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I just had ATT Uverse installed this past Saturday pretty quickly after the getting tired of TW with their standard "we will reboot your box" response to every problem. So far I like the newer equipment, TV interface and automatic WiFi I now have for my cell phone and other things. Checked out WOW and their equipment and TV interface just seemed as old as TW and less HD channels. Hated the fact that TW was the only choice available for me at previous apartments and places.
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WildmanDan
Victorian Village
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Posted 3 years ago # -
scottlitch
Southwest Hilltop, Columbus
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U-verse for me. I switched from TWC. I also have AT&T combined billing for my iPhone. It's nice to have one bill for all 4 services (home phone, cell phone, internet, tv). Their customer service is good and I've been eligible for multiple free trial upgrades and discounts.
Posted 3 years ago # -
vuch
grandview
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I've had TW for years and suddenly my promo time expires? I am NOT paying $150 a month for crap internet and nothing on TV just so I can watch Fox Soccer Channel. WOW doesn't offer FSC, but paying like half of what I am getting now with double the download speed is worth it. I am actually calling to cancel tomorrow! :)
Posted 3 years ago # -
columbusfoodie
West Side
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We had a really, really crappy experience w/ TWC (long story short, Tivo stopped working when they did a update to the software on the set-top boxes, we asked them to fix the problem, and then they told us they had no incentive to fix it since they wanted us to use their DVR instead of our Tivo - needless to say, we took our $120/mo. of services and went elsewhere for much less money, FWIW).
Now, we have AT&T DSL for internet and DirecTV for television. DSL, no complaints. DirecTV works MOST of the time, but when it's snowing or raining heavily, fuggedaboutit. So if and when U-Verse becomes available in our neighborhood, we're so there.
I'd go Hulu-only before I'd EVER go back to Time Warner.
Posted 3 years ago # -
pez
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srmtc00 wrote >>
Hey Y'all -
My partner and I are moving to Vic Village in a few weeks, and are currently investigating the best TV & Internet options in town. I know TWC offers service there, but the guy on the phone was totally rude and they don't offer the same level of service to customers who want to use a cable card instead of a clunky old box. Does anyone have any recommendations? It is essential that the internet service be super-fast and have a large bandwidth, as we run our business from a home office. Help me locals!
Your future neighbor,
ShannonAT&T doesn't support Cable Card and since they are IPTV-based, it's unlikely they will anytime in the near future.
Posted 3 years ago # -
noveltybuff
Newly, Columbus
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somertimeoh wrote >>
I wish AT&T would quit sending me direct mail advertising for their product when I can't actually order it. It's the worst kind of teasing :(Ditto! And on their site, it looks like my place is covered, but it's not really in their system. I want to send them this: http://bit.ly/aqBCVV
Posted 3 years ago # -
honavery
Arizona
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the cruise director wrote >>
I hated the way WOW's DVR worked too. We ended up switching back to TWC, but I just got my "promo expired" rate increase. Yikes. I negotiated it down by half, but I'm still not thrilled with the higher monthly bill. Like others, waiting... waiting... waiting for Uverse. Sadly, I'm afraid it'll never come down to German Village. So many wires already - where would they put theirs?I live in Schumacher place and was able to get it. It comes in over your phone lines, but there needs to be a Vrad box within 3000 feet of your house.(looks like an electric meter, mine is at Frankfort and Beech) You might want to check to see if you are close enough (and check your neighbors too, they had a typo for my address that wasn't fixed till I brought it up over the phone). TW was ok, but this equipment is newer and nicer, I get more channels that I want (mainly NFL network and NFL Redzone in the Fall), total home DVR (watch and schedule recordings from multiple TV's), and it was still cheaper than TW adding HBO. I think (maybe) the HD quality was a teency bit better on TW, but it's not really noticeable on most channels.
Edit: Used a tool to draw approx. 3000 foot radius from the Vrad box I use: http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.htm?clat=39.94732&clng=-82.985871&r=0.90&n=75&lc=FFFFFF&lw=1&fc=00FF00
Posted 3 years ago # -
Twixlen
The Weston District
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Another perk of Uverse... iPhone app! It hasn't been working correctly for me the past couple days, but when it has worked, it's fantastic.
You get the contents of your DVR + the guide, and the guide is searchable. Recordings can be scheduled or cancelled - I'm just waiting for someone to figure out how to get the contents of my DVR to stream over my phone.
THEN we'll have something.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Mister Shifter
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Mister Shifter
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Based on? Rumors, your assumption.... ?
Posted 3 years ago # -
Lakee911
Clintonville (South)
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honavery wrote >>
the cruise director wrote >>
I hated the way WOW's DVR worked too. We ended up switching back to TWC, but I just got my "promo expired" rate increase. Yikes. I negotiated it down by half, but I'm still not thrilled with the higher monthly bill. Like others, waiting... waiting... waiting for Uverse. Sadly, I'm afraid it'll never come down to German Village. So many wires already - where would they put theirs?I live in Schumacher place and was able to get it. It comes in over your phone lines, but there needs to be a Vrad box within 3000 feet of your house.(looks like an electric meter, mine is at Frankfort and Beech) You might want to check to see if you are close enough (and check your neighbors too, they had a typo for my address that wasn't fixed till I brought it up over the phone). TW was ok, but this equipment is newer and nicer, I get more channels that I want (mainly NFL network and NFL Redzone in the Fall), total home DVR (watch and schedule recordings from multiple TV's), and it was still cheaper than TW adding HBO. I think (maybe) the HD quality was a teency bit better on TW, but it's not really noticeable on most channels.
Edit: Used a tool to draw approx. 3000 foot radius from the Vrad box I use: http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.htm?clat=39.94732&clng=-82.985871&r=0.90&n=75&lc=FFFFFF&lw=1&fc=00FF00Oh ... those are the beige boxes that I've seen installed in the city? OMG, I would be so f'ing pissed if someone decided to plop one of those down in front of my house. They aren't bad looking (compared to some things), but still NIMFY (play on NIMBY...lol).
Now, are we talking this for DSL or for Uverse?
Thx.
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Lakee911
Clintonville (South)
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I have a VRAD device that is on my street and it's within 1,600ft of my house. It's to the East of me.
I know for a fact that telephone service to my area of my subdivision comes from the west and its in my backyard. (AT&T accidentally set their telephone pedstal on my property back in the day. I met with someone from their "outside plant" about moving it this past summer when I was building my garage.) In my area, the utilities are above ground, except for my telephone. It comes in underground underneith the road. There are not many pairs and it probably only serves a dozen houses or so, but where that originates, I have no idea.
So, just because you are within then 3,000ft radius doesn't necessarily mean that it's available to you. It really depends on how they lay the cable and where your service comes from.
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honavery
Arizona
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Lakee911 wrote >>
honavery wrote >>
the cruise director wrote >>
I hated the way WOW's DVR worked too. We ended up switching back to TWC, but I just got my "promo expired" rate increase. Yikes. I negotiated it down by half, but I'm still not thrilled with the higher monthly bill. Like others, waiting... waiting... waiting for Uverse. Sadly, I'm afraid it'll never come down to German Village. So many wires already - where would they put theirs?I live in Schumacher place and was able to get it. It comes in over your phone lines, but there needs to be a Vrad box within 3000 feet of your house.(looks like an electric meter, mine is at Frankfort and Beech) You might want to check to see if you are close enough (and check your neighbors too, they had a typo for my address that wasn't fixed till I brought it up over the phone). TW was ok, but this equipment is newer and nicer, I get more channels that I want (mainly NFL network and NFL Redzone in the Fall), total home DVR (watch and schedule recordings from multiple TV's), and it was still cheaper than TW adding HBO. I think (maybe) the HD quality was a teency bit better on TW, but it's not really noticeable on most channels.
Edit: Used a tool to draw approx. 3000 foot radius from the Vrad box I use: http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.htm?clat=39.94732&clng=-82.985871&r=0.90&n=75&lc=FFFFFF&lw=1&fc=00FF00Oh ... those are the beige boxes that I've seen installed in the city? OMG, I would be so f'ing pissed if someone decided to plop one of those down in front of my house. They aren't bad looking (compared to some things), but still NIMFY (play on NIMBY...lol).
Now, are we talking this for DSL or for Uverse?
Thx.I was talking about Uverse.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Baker
Merion Village
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I've certainly been trying but they're not making it easy for me. I'm renting in Italian Village for the moment but am closing on a house on Reinhard tomorrow near Parsons (Merion Village.) It says it's not available on their site but it's a glitch as the houses next to me, behind me, and across the street all have it. I'm about 1600 linear feet from the box that honavery mapped. Everyone that I've spoken too that works for AT&T have commented how inaccurate the site and they're supposed to be confirming it but so far we haven't heard back. It's very frustrating. I WANT their service but feel like they're making me jump through hoops to be able to transfer it from our current place.michaeltg wrote >>
Has anyone had any luck getting Uverse in German Village? I would love to get off of TWC and I don't like WOW at all.Posted 2 years ago #
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