$154/month for U450, 4 receivers, sports package and Palladia. Crappy internet at 24 down. Uverse used to be a great product, but now it has turned into pure crap. Worst picture of all of the cable companies, slow internet, internet that can't keep a WiFi signal from 10 feet away, and forget about going through a wall. Even their customer service has gone down hill fast. That used to be a big plus for me, now I might as well go back to Comcrap.
I was a big fan of Uverse while I was in Austin. Just seemed to be better service all around there. For some reason, everything here is slower and riddled with problems. I don't know how I feel about making a switch to Comcast.
You're definitely right about the picture quality. It's the absolute worst HD by any major provider in the United States. This isn't an opinion, it's fact and has been discussed at large on multiple forums on the internet. I believe their HD bitrate is something terrible like 5.7mbps while Comcast is around 10-12, Directv 12-14, and Verizon Fios along with Google Fiber stream their HD channels at around 18-20 mbps. If you have a TV under 50 inches you probably can't tell that much unless you get up close, but if it's larger than that, Uverse HD is absolutely noticeable.
In Austin, have Gigapower. I'm a little ambivalent about it. When it works, it's great, but I've had noticeably more issues with the internet and tv service going out since getting it. I'm probably going to hold out until Google Fiber (hopefully) makes its way to my neighborhood before I make a change.
https://forums.att.com/t5/U-verse-2...still-have-my-Directv-and-the-HD/td-p/3612107 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r29891536-In-case-you-were-wondering-the-exact-HD-bitrate
I regret signing another 1 year contract with UVerse. The internet is blah and tv is okay. U300 + 18mb internet is around 135 with taxes. I just hate comcast so much (especially their pricing tactics) that I don't feel like switching.
Hmm... they're laying the fiber optic for this in my neighborhood right now, I believe. I doubt I'll get it here, though since I'll probably be moving in the next few months.
Not sure to be honest as I haven't seen the trucks -- I just got an email from the HOA stating they were finally here. They've been hitting other neighborhoods around here since last year or early this year, I think. I know they're digging through people's yards in some cases, so maybe FTTP? The city had stopped the rollout for a while after the installers kept severing gas lines while doing it. lol.
Just got the notification Gigapower is available at my location. Went with the 300/300 option. We'll see how this goes.
Getting it installed 12/7. I'll let you know then. I'm pretty sure I'm going to end up cancelling it and reverting to my Uverse 45MB account. AT&T has terrible peering with content delivery networks, and I don't expect it to change when I add GigaPower. I am likely going to enjoy that upload speed though. That's mainly what I care about.
