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U-Verse, Sling, PSVue and AT&T Internet Speeds?

Wally12

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Hey all, I am moving into an apt in OKC this weekend and am trying to make a decision regarding TV programming. This apartment has an agreement with AT&T, so U-Verse is my only option as far as cable and Internet. However, I am seriously considering going with a streaming service instead. I already have an Amazon FireStick that is hooked up with my family's DISH information, so I can get apps like WatchESPN, Fox Sports. I don't watch much cable TV anymore, just a few select shows on ABC, CBS, and FOX. I am just wanting to make sure I have access to these channels (especially locally for weather), and can watch OSU/Thunder games. My parents have a Sling enabled Hopper DVR and I can download the Dish Anywhere app to my Firestick. Do I even need to look at subscribing to Sling/Vue, or will my Firestick with the sports apps and Dish Anywhere cover most of what I need, with an OTA antenna to cover the local channels? Thanks in advance!
 
I can't recommend PSVue more. My wife and I love the service. We have subscribed to the $64.99/month service. Tons of channels, interface is easy to manage, auto-deduction for payments, plenty of services your account links to (ESPN3, FoxSportsGo, ABCOnDemand, etc.), great quality.

My ONLY complaint, which I think will change soon, is that your can only access the service from your home IP address.

For your needs, however, it might not do it since you have the Dish stuff and are considering an antenna for local. We have an antenna for that, but rarely use it and just get the news online. But, the service is fantastic if you decide to try it out. A strong internet connection is recommended, we have 200mb/25mb service.
 
To piggyback this topic, is the AT&T fiber service worth the extra $20-$40 month? Looks like my apartment qualifies for Internet 50 (up to 50 mbps, not fiber), Internet 100 (up to 100 mbps, fiber), and Internet 1000 (fiber, unlimited data).
 
To piggyback this topic, is the AT&T fiber service worth the extra $20-$40 month? Looks like my apartment qualifies for Internet 50 (up to 50 mbps, not fiber), Internet 100 (up to 100 mbps, fiber), and Internet 1000 (fiber, unlimited data).
Depends. If your primary source of entertainment will always be streaming, then I would bump up in speeds. I game, have a sporting event on, wife streams PSVue, and is working all at the same time. So you might not need the highest tier, but if your streaming gets you over your bandwidth cap, then that might be something to consider. Plus, it is faster and who has time to be patient :p
 
Thanks. I am trying to decide between the Internet 50 and Internet 100. Both have a 1TB data cap, so that isn't a deciding factor with either. Just want to make sure I have enough speed to stream Netflix, Kodi, ESPN, etc. while running an iPhone on WiFi. Does anyone know if the AT&T Fiber actually runs fiber all the way to your home, or does it just go to a nearby hub that runs copper or some other material to your residence?
 
My parents have U-Verse Fiber and it was ran to a centralized neighborhood junction box. From that box, a fiber line was run to their home. I have Metronet, which is a smaller fiber network where I live in Indiana, and they did the same.
 
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Thanks. I am trying to decide between the Internet 50 and Internet 100. Both have a 1TB data cap, so that isn't a deciding factor with either. Just want to make sure I have enough speed to stream Netflix, Kodi, ESPN, etc. while running an iPhone on WiFi. Does anyone know if the AT&T Fiber actually runs fiber all the way to your home, or does it just go to a nearby hub that runs copper or some other material to your residence?
In Dallas, the AT&T 1000 fiber goes all the way into the house to the modem. Not sure about Internet 50 and 100. Another question to ask would be whether the router for the internet 50 or 100 has 5G wifi. Regular wifi is probably fast enough, but 5G gets up to 400/500 speeds with the internet 1000 and the regular wifi under 100.
 
In Dallas, the AT&T 1000 fiber goes all the way into the house to the modem. Not sure about Internet 50 and 100. Another question to ask would be whether the router for the internet 50 or 100 has 5G wifi. Regular wifi is probably fast enough, but 5G gets up to 400/500 speeds with the internet 1000 and the regular wifi under 100.
If you are only getting 500mbps on a 5ghz router, I would strongly suggest getting another router.
And I assume you are talking 2.4ghz when you say "regular wifi". You should receive much much better speeds than"under 100" on a decent router.
 
Don't think so. On the wired connection to our PC, we get about 950 dl/ul speeds. For my Galaxy s6 phone on wifi, it maxes out around 450, which is about what the practical max is for mobile phones' wifi based on what I can find online.
 
I've been through them all and typically get mad and cancel everything at least annually and start over. I can't DVR anything with PSVue and changing channels is unwieldly (have to exit and scroll around another screen). I think Sling actually has more options to DVR and play old stuff that's not on right NOW (maybe I just never hit the right Vue button).
 
Ok, so got moved in and went and bought a new Vizio 55" 4K tv. Took forever to find something that was 120 hz. Vizio tvs don't have a built in tuner, so I had to buy the adapter kit. I get local channels and some other junk. When the channels come in tho, they only take up about half the screen, the other half is black bars on top and bottom. Is this Bc of the antenna, or the TV? Even playing a DVD hooked up with an HDMI cord, had the same problem. Is this going to be the same thing when I stream Netlfix, run ESPN apps through the Firestick? If so, I'm either taking the TV back or going to have to get cable. I didn't buy a new tv so I could enjoy 50% of the screen.
 
It's one of two things, I think. Either your TV has some type of setting for letter boxing. Or, the station you're picking up is broadcasting it that way. When I worked in television engineering, our five stations had two feeds simultaneously broadcasting; an HD and HAD with letterboxing to accommodate non-hd televisions.
 
It's one of two things, I think. Either your TV has some type of setting for letter boxing. Or, the station you're picking up is broadcasting it that way. When I worked in television engineering, our five stations had two feeds simultaneously broadcasting; an HD and HAD with letterboxing to accommodate non-hd televisions.

Must be the channels. It is channels 4, 5, 9 in OKC that are HD. All of the SD antenna channels are full screen.
 
Unless things have changed a ton since I was in broadcasting, I would think so. Maybe see if you television has some possible setting to alleviate that; maybe a zoom or letter-boxing?
 
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