U-Verse Install Time StreamlinedFrom 7.5 to 6.5 hours.... ( old news - 09:23AM Thursday Sep 20 2007) tags: dsl · Video · business · telco · AT&T U-VerseAT&T just passed the 100,000 mark for their U-Verse IPTV & VDSL service, and as they told us last week, should be expanding quickly into the Southeast in 2008. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference in New York this week, AT&T's group president of Regional Telecommunications & Entertainment Ralph de la Vega stated that the company should be installing 10,000 homes per week by the end of this year. He also noted that the average installation time for U-Verse has dropped an hour to six and a half hours. De La Vega also admitted that the telco was paying more than their cable and satellite operators for TV content, but those prices should drop once the service takes off. AT&T's current 100,000 subscribers come from an installed footprint of about 5 million homes. Update: AT&T's Wes Warnock offers up this clarification on AT&T's installed footprint: "While our U-verse network currently passes more than 5 million homes, that includes markets where we haven't yet turned up service and other areas where customers cannot yet have it installed. In other words, it's where we've laid the plumbing, so to speak, but still need to hire & train technicians, secure local programming agreements, finalize marketing plans, etc.
The base of eligible living units--where customers can call today and order the service--is just shy of half that footprint. As we steadily increase availability and turn up new markets, that gap will narrow."
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 tmc8080
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Floral Park, NY | 6.5 HOURS?! WTF?
Labor costs must through the roof!
Imagine if the customer CANCELS within 30 days... hah! | |
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A P CC
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| Re: Think, I'll said by ronpin  :OK - Bush calls for expanded spying laws -- and ['ol warrantless] AT&T speeds-up install times. Coincidence??? (I think not  ) AT&T started out with dial,then went to DSL,pro, then to Dsl ELITE,no Coincidence,just a service & product getting beter & betterwhats co incidential about that?
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| Re: Think, I'll Honestly -- I admire AT&T -- which is why I wish they'd worry more about our personal civil rights. Maybe they could at least feign some resistance to the warrantless wiretap thing (no they'll never live-it-down).
UVerse seems like a good product -- 'hope it does well.
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| Re: Think, I'll maybe IFwiretaps were in place in 2001 we could have prevented 9-11-2001..and many more innocent injuries & death.
IF you haven't done anything wrong what have you got to worry about
if your going to be wiretap (as you say) your not going to know it anyway.
"'excuse me for breaking into your conversation, this is the CIA,FBI,TOM,DICK & HARRY detective agency we are going to taped your conversation so we can hang your butt",,,
I don't think so. | |
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ronpin
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| Re: Think, I'll said by A P CC :maybe IFwiretaps were in place in 2001 we could have prevented 9-11-2001..and many more innocent injuries & death. Actually, they had ample pre-intelligence of 9/11 -- even a PDB practically announcing it. Wiretaps are OK. So is the Constitution. We can have both Now... back to UVerse...
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Neyland85
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North Augusta, SC | Re: Think, I'll Nice news thread hijack. | |
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.. | but u verse is nothing more then cabletv using copper wiring correct? | |
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ronpin
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| Re: Think, I'll said by A P CC :but u verse is nothing more then cabletv using copper wiring correct? IPTV isn't really limited to a fixed number of channels. Every line can carry any internet channel that can be linked-in. For example see-> »wwitv.com/television/index.html
UVerse could even allow you to select your own channel lineup (from say -- a pallet of these many free channels) So instead of a std. cable TV analogy -- it can be more like your very own personal cable TV network
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA | Yes uverse is cable tv using copper same as all the cable operators. They send tv using copper too.
That HDMI cable or component cable you use also uses copper unless you spring for the optical core. | |
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Rick
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| Re: Think, I'll said by ninjatutle :Yes uverse is cable tv using copper same as all the cable operators. They send tv using copper too. That HDMI cable or component cable you use also uses copper unless you spring for the optical core. LOL. That's quite a stretch, isn't it?
To compare the telco's copper to the coaxial cable that the cable co's use is like comparing night and day in terms of quality and ability to transmit data efficiently and effectively.
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clubs: | Re: Think, I'll Are you sure we're discussing the same thing here? My U-Verse TV looks perfect -- no worse than my picture was when I was using cable TV. | |
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Rick
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| Re: Think, I'll said by removed :Are you sure we're discussing the same thing here? My U-Verse TV looks perfect -- no worse than my picture was when I was using cable TV. Actually, i wasn't discussing your individual picture quality at all.
There are many factors that go into what someone can, or can't receive. And, it's a very safe assumption to think that the copper comprising coaxial cable is of a much higher quality than an old telco line.
At my last two addresses prior to the one i'm at now..both of which were far from rural..I couldn't even get dsl service at all. How in the world anyone would ever expect to then be able to pump not only the fastest hsi tier over that..but also hdtv and voice..is way beyond my comprehension.
Is uverse, as it stands now..OK..for some people?
I'll take your word that it is that for you.
But, it's hardly next generation, nor anything that most people can't get already..several times over..with their cable company already today.
IMO..whether someone is a telco fan or cable fan..or doesn't really care..they should not settle for something this mediocre from the nations largest telco.
And, how can I not call it that when you're probably getting 5.6Mb hsi speeds..while I'm seeing 20Mb + today?
Does it cost less than cable? Apparently, yes.but so too do you get less.
Enjoy your service.
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austin
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| said by Rick :said by ninjatutle :Yes uverse is cable tv using copper same as all the cable operators. They send tv using copper too. That HDMI cable or component cable you use also uses copper unless you spring for the optical core. LOL. That's quite a stretch, isn't it? To compare the telco's copper to the coaxial cable that the cable co's use is like comparing night and day in terms of quality and ability to transmit data efficiently and effectively. I couldn't agree more rick. IPTV seems like a far more superior product than the old cable system we have here. With AT&T uverse I can record 4 channels simultaneously, and log into my receiver to make changes when I'm away from home. With cable you just can't do that. And that's just the beginning, with iptv you have an infinite number of channels that can be put in your channel lineup. Comcast's view of multiple channels is the multiple ghost images I saw when I was watching cable tv. Bye Bye Comcast, hello AT&T.
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| Re: Five...count em 5... said by Rick :I'm telling you right now..this new CEO should resign for his continued support of this dinosaur of a service. Not going to happen as long as he continues to generate revenue.said by Rick :AT&T shareholders should demand his resignation if he doesn't wake up and smell the bandwidth. Shareholders don't care, nor should customers as long as they are able to get the services they want.said by Rick :He needs to get in tune with the hottest thing to EVER happen to the world of broadband..F T T H !!! We shouldn't care about FTTH as long as we're able to get the services we desire. Do you have fiber strung throughout your house? | |
| | DslTrblShoot
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| said by Rick :million homes. And 100k have taken the service? I'm telling you right now..this new CEO should resign for his continued support of this dinosaur of a service. AT&T shareholders should demand his resignation if he doesn't wake up and smell the bandwidth. This service is like a 386sx computer in a world of quad cores rolling out...like your grandparents B&W TV in a world of HDTV...like BBR without RICK to preach to you about this! (ok..so, i'm feeling a bit dramatic today. ) What on Earth..or beyond..can this man be thinking? I'm serious..he needs to guest host for Karl for a few days and read some NEWS man! He needs to read about comcasts CEO kickin butts and taking names with HIS plans for docsis 3.0! He needs to get in tune with the hottest thing to EVER happen to the world of broadband..F T T H !!! What in the World is wrong with him? You got a source to back up that 5 million homes passed? I haven't seen anything out regarding how many homes they had passed.
Besides they are just getting into TV...when cable first came to my home in the early 80's they started out in the rich part of town and we couldnt get the service until about 1986. So I dont see the reason behind your statements as the CableCo's did the exact same thing 20 years ago. It takes time to build infrastructure... | |
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| Re: Five...count em 5... said by DslTrblShoot :You got a source to back up that 5 million homes passed? I haven't seen anything out regarding how many homes they had passed. The BBR story itself quotes the figure at that amount..
"AT&T's current 100,000 subscribers come from an installed footprint of about 5 million homes. "
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| Re: Five...count em 5... The update states that just shy of half (about 2.5 million) can actually order U-Verse. | |
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Rick
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| Re: Five...count em 5... said by Sammer :The update states that just shy of half (about 2.5 million) can actually order U-Verse. I stand corrected then. 100k out of 2.5 Million.
So, let's see. If we look at their overall plan which is to pass, what..18 million homes in total? (correct me on that too if I'm wrong but i seem to recall that being the number)
would we be wrong in saying that they could conceivably wind up with just about 720,000 customers total out of THAT amount?
After all, if it's running 100k per 2.5 million right now..
then 18 million would be 7.2 times that 2.5 million.
7.2 times 100k = 720k.
Could THAT wind up becoming the NATIONWIDE adoption rate for this next generation service?
If that were to be the case, this service would go down like the damn HINDENBURG in the annals of telecom HISTORY!!
Mr. Warnock..Wes..(may I call you Wes? I feel as if we've gotten to know each other well)..(feel free to call me Rick and post under your own name)...now that I KNOW you're reading BBR and my posts..can't we talk SERIOUSLY here for a bit?
I DON'T work for the cable industry. What I am..I think..is representative of the voice of the American consumer speaking to you. Of course, not appointed by them, but someone who has their hand on the pulse of what makes them tick in regards to where things are going and what WILL be adopted in the years to come.
The PROBLEM you and AT&T have is that things are and have changed so very rapidly in your industry. Actually, I feel for you in a way because of this. What the cable industry did not to many years ago was prepare their networks for this revolutionary change and now can reap the rewards because of their investments.
You ARE a johnny come lately. Much lately. And the problem is..the PROBLEM in Corporate America is..by the time YOUR decisions reach the planning and roll out desk..this industry and consumer has passed you by in a flash.
It really is like the 386sx scenario I use..in the face of a technology world that just outdated that so quickly and made it essentially worthless and something that no one wanted anymore.
You know, if you came along with uverse 5 years ago..it could have been all the rage. And, perhaps that's where the roots of it are, in the very initial planning stages.
But your roll out now is very different indeed.
You are up against TWO Monsters that are going to EAT YOU ALIVE.
DOCSIS 3.0 and FIOS.
THAT..is next generation. And Uverse is..I don't know what it is anymore to tell you the truth.
It's perceived I believe as the cheap way out..the way to get anything out there..the desperate hail mary pass..that will wind up in the hands of way too few consumers to EVER make it work for your company IMHO.
Your company has numerous problems with this..ranging from perceived political ones in dealing with..or not dealing with as the case may be..the franchise issue properly and only as a bully would..to outrageously huge Vrads that be damned..you're just going to hang whether people like it or not....to a service that really is..yesterdays news.
Is this REALLY the NEW AT&T?
I think you are capable of SO much more..and so many better things than this.
Your new CEO NEEDS to be a LEADER. And stand up to your shareholders and TELL Them that it is time that you future proof your network. It is TIME..to be the world class leader in next generation telecom. There is NO MORE denying this..no more trying to build upon yesterdays old network.
Let the copper thieves rip it out for you. They'll have it out in no time flat apparently.
It is time..for AT&T FTTH.
Why? Because the cable monster is coming for you.
He is going to take your phone customers..and is doing that already. He is going to triple play his way right into taking your company completely apart.
Actually, what few realize or know about me is I AM a businessman first and foremost..and someone very interested in technology second. And I am telling you if I was running a cable co..I'd be GIVING away free digital phone.
With TV and HSI to subsidize it..they can AFFORD to do that.
Triple play..PRICED RIGHT across the board..is the door into every american home. But, you know what?
The cable industry doesn't have it right yet either.
They're too damn busy crowing about what they've got..and know you don't have.
And so..their phone service is too expensive and triple play.after the specials end..too expensive as well.
But, if they woke up to that fact and realized what I KNOW they could do..they could literally wind up..owning your company in a few years time.
Comcast, and their 20Mb powerboost enabled speeds..multi hdtv channels..and digital voice..for 99.00 a month.
FOR EVERYONE. Current and new customers alike.
Your 1/4 million landline loss per quarter would grow to 3 x's that each quarter. And YOU know it..as well as me.
You know what stops them from doing it right now? And what still gives YOU some time? For lack of a better word..
G R E E D..is still good. At least for corporate america.
And, it won't let them see past their nose..to spite their face. Not yet anyway.
But..who knows..maybe Mr Roberts reads my posts too.
And maybe I've got him thinking.
(BTW..if he is..I'd REALLY like to do what so many accuse me of.and work for comcast..I LOVE Your company and wow..is this broadband world exciting! I want in.  pm me and we can talk...Your berlin, Ct. or enfield facilities NEED someone like me to fire up the troops! And, I guarantee you my resume is world class! )
I really can't be TOO hard on them though, because they really are a very progressive thinking company..and ready to really lead the pack with Docsis 3.0. And, they're every bit as aggressive as AT&T in their commitment to growth.
Except THEY see the world differently. And feel that consumers should have a TRUE next generation service.
My biggest problem however, is that they ARE too expensive..particularly for after the specials end triple play pricing. GIVE PEOPLE a break who subscribe to everything you've GOT COMCAST!. And, in the process, you will EAT THE TELECOM WORLD's LANDLINE BUSINESS ALIVE.
You will OWN AT&T.
Wes? Why should you care? Because they ARE GOING to do it.
Unless YOU ..change. Unless YOU..future proof YOUR network.
Unless YOU.can compete..
Unless YOU..roll out FTTH starting something like tomorrow morning.
And, you know what?
that is something that would excite even me..the skeptical..american consumer. The voice that is TELLING you what people want..what people would find exciting..and truly..next generation.
What would convince people to drop their cable lines..and go with you instead.
700k FTTH customers NOT ON YOUR LIFE PAL.
7 MILLION OUT OF 18 Million instead.
Those would be YOUR numbers.
And hey..imagine this scenario.
AT&T Rick.
Here at BBR.
Whew..you certainly would have scored a coup with that one.
AT&T..FTTH..VERSUS DOSCIS 3.0
let the games begin.
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Huntley, IL | Re: Five...count em 5... Rick you gotta be paid by comcast dude(outside contractor).I'am betting you really want to be a real employee of comcast,just like Barney wanted to be sheriff. | |
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| Re: Five...count em 5... RICK = Internet Troll
An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who intentionally posts controversial or contrary messages in an on-line community such as an on-line discussion forum with the intention of baiting users into an argumentative response.
Just look at his profile... He's got more posts in non-comcast forums/stories. Can you be any more of a troll? | |
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dg2
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Lowell, AR | And in other news... U-verse install time in our area has dropped significantly, and is now estimated at 18.524 years.
Good bye, ATT. We hardly miss ye. | |
| ossito16
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Whiting, IN | Who & Where I don't even understand why there has been so much lately on U-verse. How many people actually have it or have access to it? | |
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Jeepster93
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| Re: Who & Where said by ossito16 :I don't even understand why there has been so much lately on U-verse. How many people actually have it or have access to it? No access to anything resembling Broadband, unless you consider Wild Blue or HughesNet Broadband
It sucks to be one of the many have nots. | |
| ace1974
join:2007-06-09
Goldsboro, NC
| Doc 3.0 Rick you need to stop boasting about docsis 3.0. It's just going to be another avenue to gouge money from the consumer. Some people will choose and some wont, Thats all their's going to be with 3.0 nothing more nothing less..You act like it's the great coming of the 21st century or something. You often brag about 20mb powerboost with your internet while in fact no one really cares about any powerboost. The average consumer like I said in previous posts just want to check email and surf the web for maybe an hour or two after work then go to bed and get up the next morning and go back to work. 3-6meg is all most people give a dam about dude. Stop trying to compare a freaking cable company against AT&T.
I mean com on dude when you take comcast and put it beside a company the size of AT&T you realize how small of a footprint comcast really has in america. Their not in the same league so dont try and compare...AT&T can easily swallow and spit them out like nothing. So if I were you I wouldnt sit back and hold my breath waiting for docsis 3.0 to kill any company because you'll probably fall over and die before you ever see that happens...Stop smoking the chronic Rick... | |
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| you are ungrateful... The time that we invest in our installations is by no means a mistake. The fact that we basically rewire every home that we go into, and clean up Comcast and Time Warner's mess where they have blatantly done sub-par installation should make you a bit more humble. Comcast technicians are paid per job. They do anything to get a picture on your TV, then they leave.
We are more considerate and dedicated to our customers than to provide such service. In the interim at each installation we develop little relationships with our customers so they can get an up close and personal view of the company that they have chosen to give there hard earned dollars to. We take the time to explain the features and make sure that every customer, from the 19 year old computer techie to the 86 year old partially deaf customer knows how to fully utilize and enjoy their services.
Before making a knock on the time that goes in to my job, next time do a little research gain some insight to what it is that you're criticizing. we don't offer cable. We offer a complete customer experience, and the peace of mind that your provider wants you each and every one of their customers to enjoy their services. | |
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