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17. DB...some personal experience with "Bundling of Service" ATT/UVERSE ,COMCAST, Time-Warner

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 11:21 AM

Jan 2013

Thanks for your article...it goes along with experience over holidays.

We have friends in FLA who switched to ATT/UVERSE for phone, TV/Internet. Over Thanksgiving all of it went down and it took days to get their service back.

We were visiting relatives over Christmas and they have Time-Warner bundled. Christmas Eve all the service went down and and Time-Warner said it was their Modem which would have to be replaced but they couldn't get anyone to come out for four days or more because of the holiday. Fortunately the DVD player worked so we had some entertainment and there was always music to listen to.

New Years we had relatives visit us and they had just spent almost two weeks in FLA trying to get COMCAST to fix their bundled service. One of them lost important information on their Cell Phone with the outage, the other has an I-Phone which was backed up into the cloud...but they were without TV/Internet and were only able to use outside wireless connections available for phone, since they had given up their Land Line. Comcast told them there is a faulty switch or something underground and they just don't have the manpower to dig it up at the present time. This is in Boca Raton, FLA...not some rural area!

This is personal experience just in the last three months with friends and relatives.

We still have our ATT Land Line (costs us a fortune) and Time-Warner Basic, a ROKU BOX and Earthlink for Internet. We are thinking we are lucky....for now, at least. And, yes, I know that ATT is Earthlink's provider for our DSL. Just not ready to "combine" it all under one powerful crap company.

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�The telephone network is obsolete�: Get ready for the all-IP telco (AY&T wants to screw YOU) [View all] DainBramaged Jan 2013 OP

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During the two weeks we were without power from Sandy DainBramaged Jan 2013 #3

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How long was your power out? Kooljas Jan 2013 #19

14 days DainBramaged Jan 2013 #21

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FIOS should also Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #52

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+1 ! KoKo Jan 2013 #11

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OTA digital tv is great! Politicub Jan 2013 #41

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Down thread JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #6

fuck those pricks. i knew they'd pull this. how we're herded into their approved corrals. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #7

It's already all IP on the back end RomneyLies Jan 2013 #8

Luddite thinking. DainBramaged Jan 2013 #9

I can't speak to the rest, but the system IS already all IP on the back end. That much I know. nt stevenleser Jan 2013 #15

Can you link to what they say? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #22

This is about eliminating THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of jobs DainBramaged Jan 2013 #48

I am well, thank you muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #61

I have a feeling the website is a little behind the news.... DainBramaged Jan 2013 #64

As one who just retired from the business copper will be around for a long time. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #53

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You know, the people who wrote this should have bothered to find out what all IP is actually like jeff47 Jan 2013 #10

Could you explain... KoKo Jan 2013 #12

Sure jeff47 Jan 2013 #23

Thanks jeff47. KoKo Jan 2013 #35

Cellphone isn't much use if storm knocks down cell towers Autumn Colors Jan 2013 #39

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I am in Fl Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #85

Actually, the problem you're describing is when the tower is overwhelmed with demand jeff47 Jan 2013 #86

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Edited to say, "what he said, above" DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2013 #25

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You didn't bother to read any of my comments did you? DainBramaged Jan 2013 #20

In your scenario, jeff47 Jan 2013 #24

Wow. TY for this information. I feel like I should have known this think Jan 2013 #30

When the phone lines are dead who ya gonna call DainBramaged Jan 2013 #32

Sorry. I was just referring to what exists currently and in no way think Jan 2013 #33

I was just being silly.... DainBramaged Jan 2013 #42

FYI DainBramaged Jan 2013 #31

And if they had plugged their phone into a POTS line, they still could have called 911. jeff47 Jan 2013 #44

(SIGH) Guess what where I live THERE ARE NO FUCKING JACKS IN THE WALLS DainBramaged Jan 2013 #46

wow bra, kinda harsh eh? Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2013 #56

No kinda harsh is a lot worse. I get tired of people thinking their solution DainBramaged Jan 2013 #62

Is it possible the statement was merely general in fashion Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2013 #87

So whine at your builder, not your phone provider jeff47 Jan 2013 #57

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Because 100-year-old technology would not be included in 50 year old buildings. jeff47 Jan 2013 #79

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Do you really think the elderly can remember to keep a phone charged and then DainBramaged Jan 2013 #40

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This thread was about carriers switching to VoIP, but that is a good read as well.. snooper2 Jan 2013 #18

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DB...some personal experience with "Bundling of Service" ATT/UVERSE ,COMCAST, Time-Warner KoKo Jan 2013 #17

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Some people aren't terrified of new technologies. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #47

But many people HATE Unions and will use any excuse to bust them down DainBramaged Jan 2013 #49

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I don't, and MILLIONS don't. At home. DainBramaged Jan 2013 #66

Corporate scheming? Paranoid much? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #80

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Fuck it, you win. DainBramaged Jan 2013 #68

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You really think that will work? How so? KoKo Jan 2013 #74

Because it works now stultusporcos Jan 2013 #76

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