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06-22-2008, 07:27 AM
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Looks like one of those "<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/14/cisco-planning-souped-up-set-top-boxes/">souped-up</a>" set-top-boxes could be just what the doctor ordered for ailing U-verse users. It's no secret (not even to AT&T) that many customers have been experiencing intermittent audio dropouts using optical audio connections on the current <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/09/25/u-verse-getting-high-def-service-within-weeks/">Motorola STBs</a>. Typically, the glitches occur every 30 seconds to a minute, and the problem seems to reside within the box itself. Reportedly, Tier 2 technical support has advised some subscribers that Cisco boxes are now being dispatched for those dealing with the issue, and of course, AT&T asserts that these units will solve the problem. The latest word on end-user availability is "within [a few] weeks," so hopefully a bona fide fix isn't too far out.<br /><br />[Thanks, Ryan]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.uverseusers.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,2/topic,6191.0/>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/19/cisco-set-top-boxes-to-solve-u-verse-audio-dropouts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1230434/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/19/cisco-set-top-boxes-to-solve-u-verse-audio-dropouts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/315577815" height="1" width="1"/>
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Looks like one of those "<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/14/cisco-planning-souped-up-set-top-boxes/">souped-up</a>" set-top-boxes could be just what the doctor ordered for ailing U-verse users. It's no secret (not even to AT&T) that many customers have been experiencing intermittent audio dropouts using optical audio connections on the current <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/09/25/u-verse-getting-high-def-service-within-weeks/">Motorola STBs</a>. Typically, the glitches occur every 30 seconds to a minute, and the problem seems to reside within the box itself. Reportedly, Tier 2 technical support has advised some subscribers that Cisco boxes are now being dispatched for those dealing with the issue, and of course, AT&T asserts that these units will solve the problem. The latest word on end-user availability is "within [a few] weeks," so hopefully a bona fide fix isn't too far out.<br /><br />[Thanks, Ryan]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.uverseusers.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,2/topic,6191.0/>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/19/cisco-set-top-boxes-to-solve-u-verse-audio-dropouts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1230434/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/19/cisco-set-top-boxes-to-solve-u-verse-audio-dropouts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/315577815" height="1" width="1"/>
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