Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:07 pm
Unless you're using a Mac....Joe Ott wrote:computers stink...
The Observation Deck
Neighbors Celebrating Free Speech and Intellectual Diversity While Speaking Over The Digital Fence
https://deck.lakewoodobserver.com/
Ahead at Lightspeed
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:42 am
Agreed! Macs rule! There are rumors that AT&T Uverse will play nice with Apple TV: http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/atan ... v-in-2008/David Lay wrote:
Unless you're using a Mac....
The Uverse people stopped by my house yesterday to pitch the new system. Looks like Wyandotte is good-to-go for installation. They are coming back to install on Tuesday.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:11 pm
Not available at my address as yet.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:19 pm
Hmmm ... I just switched after many years from At&t (old SBC) to COX. As far as internet speeds, cable still beats it.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:30 am
Some posters have made reference to an unseen agreement between Fairview Park and AT&T officials requiring AT&T to install the unsightly VRAD boxes underground there.
Yesterday I spoke with a representative of AT&T, who confirmed this is not the case: Fairview Park will not have underground boxes.
The news doesn't diminish my distaste for the equipment around Lakewood but it should, at least, clear up the misconception that we were left in a worse position than other nearby communities.
Kevin Butler
City Council, Ward 1
Yesterday I spoke with a representative of AT&T, who confirmed this is not the case: Fairview Park will not have underground boxes.
The news doesn't diminish my distaste for the equipment around Lakewood but it should, at least, clear up the misconception that we were left in a worse position than other nearby communities.
Kevin Butler
City Council, Ward 1
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:52 pm
Has anyone had this installed yet?
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:49 pm
I just dumped AT & T and went with Cox Cable for interenet and phone service.. ( I have Direct TV for television) My internet speed is definitley faster with Cox. If some one has this new service from A T & T then please let me know what the upload and down load speeds are... Thanks
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:25 pm
We've had it for over a week and we like it.
We recently purchased an HDTV and getting HD service thru Dish Network would have required a 2nd dish hanging off of our house and Cox was A LOT more expensive.
The installation was interesting -- U-Verse can run off of CAT-5 Ethernet cable or traditional coax cable. CAT-5 is the preferred option. Insist on having them pull new CAT-5 cabling for you rather than using the existing coax.
The picture quality is better than Dish and better than Cox, there's even a way to remotely program my DVR thru a web portal - cool. The Internet speed seems a bit faster, I'm sure it's not as fast as cable though.
Overall, we're happy with it.
We recently purchased an HDTV and getting HD service thru Dish Network would have required a 2nd dish hanging off of our house and Cox was A LOT more expensive.
The installation was interesting -- U-Verse can run off of CAT-5 Ethernet cable or traditional coax cable. CAT-5 is the preferred option. Insist on having them pull new CAT-5 cabling for you rather than using the existing coax.
The picture quality is better than Dish and better than Cox, there's even a way to remotely program my DVR thru a web portal - cool. The Internet speed seems a bit faster, I'm sure it's not as fast as cable though.
Overall, we're happy with it.
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:29 pm
I'm averaging 11Mbps up/1Mbps down with Cox.
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:36 pm
If only they had the NFL package...Rick Uldricks wrote:We've had it for over a week and we like it.
We recently purchased an HDTV and getting HD service thru Dish Network would have required a 2nd dish hanging off of our house and Cox was A LOT more expensive.
The installation was interesting -- U-Verse can run off of CAT-5 Ethernet cable or traditional coax cable. CAT-5 is the preferred option. Insist on having them pull new CAT-5 cabling for you rather than using the existing coax.
The picture quality is better than Dish and better than Cox, there's even a way to remotely program my DVR thru a web portal - cool. The Internet speed seems a bit faster, I'm sure it's not as fast as cable though.
Overall, we're happy with it.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:37 pm
Looks like U-verse is getting the Big Ten Network.
http://www.bigtennetwork.com/news/index ... eSource=26
http://www.bigtennetwork.com/news/index ... eSource=26
Some of the local systems planning to carry Big Ten Network as part of their expanded basic level of service include Altatec Alta Municipal Utility, Cedar Falls Utilities, Celect Communications, Consolidated Communications Network Services, City of Wadsworth Cable TV, Dixon Telephone Company, Grundy Center Municipal, Harlan Municipal Utilities, Hiawatha Broadband, Horizon Telecom, Independence Communications, Iowa Network Services, Mid-Century Communications, Moultrie Telecommunications, Muscatine Power & Water, Oneida Cablevision, Spencer Municipal Utilities, The Community Agency and USA Communications. In addition, Big Ten Network has national distribution agreements with DirectTV and the new AT&T U-verseSM service, as well as a major regional agreement with Buckeye Cable.
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:35 am
New on Detroit AT&T's Lightspeed Cyber-Cafe
Rumor has it service is slower than expected.
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Rumor has it service is slower than expected.
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:48 am
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:02 am
Can't you only get one HD stream to the home at a time?
Re: Where is Lightspeed? Cox Cable increase.
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:45 pm
F1 was fun but next year MotoGP is comeing to Indy! That wil be a blast!Joe Ott wrote:Yeah. I think we just saw the last F1 race at Indy too.Jim O'Bryan wrote: We all know Speedvision and F1 is worht it alone. through in the SCCA runoffs and you have a deal and a half..
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