AT&T UVerse vs. cable

[zebracoy]

So you have no idea why you can't record certain channels? That's bogus.

I remember the days 20 years ago when it was impossible to record HBO with a VHS because of the different hook-ups. Reminds me of the same thing now that you mention that.

 

[imjustagirl]

When I try to add it, it says "Channel 1802 HBO HD does not allow recording." Same thing on VH1 HD. Only with a different channel number.

I did a live chat online and the woman said something about how Entourage is owned explicitly by HBO and so it can't be recorded, or some such. I told her I Tivoed it every week with Comcast. Apparently that blew her mind.

She offered me a $20 credit, but I told her the first month was free and i wouldn't see a second month, so her $20 meant nothing.

 

[RickStain]

I'm pretty sure fair use allows you to record any dang thing you want on your TV. IANAL though.

 

[imjustagirl]

Yeah, I didn't want to dredge this up to show I was an idiot...but I was an idiot.

I can record it on the SD channel. Problem was the channel guide is like a six-fold brochure, and so when I flipped it open, I saw the HBO listing and just went to that channel. I'm stupid.

But UVerse wins. It has Fox Reality Channel! Househusbands from Hollywood, here I come! (Did anyone else know Tempestt Bledsoe (Vanessa from Cosby) was in an LTR with Darryl Bell (Ron Johnson from Different World)? I sure didn't.)

 

[budcrew08]

Yeah, I didn't want to dredge this up to show I was an idiot...but I was an idiot.

I can record it on the SD channel. Problem was the channel guide is like a six-fold brochure, and so when I flipped it open, I saw the HBO listing and just went to that channel. I'm stupid.

But UVerse wins. It has Fox Reality Channel! Househusbands from Hollywood, here I come! (Did anyone else know Tempestt Bledsoe (Vanessa from Cosby) was in an LTR with Darryl Bell (Ron Johnson from Different World)? I sure didn't.)

You're a dork.

 

[imjustagirl]

But in a charming way! (sometimes)

 

[OTD]

Sorry you had a bad experience ijag, but I'm glad I saw this. I was thinking of checking out uverse to see if the bundle would save me money on satellite and such. Never mind.

 

[imjustagirl]

No, I'm with it now. I love it now that I figured out I'm an idiot.

 

[The No. 7]

UVerse is great. I've hardly had issues with it. And the $97/month I pay now is fantastic, considering I paid $120/month (and rising) with Comcast. When you join UVerse, you're locked in at the rate at which you sign up.

 

[imjustagirl]

UVerse is great. I've hardly had issues with it. And the $97/month I pay now is fantastic, considering I paid $120/month (and rising) with Comcast. When you join UVerse, you're locked in at the rate at which you sign up.

Holy hell, mine's $139. do you have the bundle? Stupid Northeast!!!

 

[The No. 7]

I have Internet and the middle level of cable. I live in California. Don't worry, we get gouged in other ways here.

 

[HackyMcHack]

If only U-Verse or FIOS were offered here. In an apartment that faces the wrong way, so I'm stuck with Cox. No Fox College Sports. No CSTV. No CSS. No Big Ten Network. No ESPN360. And the same 10 stupid Ad Council PSAs run over and over as local inserts.

 

[The No. 7]

I love the Big Ten Network! It's funny because I went to a Pac-10 school.

 

[imjustagirl]

If only U-Verse or FIOS were offered here. In an apartment that faces the wrong way, so I'm stuck with Cox. No Fox College Sports. No CSTV. No CSS. No Big Ten Network. No ESPN360. And the same 10 stupid Ad Council PSAs run over and over as local inserts.

UVerse has nothing to do with which way your apartment faces. The problem is you have to be within a half-mile of one of their boxes. They're supposed to be expanding the radius of that. Good luck!

 

[HackyMcHack]

Meant to say facing the wrong way to get satellite. I need a good editor

AT&T doesn't offer U-Verse in my community, period. And, when I inquired about DSL, they said the fastest speed they could provide was 3MB. Which, for my ESPN360.com watching purposes, was too slow. This in a county with a population of 150,000. Unbelievable.

 

[imjustagirl]

Yeah, it's getting rolled out pretty slowly. I couldn't get it at my old place, 7 miles away, but I can get it here. Weird.