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

Thu Sep 29 15:44:45 EDT 2022

On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 3:41 PM Stef Yoder via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> I got AT&T Fiber about 2 months ago, the 300. My bill with the auto pay
> discount is $55 plus tax for $55.25 total. No equipment rental tacked on.
> So far I like it, but keeping Spectrum as a backup for now at the lowest
> tier they offer. I have a router, Synology RT2600, that supports auto fail
> over and loathe the drive into the office so much I'm willing to pay the
> extra for now.  I setup the IP pass thru mode on their router by using the
> web interface that's on it vs the phone app.
>
      I am jealous: neither AT&T or Google wants to provide fibre
where I live, so I am stuck with Spectrum

> Stephanie
>
> On Sun, Sep 25, 2022, 3:23 PM Hrivnak, Michael via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
>
> > I have AT&T fiber in Raleigh. It started as 300/300, but they upgraded it
> > at some point to 500/500 with no price increase. My bill says it's the
> > "Internet 500 (Fiber 500)" plan.
> >
> > Here's what I pay monthly:
> > - $45 for service ($20 off for 12 months (Expires Jan 21, 2023))
> > - $10 for equipment
> > - $0.73 in taxes
> >
> > Total: $55.73
> >
> > Once a year I have to call to keep the promotional rate. I remind them that
> > if I'm going to pay >$70/month, I'll just switch to Google Fiber, which has
> > twice the speed of my current service and is a few bucks cheaper than
> > AT&T's full price.
> >
> > I've had service for a few years, and I don't think we've had an outage.
> >
> > For a transition, I'd call Spectrum and confirm that you can cancel at any
> > time. Then get the AT&T service ordered, installed and working before
> > calling back to cancel with Spectrum. In case there are any surprises
> > installing the new service, you don't want to be stuck without any service!
> >
> > As Wes mentioned, the fiber wall connector they installed in my house has
> > the fiber line coming out of the bottom, so there would be no issue with
> > furniture in front of it.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 1:12 PM Esther L via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > One feature about the gift card from AT&T: To use it at a gas station,
> > you
> > > probably have to go inside the store, and not use pay-at-the-pump. There
> > > will be some restrictions on where you can use that card - just be aware
> > > you have to read the tiny tiny print.
> > >
> > > Esther Lumsdon
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 12:22 PM Shannon Mecklenburg via TriLUG <
> > > trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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.
> > > > 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.  [.....]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > ----
> > > Esther L, estherlist at gmail.com
> > > "It happens that creeping requirements tend to contain more bugs than
> > > original requirements. Testing defect removal efficiency is also lower
> > > against creeping requirements." Capers Jones
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