TV service from your telephone company? It’s true! AT&T’s U-verse offers the same if not more TV channels than your local cable TV provider. Plus, it offers high-speed Internet and telephone service. U-verse launched in Orange County in 2007, and I’ve been tracking its developments ever since.

Useful links:

This page serves as a permanent guide to local readers or anyone else hoping to track down more information on U-verse. Help other readers by offering a review of the service in the comment area. I’ve also compiled the most useful information I can think of in the box below, plus memorable stories and an archive of older U-verse articles. Please e-mail me with questions, tips or updates. Thanks!

OC Cities: Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Stanton, Villa Park, Westminster, and Yorba Linda. (This new list, updated July 21, 2009, doesn’t include these cities that were previously on the list: Irvine, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach, San Clemente and Tustin)

UPDATE: Due to difficulty in getting upgrade permits, U-verse expansion has stopped in Irvine, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, San Clemente, Tustin, Cypress and Dana Point (As of July 6, 2009)

10 most recent stories:

Key U-verse stories:

• AT&T U-verse raising TV prices (January 2, 2009)
• AT&T launches TV in OC (April 30, 2007)

Older stories:

• AT&T U-verse TV non-update update for Orange CountyMarch 31, 2010, 6:30 pm
• AT&T’s U-verse Internet speeds up 33%March 30, 2010, 3:39 pm
• AT&T U-verse enables caller ID on TV for O.C., L.A.March 16, 2010, 8:53 pm
• Time Warner’s ‘free’ HD commercial is misleading, says agencyMarch 5, 2010, 3:25 pm
• National Geographic Wild starts in March, replaces Fox RealityFebruary 15, 2010, 6:59 pm
• AT&T U-verse TV doubles customers in a year, iPhones continue to rockJanuary 28, 2010, 11:51 pm
• AT&T U-verse coming to Xbox universeJanuary 14, 2010, 9:08 pm
• AT&T U-verse raising TV, phone, Internet prices in 2010December 21, 2009, 8:26 pm
• TV, mobile stories I couldn’t get to this weekDecember 18, 2009, 11:27 pm
• AT&T U-verse gets Cartoon Network HD, MSNBC HD, 3 more HDDecember 14, 2009, 5:30 pm
• AT&T U-verse hits 2 million users today, no O.C. updatesDecember 9, 2009, 11:26 pm
• AT&T U-verse Internet speeding up to 24 MbpsDecember 9, 2009, 8:17 pm
• Forget snail mail, text Santa your wishlist this yearNovember 21, 2009, 4:03 pm
• Movie coupons, caller ID, ESPN are latest U-verse TV appsNovember 17, 2009, 8:58 pm
• AT&T U-verse TV available to 3 million California homesOctober 21, 2009, 4:12 pm
• Cable scores lowest in paid TV customer satisfaction surveyOctober 7, 2009, 1:00 pm
• Free preview of NFL RedZone this Sunday for almost everyoneOctober 1, 2009, 6:29 pm
• Free showing of new Spinal Tap movie for U-verse TVSeptember 14, 2009, 10:10 pm
• 4 screens of football, photo sharing, more heads to U-verse TVSeptember 14, 2009, 7:53 pm
• Broadcom plus Microsoft means better AT&T U-verse TVSeptember 11, 2009, 7:00 pm
• NFL gets AT&T U-verse loveSeptember 11, 2009, 6:31 pm
• AT&T mystery site offers free movies, TV shows onlineSeptember 4, 2009, 2:55 pm
• Free offers from TV providers have many limitationsSeptember 3, 2009, 7:30 pm
• Football freebies for AT&T U-verse customersAugust 24, 2009, 8:23 pm
• AT&T U-verse TV good to go in Mission ViejoAugust 19, 2009, 4:02 pm
• AT&T explains why it can’t build its TV service undergroundAugust 18, 2009, 2:40 pm
• San Clemente’s 16 questions for AT&T U-verse TVAugust 14, 2009, 4:45 pm
• AT&T’s U-verse TV was ‘pen strokes’ away in Lake ForestAugust 13, 2009, 2:30 pm
• No TiVo love from AT&T U-verseJuly 30, 2009, 10:24 am
• AT&T’s U-verse TV jumps to 1.6 million subscribersJuly 24, 2009, 2:58 pm
• AT&T’s official list of Orange County cities getting U-verse TVJuly 21, 2009, 3:13 pm
• New HD channel dedicated to short films heading to AT&T U-verseJuly 20, 2009, 7:35 pm
• Tustin’s turn: Why AT&T U-verse isn’t happening here yetJuly 13, 2009, 6:38 pm
• Irvine and AT&T U-verse TV remain at impasseJuly 10, 2009, 1:29 am
• Dana Point still waiting on AT&T U-verseJuly 8, 2009, 6:48 pm
• Permit hassles stymie AT&T U-verse in Newport BeachJuly 8, 2009, 12:33 am
• Update: What happened to U-verse and FiOS in CypressJuly 7, 2009, 4:00 pm
• AT&T U-verse comes to a halt in Irvine, 6 other O.C. citiesJuly 6, 2009, 7:14 pm
• O.C., L.A. U-verse users get upgraded todayJuly 1, 2009, 1:09 pm
• Would you buy a house because it has Verizon FiOS?June 30, 2009, 7:43 pm
• AT&T U-verse adds remote DVR control for iPhoneJune 26, 2009, 5:34 pm
• New perks from AT&T U-verse sure to make cable users jealousJune 16, 2009, 3:30 pm
• Oh no! U-verse rollout slowing downJune 5, 2009, 6:53 pm
• Cable TV losing 1 million customers a yearMay 22, 2009, 4:29 pm
• U-verse getting its MTV HD! (and 5 more HD channels)May 15, 2009, 3:14 pm
• U-verse TV discovered by 1.3 million peopleApril 22, 2009, 11:18 pm
• TV news you may have missed…April 21, 2009, 12:14 am
• U-verse adds 5 Asian-language channelsMarch 23, 2009, 7:08 pm
• March Madness gets extra love from TV to iPhoneMarch 19, 2009, 7:05 am
• 24 O.C. AT&T stores help Eva Longoria and children with cancerMarch 1, 2009, 11:37 pm
• Get U-verse phone service from… U-verse!February 3, 2009, 3:21 pm
• 15,000 apartments in O.C. now FiOS friendlyJanuary 28, 2009, 1:06 am
• Set-top boxes go green to save on energy billsJanuary 22, 2009, 4:16 pm
• WSJ figures out how to lower cable TV bill: Ask!January 21, 2009, 11:19 pm
• Update: Get HBO for free on SundayJanuary 16, 2009, 9:06 pm
• AT&T U-verse raising TV pricesJanuary 2, 2009, 7:17 pm
• A glimpse into U-verse, FiOS availability in Orange CountyDecember 17, 2008, 11:31 am
• AT&T U-verse adds four more O.C. citiesDecember 11, 2008, 1:05 am
• Help me find FiOS, U-verse in O.C.December 10, 2008, 6:01 pm
• AT&T’s U-verse speeds reach 18 Mbps!November 6, 2008, 7:06 pm
• AT&T’s U-verse TV service still targeting IrvineOctober 24, 2008, 12:28 am
• AT&T’s U-Verse TV has less than 1 million usersOctober 23, 2008, 2:46 pm
• What TV service has most satisfied customers? (Hint: Not cable)October 1, 2008, 9:12 pm
• U-Verse customers get free upgrade to sharable DVRSeptember 23, 2008, 2:27 pm
• AT&T’s TV service adds sharable DVRSeptember 10, 2008, 12:06 am
• Where in the world is AT&T’s U-verse?May 20, 2008, 9:32 pm
• Behind the TV servicesMay 8, 2007, 3:51 pm
• AT&T launches TV in OC:May 1, 2007, 4:01 am
• Verizon FiOS TV expands in O.C.March 23, 2007, 6:00 pm