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U-Verse Hitting Jacksonville This Week?
Florida competition heats up between Comcast, Verizon & AT&T
by Karl Bode Monday 25-Aug-2008 tags: competition · business · bandwidth · cable · AT&T U-Verse
In line with forum rumors from last fall, a Comcast insider tells me that AT&T should be announcing the launch of U-Verse in the Jacksonville market sometime this week. Comcast has a vested interest in keeping an eye on U-Verse launches, as they plan to aim pre-certification 50Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 at markets in Florida that see FiOS competition (Sarasota remains in testing phase), and their 16Mbps "Blast!" tier at markets where 10Mbps U-Verse has launched. Comcast has also created an internal bounty program for spotting U-Verse launches where customers are paid $100 for spotting early U-Verse launch markets.

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AVonGauss
Premium
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL

No Blast! Yet...

For what its worth, U-verse has been available in areas from Miami to Palm Beach (South Florida) for almost a month now, but still no sign of Blast. I'm hoping that it's still in the works or they are not bothering because this area is already in the DocSIS 3.0 rollout process...

Boricua65
Premium
join:2002-01-26
Sacto Sh*tty

Competitiveness

Hopefully this will spur some healthy competition since there will now be three players in that area. I don't think prices will drop (and if it does, not that significant), but I do expect some good incentives.
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Yo te digo, el mundo esta jodido

CUBS_FAN
Next Year Again..

join:2005-04-28
Chicago, IL
kudos:1

Chicago Next ?( In a dream)

I'll be happy when I see a due date aroung the area of Chicago North Lincolnwood.
Madtown
Premium
join:2008-04-26
Madera, CA

Madera

Madera from what I've heard from another member on here, suppose to get U-Verse, so hopefully by the end of this year it will be available.
MrJames

join:2003-05-19
Jacksonville, FL

Competition

I live in an old neighborhood so I doubt I'll be able to get U-Verse. All I can get from them now is 56K but if it forces Comcast to bump up my speed package to Blast then I'll take it.

Ima

join:2003-10-23
Little Rock, AR

Re: Competition

Little Rock, AR needs to happen already. Comcast is killing me
Chosen1

join:2001-08-05
Orange Park, FL
Living in an old neighborhood actually helps your chances. The newer technologies (i.e. FITL) don't have a deployed U-verse solution yet. Copper facilities (read: old) are the first ones being targetted.

-Chosen1
El Gaupo
Premium
join:2006-07-15
Buckhorn, NM

Re: Competition

Doesnt matter how you are feed you still get a vrad
Chosen1

join:2001-08-05
Orange Park, FL

Re: Competition

The VRAD delivers the last mile to you via copper. If you have FITL, no U-verse for you at the moment. I was specifically talking about the F2.

-Chosen1

hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
kudos:1

the big question

Who will be on top and who will lose. thats the question.
EPS

join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA

Re: the big question

There doesn't need to be a winner or a loser- in most markets there's enough customers that both the telco and the cableco can both make money, and having more players in the market than one means at least one or two of the benefits of competition can float down to the end-user.

Max Douggan

@comcast.net

Time to switch

About time to dump COMCAST cuss my promotion is over and comcast is raping me on my TRIPLE PLAY....New Service,new promotion, new Savings ..

and i get 10mb down? vs my 8 now? ....NICE

diablosndwch

@optonline.net

big deal...

Let us know when something spectacular happens.. when they charge $40-60 for 50 megabits.. until then... if you want to see friendly competition....

»www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB5sWGuP5ww

Rumney

@bellsouth.com

at&t offers

Nobody talking about the 6mb offer from at&t for $35 without a contract, plus complimentary Wi-Fi access at over 17,000 hot spots. What kind of Wi-Fi can I get from Comcrap when I'm out and about?

Rumney

@bellsouth.com
Sorry forgot to post the link. Here it is »www.att.com/gen/general?pid=6431

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