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

[James Jones]

Chris,

Are you running Uverse - business class? My subscription is for the
residential service.

jcj

On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 8:30 PM, Chris Merrill <chris at webperformance.com> wrote:
> FWIW, I run my server at home using UVerse.  Mail, web and media server.
> No problems thus far...though IIRC, I did need to call tech support and
> escalate to a higher level to get them to turn off blocking on port 25.
>
> Otherwise, everything is fine. Outgoing speed is higher than we could
> get on our TWC/BC connection at work...that we pay 4x as much for.
> :>
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> On 4/14/2013 7:10 PM, James Jones 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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