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AT&T won't even build fiber home internet where they've already got fiber. One of their fiber lines has been running under my driveway for years but they've nev

AT&T won't even build fiber home internet where they've already got fiber. One of their fiber lines has been running under my driveway for years but they've never offered it at my address.

maxsilver 2y ago
Yeah, this is also my experience. AT&T won't even build fiber home internet to urban/suburban residents that have existing fiber-to-the-node (original U-Verse) service -- places less than a mile away from functional residential AT&T fiber drop already (DSLAM). They're still happy to charge me the $100/month for that ~60mbps VDSL copper service though. (even though, if anything happens to that line, they're refusing to repair/replace it) It's ridiculous.
- sidewndr46 2y ago
  AT&T actually end-of-life'd good ole fashioned DSL at my Dad's house. They don't offer any wired internet services there any longer.
baby_souffle 2y ago
Yep! I just got back from visiting family out in the boonies. They have had fiber on their street for more than a decade. It runs right over their drive way and down a few more telephone poles to … the dslam. The dslam which is still v1 speeds and att won’t even sell new dsl service on it / is aggressively pushing old customers out. They’ve been happy starlink users for a while now.
sidewndr46 2y ago
I've got fiber in the backyard from Spectrum and Google Fiber out in front of the house. Neither offer fiber service to me. Some contractor for Google comes out and spray paints new markings indicating I should have a tap placed every 6 months or so. Seasons come and seasons go, but the paint marks still keep getting refreshed.
Optimal_Persona 2y ago
Funny, AT&T says they couldn't offer fiber to my address at my old house, or the one I moved to across the street. Of course I can get Sonic fiber at both addresses...which uses...drumroll...AT&T's fiber infrastructure. It pains me especially that this is the company that way back in the day gave us Claude Shannon, Richard Hamming, and the transistor. I don't know why they want to get out of the copper business...after 2022 FTC change, copper lines increased like 10X in cost and the provider has literally no legal obligation to provide uptime guarantee/support, sounds like a telecom's wet dream!

AT&T won't even build fiber home internet where they've already got fiber. One of their fiber lines has been running under my driveway for years but they've never offered it at my address.

maxsilver 2y ago

Yeah, this is also my experience. AT&T won't even build fiber home internet to urban/suburban residents that have existing fiber-to-the-node (original U-Verse) service -- places less than a mile away from functional residential AT&T fiber drop already (DSLAM). They're still happy to charge me the $100/month for that ~60mbps VDSL copper service though. (even though, if anything happens to that line, they're refusing to repair/replace it) It's ridiculous.

sidewndr46 2y ago
AT&T actually end-of-life'd good ole fashioned DSL at my Dad's house. They don't offer any wired internet services there any longer.

baby_souffle 2y ago

Yep! I just got back from visiting family out in the boonies. They have had fiber on their street for more than a decade. It runs right over their drive way and down a few more telephone poles to … the dslam. The dslam which is still v1 speeds and att won’t even sell new dsl service on it / is aggressively pushing old customers out. They’ve been happy starlink users for a while now.

sidewndr46 2y ago

I've got fiber in the backyard from Spectrum and Google Fiber out in front of the house. Neither offer fiber service to me. Some contractor for Google comes out and spray paints new markings indicating I should have a tap placed every 6 months or so. Seasons come and seasons go, but the paint marks still keep getting refreshed.

Optimal_Persona 2y ago

Funny, AT&T says they couldn't offer fiber to my address at my old house, or the one I moved to across the street. Of course I can get Sonic fiber at both addresses...which uses...drumroll...AT&T's fiber infrastructure. It pains me especially that this is the company that way back in the day gave us Claude Shannon, Richard Hamming, and the transistor. I don't know why they want to get out of the copper business...after 2022 FTC change, copper lines increased like 10X in cost and the provider has literally no legal obligation to provide uptime guarantee/support, sounds like a telecom's wet dream!