I am about to dive into U-Verse here. I won't do business with Comcast, so I am going with AT&T. "It's not a choice, it's a lack of options" as I like to say...
I believe I am about 1,400' from the neighborhood node, but that's just an educated guess. 45 Mbps tier is NOT available at my address, so the most they will let me order is the Max Turbo at 24Mbps. They say that my only RG option is the NVG510. I am only signing up for Internet service, no TV.
My next-door neighbor has U-Verse for both Internet and TV service, and is overall happy with it, no major complaints.
I had copper/CO-based DSLAM service with AT&T several years ago, about the time they were rolling out U-Verse services. I had lots of problems at that time, and sort of got the impression that the cable plant in my neighborhood was not that great. I ended up switching to Sonic.net and the service is "better", but still slow.
I am not convinced that AT&T can provide reliable 24Mbps service. Any advice on ordering and/or how to ensure that I get what I pay for? I was considering ordering a lower-speed plan (12 or 18Mbps) and then seeing how it goes. If reliable and stable, maybe upgrade plans later.
Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated!
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