[LUNA] LUNA Digest, Vol 2, Issue 12

[Bob Nance]

I don't think they gave up, but this is their more practical solution. Recabling the last mile will cost them more that a billion dollars. At $79/mo it would take a lot of subscribers and a lot of time to make that up!

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 Bob Nance
 Novation Systems
 256-534-4620
 
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On Jul 4, 2013, at 8:27 AM, "Allen Krell" <allen.krell at gmail.com> wrote:

> A few years ago (5 or more), I remember AT&T claiming u-verse would be
> fiber to the home.  Did they give up on that?
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 11:20 PM, Bob Nance <bob.nance at novationsys.com>wrote:
> 
>> As I understand the concept of uVerse, they take the voice off the copper
>> and use the entire bandwidth (instead of just the upper frequencies) to
>> improve the bandwidth using DSL technology. They, then, break out the voice
>> using VoIP and deliver that to your analog phones.
>> 
>> Of course, that is assuming that they are not simply selling the same
>> service they always have and just giving it a new name.
>> 
>> If you are paying $79/mo for a 6 Mb/s download and 768k upload speed, I
>> think you will be sorely disappointed.
>> 
>> ---
>>  Bob Nance
>>  Novation Systems
>>  bob.nance at novationsys.com
>>  256-534-4620
>> 
>> On Jul 3, 2013, at 11:02 PM, Gayle Lee Fairless <gayle.fairless at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>   A T & T is running a holiday bundle for their Uverse at $79/month
>>> for two years.  If you've seen it, do you think it's a good deal?
>>> 
>>>   Sincerely,
>>>   (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless
>>>   fairless at ieee.org
>>> 
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