Subject: AT&T DSL class action suit
From: Philip Starewich (pstarewich@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Mar 20 2010 - 11:57:03 CST
I'm actually pretty shocked that you all seem to love AT&T DSL so much. I've found it to be very slow and unreliable. Every time the phone rings my services gets interrupted, like I'm using AOL in 1998. The service is so slow, in fact, that AT&T has lost a class action lawsuit for not delivering the DSL speeds it advertises. Details can be found at the following link:
http://www.dslspeedsettlement.com/
I just heard about this suit a day or two ago, so I haven't actually signed up yet, but I thought everybody should be aware of it.
Phil and Jen in #308
> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:21:55 -0500
> Subject: Re: AT&T DSL
> From: martyplatten@gmail.com
> To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
>
> Thanks. I've got a tech coming out Monday afternoon because I am switching
> to the AT&T 'DSL Direct', which is supposedly run off of their U-Verse
> infrastructure (fiber). Essentially it's DSL with no phone line. You can
> check it out:
> http://www.bellsouth.com/consumer/inetsrvcs/promo_unreal.html?src=lftnav.
> We'll see what happens. I've also had AT&T for about 4 years now virtually
> problem free, which is why these recent issues are odd. Just wanted to be
> sure it wasn't a building issue.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Marty
>
> They ran a line test and found an error in the line
>
> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Rodell Knight <rodellknight@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > I have had at&t DSL for a while. The newer 2-wire wireless router from my
> > experience has been garbage. It may be source of your pain as it may be on
> > its last legs. The older 2-wire wireless router works well and great. I
> > gave
> > my older one to my parents so that they can have a problem-free experience.
> > I have burned through 2 of the newer ones and will now get a all together
> > different model where I can provide the software/firmware for it myself so
> > I
> > don't have all these problems. You check if there is a firmware update for
> > yours that is recommended. You can have at&t check and tell you if you are
> > having problems on your line our at the house. You can check some things
> > from your router. Additionally if you have DSL running on the main line
> > (inner pair of phone wires) this is the same line our buildings buzzer
> > system runs on. It also sends a digital signal on this line which disrupts
> > the DSL signal. DSL will work in general but when someone buzzes in the
> > routing table gets changed on the machine for that time and can cause
> > packet
> > routing problems (appearance of poor at&t service...). If you are running a
> > VPN session that doesn't allow routing table updates while the VPN tunnel
> > is
> > up it will drop your VPN due to the routing table change. For this I would
> > recommend you request at&t move your phone line to the outer pair of wires
> > on the phone cord. I had that done years ago. I just hope the issue is a
> > technicians oversite while preparing our building for U-verse so I can
> > finally switch... And someone from the board can verify that once U-verse
> > is availabe in the building we can indeed get it and not have any issues
> > from Dish Network....
> >
> >
> > -Rodell
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 6:09 AM, Barbara Thomas <barst@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > We also have had AT&T for internet for a couple of years and it has
> > been
> > > virtually problem-free. I lost my connection once about a month ago, and
> > I
> > > tried reseting it and doing this and that. But it turned out to be
> > nothing
> > > more than something had come lose on the power strip on the floor. So the
> > > problem was solved before I even had to call them.
> > >
> > > Barbara
> > > 501
> > >
> > > On Mar 19, 2010, at 4:28 AM, Deborah Compagner wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Marty
> > > > I had it happen once w/AT&T where my connection stopped & they had to
> > > > come out to reset something. You may want to give them a call. It
> > > > wasn't a big deal, just a hassle. But, it's only happened once the
> > > > couple of years I've had them.
> > > > Deborah
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sent from my fabulous iPhone...which would be much more fabulous if it
> > > > were powered by Verizon.
> > > >
> > > > On Mar 18, 2010, at 9:20 PM, Marty Platten <martyplatten@gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >> Wondering if anyone in the building has DSL service from AT&T. If
> > > >> so, have
> > > >> you been experiencing connectivity issues over the last week? My
> > > >> service
> > > >> has off pretty much since Friday (back on briefly Sunday). I've
> > > >> experienced
> > > >> pretty decent service over the last few years with them, so I have to
> > > >> imagine there is a serious issue with their lines. Just wonder
> > > >> where the
> > > >> issue is.
> > > >>
> > > >> Also, has anyone tried the new 'Clear' service and if so, how has your
> > > >> experience been?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks.
> > > >>
> > > >> Marty
> > > >> 609
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> > > Barbara Stewart Thomas
> > > barst@comcast.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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