Comments on: Detailed Overview of AT&T U-Verse Total Home DVR http://www.defefx.com/att-u-verse-total-home-dvr/ Technology Reviews and Perspectives Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RON http://www.defefx.com/att-u-verse-total-home-dvr/#comment-1115 RON Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:14:33 +0000 http://www.defefx.com/?p=380#comment-1115 When Uverse became available in my area, I knew I wanted to have it installed at our house. I had done some research on it before and found it to be very interesting- the ability to run high speed digital services on fiber to the fiber hub and then onto conditioned copper cable to the prem was unheard of years ago. AT@T inside installer was at house at appointed time as was the Bellsouth outside installer who brought the digital signal to the side of the house and made sure the signal was within limits. I helped the AT@T guy run the coax cables thru the attic because I did not want unsightly cables in house- We have 2 TV's in house- I got the Uverse 300 with 12 Mbps internet(the 12 Mbps is free for six months) but did not put the landline phone on Uverse-I left it on copper due to various reasons-I may have that changed in the future. To sum it all up, we love the Uverse system and have had no problems with it. The AT@T installer was very prompt and knowledgeable-in addition, I am on a 6 month special deal so before the 6 months is up I will call back to see what specials are available-this is great since there are no yearly contracts involved as there was on my satelite system. I recommend trying this technology if available in your area- the ability to record movies and watch when we want to is great-I have found no subscribers who did not like the system so far. When Uverse became available in my area, I knew I wanted to have it installed at our house. I had done some research on it before and found it to be very interesting- the ability to run high speed digital services on fiber to the fiber hub and then onto conditioned copper cable to the prem was unheard of years ago.
AT@T inside installer was at house at appointed time as was the Bellsouth outside installer who brought the digital signal to the side of the house and made sure the signal was within limits. I helped the AT@T guy run the coax cables thru the attic because I did not want unsightly cables in house-
We have 2 TV’s in house- I got the Uverse 300 with 12 Mbps internet(the 12 Mbps is free for six months) but did not put the landline phone on Uverse-I left it on copper due to various reasons-I may have that changed in the future.
To sum it all up, we love the Uverse system and have had no problems with it. The AT@T installer was very prompt and knowledgeable-in addition, I am on a 6 month special deal so before the 6 months is up I will call back to see what specials are available-this is great since there are no yearly contracts involved as there was on my satelite system. I recommend trying this technology if available in your area- the ability to record movies and watch when we want to is great-I have found no subscribers who did not like the system so far.

]]> By: Harry http://www.defefx.com/att-u-verse-total-home-dvr/#comment-907 Harry Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:08:57 +0000 http://www.defefx.com/?p=380#comment-907 TO GET THE FEEs. AT&T is about maximizing fees. I guess that's the idea, sometimes they just anger customers. Comcast is the same. On the cell side T-mobile has better pricing but not quite the coverage from what I see. TO GET THE FEEs. AT&T is about maximizing fees. I guess that’s the idea, sometimes they just anger customers. Comcast is the same. On the cell side T-mobile has better pricing but not quite the coverage from what I see.

]]> By: Phil http://www.defefx.com/att-u-verse-total-home-dvr/#comment-896 Phil Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:48:11 +0000 http://www.defefx.com/?p=380#comment-896 AT&T has done an acceptable job of making U-verse look like an ordinary digital cable TV service. But it could do so much more! The U-verse link to your house is VDSL2; think "DSL on steroids". Everything - video, voice (handled as VoIP) and of course computer Internet traffic travels as IP packets over Ethernet. The set top box/DVR is merely a Microsoft Media PC with special software. That means any ordinary PC, desktop or laptop, with an Ethernet or WiFi connection and the right software could act as a U-verse TV -- no "set top box" required! Why doesn't AT&T want to get the most out of U-verse? Why are they determined to cripple it so it's no better than ordinary cable? AT&T has done an acceptable job of making U-verse look like an ordinary digital cable TV service. But it could do so much more!

The U-verse link to your house is VDSL2; think “DSL on steroids”. Everything – video, voice (handled as VoIP) and of course computer Internet traffic travels as IP packets over Ethernet. The set top box/DVR is merely a Microsoft Media PC with special software.

That means any ordinary PC, desktop or laptop, with an Ethernet or WiFi connection and the right software could act as a U-verse TV — no “set top box” required!

Why doesn’t AT&T want to get the most out of U-verse? Why are they determined to cripple it so it’s no better than ordinary cable?

]]> By: jane webb http://www.defefx.com/att-u-verse-total-home-dvr/#comment-796 jane webb Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:48:20 +0000 http://www.defefx.com/?p=380#comment-796 I have not quite had my u-verse service for a week yet and am now going on my third dvr box. I don't what it is like yet to experience u-verse on my new Vizio flat screen. So far I'm not impressed however, I can't complain about prompt service from the tech end of things I have not quite had my u-verse service for a week yet and am now going on my third dvr box. I don’t what it is like yet to experience u-verse on my new Vizio flat screen. So far I’m not impressed however, I can’t complain about prompt service from the tech end of things

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