What company has best cable tv deals right now?
05-23-2008, 10:46 AM
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Yes that is true. You only can be watching one TV at a time on a HD channel. This is only when watching HD. But this year they suppose to be adding another and also a new Box.
05-23-2008, 11:47 PM
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Thats the price for as many months as you subscribe i think. Its all pretty confusing. Even though the u-verse sounds like a good deal, Im a little weary of the internet technology they use. They put a box in your neighborhood or somewhere close by and you have a wireless router in your home that connects to it. So everyone in the vicinity shares the same modem, or thats the way I understand it. Is that right JankesGTO?
05-24-2008, 12:15 AM
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No, thats now how Uverse works lol.
They put a box in your neighborhood, that has fiber connected to it. From that box to your house is copper, but you get the bandwidth you pay for. My 6MB down/384KB up connection tests that every time. The installer said there was 60MB available at the house, and that each TV uses 3, HD uses more than 3 (do not recall the number), and your Internet uses some. There is still plenty of overhead.
The package does include a wireless router, but that is for your local area network, not connecting to be "box".
Also, they use IPTV, which only streams what you are watching, not sending all the channels. Therefore they have an edge on what they can provide. A 10MB Internet connection is available now, and as fast as 30MB is coming from Uverse.
They put a box in your neighborhood, that has fiber connected to it. From that box to your house is copper, but you get the bandwidth you pay for. My 6MB down/384KB up connection tests that every time. The installer said there was 60MB available at the house, and that each TV uses 3, HD uses more than 3 (do not recall the number), and your Internet uses some. There is still plenty of overhead.
The package does include a wireless router, but that is for your local area network, not connecting to be "box".
Also, they use IPTV, which only streams what you are watching, not sending all the channels. Therefore they have an edge on what they can provide. A 10MB Internet connection is available now, and as fast as 30MB is coming from Uverse.
05-24-2008, 01:03 PM
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No, thats now how Uverse works lol.
They put a box in your neighborhood, that has fiber connected to it. From that box to your house is copper, but you get the bandwidth you pay for. My 6MB down/384KB up connection tests that every time. The installer said there was 60MB available at the house, and that each TV uses 3, HD uses more than 3 (do not recall the number), and your Internet uses some. There is still plenty of overhead.
The package does include a wireless router, but that is for your local area network, not connecting to be "box".
Also, they use IPTV, which only streams what you are watching, not sending all the channels. Therefore they have an edge on what they can provide. A 10MB Internet connection is available now, and as fast as 30MB is coming from Uverse.
They put a box in your neighborhood, that has fiber connected to it. From that box to your house is copper, but you get the bandwidth you pay for. My 6MB down/384KB up connection tests that every time. The installer said there was 60MB available at the house, and that each TV uses 3, HD uses more than 3 (do not recall the number), and your Internet uses some. There is still plenty of overhead.
The package does include a wireless router, but that is for your local area network, not connecting to be "box".
Also, they use IPTV, which only streams what you are watching, not sending all the channels. Therefore they have an edge on what they can provide. A 10MB Internet connection is available now, and as fast as 30MB is coming from Uverse.
05-24-2008, 02:02 PM
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I would recommend getting cable. Me and my sister both have had satellite and everytime a cloud parks over my or her house, we won't have a connection. If its raining be prepared to read a book or something because your not going to have signal. I also know several other people who say's the same thing. I was so mad the night I ordered a fight (iceman vs. rampage) and the storm knocked the signal out. I recently switched to charter and love it.
05-24-2008, 04:21 PM
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I would recommend getting cable. Me and my sister both have had satellite and everytime a cloud parks over my or her house, we won't have a connection. If its raining be prepared to read a book or something because your not going to have signal. I also know several other people who say's the same thing. I was so mad the night I ordered a fight (iceman vs. rampage) and the storm knocked the signal out. I recently switched to charter and love it.
05-24-2008, 05:31 PM
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No, thats now how Uverse works lol.
They put a box in your neighborhood, that has fiber connected to it. From that box to your house is copper, but you get the bandwidth you pay for. My 6MB down/384KB up connection tests that every time. The installer said there was 60MB available at the house, and that each TV uses 3, HD uses more than 3 (do not recall the number), and your Internet uses some. There is still plenty of overhead.
The package does include a wireless router, but that is for your local area network, not connecting to be "box".
Also, they use IPTV, which only streams what you are watching, not sending all the channels. Therefore they have an edge on what they can provide. A 10MB Internet connection is available now, and as fast as 30MB is coming from Uverse.
They put a box in your neighborhood, that has fiber connected to it. From that box to your house is copper, but you get the bandwidth you pay for. My 6MB down/384KB up connection tests that every time. The installer said there was 60MB available at the house, and that each TV uses 3, HD uses more than 3 (do not recall the number), and your Internet uses some. There is still plenty of overhead.
The package does include a wireless router, but that is for your local area network, not connecting to be "box".
Also, they use IPTV, which only streams what you are watching, not sending all the channels. Therefore they have an edge on what they can provide. A 10MB Internet connection is available now, and as fast as 30MB is coming from Uverse.
Wow someone that does there homework.... We DO do fiber all the way to the home like verizon fios but its limited areas and we are capped so that it really doesnt matter if its fiber all the way or not.
05-24-2008, 05:57 PM
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Time Warner vs. AT&T U-verse
Timer Warner sends all your channels to you at once, much slower channel changing
AT&T U-verse only send the Channel that you are watching, free's up bandwith and instant channel changing.
Time Warner - charges for DVR service, & box(s)
A&T U-verse - does not charge for DVR service or box(s) up to two
Time Warner - DVR programing online -- NO
AT&T U-verse - DVR programing online & cellphone. Anywhere you have internet connection you can schedule what you want to record.
Time Warner - On screen Mini Guide very limited.
AT&T U-verse - On screen Mini Guide shows a picture and picture of the channel you are previewing, the minutes remaining, the discription of what is showing, and what will be showing next on that channel.
Time Warner - Do a search of TV, or Movies coming up - NO
AT&T U-verse - Search for future, or Movies coming up - Yes. Such as if you wanted to know when the times and dates all movies that for example "Angelina Jolie" will be play you can. Or your FAV TV show will be playing.
Plus a lot more. I went from Time Warner to AT&T U-verse and I could not be happier. There is so much more that AT&T U-verse offers and will offer compared to Time Warner.
And another bonus AT&T U-verse if the only one that offers true VOIP TV
Timer Warner sends all your channels to you at once, much slower channel changing
AT&T U-verse only send the Channel that you are watching, free's up bandwith and instant channel changing.
Time Warner - charges for DVR service, & box(s)
A&T U-verse - does not charge for DVR service or box(s) up to two
Time Warner - DVR programing online -- NO
AT&T U-verse - DVR programing online & cellphone. Anywhere you have internet connection you can schedule what you want to record.
Time Warner - On screen Mini Guide very limited.
AT&T U-verse - On screen Mini Guide shows a picture and picture of the channel you are previewing, the minutes remaining, the discription of what is showing, and what will be showing next on that channel.
Time Warner - Do a search of TV, or Movies coming up - NO
AT&T U-verse - Search for future, or Movies coming up - Yes. Such as if you wanted to know when the times and dates all movies that for example "Angelina Jolie" will be play you can. Or your FAV TV show will be playing.
Plus a lot more. I went from Time Warner to AT&T U-verse and I could not be happier. There is so much more that AT&T U-verse offers and will offer compared to Time Warner.
And another bonus AT&T U-verse if the only one that offers true VOIP TV
05-24-2008, 10:12 PM
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is it possible to get the Uverse and have only the internet connection and TV?
i dont want a home phone line cause i will never use it
Also is u verse available in 77459 ?
i dont want a home phone line cause i will never use it
Also is u verse available in 77459 ?
