On 2/24/11 12:05 , Joe from Kokomo wrote:
On 02/23/2011 10:43 PM, wrote:
On Feb 23, 12:20 pm, wrote:
The guy at the AT&T store said if I get on AT&T U-Verse, I can
watch
live Ireland and Scotland TV, if I have an HDTV set.I will buy
an HDTV
set in about a month or two.He said they can set up the
installatiion
(AT&T U-Verse) for me on March 2nd.Can't do it on that date,
doggy has a
dental apointment at Animal Medical Center on March 2nd, my
little couch
buddy doggy comes First!
I will be at that store again this afternoon, I will let them
set it up
for a later date.There is a wireless ATRIX keyboard and some
other ATRIX
accessories available too.I am interested in that wireless ATRIX
keyboard.Metinks I Likes that.
I am going to find out if I can keep my AT&T land line, so I can
also
keep on using WebTV.Y'all would be Supprised how handy WebTV
is/can be.
cuhulin
Amen. Long live WebTV .
On 2/24/2011 8:34 AM, dave wrote:
I would recommend against U-verse. Get DSL and Netflix and an antenna
for WBLT (hold the mayo). How far are you from the nearest AT&T node?
Everyone is entitled to their opinion...and mine is go FOR Uverse.
We've had it for a couple of years, works fine, lasts a long time.
It was cheaper than the previous service we had, you can have FOUR
TV programs simultaneously (3 record, one watching, 4 watching, any
combination of 4 you want), can set up record from any TV, can play
back from any TV. If you so desire, you have your voice, DSL and 4
video channels -simultaneously- on -one- copper pair.
Bottom line: we have been very well pleased with Uverse, technically
and economically. Why do you recommend against it?
Top of the list, overcompression on HD video. Lots of artifacts.
There's only so much you can slam through a copper pair.
Compared to OTA HD, which is the closest to HD you'll get, the
differences are dramatic.
During periods of very heavy usage, where there are peak numbers
of users on a radius, such as during a SuperBowl broadcast in a city
neighborhood, pixelation, stutters, and dropouts are common.
At my late G/F's place in Oak Park, during the American Idol
finals, she went back to an antenna because U-Verse was not able to
provide a reliable picture.
Internet uploads are capped on U-Verse at 384k. Have you ever
tried to upload 8GB of pictures at 384K?
There are better options to U-Verse. Not in all locations, of
course, but in populated areas, for the same money, you can get much
more performance with fewer headaches.