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AT&T to increase prices for U-Verse and DSL

I will likely be giving up 3 Mb/s Internet. I am right on the edge of what it is worth as it is.
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reply to kar98
any idea how much of a $ increase? I wanted to get the Pro service for $30/month but it looks like that price is not gonna last.

An increase in Elite pricing better come with faster speed, better performance and matching or surpassing T/W's best offering in N.Tx or (as much as I hate cable companies in general) I'll be switching to T/W HS Data w/o a second thought. I've had SBC/AT&T DSL since 2002 at each of the last three apartments.

Until recently I had an issue paying my electric bill online (TXU) when using my DSL line I can't get there w/o a DNS error. I eoither have to force DNS to something other than the SBC/AT&T default or use my Cell phone to connect and pay the bill. I ended up changing electric providers that still does not excuse SBC/AT&T.

btw customer tech support (barely speaking english) tried to tell me that TXU.COM was a special URL not available in my area curiously its registered address is on Bryan Street in Dallas (3 miles from me), and that's the AT&T Dallas CO. Special location ummm don't think so

I'm moving to a downstairs apartment next month, I may just drop all three SBC/AT&T services (POTS, Cell and DSL)
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Suddenlink just announced higher speeds here also. It looks like they now have 12Mb and 15Mb packages available in this area, up from 8 and 10.

I'm torn, because I moved away from Suddenlink due to packet loss and speed issues (I was often getting less than 1Mbit at peak hours) but if those issues have been fixed then higher speeds are something I am interested in. On the other hand, my DSL is solid as a rock and has latency that I would have killed for on my cable.
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reply to kar98
My family keeps asking me why we don't switch to cable service. The argument about price looks like one which will be harder for me to make. The lack of UVerse development to my house while it is all around me is further disappointing me. I am feeling that at&t may be leaving me in broadband purgatory, while Comcast is clearly making an effort to provide upgrade paths. Although if significant metered limits do happen a small price increase may not seem so bad.

reply to NormanS

reply to kar98
I realize profit, competition and politics kind of get bunched up in most industries, but this is not really the place for politics, plenty of other forums here for that kind of discussion.

reply to kar98

They were formerly serviced by SBC?

reply to StillLearn
There are really two distinct regions since AT&T "Borged" Bellsouth.

After SBC bought AT&T, they changed the corporate ID from "SBC" to "AT&T". Prior to the BS acquisition, the company provided ILEC service to:

Former Ameritech (5 Midwestern states)
Former Southwestern Bell (5 Southwestern states)
Former Pacific Telesis Group (parts of 2 Western states)
Former Southern New England Telephone (1 Northeastern state)

Those comprise the "13 state region" referred to.

Then there is the 9 state, former Bellsouth region: "AT&T Southeast".
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

reply to StillLearn
Dsl prices are lower in the 13 State Region
A "modest price adjustment" could end the price differences between the 13 State Region and the 9 State Region
Elite $35
Pro $30
Express $25
Basic $19.95

Elite $45
Pro $40
Express $35
Basic $19.95
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DSL Xtreme 6.0 $42.95
DSL Xtreme $37.95
Ultra $32.95
Lite $19.95

Direct 6.0M: $47.95 per month
Direct 3.0M: $42.95 per month
Direct 1.5M: $37.95 per month
Direct 768K: $19.95 per month

They have slower uploads, though:

FastAccess DSL Ultra:      1.5 Mb/256 kb
FastAccess DSL Xtreme:     3.0 Mb/384 kb
FastAccess DSL Xtreme 6.0: 6.0 Mb/512 kb

reply to StillLearn

reply to StillLearn
You're thinking of the marketing term of "MaxSync" used by BellSouth, not fastpath.