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story category U-Verse Hits Northeastern Illinois
Bundle pricing for new 10Mbps tier updated
(old news - 10:10AM Monday Jan 28 2008)
tags: dsl · Video · competition · coverage · business · bandwidth · TVIP · AT&T U-Verse
AT&T today announced they're launching their U-Verse VDSL & IPTV service in Northeastern Illinois; specifically in parts of more than 175 local communities, including Bellwood, Buffalo Grove, Crystal Lake, Dolton, Elmhurst, Harvey, Hoffman Estates, Melrose Park, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, River Grove, St. Charles, Waukegan and others (our users have posted a complete city list here). St, Charles, you might recall, was one of three communities that battled AT&T for the right to build their own fiber network.

Additional detail on DVR rentals, their channel lineup and AT&T's qualification tool are available at the U-Verse website. As always, your questions about the service can be answered by the helpful folks in our U-Verse forum. We're noticing that AT&T has changed their pricing somewhat with the upcoming launch of a faster 10Mbps tier (named "Max") that should be officially available this Friday:

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Broadband speeds:
•Elite: 6Mbps/1Mbps
•Pro: 3Mbps/1Mbps
•Express: 1.5Mbps/1Mbps
•Max: 10Mbps/1.5Mbps

Channel lineups:
•U-Family: 50 channels
•U100: 100 channels
•U200: 190 channels
•U300: 240 channels, 34 premium channels
•U400: 300 channels, 49 premium channels

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Bundles (Express/Pro/Elite/Max per month):
•U-family: $69/$74/$84/$99
•U100: $69/$74/$84/$99
•U200: $84/$89/$99/$114
•U300: $104/$109/$119/$134
•U400: $124/$129/$139/$154

The company recently launched their new VoIP service, dubbed U-Verse Voice. So far it's only available in the Detroit area as the company continues to work out the kinks.

Related:
  1. AT&T IPTV Launches In Fifteenth Market
  2. AT&T Revises U-Verse Deployment Projections
  3. AT&T Sets New U-Verse Goals
  4. U-Verse Voice Launches In Austin, San Diego
  5. AT&T U-Verse Expands In Atlanta
  6. AT&T Offering Dual U-Verse HD Streams In St. Louis
  7. Dual HD Stream U-Verse Expanding
  8. Investors Review Positive U-Verse Developments
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OSUGoose

join:2007-12-27
Columbus, OH
clubs:
·AT&T Midwest
·Cingular Wireless
·Verizon BroadbandA..
·RoadRunner Cable

Uverse Max

I have to sat 10/1.5 isent that bad, just wonder what the distance limit will be on it. Looks like maybe at&t is gonna start delivering, after being thrashed on so much for what they've dont thus far.

P.S. Cue comcast rick in 5.......4......3.......2......1.....
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:02:36 · Reply to this

RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL

Re: Uverse Max

If you can get it at all you'll be able to get "full speed" on the broadband Internet part.
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Toolmaster of La Grange.
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:56:27 · Reply to this

Mr Anon

@comcast.net

Re: Uverse Max

Hey Doc, do you know if the avaliability checker is update on the site? I can't find address that are avaliable but I know where boxes are and NONE of the addresses by them are?
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:15:23 · Reply to this

RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL
·AT&T Midwest

Re: Uverse Max

The availability checker is up and running, but they are just starting to light up the Chicagoland area so the "yes" responses are quite limited at the moment. None of my numbers qualify yet, but I knew that already since the equipment I've seen around here is not operational yet.
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Toolmaster of La Grange.
permalink · 2008-01-28 14:13:06 · Reply to this
ossito16

join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN
·RCN CABLE

 I don't see Harvey getting this at all. Most of the southern suburbs of Chicago are old and have very old telephone copper. Which means high signal-to-noise ratios. I lived in Harvey and it was a nightmare to get idsl let alone some super speed trick vdsl. Until At&t solves the distance problem this is not going to take off at all and Comcast will maintain its death grip on Chicago and surrounding areas
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:36:47 · Reply to this

Mr Anon

@comcast.net

Re: Uverse Max

Oddly enough there is one I think is in Robins, it could be blue island but it rights near Robins.
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:48:14 · Reply to this

RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL
·AT&T Midwest
said by ossito16 See Profile :

I don't see Harvey getting this at all. Most of the southern suburbs of Chicago are old and have very old telephone copper. Which means high signal-to-noise ratios. I lived in Harvey and it was a nightmare to get idsl let alone some super speed trick vdsl. Until At&t solves the distance problem this is not going to take off at all and Comcast will maintain its death grip on Chicago and surrounding areas
The "distance problem" is "solved" by placing the equipment within 5000 feet of the customers. That's the whole point of it. The age of your copper is not the issue...although the maintenance (or lack thereof) certainly plays a role over time. I would guess that most of Harvey is newer than most of La Grange.
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Toolmaster of La Grange.
permalink · 2008-01-28 14:11:34 · Print · Reply to this
koolkid1563
Premium,MVM
join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs:		 To add to that, if you can get U-verse at all (as in installed), you can get any internet and TV package you want.
permalink · 2008-01-28 12:31:22 · Reply to this

ATT MAN

@comcast.net		 3000 feet max is the distance limit
permalink · 2008-01-31 11:43:44 · Reply to this

Raptor
Not a Dumptruck

join:2001-10-21
Ajax, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
·Bell Sympatico

The name game....

Gah, damn marketing department. Possibly the least descriptive, most confusing naming scheme ever. Pro, elite, max, express? How are you supposed to differentiate between which is which?

And I can see how U100 = 100 channels, but from there, the U-Verse math team fails.

Needs more X's in the name I guess.
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....where's my fiber?
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:04:50 · Reply to this
kaila

join:2000-10-11
Lincolnshire, IL
clubs:

Finally!!!

Hope installs go smoothly and quickly for all you guys ordering service. I live in the town next to Buffalo Grove which AT&T hasn't served DSL, so I'm a bit jealous.
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:14:59 · Reply to this

ztmike
1kwikgt
Premium
join:2001-08-02
·Comcast
·AT&T Midwest

Prices?

So whats the new prices on the internet side only?

*I feel that atat should give more upload speed for the faster download tiers..but that's just me..
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permalink · 2008-01-28 10:16:41 · Reply to this

tacoma
Bleeding Dodger Blue
Premium
join:2001-05-18
Riverside, CA

Re: Prices?

You can't get internet only with this Uverse setup. Bundles ONLY!

At least in my area.
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:35:37 · Reply to this

morbo
Complete Your Transaction

join:2002-01-22
00000
clubs:		 I've heard that if you order the bundle then cancel the tv portion you get to keep the internet side. no experience, but i think i've read it somewhere.
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:44:31 · Reply to this
ender7074

join:2006-11-21
Saint Louis, MO
·AT&T Southeast
·Charter Pipeline

Expensive.

They just launched Uverse here in St. Louis too. I looked into it. It was about ten bucks more than my cable TV and internet not to mention that the internet speed was slower on Uverse. I was really looking forward to this but its just more of the same... Had it been cheaper Charter would have been given the boot but sadly its not the case.
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:20:15 · Reply to this
bogey780

join:2004-03-19
Covington, LA

Re: Expensive.

Really? Around here Charter just lowered their prices but up till then their lowest speed tier cost as much as BellSouth's fastest. And their cost for basic TV wasn't exactly cheap either. Now their prices are closer to AT&Ts in this area.
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:40:07 · Reply to this

en102
Canadian, eh?

join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
·DSL EXTREME

 I agree that its expensive:

I have what's roughly equivalent to U300/Pro
Uverse = 109

I pay: $61.97 (including tax/fees) for DTV + $24.95 for DSL ($26.88 including tax/fees)
Total = 86.92 AFTER taxes

Ok - to be 'fair', I'll add in POTS/Uverse VoIP

Uverse = 139 for Pro + Voice + U300 (not including tax/fees)
My total = 61.97+24.95+$57 (all include tax/fees) = 143.92
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Canada = Hollywood North
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:56:10 · Reply to this
hogrunr

join:2005-10-21
Spring, TX

Re: Expensive.

that's not including the $10 bundle discount for Uverse either.
permalink · 2008-01-28 12:03:18 · Reply to this

en102
Canadian, eh?

join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
·DSL EXTREME

Re: Expensive.

The bundle _should_ take care of the fees/taxes

Also, there appears to be a discrepency between the pricing posted with the 10/1.5 and existing pricing

From uverse.att.com
The image posted above has higher prices for all the bundled tiers.

--
Canada = Hollywood North
permalink · 2008-01-28 12:12:39 · Print · Reply to this

pv8man999

@sbcglobal.net

Or.....

You can get fios 15/15 Mbit for 64 a month
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:22:59 · Reply to this
koolkid1563
Premium,MVM
join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs:

Re: Or.....

If you are in a VZ area that is...VZ and AT&T typically are not in the same market in direct competition. I wish, but it just isn't going to happen.
permalink · 2008-01-28 12:42:01 · Reply to this

dslwanter
Broadband blackhole no more
Premium
join:2002-12-16
Lowellville, OH
·Armstrong Zoom In..
·AT&T Midwest
·AT&T Yahoo
said by pv8man999 :

You can get fios 15/15 Mbit for 64 a month
But this isn't about fios, is it? Heading says U-verse. I'll take the 10mbps bundle any day.
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permalink · 2008-01-28 14:37:59 · Reply to this

BabyBear
Keep wise ...with Night-Owl

join:2007-01-11

Its U-niVersel!

Ah, I see U-verse is finally available(website says my town is Live). Still think since my address is plastered all over our box should get discounted service. Can you copyright an address yet?

While its nice to see another 'choice' looks like U-Verse still leaves a lot to be desired. Still have just under a year left with AT&T/DISH bundled discount deal to go, so probably just as well give time for them to work out all those kinks.
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:24:26 · Print · Reply to this

XBL2007

join:2001-01-03
Chicago, IL

What a joke!

Just gives us all fiber and stop with the games already.
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:25:13 · Reply to this

BabyBear
Keep wise ...with Night-Owl

join:2007-01-11

edit:
January 28th, @11:15AM

Huh?

U-Verse Line···cago.pdf
Chicago Area U-Verse Package Lineup
"Monthly $10 HD Technology Fee applies."

$10 just to have HD eh? Couldn't name it "HD Cost Recovery Fee"?

Come on ditch the f'ing fees already!

" I have an HD enabled TV, I want to purchase HD content $10/month
Each U-verse TV requires a receiver. How many receivers do you need? You get one TV receiver with a DVR and two additional receivers for no additional charge. You can get a fourth, fifth and sixth receiver for $5 each per month."

So 1 HD-TV in your house costs you $10 extra. Pfft.

Edit: To add total of 42 HD channels available, including locals and info channels.

Edit2: Attach PDF of Line-up for anyone wanting a quick peek.
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:46:53 · Print · Reply to this

RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL

Re: Huh?

Comcast does the same thing...
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Toolmaster of La Grange.
permalink · 2008-01-28 10:58:47 · Reply to this
dishrich

join:2006-05-12
Springfield, IL

Re: Huh?

Not to mention so do BOTH satellite providers...
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:45:47 · Reply to this

BabyBear
Keep wise ...with Night-Owl

join:2007-01-11

Re: Huh?

So if Comcast, Dish & DTV all jumped in a lake AT&T would too eh?
permalink · 2008-01-28 12:21:09 · Reply to this

en102
Canadian, eh?

join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA

Re: Huh?

You better believe it!

I Comcast and Time Warner charge $40/month for VoIP, AT&T isn't going to charge $30... they also charge $40!
--
Canada = Hollywood North
permalink · 2008-01-28 12:58:26 · Reply to this

CarlosRobertoXN

@ameritech.net		 did you say it was available in BI? I checked online and it says unavailable. I live right near 127th at Western and I thought we would get it
permalink · 2008-02-07 04:24:26 · Reply to this

NowVOIP
In the beginning there was POTS

join:2006-03-05
Round Lake, IL

Damn Uverse Website

It says it's not available for my phone number yet, but I have a VRAD just down the road. And when i look at channel line-up for my zip code, 60073. I get a line-up. Bah!
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:03:30 · Reply to this
hogrunr

join:2005-10-21
Spring, TX

Re: Damn Uverse Website

Well you know, that VRAD probably doesn't service your entire zip code.
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:36:58 · Reply to this

NowVOIP
In the beginning there was POTS

join:2006-03-05
Round Lake, IL

Re: Damn Uverse Website

Yeah, but it's only a block away.
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:39:11 · Reply to this
hogrunr

join:2005-10-21
Spring, TX

Re: Damn Uverse Website

Fiber doesn't use the shortest path, it uses a looped path to cover as many customers as possible. 1800-288-2020, ask for Uverse Customer service and it will put you through.
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:46:03 · Reply to this
hogrunr

join:2005-10-21
Spring, TX

Re: Damn Uverse Website

You are right about that. I live in Houston (Texas is allowed to tax on internet) and I only pay about 5 dollars in taxes and fees.
permalink · 2008-01-28 14:16:49 · Reply to this

Mr Anon

@comcast.net		 Don't bother calling the 800 number on the uverse site either. THey tell you demand is too heich and call back later.
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:42:45 · Reply to this

jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs:

my plan

i have the u200 with hd channels and the 6mbps down and my plan is 89 a month. so they raised prices.
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permalink · 2008-01-28 11:11:09 · Reply to this

NetColo

@johnatencio.com

Qwest DSL

Pricey, I get 6m Down and 1m up for $39 per month from Qwest.
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:25:35 · Reply to this
bshelly
Premium
join:2002-02-17
Schaumburg, IL
clubs:

Not available in Schaumburg???

I haven't seen any VRAD's around Roselle Road and Weathersfield Way or west of Roselle Rd. along Weathersfield Way, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. AT&T, WTH?
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:28:05 · Reply to this

scooby
Premium
join:2001-05-01
Schaumburg, IL
·AT&T Midwest

Re: Not available in Schaumburg???

There is a vrad in Schaumburg not far from barrington and golf. It does not appear to be live though. It has power but all known addresses in the area show not available.

Those that claim AT&T is "cherry picking" are definitely wrong. Nothing in the parts of Schaumburg I checked, Elgin, Algonquin, Lisle, or Naperville.
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permalink · 2008-01-28 13:32:21 · Reply to this
bshelly
Premium
join:2002-02-17
Schaumburg, IL
clubs:
·AT&T CallVantage

Re: Not available in Schaumburg???

Something I just thought of...

Schaumburg, Elgin and Naperville are served by WOW! Internet & Cable in addition to Comcast. So I wonder if that has anything to do with it. Maybe because WOW! was originally Americast, from Ameritech (now AT&T), perhaps AT&T is not allowed to offer a competing service for a set period of time and that time limit hasn't yet expired.

It's just a thought, not sure if that is the case though.
permalink · 2008-01-28 13:41:30 · Reply to this

insomniac
Oh Yeah
Premium
join:2002-09-22
Naperville, IL
clubs:
·AT&T Midwest

edit:
January 28th, @05:58PM

Re: Not available in Schaumburg???

said by bshelly See Profile :

Schaumburg, Elgin and Naperville are served by WOW! Internet & Cable in addition to Comcast. So I wonder if that has anything to do with it. Maybe because WOW! was originally Americast, from Ameritech (now AT&T), perhaps AT&T is not allowed to offer a competing service for a set period of time and that time limit hasn't yet expired.
Doubt it. There's a VRAD on the corner by my apartment in Naperville, but I can't get service (yet). I also can't get WOW where I live due to an old landlord exclusivity agreement; despite the fact that agreement is no longer enforceable, WOW isn't expanding right now.

I do know that the Naperville city council fought with AT&T back before the statewide franchise was signed, in a similar way that Geneva did but not quite to that extent. I'm inclined to think there's more than a non-compete clause at work here.
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permalink · 2008-01-28 17:57:19 · Print · Reply to this
GdotMikeL

join:2001-04-23
West Chicago, IL		 Schaumburg was one of the communities that banded together to keep ATT from building VRADs in their towns. So, its available in Hoffman Estates (Barrington and Golf is in Hoffman Estates), but, not in Schaumburg, Roselle, nor other places... yet.
permalink · 2008-01-28 14:10:12 · Reply to this
hogrunr

join:2005-10-21
Spring, TX

Re: Charter and raised prices

Except with Charter you pay ridiculous equipment fees...$10 for HD content is a standard price across all providers (dish and DirecTV you have to have an 18month-2yr contract to get HD)

They really raise the prices, technically they dropped the bundle discounts as of mid feb.
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:30:29 · Reply to this

morbo
Complete Your Transaction

join:2002-01-22
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clubs:
·Charter Pipeline
·AT&T Southwest

give me a reason to switch


besides hating Charter, what reason or reasons should I take into consideration when thinking about switching to U-Verse?

-combined bill! who cares.
-faster dsl speeds. plus+
-price. price isn't different enough from what I currently pay.
-risk. new service = i get to work out the bugs.

permalink · 2008-01-28 11:50:13 · Reply to this
battleop

join:2005-09-28
00000

Must have hired the Comcast Marketing Group.

U400: 300 channels, 49 premium channels

300+49=400?
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:53:20 · Reply to this

odreian615

join:2006-01-18
Chicago, IL

Re: Must have hired the Comcast Marketing Group.

The rest maybe filler channels like music
permalink · 2008-01-28 16:10:03 · Reply to this

MattE
Obama '08
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
·Corporate Colocation

U100 = Good Deal

The U100 package (depending on channels) looks like a good deal.

I pay $59 for Satellite TV and would pay $49.95/month for equivalent internet speeds. So their price point looks great. It's a subpar product to DirecTV and my internet provider, so $99 is a good place to start. I'm sure this is to entice customers while they fix the TV side of things, only to jack the pricing later.

I'm curious why the family package isn't any cheaper?

Also, does all the U talk have any one else thinking of German U-boats?
permalink · 2008-01-28 11:54:43 · Print · Reply to this
Joe12345678

join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL

Re: U100 = Good Deal

U200 has alot of sports channels. 4 espn + alts as well as NFL and big ten.

and they have a lot more HD channels then wow!.
permalink · 2008-01-28 16:18:01 · Reply to this
BF69

join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN

How much of Lake County?

I used to live up there. My dad still lives in Lindenhurst. I have an unlce in Wadsworth. I wonder if they are included.
permalink · 2008-01-28 12:05:25 · Reply to this

dslwanter
Broadband blackhole no more
Premium
join:2002-12-16
Lowellville, OH

Good

Good to see they're starting to offer a 10mbps. That would entice me to want it over current cable offerings.
permalink · 2008-01-28 12:07:26 · Reply to this

Mr Anon

@comcast.net

Crap Monkies

So I called and asked for customer serivce instead of orders and they say that it isn't avaliable. They gave me some guff about not all vrads working and that they have to have 3 months of testing data before they'll start selling it.

I know my phone goes into that closet and I know that the vrad has been there for a while, months.

So...CRAP!!! I'm bummed out, I'm going to go do some work now.
permalink · 2008-01-28 12:15:02 · Reply to this
BF69

join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN

Re: Crap Monkies

said by Mr Anon :

So I called and asked for customer serivce instead of orders and they say that it isn't avaliable. They gave me some guff about not all vrads working and that they have to have 3 months of testing data before they'll start selling it.

I know my phone goes into that closet and I know that the vrad has been there for a while, months.

So...CRAP!!! I'm bummed out, I'm going to go do some work now.
At least you should get it soon. Where I live I'll get it maybe in 20 years.
permalink · 2008-01-28 12:26:17 · Print · Reply to this

hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs:

Re: Crap Monkies

where i live i cant get dsl still (thanks at&t). I could forget about either or.
permalink · 2008-01-28 14:15:12 · Reply to this
Joe12345678

join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL

Re: Crap Monkies

Where are the local sub channels?
permalink · 2008-01-28 22:20:17 · Reply to this
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