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tshirt
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join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
 ·Comcast
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Re: [Speed] Comcast Cable vs. AT&T U-verse ?
Hard to say.
I think there may be a little confusion, If it's DSL it's probably not fiber to the home, but fiber to a nearby box and then vDSL to your home.
AT&T U-verse tends to quote the sync speed, DSL does have around 15% overhead, and your must also subtract what other services (TV, Phone) uses.
beyond the local box you share the fiber to the CO with neighbors, just like cable.
I think the end result will be very similar, so the TOS/limitations are what you should be checking.
Does AT&T require a 1 or 2 year contract?
Is there a usage cap?
what equipment do they provide/include "free"?
If No contract, then it is certainly worth a try, Particularly if comcast isn't working well for you (you can always jump back if the greener grass turns out to be bad astroturf) If there is a contract you should find out exact what the cost of early withdrawal is, in case it doesn't work out as you hope. Perhaps checking with other users in your neighborhood/local area as to how well it works for them. | |
NormanS
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join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
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| said by tshirt  :AT&T U-verse tends to quote the sync speed, DSL does have around 15% overhead ... Not all DSL is the same. Verizon, Qwest (I think), AT&T Southeast, and some others "oversynch"; such that your throughput is close to advertised because they adjust for the overhead. It is my understanding that AT&T Uverse VDSL will be closer to the advertised speed than their ADSL product.
... and your must also subtract what other services (TV, Phone) uses.
Actually, that depends. If they are selling 18 Meg Internet, they are probably using bonded pairs to double the capacity of the wire. One pair is good for 24-25 Mb/s; bonded pair doubles that. Their first deployment limited DSL to 6 Mb/s because they reserved the rest of the bandwidth for IPTV.
beyond the local box you share the fiber to the CO with neighbors, just like cable.
But that is the fiber part of the network. The "Last Mile" copper is not shared.
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