AT&T U-verse Features

by Christopher Kennedy, Demand Media

AT&T; U-Verse is fiber optic powered digital network that provides television, phone and Internet services. As a complete experience, U-Verse offers subscribers an integrated network where television, phone, and Internet all work together to bring up-to-date content and services to subscribers at home and while on the go.

U-Verse Digital TV

AT&T; U-Verse television features all the amenities of digital television. U-Verse features On-Demand programming in addition to more than 160 channels in HD. For a little extra per month, users can add premium channels as well as a DVR. With a DVR, subscribers can take advantage of multiview, which allows watching or recording four channels at once. Subscribers can also enjoy the normal features of a DVR including pausing live television. With U-Verse, users can also start watching a show in one room and complete it in another room equipped with a DVR. Subscribers can also enjoy television programming online and browse and schedule recordings with a smartphone equipped with the U-Verse mobile app.

U-Verse Internet

The U-Verse Internet package puts the user in control of how fast they want to access the Internet. Services start at the "Pro" level and can be upgraded all the way up to "Max Turbo" for the media-heavy Internet users. With AT&T; Wi-Fi, users have access to the Internet on the go through the AT&T; Wi-Fi access points available nationwide. Included with the U-Verse Internet services, are email accounts, personalized start pages, parental controls and ant-virus software provided by McAfee.

U-Verse Phone

U-Verse phone service has more than 20 calling features, including the standards you've come to expect. With U-Verse phone paired with television and Internet services, subscribers have access to convenient features such as caller ID being displayed on the television, call history browsing on the television, click to call, and visual voicemail available online, on the television or through a U-Verse equipped mobile app. With AT&T;'s "Locate Me" feature, subscribers can even choose to take calls on their cell phones when they're on the go.

U-Verse Bundle

AT&T; U-Verse can be purchased separately as individual services or as a bundle service. Subscribers can build their own bundle, elect to have just TV and Internet, or even all three. Some packages include special offers that can include money back, a free DVR, free HD channels and price guarantees. The more U-Verse services purchased, the more integrated they will work.

References

  • AT&T;: U-Verse
  • AT&T;: U-Verse Learning Center

About the Author

Christopher Kennedy is a graduate of Montclair State University and holds a degree in communication studies with a concentration in public relations. He began writing professionally in 2005, starting with the campus newspaper, "The Montclairion," and various private clients.