http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Use-current-ATT-Modem-for-Uverse-avoid-New-Modem-charge-27935616 en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:38:54 EDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:38:54 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Use-current-ATT-Modem-for-Uverse-avoid-New-Modem-charge-27940801
The question really boils down to "can you avoid being required to purchase what would be an unnecessary modem/can you avoid having to pay that unnecessary $100."

@Thinkdiff's experience is option 2. While not as user friendly (and way more cumbersome for both parties) as this rare instance of BYOD/no charge, it is an acceptable alternative.

If it actually works that way...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Use-current-ATT-Modem-for-Uverse-avoid-New-Modem-charge-27940801 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:22:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Use-current-ATT-Modem-for-Uverse-avoid-New-Modem-charge-27939481 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Use-current-ATT-Modem-for-Uverse-avoid-New-Modem-charge-27939481 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:08:12 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Use-current-ATT-Modem-for-Uverse-avoid-New-Modem-charge-27939247 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Use-current-ATT-Modem-for-Uverse-avoid-New-Modem-charge-27939247 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:10:26 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Use-current-ATT-Modem-for-Uverse-avoid-New-Modem-charge-27938407
In my case, I was forced to purchase the NVG510, but I used the included return label to send it back. About 1.5 months later, a $100 credit showed up on my bill. YMMV.
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Assume one has/can get a perfectly fine ATT proprietary IPDSLAM adsl2+ modem (2210-02-1ATT). Assume it has the current firmware, and is now working/would work just fine with Uverse IPDSLAM service. Maybe the person who has it is a former (but recent) customer, or maybe the person who has it purchased it from a former (but recent) customer.

New customers signing up for Uverse Internet (only) are told they must purchase a $100 Uverse IPDSLAM modem. But, if one has/can get the modem, as above, they wouldn't need/wouldn't want the new $100 Uverse IPDSLAM modem.

Can the new modem be refused for new service? When the new customer's line is activated, could the new customer just plug in the above-mentioned 2210-02-1ATT they have/have obtained/have legitimately purchased? Could the unneeded $100 modem then be returned, unopened, for refund or credit? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Use-current-ATT-Modem-for-Uverse-avoid-New-Modem-charge-27935616 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:58:35 EDT