This is exciting and all, especially with U-Verse supposedly available here next month (Chicagoland.)
However, I can't even think about switching to U-Verse until they support watching two HD streams into one house. I've got two HD TVs and two dual tuner HD DVRs right now. How often do I watch two HD streams? More often than you'd think. Way more often if I want to DVR something on one channel and watch something on the next.
The one HD stream limitation really sucks. Who the hell cares about a service that is supposed to be so advanced, yet has this huge limitation. Now lets add a few more HD channels so I can pick just ONE to watch in my household at a time.
I hate Comcast, but you have to give me a viable alternative to get me to switch. Come on AT&T.. Get this issue RESOLVED!
It will be nice when AT&T finally adds some bandwidth, say 20/10 Mbps Internet, to U-Verse so that if AT&T doesn't offer the HD, the quality or all the streams you need that you couls sign up directly with an HDTV provider and stream from their website over the Internet connection. Then you could also stream your home full quality HD movies, HD fishcam, or videoconference and save plane fare!
But alas, U-verse Internet is only slightly faster than DSL Elite and does not provide enought bandwidth to stream full quality HD over the Internet.
Dear AT&T, bandwidth to the premises DOES MATTER and a total of 27/2 Mbps for SD, HD TV, VOIP, and Internet is not enough! 60/20 Mbps is more what you need to start with for all these services and then increase the bandwidth beyond 60/20 Mbps in the following few years. It can be done in Japan, Korea, Utah (See AT&T's Utopia service!), and who - oh that other phone company that offers 20/20 Mbps Internet for $64.99/mo.
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This is exciting and all, especially with U-Verse supposedly available here next month (Chicagoland.)
However, I can't even think about switching to U-Verse until they support watching two HD streams into one house. I've got two HD TVs and two dual tuner HD DVRs right now. How often do I watch two HD streams? More often than you'd think. Way more often if I want to DVR something on one channel and watch something on the next.
The one HD stream limitation really sucks. Who the hell cares about a service that is supposed to be so advanced, yet has this huge limitation. Now lets add a few more HD channels so I can pick just ONE to watch in my household at a time.
I hate Comcast, but you have to give me a viable alternative to get me to switch. Come on AT&T.. Get this issue RESOLVED!
It will be nice when AT&T finally adds some bandwidth, say 20/10 Mbps Internet, to U-Verse so that if AT&T doesn't offer the HD, the quality or all the streams you need that you couls sign up directly with an HDTV provider and stream from their website over the Internet connection. Then you could also stream your home full quality HD movies, HD fishcam, or videoconference and save plane fare!
But alas, U-verse Internet is only slightly faster than DSL Elite and does not provide enought bandwidth to stream full quality HD over the Internet.
Dear AT&T, bandwidth to the premises DOES MATTER and a total of 27/2 Mbps for SD, HD TV, VOIP, and Internet is not enough! 60/20 Mbps is more what you need to start with for all these services and then increase the bandwidth beyond 60/20 Mbps in the following few years. It can be done in Japan, Korea, Utah (See AT&T's Utopia service!), and who - oh that other phone company that offers 20/20 Mbps Internet for $64.99/mo.