Thursday, June 28, 2007

MoneyTalk with Liza Corrine: Edition fIVe (5): AT&T Quietly Introduces $10 DSL Plan

The following is an

Associated Press Article By Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Without any sort of fanfare, AT&T Inc. has started offering a broadband Internet service for $10 a month, cheaper than any advertised plan. The DSL, or digital subscriber line, plan introduced .... is part of the concessions made by AT&T to the Federal Communications Commission to get its $86 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corp. approved last December.

The $10 offer is available to customers in the 22-state AT&T service region, which includes former BellSouth areas, who have never had AT&T or BellSouth broadband, spokesman Michael Coe confirmed Monday. Local phone service and a one-year contract are required. The modem is free.

The plan was not mentioned in a .... news release about AT&T's DSL plans, and is slightly hidden on the AT&T Web site. A page describing DSL options doesn't mention it, but clicking a link for "Term contract plans" reveals it. It's also presented to customers who go into the application process, Coe said.

The service provides download speeds of up to 768 kilobits per second and
upload speeds of up to 128 kbps, matching the speeds of the cheapest advertised AT&T plan, which costs $19.95 per month in the nine-state former BellSouth area and $14.99 in the 13 states covered by AT&T before the acquisition.

BellSouth generally had higher prices for DSL before it was acquired, and the
price difference persists, though AT&T did cut the price of the cheapest advertised plan in the Southeast region by $5 from $24.95 on Saturday.

The agreement with the FCC required the company to offer the plan for at
least 2 1/2 years. Coe said he could not comment on future advertising plans for the offer.

The introduction of the plan, slightly before the deadline at the end of June, was first reported by The Tennessean in Nashville.

Another concession to the FCC is yet to come: a plan for DSL that doesn't require local phone service. AT&T has another six months to introduce that option, which should cost at most $19.95 per month.

Consumer advocates have fought for this so-called "naked DSL plan," because DSL can carry Internet-based phone calls for less than the price of local phone service. However, at 768 kbps, the download speed may be too low to appeal to the relatively sophisticated customers who use the Internet for phone calls.


http://www.att.com/

Monday, June 25, 2007

RJ Little to Appear Live! - June 25th

A young man from my church, R J Little will appear live on the following stations:
8:00 pm - 10:00pm
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WGGSTV - Channel 16
Northland Cable - Channel 8
Charter - Channel 6
Direct TV - Channel 16

Please support him. He won "Liberty Idol", is a great student and very talented singer and we look for your support today and in the future.

If you miss him Monday you will be able to see him on Tuesday Morning June 26th 8am -10AM.

Friday, June 22, 2007

Continue Your Good Deeds

"And let us not grow weary in well doing..for in due season you should reap if you faint not" - Galatians 6:9

I have been running the roads from wedding to wedding to work stuff. Friday was just an emotionally stressing day for me for whatever reason from continued townhome issues to people ignoring my plea for encouragement to people just urkin' me. There was some light at the end of the tunnel however (Thanks Kris & Anca)...so I decided to make this weekend "Relaxing Weekend: 1 '07" (RW1'07). I watched a movie, my boyfriend's family brought food to the house we ate and just hung out at the pool. All and all a good weekend of relaxation.

The movie I watched was Tyler Perry's : Daddy's Girls. In this movie Bishop Eddie Long preaches a short sermon on the challenges faced often when one tries to do good in life. He said "In doing good you shall grow weary.... there is no sin in growing weary ... the sin is giving up. " This scene from the movie not only moved, but inspired me because it seems that the harder I try to do good the more people are fighting against me. You may ask why am I sharing this....I am doing so to encourage other and tell them to hold on for your blessing is just on the next horizion. I don't know if your horizon is a day away or five years away....It will not be easy and if it is easy it will not be easy to maintain without work and prayer.

I am here to let you know that it is okay if you have to take care of you first before you can help others. Do not let others get you down pray, pray pray. Doing good makes you feel good from the depths of your soul if you do it with sincereity. I hope that each of you have a great week to come and a wonderful life! Please pray for me!

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Tranquil Tuesday’s

Last night we were out with friends and one of them told us about how she has Tranquil Tuesday’s at work. Where she listens to lounge music and doesn’t respond to people beating on her door…only to those who come to her door in a sensible manner. I thought this was a great idea and I challenge all of my blog readers to instate Tranquil Tuesday’s . A day where you can be at work but do not have to acknowledge those who tend to be high strung or cause drama. Tell me what you think of this idea...

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