Well, I had DirecTV HD service in 2001 -- not a decade, no, but certainly two channels at a time. I would really like to see SBC, oops AT&T, offer a proper service, since I am stuck with them, but this still isn't it. They aren't going to get me to drop my DirecTV for this obsolete stuff. What part of FIBER TO THE DOOR did they not get? Verizon understands. Of course, I'm not in Verizon territory, so I'm SOL there.
AT&T service is Fiber to the Node. It is easier to roll out to more people, more quickly. That is the reason why Uverse is available in more areas and is growing more rapidly. Supposedly, Verizon FiOS HD channels are the worst in the industry, not for quality, but availability of channels in HD. I am sure that even if you had FiOS you would still be unhappy, because some people you just can't please.
FiOS has had an oddly obsolete analog TV system, limited to the same bandwidth as cable, which they are hurriedly replacing with a fully digital one. Once they do that, their available bandwidth will explode. Hopefully this will coincide with a better DVR.
AT&T is going to the node in order to keep using its ancient copper network as long as possible. But it imposes such bandwidth degradation on the last quarter mile that it is uncompetitive with satellite. Cable systems in my area have been fiber to the node for a few years already, and they're looking to more that point closer. AT&T is still playing catchup.
As for being unhappy with anything, I've been with DirecTV since 1994, so they've found some way to please me,at least a bit. Fiber should offer more than satellite can, but AT&T's stingy system doesn't even come close.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kcmurphy88 @ May 1st 2008 5:04PM
Now only a decade obsolete.
Andrew @ May 1st 2008 5:30PM
You were watching/recording on 2 HD streams 10 years ago?
kcmurphy88 @ May 1st 2008 11:08PM
Well, I had DirecTV HD service in 2001 -- not a decade, no, but certainly two channels at a time. I would really like to see SBC, oops AT&T, offer a proper service, since I am stuck with them, but this still isn't it. They aren't going to get me to drop my DirecTV for this obsolete stuff. What part of FIBER TO THE DOOR did they not get? Verizon understands. Of course, I'm not in Verizon territory, so I'm SOL there.
mnemonicj @ May 2nd 2008 10:34AM
AT&T service is Fiber to the Node. It is easier to roll out to more people, more quickly. That is the reason why Uverse is available in more areas and is growing more rapidly. Supposedly, Verizon FiOS HD channels are the worst in the industry, not for quality, but availability of channels in HD. I am sure that even if you had FiOS you would still be unhappy, because some people you just can't please.
kcmurphy88 @ May 2nd 2008 11:32AM
FiOS has had an oddly obsolete analog TV system, limited to the same bandwidth as cable, which they are hurriedly replacing with a fully digital one. Once they do that, their available bandwidth will explode. Hopefully this will coincide with a better DVR.
AT&T is going to the node in order to keep using its ancient copper network as long as possible. But it imposes such bandwidth degradation on the last quarter mile that it is uncompetitive with satellite. Cable systems in my area have been fiber to the node for a few years already, and they're looking to more that point closer. AT&T is still playing catchup.
As for being unhappy with anything, I've been with DirecTV since 1994, so they've found some way to please me,at least a bit. Fiber should offer more than satellite can, but AT&T's stingy system doesn't even come close.