AT&T U-Verse

[Buckeye86]

Originally Posted by CleveBucks

They added a second HD stream. Still 4 total. Whole-house DVR is not available yet. They took away the three free receivers and only give you one now. Any extras are 5 bucks a month.

Yeah, I saw that. My question is, if they only have four streams, with two HD, why do they offer up to 8 or 9 boxes and make it sound like each box is HD capable? I'm probably just confused as to how the technology works, but with five roommates it's kind of a big deal how many tvs we can have running with whatever service we get.

[CleveBucks]

Originally Posted by Buckeye86

Yeah, I saw that. My question is, if they only have four streams, with two HD, why do they offer up to 8 or 9 boxes and make it sound like each box is HD capable? I'm probably just confused as to how the technology works, but with five roommates it's kind of a big deal how many tvs we can have running with whatever service we get.

Because you can share the streams among the boxes. You get 4 streams, but multiple TV's can be accessing each stream. I would definitely not go with Uverse if you have more than a few people in the place watching TV at the same time.

[scooter1369]

Switched to U-Verse today. Holy FSM!!! The picture is clearer and brighter than it ever was with WOW or TWC.