[TriLUG] At&t's Uverse comments needed.

[James Jones]

Thanks John and Andy -- I figured as much. Wonder what will happen
when I call in with a problem and the script kiddies ask me to go to
Internet Explorer :-)

jcj

On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Andy Barnhart <arbarnhart at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just helped someone with Uverse last weekend. The install included a
> router, so you should be fine. It was a 192.168.etc.etc router...
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 7:10 PM, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> Many moons ago, my first high-speed internet connection  was
>> Bellsouth.net (DSL). Since I used Linux even back then - ( Red Hat -
>> before Fedora ), I was warned not to mention Linux when trying to get
>> bellsouth support on a internet problem.
>>
>> My connection with bellsouth.net didn't last a year. It ended with a
>> customer support person refusing to escalate my problem to the next
>> level. I was so frustrated with bellsouth support that I was willing
>> to return to dial-up.
>>
>> After a short period of dialup, I returned to High speed with
>> DirectDSL, then intrex.net when DirectDsl cease operation, and now --
>> with Time Warner Business class.
>>
>> It's cost reduction time. Doing away with TWBC, putting all my server
>> activity in a Amazon Instance, but internet connectivity is still need
>> at home.
>>
>> I have subscribed to AT&T's Uverse. Installation is next week.
>>
>> In preparation for that big day, I began reading some of AT&T's
>> material about Uverse. Now I am wondering if they haven't progressed
>> much above the days of my bellsouth.net DSL. Their pdf, "AT&T Internet
>> System Requirements ", gives requirements for windows 7, Vista, Xp,
>> and Mac --- no mention of requirements for RedHat, Fedora, Ubuntu,
>> etc. --- not  even recognition of Linux as a possible system!!
>>
>> Any Linux using Uverse internet ??? comments??
>>
>> I have subscribed to the internet/tv bundle. Comments on the tv bundle
>> will be a plus for me.
>>
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