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AT&T Uverse question
Posted on 2/5/16 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 2/5/16 at 12:31 pm
We are building a new home, and for now the only broadband provider in the subdivision is Uverse (Comcast services the area but will not pull cable into the new section until subdivision is 90% occupied.
We currently have Uverse in our apartment, and they utilized a network jack to deliver service from the telcom box to the UVerse router. Is this how Uverse connections always work?
In the new house, there will be a network jack in every bedroom, the media room and the family room. We are wondering if we need to add an extra network jack in one location (media room) so that the inbound connection is made to the gateway, as well as an outbound to feed Internet service back through the rest of the house/other network jacks?
Or, do I have the gateway placed at the tech box and then some combination of the router/a network switch to feed to the individual wall jacks?
We currently have Uverse in our apartment, and they utilized a network jack to deliver service from the telcom box to the UVerse router. Is this how Uverse connections always work?
In the new house, there will be a network jack in every bedroom, the media room and the family room. We are wondering if we need to add an extra network jack in one location (media room) so that the inbound connection is made to the gateway, as well as an outbound to feed Internet service back through the rest of the house/other network jacks?
Or, do I have the gateway placed at the tech box and then some combination of the router/a network switch to feed to the individual wall jacks?
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Posted on 2/5/16 at 12:37 pm to PJinAtl
Honestly, I have UVerse (although ditching it shortly to save $$) but we only needed to wire our main network jacked DVR box. The other 2 receivers we had were wireless. Just go that way and don't worry about the jacks.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 12:40 pm to DoubleDown
It isn't the TV I'm concerned with - it is Internet.
We plan to have the one wired box/DVR and wireless everywhere else, but I do web design/development from home and have to have Internet in the office, and we will want to put WAPs at other places in the house for coverage.
We plan to have the one wired box/DVR and wireless everywhere else, but I do web design/development from home and have to have Internet in the office, and we will want to put WAPs at other places in the house for coverage.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 12:45 pm to PJinAtl
A friend just built a house and we ran ethernet to every room along with a spot on the wall for tv's. When the uverse installer came he was thrilled that we did that and utilized that instead of wifi. So if you can, pull the cable.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 12:59 pm to PJinAtl
In my experience, Ethernet jacks are light years ahead of rubbing it through the phone jack. Just my .02. The Uverse tech will try to be lazy and run it through the phone jack, giving you less consistent and weaker signal.
Had to get them mofos out there 3 times before they finally fixed it
Had to get them mofos out there 3 times before they finally fixed it
Posted on 2/6/16 at 2:24 pm to PJinAtl
Pull cat5e or cat6 to each room from a central location in the attic or a media cabinet. Pull at least one "homerun" outside near the electrical meter. If you pull tv cable, pull it into the same boxes.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 7:48 am to Btrtigerfan
quote:We are building through Ryland/CalAtlantic. They give us what they call an OnQ box which is there all of the network/coax and phone cables will terminate.
Pull cat5e or cat6 to each room from a central location in the attic or a media cabinet. Pull at least one "homerun" outside near the electrical meter. If you pull tv cable, pull it into the same boxes.
I talked with AT&T and they said if I want to feed wired Internet to the rest of the house I will need a second network jack at one location - one to provide inbound traffic to the U-verse gateway and then one back out - and then I will set up a switch at the OnQ box.
I really want to do Cat6, but it is a $70 per cable upcharge and we are going to have a total of 8 cable runs - one to each bedroom, one to the family room and then two to the media room.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 8:37 am to PJinAtl
See if the builder will run that flexible tubing instead of the wires. Then you can wire it yourself with some cable from monoprice.
This post was edited on 2/8/16 at 8:40 am
Posted on 2/8/16 at 8:49 am to LSUSUPERSTAR
They will - they call it SmarTube - it has the strings for pulling cable runs. We already have that included in the build specs.
I am almost thinking of having them pull the cables with Cat5, since there is no charge for that, and then my first major tech project after we are settled in the house would be to upgrade to Cat6.
I am almost thinking of having them pull the cables with Cat5, since there is no charge for that, and then my first major tech project after we are settled in the house would be to upgrade to Cat6.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 9:05 am to PJinAtl
Why is Cat6 an up-charge? It is only about a $20 for 1000 ft between Cat5 and Cat6 on monoprice. Seems as though they are trying to screw you.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 10:02 am to LSUSUPERSTAR
quote:I agree. I am sure it is just a way of making money for them. If you ask I am sure it is because "it is an inconvenience to have to pull a different spool for this one house."
Why is Cat6 an up-charge? It is only about a $20 for 1000 ft between Cat5 and Cat6 on monoprice. Seems as though they are trying to screw you.
As nice as it would be to have Cat6 from day one, I'm not paying $$560 for it.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 10:30 am to PJinAtl
quote:
I am almost thinking of having them pull the cables with Cat5
Be sure you spec Cat5e which supports gigabit ethernet. Plain Cat5 does not.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 10:39 am to PJinAtl
quote:good
We are building a new home, and for now the only broadband provider in the subdivision is Uverse
quote:
We currently have Uverse in our apartment, and they utilized a network jack to deliver service from the telcom box to the UVerse router.
my old apt and house both had cat5 connections for at&t
quote:seems like it
Is this how Uverse connections always work?
quote:
In the new house, there will be a network jack in every bedroom, the media room and the family room. We are wondering if we need to add an extra network jack in one location (media room) so that the inbound connection is made to the gateway, as well as an outbound to feed Internet service back through the rest of the house/other network jacks?
at&t offers wireless uverse boxes, maybe you can utilize some of those?
Posted on 2/9/16 at 6:24 am to crazycubes
I've had Uverse since shortly after Katrina. The TV boxes can be hooked up with your typical cable or networked with ethernet. If you go with the typical cable, you will need to boost the signal if you have more than three TV's on your system. This was my experience when I added the 4th TV to another room. The picture went to shite, pixelation etc. When I called AT&T about the problem they sent a tech the same day. He looked at my system and started telling me about boosters. That is when I asked him about the ethernet ports in the boxes. He said sure! That would fix your problem. I have an older house and he didn't want to pull ethernet at the time. So I thanked him, went and bought cable and a few ethernet switches and did it myself. I have 5 TV's total and they all work perfectly even when the grand kids have all five turned on. I have sense found out from a different AT&T tech, that you are limited to 8 TV's per line coming to your house. Their Gateway modems will accept two lines so if you have a need, a single Gateway can handle 16 TV's using ethernet. Your internet will be just fine with that many TV's running too. Although I switched my internet to the cable company for the faster speeds. The best speed I can get from AT&T internet is 48 Mbps down with two lines.
Yes, football and baseball season has all my TV's turned on. Three are in my office.
Yes, football and baseball season has all my TV's turned on. Three are in my office.
This post was edited on 2/9/16 at 6:28 am
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