UPC / Virgin v SKY

If there's one thing to be learnt from this thread and the mobile phone providers one, it's that you're pretty much f**ked with whichever company you do decide to give your hard earned money to.

Butch wrote: Eircom broadband €53 a month and have the phone disconnected as you only use if it's there and then the ZGemma dodged box hooked up to the broadband . You would be paying over €100 a month for all the stuff coming through the dodger box . Box office boxing from the weekend was free ... Best investment in the last year

you can get the exact same broadband for less than that with pure telecom...€37pm. Thats purely broadband on its own somyoure not paying for a phone you wont use

@Sham the Pure thing is €39 for the 1st three months going up to €45 after that and then you are tied down to an 18 month contract with them(I am moving shortly and doesn't suit) . So it's only €8 the difference and then cuts out the hassle of changing and waiting around for reconnecting and dealing with a 3rd party if something goes wrong . Pure reviews are not the best from the last couple of months on google search but that might have changed . Cheers

Butch wrote: @Sham the Pure thing is €39 for the 1st three months going up to €45 after that and then you are tied down to an 18 month contract with them(I am moving shortly and doesn't suit) . So it's only €8 the difference and then cuts out the hassle of changing and waiting around for reconnecting and dealing with a 3rd party if something goes wrong . Pure reviews are not the best from the last couple of months on google search but that might have changed . Cheers

their purely broadband is €39(was €37) fixed for 18 months. No increase in price. They have another broadband option also thats more expensive. The purely option is no download limits fixed price.
https://www.puretelecom.ie/purely-broadband/



Edited by Sham157 - 03 Mar 2016 at 10:47am

gunner88 wrote: Shedite wrote: Butch wrote: Eircom broadband €53 a month and have the phone disconnected as you only use if it's there and then the ZGemma dodged box hooked up to the broadband . You would be paying over €100 a month for all the stuff coming through the dodger box . Box office boxing from the weekend was free ... Best investment in the last year Think it's time I had a look into this, few questions... 1) Where do you get this box from 2) How often does it need to get recoded and how difficult is that? 3) Can you records stuff from the TV (Sky+)? ebay or any satellite box websites.

Edited by rossieman - 03 Mar 2016 at 11:49am

Currently with Sky for the internet. Brutal speeds where we are and the most we can get is 2mb. Imagine have signs up around the area that they'll be able to provide up to 70mb speeds (guarantee nothing below 30mb) with the home phone for 59e a month. Anyone with them or know if what they're offering is what you actually get?

The said their one is a wireless and they guarantee nothing less that 30mb or they wont install it?

Croftman wrote: The said their one is a wireless and they guarantee nothing less that 30mb or they wont install it?

Yeah its wireless alright so no need for phoneline. If they guarantee no less than 30 then win win for you as in if it falls below they have breached their end of the deal.,

Well, the issue is that I want Sky Sports and Eir Sports, if possible. Obviously I know I could just stream everything but I don't fancy the hassle etc and I don't mind paying for them, I just want to know what Eir broadband speeds are like.

I don't much fancy paying UPC 50 a month for TV only and then forking out another 80 or more to sky, if Eir is going to be decent enough. They're a decent price in comparison to the alternatives.