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UPC Going Nationwide?

  • 25-07-2011 8:06pm
    #1
    pat13wx
    Registered Users Posts: 296 ✭✭


    I have read some amazing stuff about UPC and would love to avail of their services but sadly they are not available in my area. Does anyone know if they have plans to expand nationwide at any time in the future?


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  • #2
    bealtine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭bealtine


    no


  • #3
    Sunny!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭Sunny!!


    Its pity there expansion isnt as quick as there internet:P


  • #4
    pat13wx
    Registered Users Posts: 296 ✭✭pat13wx


    Sunny!! wrote: »
    Its pity there expansion isnt as quick as there internet:P

    Well said.

    From what I understand they provide incredible speeds; my telephone line can apparently only handle 1meg speed, and this is what Eircom are suppose to be supplying me, but the reality is I am only getting 21kps. Pretty desperate, eh. So, if UPC became available nationwide many 1000s of people around the country in the same boat as me would benefit and eircom would be no more.


  • #5
    Sunny!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭Sunny!!


    pat13wx wrote: »
    Well said.

    From what I understand they provide incredible speeds; my telephone line can apparently only handle 1meg speed, and this is what Eircom are suppose to be supplying me, but the reality is I am only getting 21kps. Pretty desperate, eh. So, if UPC became available nationwide many 1000s of people around the country in the same boat as me would benefit and eircom would be no more.

    i know, they really should go for a complete wipeout of eircom and spread throughout the country, but all that costs lots of money unfortunately


  • #6
    Spiritofthekop
    Registered Users Posts: 436 ✭✭Spiritofthekop


    Sunny!! wrote: »
    i know, they really should go for a complete wipeout of eircom and spread throughout the country, but all that costs lots of money unfortunately

    As much as i hate eircom.

    UPC are cheap & nasty.


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  • #7
    Johnmb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Johnmb


    Spiritofthekop wrote: »
    As much as i hate eircom.

    UPC are cheap & nasty.
    If you dislike them so much, then leave. Go back to Eircom (who also never had unlimited packages, regardless as to what may have been advertised in the past). You've the perfect opportunity now to get out of the contract without any penalty.


  • #8
    Spiritofthekop
    Registered Users Posts: 436 ✭✭Spiritofthekop


    Johnmb wrote: »
    If you dislike them so much, then leave. Go back to Eircom (who also never had unlimited packages, regardless as to what may have been advertised in the past). You've the perfect opportunity now to get out of the contract without any penalty.

    Point is the are both disgraceful compaines who have the monopoly on tv and internet & phone providers in this shambles of country call Ireland.

    But your right ive only got myself to blame for living in this ****h#le of a country


  • #9
    Johnmb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Johnmb


    Spiritofthekop wrote: »
    Point is the are both disgraceful compaines who have the monopoly on tv and internet & phone providers in this shambles of country call Ireland.

    But your right ive only got myself to blame for living in this ****h#le of a country
    Well yeah, unless you've committed a crime and have had your passport confiscated, then there is absolutely no reason for you to have to stay in this country if you hate it so much. I'm sure there'd be many other countries that would be happy to have you..... :rolleyes:


  • #10
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,843 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    Spiritofthekop wrote: »
    Point is the are both disgraceful compaines who have the monopoly on tv and internet & phone providers in this shambles of country call Ireland.

    But your right ive only got myself to blame for living in this ****h#le of a country

    How can both of them have a monopoly?


  • #11
    Sunny!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭Sunny!!


    i dont know are upc nasty, but id rather nasty cheap upc, than eircoms next to nothing broadband


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  • #12
    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    UPC's broadband products operate over their cable television network. So, at the moment is is available in the traditionally cabled areas i.e. Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and quite a lot of reasonable sized towns too.

    There's some remote possibility that UPC could cable smaller towns, but there is absolutely no way that they will ever be able to provide cable to rural areas.

    Rural areas might have some eventual option of getting UPC, but it won't be the same product i.e it would have to be some kind of wireless service.


  • #13
    lucernarian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,235 ✭✭✭lucernarian


    If they gave up on MMDS for TV and used direct-to-home satellite broadcasting instead, they'd have a very healthy chunk of spectrum to operate EuroDOCSIS on the same spectrum. Enough spectrum to allow for substantial speeds even though the population coverage of existing MMDS sites can be very high.


  • #14
    moonboy52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,193 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    Spiritofthekop wrote: »
    As much as i hate eircom.

    UPC are cheap & nasty.


    UPC are far from cheap and nasty.

    Ok, the TV service is not as good as SKY's offering, but their broadband is rock solid.


  • #15
    Nody
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    Sunny!! wrote: »
    i know, they really should go for a complete wipeout of eircom and spread throughout the country, but all that costs lots of money unfortunately
    Why would they want to wipe out Eircom? Then they would be held to legislation about providing certain base services etc. which makes no sense for a company to bother with.

    Rather they (and any other major ISP) will go for cherry picking the areas (i.e. number of people available exceed X) and ignore the rest of Ireland until the government pay them not to.


  • #16
    Sunny!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭Sunny!!


    Nody wrote: »
    Why would they want to wipe out Eircom? Then they would be held to legislation about providing certain base services etc. which makes no sense for a company to bother with.

    Rather they (and any other major ISP) will go for cherry picking the areas (i.e. number of people available exceed X) and ignore the rest of Ireland until the government pay them not to.

    makes sense never thought of that:)


  • #17
    pat13wx
    Registered Users Posts: 296 ✭✭pat13wx


    So, it looks like in the near future there's no hope of UPC expanding to include rural areas, then. Shame, that.

    Is there any company comparable to them that supplies a service in the Horse and Jockey area of Co Tipp?


  • #18
    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    pat13wx wrote: »
    So, it looks like in the near future there's no hope of UPC expanding to include rural areas, then. Shame, that.

    Is there any company comparable to them that supplies a service in the Horse and Jockey area of Co Tipp?

    No.

    Cable TV networks are pretty much never rolled out to rural areas. The technology is not suitable for low-density use.

    You could run CATV in relatively small towns / housing estates, assuming there's fibre access i.e. by installing a single node of cable. However, the economics of it wouldn't make it a very viable or attractive prospect for any CATV operator.

    For broadband in that area, if you're close enough to an exchange, DSL is probably your best bet. After that look at fixed wireless providers that mount a small antenna on your house.

    Failing that, you could look at satellite broadband.


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