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alfnoid @ 19th Jun 09:55AM:
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I wonder the same since you either have to sign a two year contract or put $150 up front.
Kinda a lot to ask for something that a) nobody has used in this area, b) may or may not work to the users liking. At least it is for me.
Anyway this thread has been hijacked and should be moved over here:
»Clearwire
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Ameri_User @ 1st Aug 03:01PM:
Re: It Sucks To Be On IFITL

Does anyone have any updates on the status of any potential upgrades to IFITL? It seems like AT&T pretty much couldn't care less about us right now.
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alfnoid @ 1st Aug 09:08PM:
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said by Ameri_User :

Does anyone have any updates on the status of any potential upgrades to IFITL? It seems like AT&T pretty much couldn't care less about us right now.

Last I heard 1Q of '10 the project was going to start.

Right now not much work is going on other than Uverse installs because the contract is up next week.
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anon @ 2nd Aug 04:08PM:
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Ifitl is the best dsl service available anywhere. It is a direct circuit that goes from the wall jack directly to the computer. No modem or router or other things that can malfunction causing problems. I know it has a 1.5 rating but I regularly see over 2 megs everywhere. It runs independently from any phone line or coax cable. You maintain low cost and good speeds. Dont be so fixated in 3 or 6 megs.. servers cant transmit that fast anyway. It is the best service you can have. I have installed thousands of customers on ifitl so I know.
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anon @ 2nd Aug 04:19PM:
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att is pushing uverse right down the publics throat because it a deregulated service. there are many problems with picture quality and other things like the broken promises and false advertising that is upsetting many customers. Deregulated means that they can do what they want and answer to nobody. It also means thousands of contractors ala comcast and direct tv who take no ownership and have no vested responsibility to the company or the customers. Be very, very careful what you ask for.....it can sometimes bite you in the behind. caveat emptor.
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anon @ 4th Aug 01:36PM:
Re: It Sucks To Be On IFITL

Has anyone else been experiencing a very slow connection the past couple of days with IFITL in the Gwinnett Country, Georgia area?
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kdeuser @ 4th Aug 07:00PM:
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said by einstein :

Ifitl is the best dsl service available anywhere. It is a direct circuit that goes from the wall jack directly to the computer. No modem or router or other things that can malfunction causing problems. I know it has a 1.5 rating but I regularly see over 2 megs everywhere. It runs independently from any phone line or coax cable. You maintain low cost and good speeds. Dont be so fixated in 3 or 6 megs.. servers cant transmit that fast anyway. It is the best service you can have. I have installed thousands of customers on ifitl so I know.

Not when you work from home and send/receive large files. The 256k upload, which is generally much lower than that for me, is the critical issue. I agree it is reliable, although the card (or whatever is in the pedestal at the curb) has gone out several times in the last year and had to be replaced. At some point, when that hardware is no longer available, I suppose we will be converted...
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anon @ 5th Aug 05:29PM:
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ifitl is pure retardation
anyone would immediately drop ifitl for 6 to 10 mbit per second
do you realize people connect to many servers simultaneously?
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gpauken @ 5th Aug 11:24PM:
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said by farmergreg :

Has anyone else been experiencing a very slow connection the past couple of days with IFITL in the Gwinnett Country, Georgia area?

absolutely the worst at night...
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gpauken @ 14th Aug 09:06PM:
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As of Sat, I will be leaving IFITL....good riddance.

New - 19.97 for 12/5 from Comcast

Old - 22.95 for 1.5/256K from AT&T...

Aufwiedersehen.
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Ameri_User @ 18th Aug 08:39PM:
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Sure most of the time IFITL is reliable enough and provides enough speed for what I need it for, however about 25% of the time, I can’t watch a video without having to pause it and let it load. Downloading large files is also slow compared to other connections I have tried out, but since I don’t do that much, I could care less. I imagine however, that this would anger many people who download large files on a regular basis. We have also had several problems with the card in the pedestal getting fried after a storm. (At least 5 or 6 different times) We got IFITL a few months after Bellsouth "upgraded" our neighborhood to fiber because of the large proportion of Bellsouth Americast customers in our area. At the time it was great, but as the internet has evolved, the speed is really not up to par with what it should be. I'm pretty sure that the merger killed all of Bellsouth's plans to upgrade the system, and hopefully AT&T will figure out how to upgrade its IFITL customers (to Uverse or whatever) sooner than later.
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anon @ 18th Aug 10:36PM:
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said by Ameri_User :

Sure most of the time IFITL is reliable enough and provides enough speed for what I need it for, however about 25% of the time, I can’t watch a video without having to pause it and let it load. Downloading large files is also slow compared to other connections I have tried out, but since I don’t do that much, I could care less. I imagine however, that this would anger many people who download large files on a regular basis. We have also had several problems with the card in the pedestal getting fried after a storm. (At least 5 or 6 different times) We got IFITL a few months after Bellsouth "upgraded" our neighborhood to fiber because of the large proportion of Bellsouth Americast customers in our area. At the time it was great, but as the internet has evolved, the speed is really not up to par with what it should be. I'm pretty sure that the merger killed all of Bellsouth's plans to upgrade the system, and hopefully AT&T will figure out how to upgrade its IFITL customers (to Uverse or whatever) sooner than later.

Agreed ....

IFITL was *rock-solid* as far as connectivity was concerned - I only had 3 instances of being down over approximately 9-10 years. I did have the slowness @ night as well when I first signed up - but after several calls to Bellsouth (I was the first in the subdivision to sign up for the service) they finally resolved the issue after about 1-2 weeks.

I'd still be with IFITL if it weren't for the speed issue - 1.5Mb/256kb just didn't cut it for my needs anymore.

I've now had Comcast for approximately 2 months now - and it's been exemplary in both uptime and speed (12/2 tier). I've yet to have any instances of downtime nor has the speed wavered any from the first install. The speed is the greatest change - reminds me of when I first switched from dial-up to IFITL .... You really don't realize how much of a difference it is until you experience it...

I still occasionally check ATT's site to see if they've introduced UVerse into my neighborhood, etc. I noticed that there was a new installation not too far from my home - but no dice yet.

When it finally does show up - and if it's comparable to price, etc., then I'll probably give it a try - we'll see.. :)
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kdeuser @ 1st Nov 09:44PM:
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It still sucks to be slow.

I looked into Clear, not in my area yet. I have also made some inquiries with the HOA to see if they can get Charter or Comcast to my sub-division. You would think they would be thrilled for the opportunity to lure new customers, but talking to them on the phone is a dead-end. I will, at some point, find out where their local offices are and make a trip...[sigh]...
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samo300 @ 2nd Nov 01:06PM:
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I live near you and found out last week that Clear has turned on more towers and now covers our area.
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kdeuser @ 2nd Nov 03:21PM:
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Ahhhh, I just checked in the last 2 weeks! I'm ready to give it a try, what have I got to lose?
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