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guest01 wrote:

Hey guys, just had a quick question about U-Verse, is there any extra charge to install the Television part of the package on a seperate T.V. in the house?

 

I've cheked all over the site and came up with nothing.

 

Thanks in advance  

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EXTRA over and above what?

Whada you mean by extra? I mena just if there a fee for installation and the extra components to get the signal, etc., just so everyone knows, the Tv is just in the next room.

One more quick question while i'm here too...

I read that the digital signal is made through the internet connection, is this done with a wire or wireless? Just because the TV's are relativley far away from the computer...

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guest01 wrote:

Whada you mean by extra? I mena just if there a fee for installation and the extra components to get the signal, etc., just so everyone knows, the Tv is just in the next room.

 

One more quick question while i'm here too...

I read that the digital signal is made through the internet connection, is this done with a wire or wireless? Just because the TV's are relativley far away from the computer...

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When you subscribe to U-verse the techs will install the Residential Gateway.....usually near your computer if you have one....and  a single set top box....an HD DVR which is included in the price of the service.  You choose which TV in your house that you want it hooked to.  If you want more set top boxes for more TV sets in other rooms the extra boxes cost $5 each per month.  All boxes are HD capable....but the HD service is $10 per month....which you would not have to pay if you don't need HD and don't subscribe to it.    The television sets and their STB's are all connected to U-verse via cable.  The residential gateway has wireless capability for any broadband wireless computer connections you might desire.   There is no fee for normal installation of your equipment and hooking it up to your TV's and computer.

I believe I'm correct in all this since this is how it worked for us.

Does this answer your questions?

Oh yes......welcome to the forum.

Phil 

Great thanks, now I know it's just an extra 5 for having another reciver for another TV. So the reciver on the TV can be read wirelessly from my computer? If that last thing is the case, then yes, all my questions have been answered.

You've been very helpful. 

The RG is the Residential Gateway, a combo router/gateway/firewall/wireless access point.

Your computers will be plugged into the RG (most of us put the RG near our main computers).  You can use wireless for any of your computers; if you don't have wireless cards in your computers, the installer can give you some (or USB adapters for desktops).  IF you go wireless with any computers, make sure the installer gets them up and working BEFORE he/she leaves.

Your TVs will be connected to their own STB (Set Top Box) or the 1 DVR.  Each TV must have a box with Uverse.  You can share an STB/box with another TV by stringing a length of coax, but the other TV and the one on the STB/box will have to watch the same channel (whatever the STB is tuned to).

The TVs are connected to the RG by ONE connection, usually coax for most of us.  That coax goes up into the attic (or basement if you have one) and is connected outside to your NID (the box on your house for telephone).

If you already have coax inside your walls, you shouldn't have to worry about wires all over the place.

Forgot to mention that UV TV service is NOT WIRELESS, though some Sales people give that impression.  Only computers can go wireless at this time.  However, you CAN connect a computer (usually a laptop) TO any STB/DVR (UV TV box) with a line of Ethernet cable.  If you are connected via coax, there will be a free Ethernet port on the back of the UV TV boxes.

Thanks SPD.  You stated things more clearly and more detailed than I did.

Guest01:  Check the virtual neighborhood tour on this site:   https://uversecentral1.att.com/uvp/home/explore

Maybe this will help you understand how things are hooked up.

Phil

Sometimes I get too winded.

I look back before I got UV and I was totally confused as to how it really worked!

Is there any problem with having four TVs in use at the same time?  I know you have 4 streams but not sure if you suffer picture quality with many devices on U-verse.

Does the internet count at one of the 4 streams or not?

My son is considering U-verse but has 2 SD tvs and 2 HD tvs (not all will be in use at the same time) and 2 PCs and a PS3 to wire up the best way so as to not have any congestion issues..

One more question.  He presently has coax to the stbs of Dish Network.  If that coax passes the U-verse tech testing can he use that coax for the U-verse STBs AND use the Ethernet port on them for his PCs?

I'll try this one -- Spd or someone will correct any goofs!!

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riegerr wrote:

Is there any problem with having four TVs in use at the same time?  I know you have 4 streams but not sure if you suffer picture quality with many devices on U-verse.  There should be no degradation in the picture if all 4 streams are in use, but I haven't tried it (don't have that many TVs)

 

Does the internet count at one of the 4 streams or not? The internet is separate from TV -- you get 4 streams plus internet.

 

My son is considering U-verse but has 2 SD tvs and 2 HD tvs (not all will be in use at the same time) and 2 PCs and a PS3 to wire up the best way so as to not have any congestion issues.. Should be ok  PCs can be wireless or wired (ethernet)

 

One more question.  He presently has coax to the stbs of Dish Network.  If that coax passes the U-verse tech testing can he use that coax for the U-verse STBs AND use the Ethernet port on them for his PCs?  You can use existing coax if it tests out ok -- i did and it works fine.  The ethernet port(s) are on the RG, not the STBs.

 

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TexasEd wrote:

I'll try this one -- Spd or someone will correct any goofs!!

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riegerr wrote:

Is there any problem with having four TVs in use at the same time?  I know you have 4 streams but not sure if you suffer picture quality with many devices on U-verse.  There should be no degradation in the picture if all 4 streams are in use, but I haven't tried it (don't have that many TVs)

 

Does the internet count at one of the 4 streams or not? The internet is separate from TV -- you get 4 streams plus internet.

 

My son is considering U-verse but has 2 SD tvs and 2 HD tvs (not all will be in use at the same time) and 2 PCs and a PS3 to wire up the best way so as to not have any congestion issues.. Should be ok  PCs can be wireless or wired (ethernet)

 

One more question.  He presently has coax to the stbs of Dish Network.  If that coax passes the U-verse tech testing can he use that coax for the U-verse STBs AND use the Ethernet port on them for his PCs?  You can use existing coax if it tests out ok -- i did and it works fine.  The ethernet port(s) are on the RG, not the STBs.

 

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