[COLUG] AT&T and other Internet/TV providers

[David Coulson]

Olaf Stein wrote:
> 1) Does any of you have good or bad experiences with AT&T in Columbus, 
> I read some nasty reviews from the west coast, I am not sure if they 
> apply to Columbus as well
AT&T in Columbus is the old SBCOhio network. They're as good and as bad 
as any other regional telco. They all pretty much use the same 
technologies and equipment. I can give you a decade worth of problems 
I've had with SBC in Ohio, but none of it probably has anything to do 
with their ability to deliver U-verse service in Columbus in 2008.
> 2) How does AT&T wire the inside, is it Coax like the cable companies do?
> I am asking this because it is nice that you can add more TV's to your 
> house at no cost without a receiver if you split the coax cable and 
> can live with no digital tv on those tv's
I'm not sure how their services is delivered within the premise (It goes 
to a box that is served from the copper pairs into the house from the 
street), but each TV needs a decoding set-top box - They purely do 
digital delivery.
> 3) Any other providers (besides AT&T or time warner) you would recommend? 
I always had good success with Wide Open West, but they may not operate 
in your region. You can always get satellite too.

David