AT&T Launches High Definition Homezone Service

[RandallA]

All AT&T Customers are Dish Network customers anyways (Dish owns the customer) so that would not make a difference.

That's right. Everytime I've called AT&T they transfered me to Dish Network (ATT customers). Might as well just give me the direct number.

 

[JEFFinINDY]

All AT&T Customers are Dish Network customers anyways (Dish owns the customer) so that would not make a difference.

My only guess is:

* AT&T thinks of Homezone as an interim solution until Uverse is fully ready (good luck with that!)

* If AT&T installs the Homezone DVR along with their high-speed DSL service with their own router, it becomes pretty easy for them to swap out Homezone with Uverse later on

* Dish Network, recognizing that the Homezone DVR is both more advanced and more desirable than their own 622, doesn't want to lose any customers to AT&T's database, so they require AT&T to enforce the "new customers only" restriction as part of their co-branding deal

* AT&T agrees to the stipulation since Uverse is still rolling out (and glitchy, from many accounts) and they are desperate to offer a triple-play solution to compete with the cable companies

So the customer who wants a Homezone DVR (and who would happily pay for one) is out of luck.

 

[micknick]

Yeah just give it some time...By year end E* will be THE partner with AT&T. I think we will hear the announcement early Q4 then a possible buy of E* by AT&T.

 

[harshness]

This has dual HD OTA tuners, right?

No.

 

[Smith P.]

So it is pure ViP622 with custom firmware.