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UPC On-Demand (was RTÉ Player etc) [Merged]

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    #392
    oisin
    Registered Users Posts: 239 ✭✭oisin


    Working fine for me in Lucan, I've had it since the pilot about ten days ago.


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    #393
    pontia
    Site Banned Posts: 385 ✭✭pontia


    where are you in lucan ?


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    #394
    multimate
    Registered Users Posts: 417 ✭✭multimate


    Hey.
    I live in Dublin 7 (ashtown) and can navigate through menus etc. but when i try to watch a program it says loss of signal?
    any help appreciated. thanks.

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    #395
    Flip Flop
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭Flip Flop


    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    Having problems in cork city, can get into the player menu etc , but when i choose a program it stays on the please wait screen forever!!!

    According to this article in the Irish Times and the previous article I posted from the Sunday Business Post, On Demand won't be available in Cork until July, so maybe that's why you can't access it.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2012/05/25/upcs-on-demand-service-goes-live/

    Just wondering is there anybody in an area where you can't subscribe to HD, Broadband and Phone but who has On Demand nevertheless?


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    #396
    Eamo71
    Registered Users Posts: 644 ✭✭✭Eamo71


    icdg wrote: »
    Been playing some more with it. Am very impressed with the picture quality and delivery - its really just like watching another channel and much better quality and a much better experience than streaming online. I see content is growing already since yesterday so hopefully the content will start building up.

    I'm not so impressed with the RTÉ and TV3 catch up services, they are the poor relation of their web counterparts. It would have been better if they were delivered through the same application as the other on demand content but I guess RTÉ and TV3 want the services fully branded. The TV3 one in particular is slightly difficult to navigate. Individual parts of Ireland AM appear to be broken out, for instance, but you can't watch the entire programme in one go.

    Some other issues...Doctor Who: why is Journey's End (which is part two of a two-parter!) missing? Part Two of An Unearthly Child is actually Part One again! Tennant's final specials are missing and there's none of Matt Smith (yet).

    And to add another small thing - Yes Minister is actually Yes Prime Minister.


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    #397
    Eamo71
    Registered Users Posts: 644 ✭✭✭Eamo71


    animan wrote: »
    Probably am yeah. Must try convince the father to upgrade
    If you offer to pay I'm sure there'll be no problem. ;-)


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    #398
    SB-08
    Registered Users Posts: 566 ✭✭✭SB-08


    Anyone having any problems with it tonight? It was working fine but now I am getting a message saying it is unavailable at this time and to check my wires or check on UPC's website. :rolleyes:


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    #399
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    SB-08 wrote: »
    Anyone having any problems with it tonight? It was working fine but now I am getting a message saying it is unavailable at this time and to check my wires or check on UPC's website. :rolleyes:

    It only appeared on my box this evening but when I pressed into On Demand it said it wasn't available, I'm in Dublin 11.


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    #400
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    Flip Flop wrote: »
    According to this article in the Irish Times and the previous article I posted from the Sunday Business Post, On Demand won't be available in Cork until July, so maybe that's why you can't access it.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2012/05/25/upcs-on-demand-service-goes-live/

    Just wondering is there anybody in an area where you can't subscribe to HD, Broadband and Phone but who has On Demand nevertheless?
    thanks for this much appreciated.


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    #401
    Droichead
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Droichead


    I got the letter but today 27 may the response to pressing on demand is that it is not available to me - check shows the following - Ip Address cable modem fail ; Mediabox ip address fail ; Network ip connectivity error 3 fail. So why work on RTE yesterday and now fail ?


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    #402
    multimate
    Registered Users Posts: 417 ✭✭multimate


    Droichead wrote: »
    I got the letter but today 27 may the response to pressing on demand is that it is not available to me - check shows the following - Ip Address cable modem fail ; Mediabox ip address fail ; Network ip connectivity error 3 fail. So why work on RTE yesterday and now fail ?

    I think they may be doing some sort of an upgrade?


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    #403
    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,584 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    Can I ask, and it may already have been answered on this thread a few queries in relation how this is being implemented?
    1. Is the mediabox also getting an IP from the UPC network?
    2. What have UPC had to do to its infrastructure to bring about this (I notice a lot of large-ish metal, green boxes popping up around Galway Cities, at roadsides and estates in the past number of months, would this be UPC or someone else?
    3. Where are the servers that host the media located (I realise RTE/TV3 players are redirects to their infrastructure, are the films and box sets provided by another third party?


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    #404
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users Posts: 14,339 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    rev1890 wrote: »
    I'm in Lucan also and don't have it yet. Got a letter a few weeks ago that they would be doing upgrade works over the next while. Presume this is related to on demand service. Have broadband and HD Digital since the beginning. Strange how some people have on demand but don't have other UPC services available to them e.g. HD.

    Also in Lucan south without the service. RTE / TV3 show the player options but selecting them just says this service is not available.

    I suspect it is something to do with the same reason that I cannot get 100mb broadband (yet have 50mb). UPC don't really know anything as their sales told me I couldn't even get the 50 mb package


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    #405
    decies
    Registered Users Posts: 3,460 ✭✭✭decies


    Could we have more information on what free box sets are on demand lads? I thank you.


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    #406
    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    This may be unrelated but I noticed a €30 charge appear on our bill. In the news articles there is a mention of a €30 charge for upgraded to the service. Anybody else in the same boat?


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    #407
    Techless
    Registered Users Posts: 591 ✭✭✭Techless


    I have multiroom viewing and have the service on my main dvr+ box but not on the other box (Pace).
    I rang UPC and they said it wasn't available on the Pace box but that this could be upgraded/swapped for a one off €30 charge.
    Other option was to replace it with another dvr+ box at a monthly charge of €3.81 (provided it was self instal).


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    #408
    Eamo71
    Registered Users Posts: 644 ✭✭✭Eamo71


    decies wrote: »
    Could we have more information on what free box sets are on demand lads? I thank you.

    Well, at the moment:

    US:
    The Good Wife
    Nurse Jackie
    Blue Bloods
    Dexter (coming soon)
    America: The story of the USA
    Ice road Truckers
    American Pickers
    Pawn Stars

    Best of BBC
    Ashes to Ashes
    Dr Who
    Black Adder
    Edge of Darkness
    Horrible Histories (can I just say this is a great show for Adults too)
    House of Cards
    Royale Family
    Thick of it (one off special)
    Torchwood
    Walking with Dinosaurs
    Wallander (Branagh version)
    Yes Prime Minister

    Other UK favs
    Touch of Frost
    Cold Feet
    Cracker
    Skins
    Wild at heart

    Children
    Good mix of Disney stuff. Ben 10 coming soon and other cartoon network and Boomerang stuff.

    New content will be on the way. I'd say by the time other people get it in July/Aug it'll be meatier. Nonetheless, a very good start.


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    #409
    FloatingVoter
    Registered Users Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭FloatingVoter


    Yeah, not a bad start. Obvious new additions (I'm sure theres more) would be Life on Mars (sequel to Ashes to Ashes), To Play The King, The Final Cut (sequels to house of Cards) and more than one episode of the Royle Family (like now please).
    Oh, could we have a re-run of Cheers.


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    #410
    lauraww
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭lauraww


    Eamo71 wrote: »
    Well, at the moment:

    US:
    The Good Wife
    Nurse Jackie
    Blue Bloods
    Dexter (coming soon)
    America: The story of the USA
    Ice road Truckers
    American Pickers
    Pawn Stars

    Best of BBC
    Ashes to Ashes
    Dr Who
    Black Adder
    Edge of Darkness
    Horrible Histories (can I just say this is a great show for Adults too)
    House of Cards
    Royale Family
    Thick of it (one off special)
    Torchwood
    Walking with Dinosaurs
    Wallander (Branagh version)
    Yes Prime Minister

    Other UK favs
    Touch of Frost
    Cold Feet
    Cracker
    Skins
    Wild at heart

    Children
    Good mix of Disney stuff. Ben 10 coming soon and other cartoon network and Boomerang stuff.

    New content will be on the way. I'd say by the time other people get it in July/Aug it'll be meatier. Nonetheless, a very good start.

    can you tell me what movies are available on MGM on demand?thank you

    im delighted to hear American Pickers is available on demand
    cant wait til july


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    #411
    9959
    Registered Users Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭9959


    I thought 'Ashes to Ashes' was the sequel to 'Life on Mars' and not the other way 'round.


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    #412
    lauraww
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭lauraww


    FloatingVoter wrote: »
    Yeah, not a bad start. Obvious new additions (I'm sure theres more) would be Life on Mars (sequel to Ashes to Ashes), To Play The King, The Final Cut (sequels to house of Cards) and more than one episode of the Royle Family (like now please).
    Oh, could we have a re-run of Cheers.

    a rerun of cheers would be great,id love married with children to be added aswell


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    #413
    Techless
    Registered Users Posts: 591 ✭✭✭Techless


    Wonder if they will be able to get any of the HBO series - The Wire, Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm etc ?


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    #414
    Leslie91
    Registered Users Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭Leslie91


    Techless wrote: »
    Wonder if they will be able to get any of the HBO series - The Wire, Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm etc ?

    And game of thrones now that'd be cool.........


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    #415
    starviewadams
    Registered Users Posts: 6,116 ✭✭✭starviewadams


    Sky have the rights to all HBO content I think.


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    #416
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Lads I've probably missed it somewhere in the thread, but are the box sets only free to HD subscribers? I've an SD sub, but get a not subscribed message for the box sets


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    #417
    Cazale
    Registered Users Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭Cazale


    lauraww wrote: »
    can you tell me what movies are available on MGM on demand?thank you

    A dry white season
    Childrens hour
    Coming home
    Cotton comes to harlem
    De-lovely
    Desperate hours
    Electra glide in blue
    Eureka
    F.I.S.T.
    Hannah and her sisters
    High Noon (2000)
    How to succeed in business
    Irma la douce
    Its a mad, mad, mad, mad world
    Khartoum
    New york, new york
    Platoon
    Radio days
    Rollerball (1975)
    Salvador
    Semi tough
    Stanley and Iris
    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

    True Moves on Demand

    A christmas romance
    Baby comes home
    Behind the mask
    Field of honour
    First do no harm


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    #418
    Eamo71
    Registered Users Posts: 644 ✭✭✭Eamo71


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Lads I've probably missed it somewhere in the thread, but are the box sets only free to HD subscribers? I've an SD sub, but get a not subscribed message for the box sets

    No you don't need HD sub BUT you need to have Digital select or Max packages. otherwise access to the players and Movies on demand


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    #419
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Eamo71 wrote: »
    No you don't need HD sub BUT you need to have Digital select or Max packages. otherwise access to the players and Movies on demand

    I only have the basic tv sub & multiroom so no joy I suppose? Ah well


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    Cazale
    Registered Users Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭Cazale


    Eamo71 wrote: »
    Well, at the moment:

    US:
    The Good Wife
    Nurse Jackie
    Blue Bloods
    Dexter (coming soon)
    America: The story of the USA
    Ice road Truckers
    American Pickers
    Pawn Stars

    Best of BBC
    Ashes to Ashes
    Dr Who
    Black Adder
    Edge of Darkness
    Horrible Histories (can I just say this is a great show for Adults too)
    House of Cards
    Royale Family
    Thick of it (one off special)
    Torchwood
    Walking with Dinosaurs
    Wallander (Branagh version)
    Yes Prime Minister

    Other UK favs
    Touch of Frost
    Cold Feet
    Cracker
    Skins
    Wild at heart

    Children
    Good mix of Disney stuff. Ben 10 coming soon and other cartoon network and Boomerang stuff.

    New content will be on the way. I'd say by the time other people get it in July/Aug it'll be meatier. Nonetheless, a very good start.

    Just a point on the sets. Not all the shows have every series. Nurse Jackie and Blue bloods are only series one for example.


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    #421
    Eamo71
    Registered Users Posts: 644 ✭✭✭Eamo71


    EnterNow wrote: »
    I only have the basic tv sub & multiroom so no joy I suppose? Ah well

    Upgrading to select extra only 7 euro a month more or a tenner extra for max (assuming you're paying 25 for basic). If you already have bband and phone you can bundle in the digital select and phone and bband for 66euro per month.


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