was getting with Dish Network. Overall I've been very pleased with U-verse so far. Perhaps I am confusing RDU and Charlotte then? They did recently roll it out in parts of Charlotte right? |
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scots
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Raleigh, NC
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| It was rolled out to Charlotte first (I think around July/August), and then was announced to be available in Raleigh somewhere around December/January. It wasn't available in my neighborhood in Raleigh until February, and that's when I signed up for it. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
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said by DataRiker :Something tells me they won't be in rush to upgrade in areas like yours (if they ever do at all) Time Warner is the worst in terms of upgrading. At least AT&T makes some attempt to offer services consistently across its footprint. TWC doesn't even offer speeds consistently across the LA market. Speed upgrades seem to be a knee-jerk reaction to FIOS or U-Verse, instead of trying to be a market leader.
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Neyland
join:2003-02-04
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said by Gbcue :said by DataRiker :I wonder who this is supposed to compete with Comcast's measly 20 HD channel lineup in my city. With U-Verse, I easily have 50+ HD channels. Hope you don't plan on watching or DVRing more than two at a time. |
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Gbcue
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Santa Rosa, CA
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| said by Neyland :said by Gbcue :said by DataRiker :I wonder who this is supposed to compete with Comcast's measly 20 HD channel lineup in my city. With U-Verse, I easily have 50+ HD channels. Hope you don't plan on watching or DVRing more than two at a time. I can DVR 4 at a time.
With Crapcast, I can only DVR 2 at a time.
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jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA
| reply to DataRiker
said by DataRiker :12 mbps is the speed i generally see when something is wrong with my cable, average is about 17 mbps(28 with powerboost) I wonder who this is supposed to compete with TWC measly 20 HD channel lineup in my city. With U-Verse, I easily have 50+ HD channels. |
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en102
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join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
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| reply to djrobx
For me, what it comes down to is price factor.
As my TWC 1 year all the best is 'up', it'll be time to move over to AT&T to try Uverse on a similar initial price point, now that they have VoIP services.
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VegasMan
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Schaumburg, IL
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said by Gbcue :I can DVR 4 at a time. With Crapcast, I can only DVR 2 at a time. Uh isn't that 4 SD's at a time or 2 HD?
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Gbcue
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| said by VegasMan :said by Gbcue :I can DVR 4 at a time. With Crapcast, I can only DVR 2 at a time. Uh isn't that 4 SD's at a time or 2 HD? Nope.
I can record 2 HD and 2 SD at the same time.
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VegasMan
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Schaumburg, IL
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| said by Gbcue :said by VegasMan :said by Gbcue :I can DVR 4 at a time. With Crapcast, I can only DVR 2 at a time. Uh isn't that 4 SD's at a time or 2 HD? Nope. I can record 2 HD and 2 SD at the same time. That's what I meant max 2 HD's at a time. 
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Neyland
join:2003-02-04
USA
| reply to Gbcue
said by Gbcue :I can DVR 4 at a time. With Crapcast, I can only DVR 2 at a time. You can watch a HD feed and record 3 other HD feeds at the same time?
Because it memory serves (which granted it doesn't at times) U-Verse just rolled out the ability to support 2 HD feeds at one time.
With Comcast and enough TV/DVRs you can record/watch every HD channel they offer at once. |
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