I have Uverse (fortunately a substation is only a block away from my house) and my problem is not the speed coming into the house, it's that the coverage from their wifi isn't very good within the house. We barely get a signal in a back room that is only about 40 feet from the wifi hub — with three walls and a kitchen in between, so I'm wondering if the kitchen appliances are interfering — or from an upstairs bedroom that is almost right above the router.
When we had cable internet going through an Airport Extreme we had good coverage all over the house. Does anyone know if we can connect the Uverse modem/router/wifi thingie to our Airport and let that do the wifi, and if so is that likely to provide better coverage? The Uverse router currently provides the local IP addresses, so I wouldn't want both of them trying to do that, which I guess means one of them would have to be in "bridge" mode? With Uverse, all of our TVs also receive their signal wirelessly from the Uverse wifi, so I'm not sure whether using an Airport for internet wireless would affect those signals. > > It's fiber to the closest AT&T substation. I have one about 3/4 a mile from > me, exactly 500 feet too far for me to sign up. > > About a year ago they said their map qualified me, I signed up. The tech > from Indianapolis came out and said the substation with the fiber was 500 > feet too far away, copper is used to run to the homes. I felt I was cheated > for the crazy folks ran under a 4 lane highway to a box on the other side, > they used copper for this and had they put fiber under the highway I would > have been close enough, however if phone lines are going away I am not sure > how many on U-verse will be affected. > > I guess if fiber is on the pole outside your home you are O.K., but an > installation like most of us have in our area are going to be out of luck if > the landlines have to go away for none of our area is wired with fiber, only > the trunk line. > > > On Jul 11, 2013, at 9:50 AM, Ed Wiser <[email protected]> wrote: > >> U verse is a fiber optic based system so it has a higher band width than the >> current cable lines in town. >> — >> Sent from Mailbox for iPhone >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 9:27 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Not sure what you mean Ed, if AT&T is not allowed to have phone lines why >> would they maintain the infrastructure? Yes, if a limb takes down a pole >> both the phone and cable go out but if there are no longer landlines through >> AT&T (and any other Bell or independent phone company) what is their reward >> for keeping all this maintained? Maybe you meant something else. >> >> I am interested in how this is going to hurt AT&T's bottom line, and will >> the institutions (62.2% of their stock held by institutions) begin to dump >> and we all know what that can mean to a company i.e., Apple when the herd >> mentality work in unison. >> >> For we users I guess we have to understand we will all be going to TWC for >> phone and TV and internet. We will have to get used to the horrors of >> dealing with TWC and we'll need to consider if we really want to go U-verse >> if in a few short years it won't be around. >> >> >> >> On Jul 11, 2013, at 9:10 AM, "Wiser, Ed" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Cable goes out Phones go out. >>> >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John >>> Robinson >>> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 8:34 AM >>> To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers >>> Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Time Warner Speed Issues and 911 >>> >>> James, >>> >>> To follow up on this, all the discussion on this list about the good and >>> bad between AT&T and Insight are really mute conversations, we ALL are >>> going to have to go to TWC for landline phones in the not too distant >>> future no matter our preference. >>> >>> So, what will AT&T be doing with all their employees? Will they still be >>> required to maintain the infrastructure so the cable guys will have a pole >>> to hang their wire? When there is a storm that takes out their lines (that >>> then will go to nowhere for AT&T) will they be required to do the repairs? >>> How will their revenue stream be replaced, the little old ladies that >>> depend on the (current) 5.06% dividend, will that be greatly reduced? WOW, >>> lots to think about. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> On Jul 11, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Dr. James Priest <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Within 5 years the POTS lines will be a thing of the past. The FCC ruled 3 >>> years ago they had 8 years eliminate. In some areas it is gone altogether. >>> >>> Dr. James Priest PhD >>> Sr. Fire Strategist/Researcher >>> >>> On Jul 10, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> On Jul 10, 2013, at 12:38 PM, "Richard D. Meadows" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Who is the private service who does the charts and graphs and speed detail? >>> Approximate Cost? >>> >>> We still have POTS at home as well as our cell phones. I would not go to >>> Insight to TWC for phone service. >>> >>> >>> Richard, >>> >>> It is a company called SamKnows. They sent me a letter and asked if I >>> wanted to participate for free. It appears from their site that anyone can >>> sing up for it: http://www.samknows.com >>> >>> I do not know if they charge others for it, but I know they don't charge >>> me. They send you a box that you install between your internet service and >>> your router. It appears to be a small wireless router that is re-flashed >>> with their own monitoring software. It was simple (for me) to install and >>> those monthly reports are a comfort knowing exactly what my service has >>> been without going to the speed testing sites every few hours all month >>> (which, of course, is not really doable). >>> >>> As to the phone stuff, I actually like my Insight phone line better than >>> the third party service that I got for my second (business) line. Features, >>> price and call quality are all better. >>> >>> j. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jonathan Fletcher >>> FileMaker 9/10/11/12 Certified Developer >>> >>> Fletcher Data Consulting >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.fletcherdata.com >>> 502-509-7137 >>> >>> Personal miscellany online at http://jfletch.posthaven.com >>> >>> Kentuckiana's FileMaker Developers Group >>> Next meeting: FileMaker<=>QuickBooks >>> Tuesday, July 23rd, noon to 3:30-ish >>> http://www.kyfmp.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jonathan Fletcher >>> FileMaker 9/10/11/12 Certified Developer >>> >>> Fletcher Data Consulting >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.fletcherdata.com >>> 502-509-7137 >>> >>> Personal miscellany online at http://jfletch.posthaven.com >>> >>> Kentuckiana's FileMaker Developers Group >>> Next meeting: FileMaker<=>QuickBooks >>> Tuesday, July 23rd, noon to 3:30-ish >>> http://www.kyfmp.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>> >>> >>> >>> If you are not the intended addressee indicated in this message (or >>> responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy >>> or deliver this message to anyone. 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