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Rethink possibleso its possible to bring dsl down my road then? | |
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Re: Rethink possibleI doubt it too busy wasting money on rebranding now besides I threw in the towel on hopes of anything better than a telephone 5 years ago. | |
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Re: Rethink possibleHow can they "Rethink" possible, when they never "thought" possible in the first place? | |
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Re: Rethink possibleI believe its called a dslam that can make it "possible". Its not impossible amirite? Sure profits might take time but it will get there. I also wonder where I am on this dsl list they said I was on 5 years ago...... | |
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The question is when is AT&T GOING TO SELL OFF THEIR COPPER AND LANDLINE AND DSL? | |
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said by JonBoySC:How can they "Rethink" possible, when they never "thought" possible in the first place? That was my first thought on reading the headline. It is so time for AT&T to bring fiber to the home. I'm long off DSL, and starting to be long off POTS. AT&T would have to make a compelling offer to get me back. Renaming DSL isn't going to cut it. | |
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said by JonBoySC:How can they "Rethink" possible, when they never "thought" possible in the first place? cause its IMpossible to think both ways? | |
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| | EGeezer Premium Member join:2002-08-04 Midwest |
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said by CaptainRR:I doubt it too busy wasting money on rebranding now besides I threw in the towel on hopes of anything better than a telephone 5 years ago. There are telephones in Blue Rock? Way back when, I spent many a summer day at Cutler Lake or fishing at Rokeby Lock, then going for a cold beer at that place on the south edge of Duncan Falls. Can't remember what it was called, some Irish family name I think. | |
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty Premium Member join:2002-05-02 Mount Airy, MD |
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2010-Apr-8 2:23 pm
Here's OneTO XFINITY, AND BEYOND! | |
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| en102Canadian, eh? join:2001-01-26 Valencia, CA |
en102
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2010-Apr-8 4:56 pm
Re: Here's OneI was wondering when Xfinity was going to be mentioned.
This 'rebranding' is an attempt to have people believe that the Wall Street driven MegaCorp/Deathstar is a hip/trendy company, and not a 'Telephone and Telegraph' company. | |
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2010-Apr-8 4:59 pm
Re: Here's OneI personally think all rebranding is just a waste. Why not spend the money that would be used in the rebrand effort to actually improve customer service, or improve the way products and services are delivered so that customer service is less of an issue?
Who really thinks that Xfinity is any different than Comast? | |
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| | | djrobx Premium Member join:2000-05-31 Reno, NV 1 edit |
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2010-Apr-9 1:34 am
Re: Here's OneSort of...
It'd be nice if more resources went into deployment instead of advertising, but common sense dictates that the product needs to be selling well in deployed areas to keep the ball rolling. They're going to spend money on new commercials one way or the other. This is just a signal that we're going to see something significantly different. It's pretty much required to keep people's attention. Every company does it.
AT&T needs it. Luke Wilson's just not good at selling technology, and I hope they loose the snotty voice-overs while we're at it.
They need to dig up the people responsible for the old Pac Bell "Laurel Lane/Webhog" DSL ads (Pac Bell became SBC which is now AT&T). That was some entertaining advertising, and probably too effective. Scared so many people I knew away from evil "shared" cable technology. | |
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To rethink possible...I'd have to not be ATT. | |
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2010-Apr-8 2:30 pm
Aah! Competition!God forbid at&t might have to compete with other companies. Maybe if they just pretend Verizon doesn't exist, they'll go away. | |
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My advice to AT&Tfor their wireline division is: Cut all this spending on PR/Advertising and spend it on hardware for real broadband speed increases. Is U-Verse really a better strategy than Fiber to the Home?
You're losing ground to Comcast(at least around here), and other cablecos, with the DOCSIS 3 upgrades. (note-I live in Verizon territory, but nearby metro is AT&T. No U-Verse there, and no hint of it.)
Under promise, and over deliver. | |
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Rethink PossibleI like it almost as much as "Imagine Greater". (Sigh... Fie!)
Doublespeak Much? | |
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Att...Att is the absolute epitome of corporate scum sucking primordial ooze that gooes out of sewer drains. | |
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Re: Att...said by DataRiker:Att is the absolute epitome of corporate scum sucking primordial ooze that gooes out of sewer drains. And the other wireless corporations aren't? Come on man this is simply a case of picking the best of a number of evils. It bottoms out as purely subjective. YMF | |
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Re: Att...said by yaesumofo:said by DataRiker:Att is the absolute epitome of corporate scum sucking primordial ooze that gooes out of sewer drains. It bottoms out as purely subjective. YMF What gave it away? was it the primordial ooze part? But your probably right my interpretation of selling out millions of innocent Americans at the total disregard for any legal protections of our highest law, the constitution, is probably "subjective" stand up for your rights. | |
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2010-Apr-8 2:43 pm
Go Back!They should go back to Cingular......and few years later go back to AT&T again hahahaha | |
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Re: Go Back!Then to AT&T wireless, then to AT&T, then to Bell something ... oh forget it ... you can't polish a turd. | |
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said by glinc:They should go back to Cingular......and few years later go back to AT&T again hahahaha LOL that was the dumbest name switch... I swear they will pull something like that again | |
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famous phrasingLipstick on a Pig! (broadband)- You can't equate next generation DSLAMs and the 24mbit tier as next generation broadband now that the cable companies have breeched the 100mbits (4x +) barrier--at least on the downstream. » www.time.com/time/nation ··· ,00.htmlCable & Telco companies are using some rather old tactics to try and whitewash the old battered image of greedy broadband companies screwing consumers and offering less for more all the while taking anti-comptetitive behavior to all new record highs (or lows depeding upon your perspective). Wouldn't it be reasonable to just overprovision the fiber at the dslams (in the highest ROI//aka high subscribership rates) so that one day they can be replaced by the last mile fiber to the premesis? Big business always finds ways to waste money to refurbish, rebuild, and manage their public image. Will it matter is toyota rebrands its cars which had out of control brakes & gas pedals after over 12 people died due to out of control vehicles? Neither will renaming Comcasts and AT&T's broadband services to suit marketing whims. Brands get build by doing right by the consumer, and most of the telecom industry doesn't have alot to be proud of in the past decade, because consumers got more than taken advantage of in the deployment (valued into the billions) in telecom infrastructure-- more than enough to offset the good will by deploying it in the first place. | |
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I liked this quote."One obstacle for AT&T marketing is that, like Qwest, the company wants to be seen as a next-generation communications company. However unlike Verizon, they weren't willing to invest in fiber to the home." Apparently, Verizon isn't willing anymore. | |
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misiek
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2010-Apr-8 3:18 pm
Luke Wilson gone from TV ads?I hope so... | |
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Rethink Possible.I think "Rethink Possible." is quite apropos because AT&T never does it right the first time, they always need to rethink their decisions. | |
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HarddriveProud American and Infidel since 1968. Premium Member join:2000-09-20 Fort Worth, TX |
"lifestyle company"wtf does that mean in 'corp speak'? | |
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2010-Apr-8 3:55 pm
Re: "lifestyle company"You know, living the lifestyle! Of high bills, poor service, dropped calls, rate hikes, clueless management but huge marketing budgets. What a life! | |
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Re: "lifestyle company"don't forget the lobbyists. | |
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said by jus10:You know, living the lifestyle! Of high bills, poor service, dropped calls, rate hikes, clueless management but huge marketing budgets. What a life! That is an epic post. I was laughing out loud for a good bit. | |
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its the whole "we want to provide everything for your digital lifestyle" well in marketing speak. | |
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Re: "lifestyle company"oh, so they want to be Verizon without spending money on infrastructure. got it. thanks. | |
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said by Harddrive:wtf does that mean in 'corp speak'? They are going to push the use of a lot of unessential toys on the wireless network - like iPhones, & iPads, etc. The new branding is too get ready for their big LTE wireless push. | |
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| dvd536as Mr. Pink as they come Premium Member join:2001-04-27 Phoenix, AZ |
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said by Harddrive:wtf does that mean in 'corp speak'? i'm pretty sure "we're gonna screw you with another unfee" will be in there somewhere. | |
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2010-Apr-8 3:54 pm
I'm sorry AT&TWhen Fedex delivers my Google Nexus One and I ditch my iPhone tomorrow I'm going to Think Different on T-mobile.
The last straw was taking away my ability to use my debit card as a credit card (ie, the system forces you to process it as an ATM charge). Perhaps you should have spent the money there instead of marketing buffoon.
Sigh, I should have been a marketing buffoon. | |
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" Sigh, I should have been a marketing buffoon."AGREED COMPLETELY!
I'm of the opinion that just about ANYONE can do marketing now a days. There's no "hook" anymore.... it's all "shill" now. | |
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2010-Apr-8 3:56 pm
Rethink Possible2 more words in the English language that are probably copyrighted now | |
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Rethink imPossible...Dumb. | |
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Logan 5What a long strange trip its been Premium Member join:2001-05-25 San Francisco, CA |
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2010-Apr-8 5:10 pm
If you read between the lines....From » www.att.com/rethinkpossible/EXPAND YOUR BOUNDARIES OF CANGet Cable. It has no distance limits compared to DSL or uVerse.. SEE WHATS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOO FARBroadband speeds that you can only dream of if there's no CO or VRAD near you.... OUTSMART CANTDon't use our products... PUT A RESTRICTION ON YOUR LIMITS & EXPECT TO BE WOWED"Wowed" by the high prices for slow speeds... EXPLORE, TRY, DODo, or do not. There IS no try.... BECAUSE BEFORE IT COULD BE DONE, IT COULDN'T And it still can't but hey, it could be worse....right? | |
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2010-Apr-8 5:14 pm
Re: If you read between the lines....No surprise, they found a way to jam Facebook into the page. How orginal! | |
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More liesThey can't do DSL in my Chicago office and wanted to sell me U-Verse. Actual conversation:
Me: I find it hard to believe to get VDSL here when ADSL isn't even an option CSR: Sir... (whiny rude tone) U-Verise is not DSL, its fiber. Me: Yeah sure, then why does your offer page say "VDSL" CSR: Sir I work for ATT and I can assure you us fiber.
Well I guess my fiber fed cable plant counts a fiber too! | |
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Re: More liesorder it then call up to complain ur not regular | |
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2010-Apr-8 7:50 pm
Rethink Possible...AT&T: Rethink the 4th amendment.
thought of another one
AT&T: Rethink Privacy. | |
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2010-Apr-8 8:01 pm
Yes I remember when I used to think it was possibleThat the USA would have first rate broadband at affordable prices. I used to think it was possible that we'd have new industries based on ultra fast high speed lines.
I used to think it was possible we'd be world leaders in services and new businesses all centered around high speed internet connections... that our tech economy would grow exponentially.... that the future would arrive sooner then we ever thought. I used to think it was possible we'd host our own home servers and run our own Internet businesses and services at home.
Yes, I used to think a lot of things were possible with our Internet future.
However I'm finding out, I need to RETHINK all that. | |
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Re: Yes I remember when I used to think it was possibleNow we know why AT&T is back in the stoneage in terms of tier upgrades and better service.
Our hard earned money goes too a corp. giant too pay for ad's.
And advertise something you can't get like U-Verse.
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2010-Apr-9 1:17 am
Re: Yes I remember when I used to think it was possibleRight on the money. U-Verse in our Development "sucks". Do you think ATT is providing a service equal to or better than Comcast. Wrong, think again. ATT is offering us the Basic, cheapest version of U-Verse in a Development of homes priced above $500K. Yep, $500K in this market. Down the road were the homes are under $200K, ATT is providing the Higher End U-Verse, via fiber and some on fiber copper. Our homeowners feel ATT does not want our business and we should say with Comcast. No issues with Comcast. ATT is marketing to us its High End U-Verse and at installation the Tech is informing the homeowner of the Basic Service. It feels like 'Bait and Switch.
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