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moving from comcast to AT&T
Hello,
Currently I have Comcast high speed internet.
My question is:
1-Can I use my personal existing cable modem, and wireless routers, I have 2 of them and works as expected, also I have cable to the second floor attached to another router.
2-I see there is limit 1 TB data on $40 a month, if I stream online TV how many hours I can do that without exceeding the limit.
3-I really had bad experience with AT&T in the past when I had phone service, "no company can be trusted anyway", however,
AT&T doesn’t offer month to month, I don’t want to have one year contract with something may not work as good as my current Comcast. does AT&T offer 30 day money back in case I don't like the service?
4-What time frame speed faster than other on daily basis (Brentwood TN area) ?
Thanks
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JefferMC
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7 years ago
1) Cannot use existing DOCSIS cable modem on AT&T. Need an AT&T-provided VDSL2/ADSL2+ capable gateway. Any wireless router you connect to that should still be usable, but may require a bit of configuration.
2) Depends on your video quality. a 6 Mbps (Megabit per second) HD video stream consume about 2.7 GB per hour. A SD stream about a third of that. A 4K stream, a lot more than that.
3) Your experience will vary depending on your location, your distance from the nearest AT&T facilities, the conditions of the lines between that and your home, sources of RFI in your area, the employees that you interact with,etc.
I've had good experience with my AT&T service. I get a little more bandwidth that the nominal amount I pay for, and I get it consistently, and the connection stays up.
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Nash77
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7 years ago
Thank you for your reply,
Looks they have to install new wires, I have cable from the pole to my house (no phone lines), also looks getting DSL,
I don't know how much data we have right now, but I know we use Skypee with video for hours almost every day.
Now new questions:
1-Can I buy my own VDSL2/ADSL2 ? I don't want to use any ISP device.
2-Is public IP address static or Dynamic? sure I like dynamic.
Thanks
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JefferMC
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7 years ago
1) No. At this point, AT&T provides them for a monthly fee. They provide no other option.
2) It's technically dynamic, but it rarely changes. You probably should think of it as static for all practical purposes.
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Matusare
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7 years ago
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Nash77
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7 years ago
Nope, when did my search on the net and asked some friends, I found AT&T still hiding under the rock, with all new technology going around the world with same greed :), I will stay with Comcast with 75-85 Mbps , AT&T offer 18 Mbps with Fibre Optic in my area with same price, I know that when AT&T lady stopped in my last few weeks ago!
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