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

[Chris Merrill]

On 4/14/2013 8:33 PM, James Jones wrote:
> Are you running Uverse - business class? My subscription is for the
> residential service.

No -- 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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