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Sham157
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Apologies Billy, didn't think you live in the 26 |
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Metal Paul
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"There are no chicks with dicks Johnny, just guys with tits."
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Shedite
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Rang up UPC yesterday and cancelled Sky Sports for the summer - been meaning to do it for a few summers now, this year there really is nothing at all of interest on.
€10 downgrade fee, avoids €35 a month for 3 months till the proper sports start again. |
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sausy
Jack Charlton MAYO FOR SAM Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Location: The local Status: Offline Points: 6989 |
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I'll be switching my broadband over to sky in the next few weeks so will have everything with sky (TV, Internet & phone).
Sky can be crap to deal with when trying to cancel or arrange for installation dates but for everything else I've found them brilliant over the last few years.
Our TV bill is big enough with them at about €111 a month (1 Sky+ HD box and 3 normal HD boxes) but because we are paying so much we get every offer going. Got the full HD pack added for free with out even asking and am always on a special for sky movies for either free (for the next 6 months) or for an extra €1 per month (previous 6 months).
Plus now with the new customer service call centre on Burlington Road in D4 you no longer have to talk to someone in the UK, or even better someone from Cork!
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Baldrick
Robbie Keane Peyton-tly Pedantic Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 32820 |
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What is the speed of Sky Interent, It is using the Eircom infrastructure is that right. Can you switch from UPC broadband to Sky broadband, my understanding is that you cannot, that you need to have Eircom broadband to switch to Sky. Open to correction there. |
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sausy
Jack Charlton MAYO FOR SAM Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Location: The local Status: Offline Points: 6989 |
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letter that came through the door from sky says that all UPC customers have to do is ring up with their existing customer number and they'll switch you over. Haven't called yet so don't know what the story is about getting a new sky modem.
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Sham157
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Yeah you need an eircom landline so double check that line rental isnt extra.
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horsebox
Robbie Keane Born n bred in darndale. Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 34908 |
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UPC internet is run over fibre. Eircom internet is run over DSL. Eircom are going to deploying a large scape fibre backbone soon. |
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When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
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elroy45
Liam Brady Joined: 29 Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 1192 |
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UPC increasing my monthly cost by 5.50! Hefty increase. Have the broadband, which is v good and digital HD plus pack (don't have any add on packs ie sports or movies). Need to look at my options again.
UPC is not as good for TV, plus sky go is a great extra on sky. However UPC broadband is very good and by far quickest around. |
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Baldrick
Robbie Keane Peyton-tly Pedantic Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 32820 |
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Yes and Sky are just going to be using the Eircom infrastructure as far as I know and not the fibre network that UPC have. |
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Baldrick
Robbie Keane Peyton-tly Pedantic Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 32820 |
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I use Sky for TV and UPC for broadband. Best of both worlds in my view. |
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SuperDave84
Robbie Keane ooh Thomas, how could you do this to me! Joined: 26 Aug 2011 Location: Far Fungannon Status: Offline Points: 21384 |
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A fair bit more expensive, no? I mean, I know it's the best, but the difference I would find is the extras - sky HD is an extra €15 pm as opposed to €5 on UPC, multiroom the same. If I wanted to get sky tv and upc broadband, it would be €150 pm as opposed to €125 atm with upc.
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Baldrick
Robbie Keane Peyton-tly Pedantic Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 32820 |
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Would not waste money on HD so dont have that. Do not have multiroom as dont give a sh*t about that either.
Mine costs €26 for Sky TV and €45 euro for the Broadband and Phone with UPC so thats 71 Euro |
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theheff1989
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Broadband any good with sky |
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Baldrick
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I dont know heff, as my post says I have my broadband with UPC. I cant see anybody competing with UPC for broadband as horsebox says they have they run theirs over fibre and it is the fastest by a mile.
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theheff1989
Ray Houghton My name badge won a prize Joined: 08 May 2012 Location: Wexford Status: Offline Points: 4667 |
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Ooaps . But ain't UPCs broadband sh*te in rural area. I now a lot of people say it crap and have had many problems with it in country places.
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Baldrick
Robbie Keane Peyton-tly Pedantic Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 32820 |
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I dont know, I dont live in a rural area. I can only tell you what it is like for me in an non rural area. They have the best broadband in urban areas where available.
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elroy45
Liam Brady Joined: 29 Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 1192 |
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Sky has a better product tv package but then you do get espn and setanta ireland in the basic package with upc. In general I think UPC has upped its game in a big way, its DVR is pretty decent now.
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