MMDS Chorus customers in Limerick

Richard Dower

Please be advised that anyone who has an ariel and using MMDS *cannot* get Chorus/UPS broadband service...the service only applies to cable customers, in addition the VDR box (Sky+ type box) is also only for cable areas.

I wasted 20mins of my life this morning calling Chorus, i should ask for a rebate :mad:

GerardKeating

Richard Dower wrote: »

Please be advised that anyone who has an ariel and using MMDS *cannot* get Chorus/UPS broadband service...the service only applies to cable customers, in addition the VDR box (Sky+ type box) is also only for cable areas.

I wasted 20mins of my life this morning calling Chorus, i should ask for a rebate :mad:

You half right, Broadband is only available to Cable customers, this is mentioned on the UPC site.

The pvr is available to MMDS customers, some have posted here before about it.

Richard Dower

Well i called to order the DVR and was told it's only available to cable customers, not MMDS.

smellslikeshoes

Its not localized in Limerick, they don't provide broadband over MMDS. Might be an idea to take Limerick out of the title.

spoon

old NTL MMDS can get the DVR but not old Chorus MMDS

watty

Most MMDS is Chorus DVB-t.
The ex NTL is DVB-c like cable (small number of subscribers), so the PVR works partly on it. Any features needing broadband won't work.

Cabaal

Hardly a need for a warning! for something liker this

sk8board

Richard Dower wrote: »

Please be advised that anyone who has an ariel and using MMDS *cannot* get Chorus/UPS broadband service

What a pity. Whats the reason?

I've been trying to get rid of my land-line now for ages, and get a VoIP service, due to lack of use.

I'm pretty much paying Eircom €24 per month so that I can get broadband from Imagine. its rediculous.
Even Imagine's VoIP service won't allow you cancel the Landline rental, so whats the point.

Apart from NTL (I already have NTL digital), who else can provide basic broadband, but without requiring a landline? I assume we're talking wireless broadband providers ONLY?

watty

Because it's just TV at 2.5GHz instead of 600MHz. Broadband needs a two-way connection.

There is a few places with fibre

Other than that it's wireless. But wireless varies in quality from "dialup/ISDN" speed to "fibre speed" depending on technology, supplier and package subscribed.



UPC (Chorus/NTL) only have cable broadband where the old Band I frequencies are now the return channel on the cable for Broadband. UPC has no wireless broadband licence.

I get TV and Broadband and phone from three suppliers as that gives me the best value and flexibility.

Satellite for TV & Radio (not just payTV from sky, but lots of free channels too on non-Sky satellite receivers. Totally legitimate).
Digiweb Metro for Broadband (from before I joined them)
O2 for Mobile (used to have Meteor).
Cancelled phone line quite a while a go and that more than pays the basic Sky 2 x Mix packs. Also what we save in phone calls & dial-up interent is more than my bill pay mobile and Metro costs.

Long ago Chorus did have Wireless Broadband on an MMDS style aerial (Powernet) and also Wireless Phone, but they ran out of money and both those long gone (inc licences) before UPC bought them and NTL. Even then it didn't work on the SAME mesh dish as MMDS.