  justbitsMore fiber than ATT can handlePremium
join:2003-01-08
Chicago, IL | Online prequal? What!? No online prequalification? I don't want to talk to a sales person and give them my contact info just to find out that I don't qualify for service! | |
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join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
2 edits | Re: Online prequal? Heh - looks like the only way to get 'dry loop' (i.e. w/o TV service) Uverse is through business, or order + cancel TV
Also pricey:
1.5/1Mbps = $40
3.0/1Mbps = $50
6.0/1Mbps = $60
10.0/1.5Mbps = $100
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| | RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Re: Online prequal? Not surprising. That pricing structure is identical (except for the 10 megabit) to their 1-yr contract business DSL product, but you get a much better upload for the same money.
1.5/0.384 Mbps = $40
3.0/0.512 Mbps = $50
6.0/0.768 Mbps = $60
$5 off for a two year contract.
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| | | en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
1 edit | Re: Online prequal? I'd take a 3.0/1.0Mbps Uverse + VoIP standard (non-business) tomorrow, if I didn't have to go through the B.S. of ordering/cancelling TV service.
At least Time Warner will give me 6Mbps + VoIP for $69.99
AT&T isn't selling Uverse Voice here, Call Vantage won't port, and Uverse must be ordered with TV to be installed... what a pain. I have POTS Unlimited + DSL Extreme, which is a bit pricey (because of POTS!).
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| | | | | | Re: Online prequal? drop your pots to the measured line and get VoIP problem solved. | |
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join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Re: Online prequal? Then I'd have to get a new phone number ... not happening.
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| | | | pricey? not really. the 6 mbs service is about 10$ more than my residential 7 mb service with qwest. For that extra 10$ you get , no bandwidth caps and the option of getting a static ip (which is not available to residential accounts?). The only drawback could be a 1-2 year contract and support. Some isp's dont have a business call line, working at wavebroadband, getting customer service on a business account was often painful. calling the main cs line was the last thing you would do. | |
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| | | en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Re: Online prequal? Well, Qwest territory is never cheap.
AT&T resellers will give 6Mbps and static for --
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| |  bencPremium
join:2007-06-17
Glen Carbon, IL
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| said by en102:Heh - looks like the only way to get 'dry loop' (i.e. w/o TV service) Uverse is through business, or order + cancel TV Also pricey: 1.5/1Mbps = $40 3.0/1Mbps = $50 6.0/1Mbps = $60 10.0/1.5Mbps = $100 Does that pricing include static IP?
I assume this uses VDSL?
If so I should totally get it, if it's ever available to me.
I wonder where exactly in the STL (St. Louis) area it's available. | |
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| | budone
join:2002-09-07
Coopersville, MI Reviews:
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| said by en102:Heh - looks like the only way to get 'dry loop' (i.e. w/o TV service) Uverse is through business, or order + cancel TV Also pricey: 1.5/1Mbps = $40 3.0/1Mbps = $50 6.0/1Mbps = $60 10.0/1.5Mbps = $100 Not nearly as pricey as Charter CBN where 5Mbps is over $100 | |
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 jester121Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | Eh? How many employees can use the Wifi hotspot network at the same time? Can a company get one line installed and provide login accounts to all their employees nationwide?
Not a bad deal for $40/month for the entire company. | |
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| RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
1 edit | Re: Eh? The same login works at multiple locations at the same time. I am not sure what the limit is if there is one, but it would be an interesting test...they've never tracked me so I don't think they even save the login, and instead just make sure you are a current subscriber.
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 DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | No SLA No thanks. | |
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ac6bw
join:2003-11-09
San Jose, CA | $55 10 Mbps/1.5 here I am outside the AT&T/Yahoo DSL service area. For this reason, AT&T agreed to provide U-Verse 10 Mbps/1.5 VDSL service, without TV, for $55. I'm happy with this price. | |
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| patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | Re: $55 10 Mbps/1.5 here said by ac6bw:I am outside the AT&T/Yahoo DSL service area. For this reason, AT&T agreed to provide U-Verse 10 Mbps/1.5 VDSL service, without TV, for $55. I'm happy with this price. How can you have ATT Uverse yet not qualify for Yahoo branding? Is Yahoo branding banned in some place? | |
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| | | | Re: $55 10 Mbps/1.5 here said by patcat88:said by ac6bw:I am outside the AT&T/Yahoo DSL service area. For this reason, AT&T agreed to provide U-Verse 10 Mbps/1.5 VDSL service, without TV, for $55. I'm happy with this price. How can you have ATT Uverse yet not qualify for Yahoo branding? Is Yahoo branding banned in some place? He didn't say anything about not getting Yahoo branding... What he means is that his loop length is too great to qualify for regular DSL so they allowed him to get U-verse Internet without TV.
Same story here in Illinois... anyone who can't get DSL is being allowed to order U-verse Internet without TV if they wish, and the pricing is the same as regular DSL. | |
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join:2003-11-09
San Jose, CA | Re: $55 10 Mbps/1.5 here That is absolutely correct! | |
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| | | | My uncle lives in the suburbs of St. Louis, he can't get their normal Yahoo branded DSL, but he can get UVerse. It makes no sense to me, but I've double checked that even with our own SBC Direct guys, and that is the way it is.
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2 edits | Re: $55 10 Mbps/1.5 here said by Camelot One:My uncle lives in the suburbs of St. Louis, he can't get their normal Yahoo branded DSL, but he can get UVerse....
Why is everyone stuck on branding? All of AT&T's internet offerings are branded with AT&T/Yahoo... DSL, Dial-up, and U-Verse VDSL... makes no difference.
It makes perfect sense.
The equipment (fiber optic) which brings U-verse Internet (VDSL) to the neighborhood is different than regular DSL (ADSL) equipment.
Most likely, he's too far away from the Central Office or an RT to get regular DSL but a U-verse VRAD box is within 3000 feet.
Besides, why get too hung up on the type of DSL being offered when it's now available through U-verse for the same price? | |
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u-verse work on a completety differant system that is installed right out side of your neighborhood and at@t is not branding hsi with yahoo anymore its just the isp for all at@t internet services | |
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| | AS&S can keep everything they have.
If they were the only option, I'd have to go to Internet Annonymous, because there's no way in hell I'd use them. Even if it were free, or if they paid me to use it. | |
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 ZuhaibKing Of FoolsPremium,ExMod 2001
join:2000-06-29
San Francisco, CA | Speakeasy Small Biz Customer Humm, interesting. I am actually a Speakeasy Small Biz customer and one of the reasons i went with them was the SLA for the SDSL line. After having a major outage with an ADSL line caused by Covad screwing up had me pissed off.
But its nice to see more people getting in this market as I have not always been too happy with Speakeasy. Recently while moving we thought we should give Speakeasy a try with our phone service, and after misrepresenting the services (like the fact they would help us port our 1800 number, which they wont on Small Biz VOIP, only if you get the $1000 one) I just to just keeping them for my SDSL line.
If ATT had an SLA I would jump on this service in a blink.
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 jgkoltPremium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH | No sla no thanks Why would you buy a business account is there was no SLA? Might as well buy the home version. | |
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| patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by jgkolt:Why would you buy a business account is there was no SLA? Might as well buy the home version. Because if your address is blacklisted as Business, Business plans is the only thing you can buy. | |
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| | | said by jgkolt:Why would you buy a business account is there was no SLA? Might as well buy the home version. Because not everyone wants to pay the price of an SLA. Its not cheap. Check T1s for pricing. Small Business Customers want cheap without the added hoopla..only when the service is down do they act like they spending all the money in the world, and want their service up yesterday. | |
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| mieses
join:2001-06-22
Redmond, WA | What do you get from the ISP when they break their SLA? | |
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| | | | Re: No sla no thanks said by mieses:What do you get from the ISP when they break their SLA? Depends on how much bitching you do. | |
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| | patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | A refund of that months bill. Its not insurance and it won't pay for lost wages. | |
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join:2001-06-22
Redmond, WA | Re: No sla no thanks So all this talk about SLA's is about a refund of one month's fees providing you are willing to take the time to make calls and complain?
If so, an SLA is just marketing and promises. Given some of the prior comments, the marketing appears to be working! | |
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join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1
1 edit | Re: No sla no thanks said by mieses:If so, an SLA is just marketing and promises. Given some of the prior comments, the marketing appears to be working! Execs and beancounters loose it when they aren't promised 99.999% and they think that the National Guard will be called to restore service. In reality, all SLAs do guarentee you credits when you call. Ultimately the IT people will nonchalantly order service from an alternative provider through alternative last mile system to get a real SLA (diverse fiber routes/entries into building, or wireless or space optical or satellite backup), or just build duplicate off site facilities with the fallover in corporate's hands. If the 2nd provider or the 2nd site goes down, you have bigger issues on hand, most likely a natural disaster or civil unrest or internet worm that does a buffer overflow and firmware rewrite on all Cisco and Juniper routers, or the sheriff came to seize all equipment for bankruptcy liquidation  .
Here is a SLA for Verizon's T1 service.
»www.verizonbusiness.com/terms/us···net/sla/
Its funny to look at fools paying $400 a month for DSL service just because of a guarantee of service credits. Remember all T1 lines are basically SDSL or HDSL lines, and price increases if your loop is too long. | |
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| | | Re: Static IP's and able to run servers? Unless the TOS has changed from DSL I've been able to run server and even allowed to run a mail server on my residential DSL and now U-verse account.
I'm not sure about static IPs especially for business but I can tell you as long as I've had my service (almost 2 months) I have the same Ip address since install and the Remote gateway has been unplugged many times. I'm pretty sure that if you are paying for a business account you'd have booth abilities. | |
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