UPDATE:
My ADSL promotion of $19.95/mo for "elite" speed of 6mb/s (LOL) expired this month. Therefore it shot up to the 'standard' rate of $54/mo....for the same 6mb/s speed.
After talking to several loyality reps, the best deal I could get was $34/mo @ 6mb/s. When asked why so expensive, I was told ATT is phasing of ADSL service by 2020 and pushing everyone to u-verse internet. $30/mo @ 18mb/s...at least for the first year. Then it would default to the standard rate of $45 or more/mo. whatever it will be then.
As the original article noted, ATT is now pushing all of their u-verse TV customers over to DTV to free up uverse internet BW.
Supposedly, goog-fiber is close by and will be sucking users off due to high speeds at very low rates...at least initially.
Re: landline phone. ATT wants me to ditch that as well. Go with VOIP on uverse internet, get a digital phone (which I don't have). Not sure what the call quality will be, however they've had 10yrs or so to get that fixed. One benefit is that I could use that large call screening service to put a stop to all the #$%^! junk spam calls I receive.
Another benefit that wasn't explained to me until today, is that the taxes/fees I would pay would also greatly drop by "elevating" from landline phone to VOIP. Namely, 41% of the discounted /mo. landline rate to about 10% roughly!!! Geeze......
This negotiation this time around was much more frustrating giving the higher rates which vary depending upon what call center you happen to hit, the reduced discounts avail. and the normal confusion resulting from one rep telling you one thing while another corrects them. Then offers you another option the previous one didn't. ?????
Go figure that........
I don't like the deal. They didn't want to elevate me to a supervisor either. Past experience has shown they offer the best rates. I'll call back in two months and see what's changed. It always does.
ATT is RAATs