AT&T pushing up some U-verse TV prices in February 2009

It was only a few months ago that AT&T struck a nerve with HD subscribers due to a $5 monthly increase for three new channels, and now it seems it's back to the tried-and-true nickle and dime approach once more. Customers are beginning to receive email notifications (posted in full after the break) that beginning February 1, 2009, the monthly rates for a few services will be headed skyward. For starters, those non-DVR U-verse receivers will soon cost $7 per month versus the $5 per month that they cost now. Additionally, the Movie Package will shoot up from $15 to $20 (monthly) and Paquete Español will increase from $10 to $15 (also monthly). Got any other impending hikes we should know about, AT&T?

[Thanks, Darrell]

Beginning February 1, 2009, the monthly rates for the following services will be adjusted as outlined below. Please note, you may not be subscribing to all of these services:

https://uma.att.com/assets/files/legal_disclaimer.html
(link above from the "AT&T U-verse(SM) Offer Details" link at the bottom of http://uverse.att.com/)

* If you are currently being billed $5 a month for an additional AT&T U-verse non-DVR receiver, the new price will be $7 a month, per receiver.
* The Movie Package will increase from $15 to $20 per month.
* Paquete Español will increase from $10 to $15 per month.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 23rd 2008 3:40PM]

OTA still free?? good... screw them...

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 23rd 2008 4:36PM]

not a great idea when they are trying to get people to switch - and have an inferior quality pic

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 23rd 2008 7:50PM]

I was talking to someone with AT&T last week and the topic of U-Verse came up. I mentioned how it was not available in all areas and he said they went overbudget. Perhaps they gotta find a way to pay for that? Pass the the cost on to customers and its a win win situation, especially if you're stuck in a 1 to 2-year service agreement.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2008 12:07AM]

U-verse do NOT have any contracts. They are month-to-month, unless you want to commit to a 1- or 2-year agreement.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2008 5:31AM]

Ahh, just like a cable company!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 24th 2008 3:17PM]

What are these costs anyways? Not necessarily for Uverse but for someone like Time Warner. Why is it $100+ for cable and internet? Yeah, that includes a DVR and HD channels, so what? Isn't a DVR basically a standard device by now? Just like the old cable box with the channel + - and volume + - keys eventually became? Stop cramming cable with a bunch of bull shit channels and give people what they ask for. More is not always more. I can scroll through 500 channels of junk just so they can invent a reason to charge me $100.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2008 9:46AM]

Typical. I have U-verse right now, and this among other reasons is why I'm about to ditch it. The HD compression is the biggest reason though. HD channels look like crap, and SD look even worse than normal. I can't take it. For what I'm paying it should be better. I'm going back to cable. As much as I loathe Comcast, at least the final product on my screen looks better.