[TriLUG] Switch from Spectrum Internet to AT&T Fiber

Thu Sep 22 21:59:39 EDT 2022

AT&T fiber is the bees' knees, and it's not an introductory rate.  That
doesn't mean they won't ever change it, but it doesn't go up annually like
Spectrum.

HOWEVER, the $55 price you quoted does NOT include the BS $10 equipment fee
and possibly a few others (I think) so make sure you know that ahead of
time.

It will probably be closer to $70.

The 300/300 is a great service and is sufficient for most folks, and only
the upstream bandwidth is shared with others on your PON splitter via TDMA,
the downstream uses WDMA so each person has their own wavelength, and you
get a full 300 all the time, basically.

Finally, look closely at the fiber jack; it may connect to the bottom
instead of the front, so you won't have to worry about your couch.
_________________________________
Wesley S. Garrison
Network Engineer
Xitech Communications, Inc.
phone:  (919) 260-0803
fax:       (919) 932-5051
__________________________________
"Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from email."

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 7:39 PM Mike Viscount via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> I also switched and have been very happy with the AT&T service.  I'm doing
> the Gb fiber, had it installed, switched everything over to using it, all
> was good so then cancelled my Spectrum a week or two later.  I highly
> recommend going that route just in case there's an issue with any part of
> the AT&T install.  I've only had one service issue in the over a year that
> I've had it and that was when a tree limb fell in a storm and took out the
> line ... yep, lines on the poles in my old neighborhood.  Other than that
> it's been rock solid and I can't believe that I put up with Spectrum for so
> long!  My Spectrum internet was mostly stable but my AT&T fiber has been
> better.  As far as pricing - mine has not gone up ... coming up on 2 years
> now.
>
> Mike
>
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 1:40 PM David Both via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
>
> > I switched to AT&T from Spectrum a couple years ago about a year after
> > they first came into my neighborhood. I had been having problems with
> > Spectrum's routers as they kept failing and my bandwidth took a nosedive
> > when the neighborhood kids got home from school and they started gaming
> > and later when they started streaming TV shows and music.
> >
> > After one 2-day outage I got fed up. But I had problems with AT&T in the
> > past so was unsure about making that switch.
> >
> > I am glad I did make the switch to AT&T fiber. I had only one outage
> > for 10 minutes since I switched and that was fixed by rebooting the ONT
> > and the router.
> >
> > I had the tech -- who was very knowledgeable but YMMV -- put the ATT
> > router into pass-through mode and I use my own internal router. He also
> > turned off port blocking since I do have email and web servers I run in
> > my home. I also know how to access the ATT modem to make changes which
> > is pretty simple actually.
> >
> > I have been much happier with ATT fiber than I ever was with Spectrum
> > and am glad I switched.
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> >
> >
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> > On Thu, 22 Sep 2022, Shannon Mecklenburg via TriLUG wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:11:55
> > > From: Shannon Mecklenburg via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> > > Reply-To: Shannon Mecklenburg <shannonm at mecklenburg.cc>,
> > >     Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org>
> > > To: trilug at trilug.org
> > > Subject: [TriLUG] Switch from Spectrum Internet to AT&T Fiber
> > >
> > > I want advice about switching from Spectrum Internet to AT&T Fiber.
> AT&T
> > > brought fiber into all of the units in my apartment complex about 3
> years
> > > ago. Before, the only option was Spectrum for Internet if you wanted
> high
> > > speed Internet as AT&T only was doing voice. My Spectrum Internet (I do
> > not
> > > have TV) service month is up on 9/28. I've never switched between
> network
> > > vendors before, and I didn't want to go with AT&T when they first
> > installed
> > > as there was a 2-year contract. It appears that the service no longer
> > > requires a contract. I see that I can get the 300 Mb fiber package for
> > $55
> > > which is less than the $75 and would give me synchronous speeds for
> > uploads
> > > which I would like for cloud backups. I know the $55 is an introductory
> > > rate. What will the rate go up to once the promotion is over? I do not
> > plan
> > > to run any servers from my house, so I don't care that the AT&T
> equipment
> > > won't allow port forwarding.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have had really stable service with Spectrum over the past 4 years
> with
> > > only a small handful of outages and most were only for a few minutes.
> So
> > it
> > > makes me nervous about leaving something stable for something unknown,
> > but
> > > since the fiber in the community is new and people have been using it
> for
> > > several years, I'm hoping all of the kinks are worked out. One negative
> > is
> > > that AT&T placed the fiber jack behind my couch, and I would have to
> keep
> > > the couch away from the wall since fiber doesn't like to be bent like
> > cat 5
> > > cable.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > What is the recommended path to make the switch? Do I first bring in
> AT&T
> > > and get that running, and then do I call Spectrum to cancel? Do they
> > require
> > > advance notice or will they terminate on the same day that you call?
> So I
> > > wait until maybe 10/15, get AT&T, and then cancel the Spectrum on
> 10/28?
> > > Should I allow more time in case there is problems with the fiber? I
> just
> > > don't want to pay for two services for too long. AT&T is also throwing
> > in a
> > > gift card ($250 I think), so I guess that will offset paying for two
> > > services.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
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