The end of U-verse

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@fredziffel wrote:

...I have one issue with satillite television. Both times I had satillite television it would go out whenever you need it most, during storms and tornadoes. Has anything improved with this technology to inprove its dependability during inclement weather ?

 

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Nope.  Every time I go into a Restaurant or Bar when it's raining even moderately heavy, I can tell if they have Satellite and that it's DIRECTV, because the AT&T logo on the screen saying that service is temporarily unavailable.

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@fredziffel wrote:

I see Randall is starting to discuss the demise of U-verse television. He states it will continue with existing customers ( for how long may be another matter ) but will start pushing Direct TV.

While I understand wanting to use the fiber network for internet and more and more folks going to streaming, I have one issue with satillite television. Both times I had satillite television it would go out whenever you need it most, during storms and tornadoes. Has anything improved with this technology to inprove its dependability during inclement weather ?

 

I understand the "pat" answer may be we U-verse customers will continue to be serviced but I retired from at&t as a management employee and understand how things go.

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The jury is still out, @fredziffel.  No one seems to have clear answers.  That said, U-Verse will move to DirectTV equipment that includes 4G LTE.  I'm wondering if UV TV might come over the mobile network with cloud storage for those who refuse a dish?

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@dhascall wrote:

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@fredziffel wrote:

I see Randall is starting to discuss the demise of U-verse television. He states it will continue with existing customers ( for how long may be another matter ) but will start pushing Direct TV.

While I understand wanting to use the fiber network for internet and more and more folks going to streaming, I have one issue with satillite television. Both times I had satillite television it would go out whenever you need it most, during storms and tornadoes. Has anything improved with this technology to inprove its dependability during inclement weather ?

 

I understand the "pat" answer may be we U-verse customers will continue to be serviced but I retired from at&t as a management employee and understand how things go.

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The jury is still out, @fredziffel.  No one seems to have clear answers.  That said, U-Verse will move to DirectTV equipment that includes 4G LTE.  I'm wondering if UV TV might come over the mobile network with cloud storage for those who refuse a dish?

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Yeah Dave, the Home Media Gateway, built on a hardware thin profile using DirecTV architecture.  It will accept DirecTV, ATT broadband (our current Uverse), 3rd party broadband and 4G LTE.  Supposedly we'd get program material from the 'cloud'. 😉

Chris
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See press release for interesting DIRECTV news, which also includes this:

"AT&T also will continue to offer its U-verse TV and Internet service." 

- See more at:http://about.att.com/story/three_new_ways_to_access_and_stream_directv_video_content.html#sthash.moSii5Sv.dpuf