http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/ Engadget Comments for AT&T surreptitiously adds $10 DSL plan http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 18th 2007 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jul 16th 2007 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 18th 2007 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 18th 2007 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/
My sis has it in Florida cause it's the only ADSL available in her area and it's really expensive IMO for the crappy speeds. She only has the base plan cause it's all she needs for e-mail, etc. (doesn't download movies and stuff) but it's pretty crap and the next step up, while better, isn't worth the extra expense. They need to offer something intermediate.

Plus, I've read one sites like DSLReports that they cap speeds like mad.]]>Jun 18th 2007 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/
My sis has it in Florida cause it's the only ADSL available in her area and it's really expensive IMO for the crappy speeds. She only has the base plan cause it's all she needs for e-mail, etc. (doesn't download movies and stuff) but it's pretty crap and the next step up, while better, isn't worth the extra expense. They need to offer something intermediate.

Plus, I've read one sites like DSLReports that they cap speeds like mad.]]>Jun 18th 2007 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 19th 2007 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 18th 2007 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 18th 2007 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 18th 2007 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 18th 2007 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 18th 2007 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 19th 2007 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 18th 2007 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/
Minimum 30 months at this price as part of the merger agreement.

I didn't see a promo offer for free modem on this price plan - please post a link for that deal (I did order their DSL modem for $75)

I'm plan to do this so I only have to install one DSL filter:
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I still say nothing beats open Wi-Fi, Wep too ;)]]>Jun 19th 2007 5:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 19th 2007 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 19th 2007 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/Jun 19th 2007 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/atandt-surreptitiously-adds-10-dsl-plan/I don't use a home phone, haven't in 3 years. Once a month I dial one
of those prerecorded numbers just to eat some time on the voice side just
to use up some space. Hell, they are making me pay for it, might as well
use it.
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One thing they did mention is that if I do cancel I might be able to get back in under the $10/mo plan if I wait 60 days until I am "no longer in the system"

Is anyone else in this situtation and gotten any better resolution?

I mean come on, I just signed up and installed it over the weekend. Darn corporate pirates.

Doc
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The $10 DSL was specifically listed in the ATT to FCC consession letter (I used Google to get a PDF of the letter from the FCC web site after just after the merger) as promoting broadband. The offer was supposed to be for former Bellsouth customers. I have seen conflicting info for availabilty elsewhere.

Bellsouth was the greedy baby bell that made you pay something like 24.95 per month for a DSL lite that was actually DSL ultralight (5x dialup as I recall).

I was waiting for the offer since the 6 month clock in the letter was about to run out. The day after I heard it was available, I signed up (Wednesday). The free modem got here Monday. The installation failed (no DSL sync).

After a long wait on the hold, the phone support guy went through his check list & he decided a technician visit was required. They offered to send a guy the next day, but I scheduled the visit for Thuresday 8-12 so I could be home.

He showed up at 9:00, found that my house was not getting DSL, went to a connection box a couple of blocks away & fixed a wiring problem. My DSL (660 k tested speed) was running by 10:00. An hour or so later I set up my $39 Wireless G router (I could of gotten one from ATT for an extra $5 per month, but they are just too cheep to not buy).]]>Jun 29th 2007 10:09PM