AT&T stand alone DSL 14.95/mo YMMV SELECT STATES

Valid for AR KS MO OK TX IN MI OH WI ends 9-30-12

Dear Valued Texas Resident:

blah blah blah

14.95/mo for 12 months DSL
up to 3 Mbps downstream
includes access to entire national att wifi hotspot network no additional charge

18/mo for unlimited local calling
caller id and call waiting included

14/mo for unlimited nationwide calling

I called 18662890177 to sign up using a California cell phone and it routed me automatically to the CA att sales office.

Gave him this info, talked about the letter and he signed me up for 14.95/mo DSL month to month without a contract and then told me to sign up for the phone portion through another number he gave me. I eventually did that, but if someone didn't need a landline, it'd be 14.95/mo standalone DSL.

invitation code: 6581024577
offer code: bf18-6145

$15 one time fee, installation
optional modems that will be free after 1 year service. (I opted to buy my own modem)

Does it include installation, modem and other wi-fi equipment? I signed up a 6Mps deal about 5 months ago for $24.95/mo that did not include them.

ilovetrang said:   Valid for AR KS MO OK TX IN MI OH WI ends 9-30-12

Dear Valued Texas Resident:

blah blah blah

14.95/mo for 12 months DSL
up to 3 Mbps downstream
includes access to entire national att wifi hotspot network no additional charge

18/mo for unlimited local calling
caller id and call waiting included

14/mo for unlimited nationwide calling


I called 18662890177 to sign up using a California cell phone and it routed me automatically to the CA att sales office.

Gave him this info, talked about the letter and he signed me up for 14.95/mo DSL month to month without a contract and then told me to sign up for the phone portion through another number he gave me. I eventually did that, but if someone didn't need a landline, it'd be 14.95/mo standalone DSL.

invitation code: 6581024577
offer code: bf18-6145

shank said:   Careful - ATT DSL T&C's were updated last year to include a clause that they can switch you to U-Verse, at their discretion. I ended up making the jump myself last year, when my DSL promotion ended, max available speed in my area is 3 mbps. Now paying $29.99 per month for 6 mbps for one year.

Good information, U-Verse is not available in my area, yet. Thanks for that, I'll be ready for it, if it happens.

It includes a free modem with a year contract and $15 installation, I believe. I saw bad reviews on the 2 modems they offerred in my area so I bought my own modem and reused my wireless router. I was paying 29.99 with TW cable but my deal expired and they jacked up the price to 39.99 a month and wouldn't give me no deal to keep me. So when I saw the letter I jumped.

arribasn said:   They told me DSL isn't fast enough for VOIP

That's a hoot. VOIP requires very little speed. I'm not sure what it's optimized for today, but I remember ~5 years ago they had it pretty well optimized for maximum quality in the 50-80kbps range, which is what...about 4% of a 3mbps DSL connection? The real issue for DSL is latency, which is supposed to be lower (better) and more consistently lower than cable modem, though today both DSL and cable modem service in most areas have very good latency levels.

I had AT&T 6mbps DSL on the $19.99 promo for a year, and it was okay but it couldn't even consistently stream normal movies from Netflix (should be able to work fine in the 2-3mbps range). That was pretty sad. I thought it was my wireless network in the crowded area I'm in, but then I switched to Comcast cable-modem and all was just fine.

rootbear said:   This fast enough to stream Netflix?
Works for me with 3mbps.

rootbear said:   This fast enough to stream Netflix?

I had 6mbps service in the SF Bay Area, regularly testing between 4.8-6.0 on speedtest, and I always had a hard time streaming Netflix. Seemed like every 10-15 minutes the speed would drop for a few minutes, which made watching Netflix movies frustrating to say the least.

I have had both uVerse and DSL Extreme in the past....in my case I had good experiences with both. DSL Extreme in my area requires a land line because I'm in an AT&T area - if you are in Verizon you can get naked DSL and if you don't need a land line that will save you some money. We are moderate users, mostly email, browsing, but occasional movie streaming and the basic uVerse and DSL Extreme speeds were fine for us. Setup for either is not especially difficult but if you are not a techie you'd probably want to get a friend with some experience to assist - both setups are about the same. Overall....in my experience...it's a toss up.

Bruce

ilovetrang said:   shank said:   Careful - ATT DSL T&C's were updated last year to include a clause that they can switch you to U-Verse, at their discretion. I ended up making the jump myself last year, when my DSL promotion ended, max available speed in my area is 3 mbps. Now paying $29.99 per month for 6 mbps for one year.

Good information, U-Verse is not available in my area, yet. Thanks for that, I'll be ready for it, if it happens.

when my promotional DSL rate ended a few months ago, retention dept. gave me a lower price than regular, although higher than my promo rate. then a couple of months later, got a letter from AT&T that they will switch me to Uverse. since they were switching me, got $14.95/month for a year for 3Mbs and a free gateway (modem + wireless router).

recommend you wait for them to initiate the change to Uverse.

frugalpete said:   ilovetrang said:   shank said:   Careful - ATT DSL T&C's were updated last year to include a clause that they can switch you to U-Verse, at their discretion. I ended up making the jump myself last year, when my DSL promotion ended, max available speed in my area is 3 mbps. Now paying $29.99 per month for 6 mbps for one year.

Good information, U-Verse is not available in my area, yet. Thanks for that, I'll be ready for it, if it happens.

when my promotional DSL rate ended a few months ago, retention dept. gave me a lower price than regular, although higher than my promo rate. then a couple of months later, got a letter from AT&T that they will switch me to Uverse. since they were switching me, got $14.95/month for a year for 3Mbs and a free gateway (modem + wireless router).

recommend you wait for them to initiate the change to Uverse.

Hi there.....do you live in CA? Would you mind sharing the phone # you called and the person you talked with. I'm paying $23 now. This is my 2nd extension. I used to pay $15 as well but they raised it to $20 for 6 months after first year. And then, raised it again to $23 now til Sept 23rd. I just wanna pay $15. Pretty soon, I think Google will make internet FREE for every1 as long as you buy that box for $300.

Thought I would try for this again - called and failed again. Only way to get the $14.95 is with another service according to all the people I spoke too. Otherwise it is $19.95/mo

just got my DSL (6M) lowered to $28/mo for 12 month due to Xfinity price change that lowered their bundled TV/Internet pricing. My cable internet pric would be just $30/mo since I also have cable TV. I was paying ATT $43/mo for 6M internet.