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

[Ron Kelley]

I would be interested in your experience with Uverse.  I live in Apex, and evidently we have it available in our neighborhood.  Just wondering how Uverse compares to Time Warner...

Thanks,



On Apr 14, 2013, at 8:01 PM, James Jones wrote:

> 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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