AT&T U-verse Facts

AT&T; U-verse services offer powerful digital and DVR technology capabilities other services don't provide without contracted service. It allows recording up to four channels at once with a single box, playback of recorded programming in any room of the house, remote DVR programming from a cell phone or computer and pausing of a show in one room and continued playback in another room. U-verse features include mobile interactivity with digital TV services, high-definition movies, movies available on demand on DVR release dates, viewing of the AT&T; Internet homepage on your TV screen, enhanced picture quality with digital delivery and picture-in-picture browsing.

AT&T; U-verse provides fiber optic technology to deliver digital service, high-speed Internet wireless gateway and DVR technology. These foundation technologies allow mobile interactivity between your wireless phone, TV and computer so you can watch movies on your phone or computer, program your TV with your cell phone to record your favorite shows and order on-demand movies from your phone or computer. The added bandwidth capabilities of digital service allow faster computing and channel browsing than slower bandwidth services as well as increased data storage. You can even use Xbox 360 as your TV receiver with U-verse service.

Internet protocol television uses a high-speed Internet connection to deliver video and audio instead of using traditional broadcast technology. Internet protocol television delivers TV, voice and high-speed Internet services together through one connection. It provides better quality picture than traditional analog service, fully interactive programming and picture in picture viewing regardless of TV model.

Fiber optics is a technology that uses very thin glass or plastic to deliver data over networks instead of traditional copper. It takes up much less space, delivers digital rather than analog data transmission and allows for more bandwidth than traditional copper cable. Bandwidth affects the speed of applications on your computer, TV and phone services.