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join:2005-11-01
Midlothian, VA | Yawn 2.0 one last time...when this service can actually start delivering double digit speeds to the home i think folks might actually care... | |
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dslwanter
Getting armstrong fiber installed Sep 13
Premium
join:2002-12-16
Lowellville, OH
 ·AT&T Midwest
·AT&T Yahoo
| Re: Yawn 2.0 said by danclan  :one last time...when this service can actually start delivering double digit speeds to the home i think folks might actually care... Amen to that. Premium cable HSI tiers are 10-20mbps. Yawn.
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MattE
Obama '08
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
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| Re: Yawn 2.0 said by dslwanter :said by danclan :one last time...when this service can actually start delivering double digit speeds to the home i think folks might actually care... Amen to that. Premium cable HSI tiers are 10-20mbps. Yawn. I was coming to post just that. Thanks for beating me to it.
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| openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Navarre, FL | One last time...again...throughput isn't everything outside of the likes of BBR forum goers. Competition is great and I would eagerly give UVerse a test run if/when it arrives in my area. | |
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| | BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Re: Yawn 2.0 said by openbox9 :One last time...again...throughput isn't everything outside of the likes of BBR forum goers. Competition is great and I would eagerly give UVerse a test run if/when it arrives in my area. Maybe not but there is enough of us around that at&t is losing on on lots of potential $$$$. Exactly what is so hard about offering even 8 Mbps? Geez. I can get 10/1 from Charter NOW, soon to be 16/2. When that happens the 10/1 tier will be $50 so why would I pay almost the same for 6/1? | |
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join:2004-01-26
Navarre, FL | Re: Yawn 2.0 If you do the math, AT&T's 6/1 service is $30/mth...60% of your Charter service. Money/mth reigns king for a lot of consumers, not the "mine is bigger than yours" bragging right. | |
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join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Re: Yawn 2.0 said by openbox9 :If you do the math, AT&T's 6/1 service is $30/mth...60% of your Charter service. Money/mth reigns king for a lot of consumers, not the "mine is bigger than yours" bragging right. If you bundle. Last time I checked you can't just get the internet part without getting the TV part. If I don't want the TV part I'm paying a lot of month for nothing. I live in former BS territory and at&t naked DSL is $47 for 6/512. So yes $50 for 10/1 is MUCH better. | |
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join:2004-01-26
Navarre, FL
·AT&T Southeast
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| Re: Yawn 2.0 There are several discussions regarding subscribing to UVerse and then dropping the TV portion. Comparing AT&T's DSL and UVerse service isn't fair for your price comparison unless you only mean to compare DSL to cable HSI. In our (I'm in BS territory as well) situation, assuming reliable service from both AT&T and the cableco, I'd agree with you that the cost is a wash. The "much better" claim is debatable though. | |
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join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Re: Yawn 2.0 said by openbox9 :There are several discussions regarding subscribing to UVerse and then dropping the TV portion. Maybe you can do that. I'm sure the price you pay is a bit higher than $30 if you do. Now if there is someone out there with that info that would be apprciated.
Comparing AT&T's DSL and UVerse service isn't fair for your price comparison unless you only mean to compare DSL to cable HSI. The DSL is 6/512 the uverse is 6/1, not much differnce the comparison is valid. Uverse isn't available where i live and no one has yet produced a stand alone price for uverse internet so I have to go by what data I do have. | |
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join:2000-09-12
Modesto, CA
clubs: | Here is SBC territory the 6m/768k naked dsl tier is $38.99 with no phone service. I'm assuming you will have these options available to you soon. | |
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swhitney2003
quack.
Premium
join:2003-06-13
Weare, NH
·Comcast
| I agree. Many people think fast internet is just websites loading quickly. And for them, it is. Give them a 3mbps and a 20mbps connection, and they won't be able to tell the difference. I've also actually heard from one of my friends that he is much more satisfied with his Uverse TV over the DirecTV he had, mostly because he had problems with DTV and getting good reception (even after multiple hardware changes). | |
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | Re: Yawn 2.0 Unless you are in an area that TWC services and it sucks... Then it is a bit more exciting... | |
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| jimbo2150
join:2004-05-10
Youngstown, OH
·Dreamhost
·Armstrong Zoom In..
| said by danclan :one last time...when this service can actually start delivering double digit speeds to the home i think folks might actually care... I agree. I am currently getting 10mb/s on cable and I have heard they are in the middle of a new update to the network that will provide faster speeds soon.
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| cornelius785
join:2006-10-26
Worcester, MA
| i think they pushing more for the internet+TV combo than speed. For me, it would be a ~20 dollars cheaper (dsl+digital cable, but the dsl is bundled with phone), but i think i would get rid of most channels. if U-verse was available to me, i would drop most channels and get a faster internet connection.
either way, thoses speeds are not that impressive, especially for a short hop on VDSL from the fiber node. my guess is that they are capping for either uniform speeds (no need for '*actual speeds may vary due to line quality and distance'), no competition, or no 'need' (as in they claim the end users don't have a use for speed over X Mbps). i would think low double digit downstream speeds should be attainable given the assumes distances, unless vdsl speeds do drop of dramatically. | |
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY | Quaking in their boots.. Time Warner is quaking in their boots...
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RIRWIN1983
join:2005-08-30
Columbus, OH | Re: Quaking in their boots.. well this explains why insight is adding 7 more hd channels on the 18th | |
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| bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Covington, LA | Yea, that was funny in Borat how that humor consultant kept using the "Not!" joke. | |
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| | jesseb_66
join:2002-12-06
Tucson, AZ | Re: Quaking in their boots.. If I bundled it wouldn't be bad for the price but seriously what's up with the slow HSI speeds? I don't see why they wouldn't atleast do 8mbit. 6mbit is so two years ago. | |
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join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
| Re: Quaking in their boots.. said by jesseb_66 :If I bundled it wouldn't be bad for the price but seriously what's up with the slow HSI speeds? I don't see why they wouldn't atleast do 8mbit. 6mbit is so two years ago. Are you honestly going to see *that* much of a real world difference between 6mb & 8mb besides large downloads? I don't think at&t or any ISP for that matter is going to upgrade speeds for a certain segment of BBR users using hollywood quotes like that was so two years ago... | |
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att_customer
@cogentco.com | Is that 1mbps upstream? A first for AT&T?
I have not been keeping up with the broadband news. | |
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA | Re: Is that 1mbps upstream? I was reading on the UVERSE forum and the posts I see say that they connect at 25/2.
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join:2004-05-10
Youngstown, OH
·Dreamhost
·Armstrong Zoom In..
| Re: Is that 1mbps upstream? said by gaforces :I was reading on the UVERSE forum and the posts I see say that they connect at 25/2. » UVERSE upload speed Pardon my suspicion, but is that A LOT of people or only a few ATT employees testing something or getting preferential treatment? A grandfathered package? And also, how many people are actually close enough or have bonded lines and are capable of actually getting those speeds???
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA
·Cruzio Internet
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December 17th, @11:43AM
| Re: Is that 1mbps upstream? said by jimbo2150 :said by gaforces :I was reading on the UVERSE forum and the posts I see say that they connect at 25/2. » UVERSE upload speed Pardon my suspicion, but is that A LOT of people or only a few ATT employees testing something or getting preferential treatment? A grandfathered package? And also, how many people are actually close enough or have bonded lines and are capable of actually getting those speeds??? Im not sure, you might want to ask that in the Uverse forum.
Ive heard adsl2+, vdsl, and ftth in connection with uverse, I guess it depends on the area.
My area says "We're Sorry - AT&T U-verse service is not yet available based on your entry"
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Premium,MVM
join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs:
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| Re: Is that 1mbps upstream? U-verse only uses VDSL for FTTN customers with rumors of them going to VDSL2 eventually. | |
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| openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Navarre, FL | I believe the UVerse service has been 1 Mbps upload since it's launch. | |
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| koolkid1563
Premium,MVM
join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs: | There is a difference between sync and HSI speeds. The modem is synced at 25/2 (used to be 27/2), but only 6/1 is reserved for HSI. The rest is for IPTV and soon VoIP. | |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | does this include pots service?
i may have been napping also, but are bundles just dsl and tv? or do they include some basic pots line also? | |
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verolom
join:2002-03-23
Eatontown, NJ | Schedule Got to love project managers. Yeah, sure, installers will be knocking on people's doors on Christmas Eve (Dec 24th) to install U-verse...
How about a bit more realistic Jan.2, 2008 ? | |
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Rombus
Premium
join:2007-04-11
Columbus, OH
| Re: Schedule said by verolom :Got to love project managers. Yeah, sure, installers will be knocking on people's doors on Christmas Eve (Dec 24th) to install U-verse... How about a bit more realistic Jan.2, 2008 ? Depends on the company Verolom, I know for TWC NEO Christmas Eve is just another work day ( And i work nights too). And i know ATT Uverse up here was doing installs on the 4th of july. | |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | how long does a typical install take?
i'm trying to compare a Uverse install vs. a FIOS install. | |
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Rombus
Premium
join:2007-04-11
Columbus, OH | Ive heard about 4-6 hours, Keep in mind, when they first launch in an area, that 2 techs doing the install, and possibly a supervisor to check in on them. | |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | Re: Schedule does that mean after a month or two only one tech will install? and it could take maybe half that time?
just curious about the process. | |
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RIRWIN1983
join:2005-08-30
Columbus, OH | its only employees right now per the 2 techs i had here today, 1 install and 1 repair, said that u'll see them start to push it by the end of the year, but there are alot of lines that still havent been oked/hooked up yet but it is comming | |
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Mr Anon
@chcgil.ameritech
| I think Some Chicago burbs are soon I've been talking about it lately because I want the service and I think I'm within the service area when it starts.
However what I've seen lately is that AT&T is advertising in the local Employment Guide paper for Install techs with *some* computer experience to install a "new service from AT&T"
I've seen the burbs of Chicago really getting quite covered in VRADS but I've seen none in Chicago exactly, I have seen markings and I've seen one huge uncovered fiber line but no actual VRADS. One thing about the various blaces I've seen installations is that they have wiring closets more than vaults and more than ample right of away area. | |
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tperl
join:2005-11-15
Columbus, OH | not at my house Just plugged in my address, work address, few friends addresses, none have service available. Too bad | |
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hamburglar_
join:2002-04-29
Columbus, OH | Re: not at my house Not available for me according to the website, and I'm inside 270. Looks about like their DSL implementation back in 99/2000. Or lack thereof. | |
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| Hilbe
join:2002-12-13 | I'm in New Albany. I signed up yesterday. | |
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Zoly
join:2004-01-04
Houston, TX
| U-verse max rate I have been with U-verse since January 2007.
Here are my stats from the modem:
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DSL Down Up
Current Rate: 25216 kbs 2048 kbs
Max Rate: 60632 kbs Not Available
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Max Rate used to be around 89000 kbs before their "upgrades"
But who cares about those max rates if it is not even being used for anything!
Maybe in some distant future? | |
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