# Anyone use AT&T U-Verse? How's the services? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 22, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634 "2010-09-22T13:05:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634/21 "2010-09-22T19:57:06Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I have U-Verse. It’s no better/worse than other cable companies IME. It is, however, cheaper, which wins every time. See, I’ve had the opposite issue: it’s significantly more than my cable. Right now, from Brighthouse I have cable internet that’s 20 mb/s, about 200 cable channels, On Demand channels, and HBO. I don’t have the HD package ($10 more a month) or DVR ($8 more a month) and for this, I pay $114 a month. If I switched to Uverse, my internet would be way slower (12 mb/s is the fastest in my area) and I’d be paying $160+ a month. Well, at least the last time I looked. Part of this is because I have roommates and my house would require 3-4 “boxes”. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634/22 "2010-09-22T21:05:37Z")
I love it. Almost makes up for their crappy phone coverage. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634/23 "2010-09-22T21:53:32Z")
I like it a lot. We had Charter before, POS. Way more expensive for less channels, went out a lot, etc. UVerse isn’t perfect but I recommend it over our other local option, Charter. I’ve never been a fan of satellite, always seemed to laggy to me (menus and such) and I’ve been at friends’ houses when it rains and it always went out. Although now I am annoyed because I am trying to get into my account to add Showtime and the website is messed up and not letting me. I want it before Dexter plzthanks! ---
**Author:** ![optimisticcynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@optimisticcynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/optimisticcynic)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634/24 "2010-09-23T01:33:18Z")
U-verse is the way to go. very good customer service, prices, products, and offerings ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634/25 "2010-09-23T12:31:57Z")
I’ll also say that my U-Verse installer was fantastic. She spent more time in my crawl space than I’d ever want to. I should have given her an extra $50 to run some speaker wire down there! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634/26 "2010-09-23T13:52:26Z")
Look, you people are \*not \*going to change my mind. Buncha shills. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634/27 "2010-09-23T14:01:55Z")
U-Verse is one of the few service experiences of my life that I did not feel at least semi-ripped off when all is said and done. I couldn’t be happier with it. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634/28 "2010-09-23T14:09:30Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > One option that’s kinda nice is that when the phone rings, caller ID displays in a corner of the TV. Don’t know if other services provide that but it does make screening simple. Our Comcast package does that. Of course, it was the first feature I turned off because I didn’t care for it but that’s just me and my relationship with the phone. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634/29 "2010-09-23T14:31:51Z")
OK, I’m a fan of the DVR app - it’s called UVerse Mobile on the Apple app store, if you’re looking for it. I just cleaned put some old recordings while I was on the elevator here at work. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634/30 "2010-09-23T14:52:56Z")
I love our U-Verse! Twice (in two years) we’ve had signal problems, and they came out the next day - (once on a holiday!) and replaced some fittings. The techs are knowledgeable and neat and polite. Even the phone techs! The only problem I have is that we have three TVs, and only one DVR box. I can’t record in HD, or I start running out of available DVR slots. I had to cancel Hell’s Kitchen’s recording! :eek: I watch too much TV. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-at-t-u-verse-hows-the-services/554634.md?page=1)