[GRLUG] AT&T's U-Verse is here in GR

[Greg Folkert]

On Fri, 2008-05-09 at 14:58 -0400, john-thomas richards wrote:
> I came home early today and discovered paper spam in my mailbox from
> AT&T touting their U-Verse television & internet service.  The
> television prices seem absurdly high ($59/mo for "up to 200" channels,
> $79/mo for "up to 260" channels, and $99/mo for "up to" 320 channels).
> The highest internet speed is $55/mo for "up to" 10Mbps downstream (per
> AT&T's website, upload speed is "up to" 1.5Mbps.  That alone may their
> internet service more valuable than Comcast's.
> 
> Have any of you heard from another first hand (relatives and/or friends
> in other cities wherein U-Verse has been available) how well the
> service is in reality?

I have experienced it first hand.

I just got it setup for a friend in Grandville.

25,258Kbps Download, 2,205 Kbps upload.

He has his Phone, TV, Internet, Wireless (Wifi not Cellular) and stuff
all working through a box about the size of a HP Citrix client box.

I looked at it with a evil eye and it stared right back at me and
surprised me.

The Firewall setup is VERY nice (and EASY). Its a router as well... I
was able to provide mail services to his Linux machine, most all rules
you could want are predefined, including ssh, IMAP/POP (all variants)
SMTP, Web, NNTP...

I am super impressed with it. I want it. I am 18,000 ft or more from CO
which means it'll never get here.
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