Topic 'Have DSL and phone now thinking of switching but' in forum 'AT&T U-verse' - dslreports.com

Re: Have DSL and phone now thinking of switching but

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:10:33 EDT

linicx posted : I am not an AT&T user. But I am on a national landline carrier, I do live in rural America, and I was switched to a DSL voip phone. I can give you a general idea of how it works. Mine is an Ag state with many 1000 acre farms in its counties. My town is the largest at about 2500 residents. I live roughly 4-6 blocks from the CO/plant "as the crow flies"; add 4 if you follow a street map.

Before Fiber or DSL or ??? signal came from AT&T to the local carrier and then into the local office. I had a reliable POTS phone and a slower internet, but it was an acceptable speed and reliable. Now I do not have either. I have a mess

Now the DSL signal comes over copper to a converter box across the street where the DSL is converted to Analog. They can legally scam FCC and the state utility commission into believing I have a POTS line. I may have a copper line, but I do NOT have a POTS phone.

But I do have a faster internet, and a phone less reliable than my cat (10/.512). Everyday the internet needs to be reminded where to find my modem or the phone breaks. The problem is the uplink is too slow to support any Voip or a telco branded DSL phone, and they know it.

The only fix in an upgrade in the local office. Telco will not do this because they DO NOT WANT RURAL CUSTOMERS and they're trying to kid the sock puppets in Washington.

The question is whether or not they can fill enough pockets to change the law --when the people who were hired to protect the public should be looking at Sherman, and certainly at the principle of "DO NO HARM".

Don't buy smoke and mirrors. Where I live you will not get a crystal clear voice and no dropped calls unless you have a POTS line. One thing for your sure you will never satisfactorily offer DSL on 256 or 512 kilobits. You need 1.5-2.0 Mbps for quality and reliability. It is a fact.

If you voluntarily give up your POTS phone you will NOT get it back.

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Re: Have DSL and phone now thinking of switching but

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:46:50 EDT

Frodo posted :

said by linicx:

... replacing it with digital phones. ...

I'm hearing about the wireless home phone.

It looks to me like a VOIP telephone adapter, but instead of connecting to a VOIP provider, it connects to a cell phone tower.

And I hear Verizon is doing the same thing.

Re: Have DSL and phone now thinking of switching but

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:08:00 EDT

linicx posted : No. AT&T and the other phone companies with expensive landlines are quietly dropping POTS like dead flies and replacing it with digital phones. Less cost and greater profit if they can sneak past FCC rules and oversight. It will leave rural America is one big mess.
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Re: Have DSL and phone now thinking of switching but

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:25:23 EDT

anon posted :

said by brookeKrige:

What's your location? paxio.com or sonic.net or cable... may be options.

In South East Michigan. Or city formed some group with neighboring cities "to create psuedo competition" years ago... well now we are one of the few areas with only 1 cable choice brighthouse, and At&t for phone based internet.

Re: Have DSL and phone now thinking of switching but

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:35:55 EDT

Tech007 posted :

said by brookeKrige:

Rumor has it: If Uverse available: only a matter of time before ATT force you to convert from DSL to Uverse (voice can remain POTS )

No rumor about it, they want to get rid of the dsl lines and get everyone on the Uverse DSL, I have had installs where they were forced to switch before

Re: Have DSL and phone now thinking of switching but

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:43:56 EDT

brookeKrige posted : What's your location? paxio.com or sonic.net or cable... may be options.

There are other traditional DSL providers (earthlink, netzero, maybe more), you could price compare. There's some weird limitation, like other DSL providers won't offer you service if you *already* left traditional DSL for Uverse (no going back). (Or is it: they require you to still have a POTS voice line?)

Rumor has it: If Uverse available: only a matter of time before ATT force you to convert from DSL to Uverse (voice can remain POTS ), which I suspect prohibits future downgrade to earthlink, etc. DSL.

Re: Have DSL and phone now thinking of switching but

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:42:19 EDT

wizkid6 posted : You can keep for POTS phone

Re: Have DSL and phone now thinking of switching but

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:37:19 EDT

anon posted : HUH?

I have Pots and AT&T DSL elite 6Mps now They charge me $50 a month. I can switch to U-verse elite 6Mps for $29.95 ($100 for the modem) but do I have to switch to U-verse phone or can I keep my Pots phone?

Re: Have DSL and phone now thinking of switching but

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:19:16 EDT

wayjac posted : Uverse internet is dsl, is't just a different form of dsl

You can keep the traditional phone (pots) and add uverse internet to the pots service the dsl costs less with pots

OR

The $24.95 1 year uverse internet only promotional rate is for new customers ordering the dsl express plan 1536/384

There is a $34.95 1 year uverse internet only promotional rate for new customers ordering the dsl elite plan 6016/768
Both promotional rate offers expire 04/13/2013
There is no equipment promotion

Have DSL and phone now thinking of switching but

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:04:17 EDT

anon posted : Was wondering can I keep my traditional phone but get Uverse instead of DSL? They are killing me on the DSL price $50 for 6MPS can get Uverse 6MPS for 1yr for like $25 Uverse internet only. (Plus $100 bucks for the router since I just missed the Rebate date)