| One of the new kids on the block when it comes | | | | But nothing in this world is perfect, and U-verse |
| to cable TV offerings is AT&T U-verse | | | | seems to have a couple of quirks that are pretty |
| service. This new product is delivered to the | | | | annoying compared to what is available through |
| customer via fiber-to-the-node technology. Once | | | | cable TV. While these are relatively minor, they |
| the signal reaches the home, coaxial cable or CAT | | | | can make a difference if they are important |
| 5 wiring is used to deliver the programming to | | | | enough to you. The first is the inability to pause |
| your television set. So how does U-verse stack | | | | live TV. Long a feature of DVR's from Dish |
| up with cable TV? | | | | Network and DIRECTV, the pause feature only |
| In general, U-verse seems to be a viable | | | | works with U-verse on content being recorded on |
| competitor with the old school cable companies | | | | the DVR. |
| like Comcast and Time Warner. You will find | | | | This feature is especially important to sports fans, |
| hundreds of channels, including dozens in HD with | | | | who often need to pause the game to make a |
| AT&T. They also offer premium movie | | | | beer or snack run into the kitchen. The second is |
| channels like HBO, and music channels like the | | | | the U-verse on demand library. With cable TV |
| cable company. Order a triple play bundle including | | | | companies you quickly become spoiled with |
| voice and video and you will likely find a better | | | | thousands and thousands of choices. |
| deal than the cable company offers. | | | | |