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AT&T Cable for Connecticut?

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While talking to a AT&T vendor at my job on Sunday relating to high-speed internet, he mentioned a cable service which is going to be test marketed in 8 Connecticut towns. If all goes well, New Britain could see the service come November. Is there any way to see what is being offered in those towns? Would this be like the new Verizon cable service being offered to people in Rhode Island as we speak? (NOTE: This has no connection to the old AT&T Broadband service which later became Comcast here in New Britain.)
 
I know someone corrected with this rollout and it sounds like it's going to be TV over IP. The last time I spoke to the person was before the public rollout, but it was being tested in Fairfield County as well from what I was told. I don't know how well it works, but if I have to jump through as many hoops to get that as I did to get DSL I'll stick with my DirecTV.
 
TV on the internet, or through the cable line I already have?
 
I remember back in the late 90's SNET offered cable TV service in the New Britain area. I think they shut it down after just a couple years.
 
I think it was more like West Hartford? The service was SNET Americast.
 
The cable lines for SNET Americast are still on the poles. A big chunk of the state still has the unused cable lines. AT&T could actually use that equipment if need be...since they are the successors of SNET.
 
MarcB said:
Kevin Lagasse said:
I think it was more like West Hartford? The service was SNET Americast.
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Americast was offered in New Britain. In high school I had a classmate who lived on Clark Street in New Britain and her family had Americast.
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Yeah my uncle in New Britain had Americast. It was cool because they carried WPIX and WGN. Americast was also offered in Farmington, West Hartford, and I believe a few towns in the Stamford area.
 
Kevin Lagasse said:
TV on the internet, or through the cable line I already have?
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From what I understand, it will be TV over IP. It doesn't mean it will be connected to the Internet but it probably can be.

Since I was told they want to roll this out statewide it's unclear if they have technology to run it over existing copper or they will light up the miles of dark fiber in the state or what they will do. I don't think they will use the old Americast gear since most of the state isn't wired with it.
 
From what I have heard and what I know U-verse comes in over a dedicated CAT 5 (or 7?) or fiber line to your house. There is probably some digital converter box/video recorder/popcorn maker you have to have someplace. Don't know if you could then use your existing cable to run to all the TV's in the house (biy wouldn't that be nice.)

It is up in selected markets. All you never wanted to know here:

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=5838
 
Are you sure "The New AT&T" isn't just pushing Direct TV and trying to make it sound like cable? That's what they're doing in North and South Carolina.
 
Since it appears to depend on if the their lines can handle "DSL-like" communications they will more than likely pick spots where thier central office is smack dab in the middle of most of the target city/ Anyplace rural would be a hard nut for them to cover with their crappy lines (it took me 6 months of battle with them to finally get them to install the DSL lines they promised and them backpedalled on since the distance was in their "marginal" region.

Anything more difficult than an easy install will never see U-Verse unless they have fiber all around the target city, so if you have old copper and not much else don't hold your breath in seeing it anytime soon.
 
All good points Bill. FYI they are laying down lots of new fiber and I am told they install all new ethernet in your house. That is why I've heard you have to sign a 1 year deal. Gotta pay for all that overhead somehow.

The flip side is that allegedly it is not much more than analog "cable" and you get dozens more channels.

Might explain why the cable companies have been filling my mailbox with garbage.
 
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