any comms junkies out there?

[bovil]

I just ran the numbers on Comcast vs. AT&T. We're looking at a significant cost savings with AT&T.

That said...

How is the VoIP service? How is the voice mail? There's nothing I hate more than voice mail, and I've got to say I like the digital voice mail on the iPhone.

We actually use the Comcast "On Demand" feature a bit. How is the video-on-demand on uVerse?

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[dave-gallaher.livejournal.com]

As Spring said, we have u-verse and have been very happy with it. There will be a VoIP option at some time (u-verse voice), but it is not available in California yet.

There was an article in last July's Home Entertainment magazine comparing u-verse with Time Warner cable: http://www.hemagazine.com/node/U-verse_versus_Cable. It was published before AT&T raised the available Internet download speed to 18 Mbps.

As for the bandwidth caps, my understanding is that they are separate; the tv signal and the Internet signal use different frequencies along the copper wiring from the neighborhood node to your home.

We had been using Dish Network satellite prior to u-verse becoming availalbe, so I can't compare it with Comcast. With Dish, we were able to record two shows simultaneously, although we could not watch a third show while the two were recording. U-verse limits you to two simultaneous HD shows, whether viewing or recording. Like Dish Network, you can watch recorded programs on any TV in the house, although you can only set up recording from the main u-verse box or through the Internet.

Our download speed averages 2.9 Mbps for the 3 Mbps we're paying for (the DSL Pro level, although it may be worth raising this to the 6 Mbps for the extra $5 per month) and our upload speed exceeds the advertised limit by quite a bit.

Hope this helps,
Dave

[bovil.livejournal.com]

There will be a VoIP option at some time (u-verse voice), but it is not available in California yet.

Now that's an answer I really care about. At least half of our savings would be from u-verse voice. If it's not available, I'm kind of annoyed that the print fliers coming out don't clearly say that, and I don't have as much reason to change.

[dave-gallaher.livejournal.com]

Well, I checked and learned that u-verse voice is being rolled out in California (we employees are always the last to know), but is not yet available in all areas u-verse is available (which means they have not added the required central office equipment). I cannont check on voice availability at your home; I'm told you would have to start the order process to check on that.

Dave