I've been a supporter of U-Verse ever since they came out in Houston; I felt that they were a great alternative to Comcast. But now AT&T shows us that keeping customers happy falls way behind the need to strongarm their content providers.
(I can't fault AT&T for wanting to cut a great deal for themselves. But using your customers as pawns is wrong... apparently AT&T has forgotten who pays their bills.)
Greed wins. Customers lose.
I called AT&T, and there is no ETA for restoring Food Network and the other channels. At this point, I suggest that everyone votes with their wallets.
Apparently that's all AT&T understands.
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If you're watching Bryan Caswell on Next Iron Chef, you may wonder how to keep watching. I've e-mailed Food Network to see if they have a solution.
Until then, please don't even consider using this link to a BitTorrent network download site if it is illegal where you are.
Conspiracy Theory - What better opportunity for att to raise prices by creating / allowing this mock contract dispute. The demand and popularity for these Scripps programs is what has created this opportunity and both att and scripps will reap millions in the end and the consumer will pay. My prediction - current customers may be grandfathered in but new customers will pay a premium subscription to access scripps programming
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