Comments on: AT&T UVERSE: A 2 Minute Review

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:41:46 +0000

What I learned about uverse is that they actually have two types of uverse. What they call the FTTP (fiber to the premises) and FTTN (fiber to the node). If your home was built recently and it is in an AT&T area it would most likely have FTTP which is a full fiber optic connection. If your home is older then it was most likely has FTTN which means that you receive a fiber optic connection up to the node that services your particular neighborhood or block. From the node to your home, your TV and internet signal would travel via there telephone lines. Granted, if you have uverse that is FTTN, AT&T gaurantees that the amount of telephone wire used is less than 3,500 (less than a mile) but when it comes to HD service that may make a difference. I, for example have uverse and it is the best HD service i have ever had but I’m pretty sure my home has FTTP. As far as the DVR is concerned, the whole thing about not being able to pause live TV in my other rooms kind of irked me but the HD quality (in my area) made up for it.

By: theaffordablewebguy

theaffordablewebguy — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:32:25 +0000

Really? I’m only using the internet element of the service but as compared to my years with Comcast, it’s been rock solid specific to uptime.

By: MikeZ4

MikeZ4 — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:08:38 +0000

I plan to discontinue my uverse service as soon as I return home, it is totally unreliable!

By: theaffordablewebguy

theaffordablewebguy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:08:27 +0000

Obviously I can’t comment on that–it’s an odd network issue. I can say however that as a former Comcast user, the UVERSE (and AT&T “traditional” DSL service before that) has been air-tight. When Comcast ruled my connection, I became an ace at resetting my router due to fairly regular interruptions.

By: rmoc

rmoc — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:46:13 +0000

We have wifi internet service from uverse. For the last week it’s been going down at about 6PM and staying down. I can access it all day long but at 6PM it dies. Could it be caused from overloading the system. Its been going on for about one week.

By: rskraba

rskraba — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:47:28 +0000

Very very poor installation service! About 6 weeks age we decided to get ATT uverse installed. We already had the basic phone line. Five Saturdays ago the field tech came for the installation. He said that the outside line was Not good enough for data transmission and did not install the inside system. Four Saturdays ago two another techs arrived and said basicly the same thing. Yet the outside line had not been installed. Two weeks ago the new outside line was installed but last weekend the tech still did not show up install the inside system. Four days ago the original tech showed up and installed the inside system which took 6 hours. He only finished it up with me helping him pull three cables in the attic and walls. Now cable TV and internet is working but the phone is not working. How do they do that? As usual, we the consumer are screwed again and again.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:32:06 +0000

We just installed U-Verse and will be getting rid of Comcast. We’re in the west Houston area. Like all changes there’s plus and minus to the change. Reliability and picture quality is big improvement. You might find this incredible but to get HD we watched the BCS championship game on our old antenna array in the attic after some emergency surgery. To think last month I was thinking about putting out the old dinosaur. See creative procrastination does pay.

We’re still learning the in and outs put the feature and channel selection are better. It just looks pretty. Haven’t gotten the router/wireless going yet, added that at the last minute. I’m not into tech for tech’s sake but somehow we’ve evolved a network with about a dozen devices. I guess we’ll be getting an internet capable refrigerator one of these days. I hope AT&T has not dumb the router down to much.
My biggest disappointment is the reduced DVR functionality that the secondary TV’s have. I have an HDTV in the bedroom, which is my prime viewing spot while my wife and dog use the Home Theater System. For some amazing reason she finds the Science Channel boring and would rather watch Desperate House Wives. Go figure.

Back to my problem, I want to have a pause and rewind function on that second HDTV. Has anyone come up with an answer for this? I don’t want to be locked into a TiVo subscription. I doubt if it would work the U-verse system anyway. I’d like some thing like a single point Moxi with about 20G’s. Just enough to hold an hour’s worth of show. One HDMI in and one HDMI out. My price point would be below $200. (Really, it’s more like $120 but there’s no hope of that.)

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:41:55 +0000

Does U-verse transmit 1080p quality?

By: james

james — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:26:45 +0000

I hade AT&T UVERSE installed 3 weeks ago and have not gotten AT&T tecs to fix the problem of freezing and pixing. I’m hoping someone out there mabye has had the same problem and can give me some pointers. I’t just frustrating trying or planning to watch a program with this problem. I have reported it at least 4 times, they has sent someone out 3 times. I complained to AT&T , and they show on record of my problems with the system and ofered me $15.00 credit for my troubles. I am still having the same problems and reported it to them again but everytime need a tec to come out they give you this 5 hour window . Verrrry frustration.

By: theaffordablewebguy

theaffordablewebguy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:01:34 +0000

I continue to be pleased with the internet speeds–and yes, the connections are consistent and it’s never gone down (knock on wood; are you listening Comcast?) I especially appreciate the decent upload speeds. While not quite like those found overseas, it’s fine 99% of the time. But my friend–the DVR will change your life! LOL I’d still prefer a TiVO but cash is cash and this is a cheaper scenario. Enjoy the DVR ride; I was an early-DVR-adopter and now consider it a built in part of my television bill. There is no going back.