Saving programs off of DVR

TIVO has the technology to allow you to download/save programs or portions of programs from the DVR to your pc,USB storage etc...Obviously if TIVO can do that ATT can too,right?

I was going to get TIVO,but a store employee at ATT told me that ATT has the same capability.

However,browsing this forum briefly I get the idea that isn't accurate,and more distressingly sense that ATT doesn't consider it important.

I think that's Ridiculous.One of my main complaints with XFinity (which I currently have) is that they don't provide this technology.THAT,and the need to save some money are the primary reasons I was seriously considering TIVO,and am now more receptive to UVerse than before.

It's obviously a VERY important consideration to me.I record stuff to watch it later,but primarily to SAVE it.And being able to clear my DVR AND preserve what I want to save is HUGE for me.So my question is does anyone here have the definitive answer to this question? TIA