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AT&T launches Total Home DVR in Cleveland, doesn't bother to tell anyone

by Darren Murph, posted Oct 12th 2008 at 1:17AM


AT&T's continuing to roll its Total Home DVR software out at a fairly regular pace, and the latest region to get gifted is Cleveland, Ohio. 'Course, the provider has yet to officially spill the beans or anything, but it's not totally unheard of for areas to get the updated functionality without any indication that it was coming. And hey, we can't imagine U-verse TV customers being upset that rollouts are happening faster than the outfit's PR team can pump out releases, right?

[Thanks, Sean]

AT&T launches AccuWeather portal on U-verse TV

by Darren Murph, posted Oct 10th 2008 at 10:05AM


If you've been waiting (and waiting) for a few more value-added features to hit U-verse TV, you're in luck. Assuming you're located in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Indianapolis or San Diego, that is. AT&T and AccuWeather.com have jointly launched a weather on demand feature in the aforementioned cities, and there are plans in place to spread it across the entire U-verse network by 2009. Just as it sounds, users will be able to use Weather On Demand in order to fetch the latest forecast at the press of a button, and of course, it's completely free.

AT&T introduces U-verse Total Home DVR in San Antonio

by Darren Murph, posted Oct 9th 2008 at 10:11AM


San Antonio may have been one of the first locales to get U-verse TV service, but it's not quite the first to snag AT&T's Total Home DVR software. As the carrier continues to gift U-verse users with the ability to watch recorded programs on any connected TV in the house, this Texas town has become the latest to get loved. Where will AT&T head next with THDVR? Your guess is as good as ours.

AT&T slings Total Home DVR to Connecticut

by Darren Murph, posted Oct 3rd 2008 at 8:06PM


Houston and San Diego -- hope you enjoyed your time at the top, as Connecticut has swooped in and stolen away the limelight. As of now, CT-based U-verse customers can take advantage of all the niceties that come with Total Home DVR. At this rate, we'd suspect that AT&T will have its entire US footprint covered with the software before the year's end, but we wouldn't recommend holding your breath or anything.

[Thanks, Anthony]

AT&T's U-verse TV notches high ranks in J.D. Power study

by Darren Murph, posted Oct 2nd 2008 at 12:54PM


Aside from the recent compression bit, we haven't heard a whole lot of negative things about AT&T's U-verse. In the same breath, we'd like to add that we haven't heard a tremendous amount of praise either, which leads us to believe it's about as good as every other middle-of-the-road carrier out there. Clearly, those assumptions are remarkably misguided, as AT&T has pumped out a release tooting its own horn over the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction Study. In the three regions where it was critiqued, U-verse TV ranked highest in customer satisfaction, with the service receiving particularly high marks in the "offerings and promotions factor and the performance and reliability factor." So, the question beckons: agree, or disagree?

U-verse survey hints at new set-top-box, bolstered HD lineup

by Darren Murph, posted Oct 1st 2008 at 10:38AM

Given that AT&T still hasn't rolled its Total Home DVR software out to each of its markets yet, we're having a tough time believing a new set-top-box is just around the bend. Skeptical though we may be, a couple of subscribers have confirmed receipt of an interesting new survey that asked if they would subscribe to "a new STB" that supported the aforementioned TH DVR service, included IR capability and could handle digital programming including HDTV and Dolby 5.1. In addition to that, it asked if the respondent would be willing to cough up an extra $4 for the U400 package or an extra $10 for a total of 90 high-def channels. Call us crazy, but we're thinking that "90" figure is going to be stuck in your head as you wish, hope and pray for your HD lineup to bloom. Good luck with that whole "patience" thing.

[Thanks, Anthony]

AT&T now offering U-verse in Flint and Saginaw, Michigan

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 30th 2008 at 12:26PM


AT&T's footprint in Michigan is growing larger, as both Flint and Saginaw-area residents now have yet another option when it comes to programming. AT&T's U-verse TV, high-speed internet and U-verse Voice are now available in select parts of nearly 30 local communities, including Flint, Midland, Saginaw and others. As it tends to do, the provider has vowed to make it available in more locales in the coming months, though it doesn't provide any clarity beyond that. If you're frustrated with your current carrier and you call either of the aforesaid cities home, give AT&T a call and see if it's time for a momentous change in your life.

AT&T takes Total Home DVR to Houston and San Diego

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 26th 2008 at 10:06AM


We've a feeling we'll soon be unable to keep up with all the Total Home DVR rollouts, but we aren't complaining one bit about the speed at which AT&T is getting it out there. Hot on the heels of Austin, Fresno, and a handful of other cities getting gifted, AT&T has quietly given Houston, Texas and San Diego, California residents the ability to watch recorded shows on connected TVs anywhere in the house. Dollars to donuts a few more markets get lit up before October dawns.

[Thanks, Artur and Anthony]

AT&T celebrates one year of U-verse in Ohio, promises further expansion

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 26th 2008 at 12:40AM


AT&T has made a habit of patting itself on the posterior whenever it reaches the one-year mark in U-verse deployment at a certain locale, but given that it also took the time to reiterate its $500 million investment in Ohio this go 'round, we figured we'd let you toss on a party hat and join in. Over the past year, U-verse TV has been made available to 600,000 living units in Ohio, and according to the company, it's planning to "invest in fiber network upgrades and further broadband deployment" across the state. As it stands, U-verse is available in parts of nearly 200 Ohio communities -- let's see how much that number changes over the next 12 months, shall we?

AT&T silently activates Total Home DVR in Austin, Texas

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 25th 2008 at 8:10PM


AT&T already beamed its Total Home DVR software -- which enables U-verse users to watch recorded shows on other connected televisions around the house -- to the Dallas / Fort Worth area. As its expansion efforts continue, a local in Austin has informed us that the carrier has delivered it to him as well, though completely unannounced. We'll give you one guess as to if he's complaining.

[Thanks, Tom]

AT&T signs on to distribute Move-enabled video content

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 25th 2008 at 6:26AM


It's still a touch unclear to us exactly what this means for end-users, but AT&T has just inked a deal with Move Networks that will enable it to "deliver Move-enabled video content to companies and their users." The release states that Move Networks technology allows "media and entertainment companies to deliver live and on-demand high-definition programming to computers over the internet in a true television-like experience," so we're wondering if AT&T won't start offering some type of HD content via the web. Then again, this whole agreement may be focused on the business sector, so we lowly consumers may never be able to take advantage. Guess we'll see in time, huh?

[Thanks, Anthony]

AT&T takes Total Home DVR to Los Angeles, St. Louis and Fresno

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 24th 2008 at 11:01AM


We're hesitant to say that the flood gates are open, but it looks like AT&T is pushing its Total Home DVR software out at a pretty regular clip. Just days after introducing it in the Bay Area and merely hours after dumping it on Dallas / Fort Worth residents, AT&T is now bringing the U-verse update to customers in Los Angeles, Fresno and St. Louis. In short, the software refresh enables users to play back any recorded SD or HD program on any connected TV in their home at no extra charge. Who's up for placing bets on the next locale to get the good news?

AT&T gets official with Total Home DVR in Dallas / Fort Worth

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 23rd 2008 at 8:19PM


No surprises here, but AT&T has done its duty by pumping out a press release to match up with information discovered late last week. As of now, the recently released Total Home DVR software is available to U-verse subscribers in the Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas area, and if you're curious as to what that adds, you can catch up right here. Hey AT&T, why not just present us with a nice, neat time table so the rest of your users aren't just in the dark? Thanks in advance.

[Thanks, Anthony]

AT&T U-Verse cabinets pop up in Winston-Salem, NC

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 22nd 2008 at 2:37PM


It's the case of the mysteriously appearing U-verse cabinets all over again, and this time it's taking the Triad by storm. The images you see above are of an AT&T utility cabinet at the corner of Peace Haven Road and Mountain View Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Our tipster (and photographer) dug a little deeper and asked a local AT&T store manager to "explain" the in-store U-verse display, only to find that the manager was expecting AT&T to launch U-verse services in the area by "early next year." We knew AT&T was spending some serious dough in the Carolinas, and truthfully, we'll be stoked to see said investment finally lead to something tangible. Now, how soon before the company strings U-verse on down to the Triangle?

[Thanks, Prime]

AT&T will increase HD compression on U-verse

by Richard Lawler, posted Sep 22nd 2008 at 1:04AM

Good news, U-verse fans, you'll be upgrading from the current 2 HD / 2 SD video stream system to three live HD streams in 2009. The (potentially) bad news is that comes with the price of additional compression, as AT&T's IPTV service squeezes its MPEG-4 video streams down to 5 Mbps from a current size of 6-8 Mbps, according to CTO John Donovan. Count another bonus as the Total Home DVR will throw as many as seven video streams around the house, up from the current five. With a last mile DSL strategy that gives it less breathing room than Verizon's FiOS, there's only one way to add more streams, but is there going to be a PQ price to pay? We'll find out soon, and don't expect AT&T to stop there, Multichannel News quotes Donovan saying encoders currently in development could reduce bandwidth even further.




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