So Im looking for an alternative to Comcast but dont really want satellite service, so that leaves U-verse. Seems pretty interesting and AT&T has a market announcement for Jacksonville on their website, but where is it available? What is the rollout timetable on this system?
I don't know, but I dont think it'll connect to the Skyway...
hehe, dont think this is a mass transit question. mannn, i got excited when I thought there was some news about our public transportation system.
Ah, but it could be "infrastructure" ...
Well, thats why I stuck it here... Fibre Optics may not be trains and buses, but its still infrastructure...... Hence "Transportation, Mass Transit & Infrastructure"..
any word on this system though?
I read it as transportation infrastructure...not infrastructure in general.
But fair enough. It doesn't say so explicitly.
I remember hearing the announcement several months ago, but have heard nothing since. Wonder if the media splash was premature?
It is available in some neighborhoods.
There is a lot of work to do to get it up and running.
I suggest visting: www.uverseusers.com (http://www.uverseusers.com)
There's also verizon's FIOS available in some parts of jax. I don't have either fios or uverse, but it's another option.
Well, if the Uverse service is as wonky as that website, I won't be getting it. After about 3 or 4 minutes of trying, the 'server reset the connection', and asked if I wanted to try again - uh no. I'm running Firefox, but that shouldn't matter.
Ive signed up for an email alert to let me know when UVerse is available in my area - Riverside. I really hope its soon, I h8 Comcast.
http://jacksonville.com/business/2009-01-26/story/att_launches_new_voip_services_in_jacksonville_through_u_verse (http://jacksonville.com/business/2009-01-26/story/att_launches_new_voip_services_in_jacksonville_through_u_verse)
QuoteAT&T announced today that it is launching new voice over internet protocol telephone services in the Jacksonville area for its U-verse cable television customers.
The company said Jacksonville is the first market in the Southeast to get the U-verse phone service, which integrates features of the cable television and telephone services together. The services include the ability to view call logs on your TV screen and to initiate telephone calls to stored numbers with a click of the TV remote control.
Anybody have this U-verse service yet?
No, im still anxiously waiting on u-verse availability in Riverside.
Can I ride on it?
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lol. I am fundamentally against COMCAST; however, my new apartment in Houston has only the devil so I went with the cable modem...very fast.
Well, AT&T U-Verse is available in Riverside. I just ordered it. It's not satellite and phone, its everything provided by a Fibre Optic line.
I currently pay Comcast 145.00 a month for one HD DVR, internet, and phone.
AT&T is selling me 200 channels, 100 of which are HD, HD service for 2 TV's, a "total home DVR" that allows me to watch my recorded programs on any TV in the house, I can set the DVR from my mobile phone or any computer, local and long distance with voicemail and a bunch of features, and 6.0mbps internet with a free wireless router..
They managed to cut my bill to 125.00 a month for the first year, after that it rises 10 dollars a month to come to 135.00 a month.
All that for 20 bucks less than Comcast, for more service.
And, for switching back to the phone company (again), they're giving me 225.00 cash in hand.
Recently drove down Mandarin and Scott Mill roads and spoke with ATT people working feverishly installing new lines. They confirmed it's the U-verse project and should be available in the next few months (he didn't know those particulars in any detail).
Getting HD TV with rabbit ears for free is great but the Ms. gets tired of getting up to adjust the antenna for each station (although it's a lot less of a problem than analog was) and would like a bit more programming. She is pushing for cable but I really haven't heard anything great about it's value or that of satellite. I think they are way overpriced especially when I can get most of the benefits for free with internet or HD over-the-air and appear to have lousy service. Not worth the aggravation. Not a fan of ATT either as usually more of the same but maybe if they want new business badly they will get their act together to get it. Will be nice to have four (ATT, Comacast, Direct, and Dish) competitors in the market and see if that changes the pricing and service structures.
U-verse is the best service I have had so far.. Started with the Satellite Dish.. every time a cloud came in the vicinity, out went the service.. So I yanked the Satellite Dish out and threw it in the trash. Comcast very briefly... Pricy for what it was... Then AT&T put in the U-verse service. It has not been perfect, but compared to the other two, IMO it is highly recommended.
Quote from: coredumped on December 10, 2008, 12:31:50 AM
There's also verizon's FIOS available in some parts of jax. I don't have either fios or uverse, but it's another option.
Wait a minute, Verizon FiOS is available in Jacksonville? A direct fiber optic internet connection with very high speed, reliability, and no caps? The modern internet solution they use in Japan, South Korea, etc vs this cheap old U-Verse thing AT&T is throwing at us (and probably charging us more for it!)?
What part of the city is this at? I want to move there!
Quote from: jacksonvilleconfidential on January 26, 2009, 02:26:18 PM
No, im still anxiously waiting on u-verse availability in Riverside.
I'm in Riverside and we've had U-verse for almost a year. In speaking with an At&t employee, for some reason U-verse was not available north of Park st. I know it doesn't make any damn sense.
We've liked it so far. Seems much more reliable than Comcast ever was. Its only gone out twice and all we had to do was reset the box. We especially like the pause a show in one room and finish it in another feature. Only problem is no local weather channel and after the introductory period the rates are just as expensive as the only other competition in town.
There is another service that allows users to watch live stations over their internet connection. I believe that it will have only local stations but apparently it will have HD and be a lot less than cable.
Quote from: jacksonvilleconfidential on December 11, 2008, 02:38:36 PM
Ive signed up for an email alert to let me know when UVerse is available in my area - Riverside. I really hope its soon, I h8 Comcast.
The problem with At&T UVerse is AT&T is putting huge boxes in our rights-of-way (sooo old technology) and uglifying the neighborhood. That's why I'm not going to choose it.
Cannot argue the point made in the above post.. however the reliability is there with U-verse. My understanding was that it is a fiber optic system up to the pole.. and then is hard cable throughout the home. It has had a few (not many) glitches. Overall I am happy with the service.
Quote from: Timkin on April 06, 2011, 12:46:04 PM
Cannot argue the point made in the above post.. however the reliability is there with U-verse. My understanding was that it is a fiber optic system up to the pole.. and then is hard cable throughout the home. It has had a few (not many) glitches. Overall I am happy with the service.
Why not demand that they provide it without littering our rights-of-way with big boxes? How many residents would welcome them in front of their houses?
Maybe they'll un-uglify the neighborhood as soon as JEA decided to bury some power lines.
I hear that!!!
I for one will be happy when they make their way to Downtown.
Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on April 06, 2011, 02:56:16 PM
Maybe they'll un-uglify the neighborhood as soon as JEA decided to bury some power lines.
I would wholeheartedly agree NRW... It would be fine with me ,if all Electrical went underground , as well as telephone, cable ,etc, However I am certain that it is an expensive task to accomplish.
Quote from: Timkin on April 06, 2011, 04:01:42 PM
Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on April 06, 2011, 02:56:16 PM
Maybe they'll un-uglify the neighborhood as soon as JEA decided to bury some power lines.
I would wholeheartedly agree NRW... It would be fine with me ,if all Electrical went underground , as well as telephone, cable ,etc, However I am certain that it is an expensive task to accomplish.
If JEA can get their heads together and realized that the COST OF REPAIRING DOWNED LINES during storms and hurricanes would outpace the cost of putting the underground electric lines, perhaps significantly reduce the overall downtimes.
-Josh
Quote from: wsansewjs on April 06, 2011, 04:28:54 PM
Quote from: Timkin on April 06, 2011, 04:01:42 PM
Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on April 06, 2011, 02:56:16 PM
Maybe they'll un-uglify the neighborhood as soon as JEA decided to bury some power lines.
I would wholeheartedly agree NRW... It would be fine with me ,if all Electrical went underground , as well as telephone, cable ,etc, However I am certain that it is an expensive task to accomplish.
If JEA can get their heads together and realized that the COST OF REPAIRING DOWNED LINES during storms and hurricanes would outpace the cost of putting the underground electric lines, perhaps significantly reduce the overall downtimes.
-Josh
But Josh.... if they did that, they might get caught sitting in their trucks on extended lunch hours ;)
Which brings up some other talking points from the site. If we were to un-consolidate, so-to-speak, and Corrigan had the power to legislate higher millage rates for that purpose - I think that most would be on board. But raising the tax base over such a broad area for individual projects? Never gonna happen.
I think it might be beneficial to De-consolidate.. turn the urban areas into their own little "towns" Sort of like the Orlando area... Orlando in itself is not a large town.. METRO Orlando is pretty sprawling now.
I have had U-Verse in Neptune Beach for a few months now. It is definitely cheaper than comcast, and the on-demand actually works. The only issue I have noticed is the HD picture doesn't seem as crisp as it did with comcast, but that could also be my tv being a few years old.
whats the differece from AT&T U-verse and verizon-fios in tampa we have bright house and verizon-fios
Quote from: yapp1850 on April 06, 2011, 08:28:40 PM
whats the differece from AT&T U-verse and verizon-fios in tampa we have bright house and verizon-fios
AT&T U-Verse delivers video to the home using fiber to a node or remote CO, and then uses VDSL (video over DSL) to complete the delivery inside the house using old fashioned copper pairs. When you use your remote to change channels, the box is actually telling the node to send a different video stream to your home. At the moment U-Verse only supports 3 "streams" of video at a time. If you have a 4 TV house and they all want to watch different channels, well, you are out of luck. If you DVR more than 3 at a time, then U-Verse is not for you. If you want all of your internet bandwidth available all the time, then U-Verse is not for you as it uses part of your internet bandwidth to support the video streams.
Verizon FIOS is fiber completely into the house. FIOS uses different frequencies of light to carry the video, voice and data streams directly into the home. Since the overall bandwidth of fiber currently exceeds coax (Comcast) and DSL (AT&T U-Verse) the capability of FIOS is more extensive. Like Comcast they can deliver all channels at all the time, so there is no technical limit to the number of TV's or DVR's you can use, (just what your budget can tolerate). Internet bandwidth is very high and is not impacted by your TV use. Technically it is considered superior because it has more long term uses and is more flexible in application. The downside is that if sign up for FIOS, Verizon will rip out your legacy copper so you can't go back. You have to show a need for an alarm phone line or something to be able to keep it.
i love fios since i switch from bright house i had for about a year now.