EXCLUSIVE: AT&T HomeZone First Look

**kb7oeb** · 07-01-2006 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

Not even close. If you set a remote timer it could take your Tivo up to 24 hours to download the change in the timer. With Homezone it happens instantly.

Not if the tivo is connected to the internet, in that case it checks for changes once an hour.

**manhole** · 07-12-2006 05:04 PM

Does anybody have any new information about this service? Has anyone successfuly had it installed yet?

**rachnr** · 07-14-2006 12:40 PM

I second the question - any more news? kept hearing through the spring that this would be simultaneously debuted in all 13 of at&t's states in July. It's only 1/2way, but I haven't heard another word about it recently.

I'm in Chicago, and moving in mid-August so the timing would be perfect if they would get this ball rolling soon so I don't have to bring my current receiver and then switch them out later.

I'm also a little nervous though about the rumor that they won't be installing in apartment buildings. Not sure how this can be true, how is it different from any other satellite install? Just the dish and a box, right? I'm also annoyed to hear that it could possibly be a new-customers only thing for the initial period. I really can't stand when companies do that - why do they not care about rewarding their current customers? Any solid news on either of these fronts?

**jrollo** · 07-14-2006 08:22 PM

I'm in an apartment, and can confirm that they won't do the install, even though I own the place. Kind of crazy if you ask me.

**Neutron** · 07-16-2006 12:23 AM

I live in Texas, in an AT&T area, and will have their DSL service.

How would I go about getting this receiver?

**MikeD-C05** · 07-16-2006 08:15 PM

Call ATT , would be my guess.

**Smith, P.** · 07-17-2006 12:08 AM

I see they already use second version of software - M1.01; week ago it was M1.00

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**sdsumann** · 07-17-2006 01:22 PM

Has anyone had success in ordering this?

**ChetK** · 07-17-2006 03:06 PM

Sounds like a VERY VERY slow launch.

**BobaBird** · 07-17-2006 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by Smith, P.

I see they already use second version of software - M1.01; week ago it was M1.00

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Is there a web source, or is this from reading the stream? And this is public software, not the beta names you also see?
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