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My new complex wont allow me to get the internet service i want.
Im moving this month into a large townhome complex in the city.
I CHOSE this place because its in the middle of a huge area, and lots of internet services should be avalible.
After i give them my deposit, they inform me they have a contract with ATT, and i would be suggested to use that.
I told the leasing agent i need another for work.. (Im NOT using ATT, i had better internet then there max speeds at my other house.)
and he said i was welcome to use whatever i want if its in the area, but they are under contract with ATT.
So i go home and start browsing internet companies, but everything is telling me they dont service my area...
So i typed in the adress of my neighboring complex, and every thing is showing up to serivce them!
I even started calling places, and all the people are telling me that its weird my apartment isnt showing up, because
they know they service people in my area!!
I dont know what to do.
The contract that they are under wont let anyone els give me servie.. How do i go ar
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Re: My new complex wont allow me to get the internet service i want.
It may not just be about contracts, the building may not be wired for those specific companies or cable/dsl. This usually happens with older buildings. If they're not wired for it then there's absolutely nothing you can do.
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It was built 2 years ago. :/ If they have Uverse with fiber optics, i dont know why they couldnt have cable.
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When they were building them, they could have contracted with ATT and only have it wired to use them... If your building isn't showing up in other company's searches, that would explain it. I have no idea what the speed on the Uverse is; is it any faster than their other services?
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Im hoping thats not the case :(.
There MAX is 24down and 2 up.
I had 50down and 3 up at my last location.
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Well, at least you only need .6Mbps to use the encoder and you can get 2 with Uverse. With regular ATT I didn't have the ability to work at all. But yeah, down with ATT.
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Can you tell the leasing agent that is not suitable for you and the internet option is the main reason. You can say that you do
"customer service sometimes at home and have meetings via web bc the company is spread out nation wide and sometimes other countries. It is very important that you stay connected during these conferences due to all the updates and absolutely can not take this chance of loosing important business meetings and you are given points if not attending."
If it is a apt complex they are usually easier to get out of, tenants are always looking for NEW apts that are nice.
If they ask what exactly you do, simply say , I work with Adobe Flash and have to stay up to date on updates. This will spark a curiosity and they will ask "what do you do?" Just say Customer Service for a large online company that distributes gaming type media and it is your part time gig but a important one.
Word it to fit your your style.
I have used this before and works like a charm.
Good luck girl, I know its a pain in the ass. I wish you the best.
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I've heard of buildings having this. I don't know how to help - maybe look into CLEAR wireless internet? Maybe you can get that - it's only available in certain places.
I could cam on AT&Titty. It was shitty sometimes. But it could handle Streamate just fine.
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I left a message a few hours ago stating i worked with my boss via a encoder, and we worked on our projects the same time this way.
I said very nicely the internet simply wouldnt due.
Every time i try to sign up for time warner it says "This is a business adress"
Yes im putting in my townhouse number, but it STILL says business adress.
The complex next to us has Verizon Fios... How Lucky..
I would be super happy with TWC if i could get it, They have 65down and 7up in my area.
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I don't think Virgin Mobile would work for camming, especially not with Streamate. Their upload speed is only 0.4 mb at most.
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Virgin mobile sucks. I had the internet device and I couldn't even watch a movie or check my email. It took like 5mins for things to load. I have Clear as well but haven't been able to use the device yet. They seems like a better option. They have internet usbs, modems, and a pretty affordable monthly plan.
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I think you previously told me what area you live in and yah, the ONLY internet you can get there is ATT. Which is why I won't move out of the area I'm in! Verizon FIOS is very limited. I'll send you a PM with their area guidelines... It's not just the apartment complex, it's the entire area where you are, there isn't FIOS there at all.
Funny how close we live! :)
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Fios is in the area, I checked with the apartment and they are only wired with AT&T
The apartments next to them have TWC, (We looked there first, They are in the same parking lot).
Omg this sucks so bad,
they dont even offer the highest plan, they only go to MAX, which is 18down and 1.5up.. I wont use it, ill go somewhere els
and abandon my 500 deposit.
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Is there anyway to have them rewire this?
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Originally Posted by
BuffyFlame
Is there anyway to have them rewire this?
I really don't think they would, or even could since they are under contract with ATT. :(
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Ya know sometimes its better to loose and learn other than be stuck and fucked. ;) I still hope the best works out for you
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Originally Posted by
BuffyFlame
Fios is in the area, I checked with the apartment and they are only wired with AT&T
The apartments next to them have TWC, (We looked there first, They are in the same parking lot).
Omg this sucks so bad,
they dont even offer the highest plan, they only go to MAX, which is 18down and 1.5up.. I wont use it, ill go somewhere els
and abandon my 500 deposit.
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Well i just checked my credit and the unpaid debt to my previous apartment (we had a 3000 bill from them replacing carpet and leaving a month early)
So im not going to be able to go anywhere els.
(We where expecting it on there, thats why we hurried and signed here.)
Verizon 4G LTE is in my area, Supposedly there speeds can go up to 7Upload and 40Download.
Anyone ever used a Verizon or AT&T hotspot transmitter.
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In my past experience any time you are using 4G or wireless you are going to have random disconnects and problems with wildly varying upload speeds.
I really don't think you will be able to work streamate with the encoder with anything less than a wired connection with a good, stable upload.
If you do have to move there, that 1.5 mb stable upload speed that you would get with a wired AT&T fiberoptic Uverse connection will beat the hell out of a supposedly faster wireless connection that is going to constanty cut you off at random and make your video feed pixelated and crappy.
I've never seen a wireless 4G connection stay stable enough for camming on a high bandwidth site.
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Im sorry ur going thru a ruff time with ur internet I can only suggust u tuff it out and see how it goes and if its causing u problems working move out as soon as u can. I would feel so lied to and manipulated if this happened to me hang in there it will all work out =^y^=
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Re: My new complex wont allow me to get the internet service i want.
Could i just get a different service, and not tell them.
I checked the apartment today, and it has normal cable ports.
BESIDES the risk of getting in trouble (I havnt signed any leases yet, im just brain storming)
What does "wired for at&t really mean".
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Originally Posted by
BuffyFlame
Could i just get a different service, and not tell them.
I checked the apartment today, and it has normal cable ports.
BESIDES the risk of getting in trouble (I havnt signed any leases yet, im just brain storming)
What does "wired for at&t really mean".
Wired for AT&T means the ONLY service you can get in that apartment complex is AT&T because that is the ONLY company the apartment is wired for. Basically what it sounds like. Even if it appears to have "normal" cable ports, you won't be able to get service with anyone but AT&T.
I agree with Laurie, getting AT&T will be better than any kind of 4g or wireless service. Hopefully AT&T will set you up with an account though... they can be SUPER picky about credit, and if yours isn't great they will probably require a big deposit.