UPC Reception

mrmright · 24-05-2012 8:06pm #1

Anyone else in the Park experiencing a loss of TV signal??? Trying to figure out if it's my box because the internet is working fine.

LEIN · 24-05-2012 8:23pm

Mine is acting the maggot since last night. Haven't had a guide for nearly a day and some channels say there is a loss of signal.

I'm in the Wood.

Charlie-Bravo · 24-05-2012 8:25pm

Yep, picture is breaking up a little this evening. Haven't been watching much yesterday so wouldn't know.

LEIN · 24-05-2012 8:28pm

Could be to do with the new on demand feature that is due for release?

Teething problems?

mrmright · 24-05-2012 8:32pm

OK thanks guys for the info.

Mitch Connor · 24-05-2012 9:54pm

rang upc earlier; problem with UPC in Greystones/Kilcoole/Charlesland.

Charlie-Bravo · 25-05-2012 8:08pm

small pace box is acting up badly - the on screen display of the EPG is messed up...all lines and flickery. Something definitely up with it.

Charlie-Bravo · 25-05-2012 8:11pm

DD9090 wrote: »

Could be to do with the new on demand feature that is due for release?

Teething problems?

Perhaps we are getting the RTE player???
http://www.rte.ie/blogs/digital/2012/05/22/rte-player-available-on-upc/

matt-dublin · 28-05-2012 3:49pm

or more likely on demand upgrades:
http://www.upc.ie/on_demand_tv/

ChickenBalls · 28-05-2012 3:52pm

Greystones isn't get the on-demand until August

LEIN · 28-05-2012 3:56pm

keith123 wrote: »

Greystones isn't get the on-demand until August

I'm sure the MMDS problem will strike again and it will not be available to us.

Charlie-Bravo · 28-05-2012 4:42pm

I fear the same Damo - the hybrid stuff doesn't give us everything that cabled areas such as Dublin but thinking it through surely the set-top boxes which are connected to the same cable as the broadband, will be able to send and receive the necessary signals over the broadband connection - this is what they are designed to do for the cabled areas.

As for the HD offering, MMDS only has so much capacity hence why we're not getting any HD. Once they properly connect the TV service, we'll be laughing compared to the rest of Greystones. This is a great service that Sky can't easily provide - just waiting for it to be available here though!

Bring on the Horizon box.

LEIN · 28-05-2012 4:50pm

astrofluff wrote: »

Once they properly connect the TV service, we'll be laughing compared to the rest of Greystones.

Is this going to happen?

wardie214 · 28-05-2012 5:49pm

I've given up waiting.

I've bought a Ferguson HD decoder and get BBC1 HD and ITV and Ch4 in HD (awesome) plus I bought a DTV aerial from Lidl for RTE etc. (Network 2 in 1080i) and am saving €25 a month. Anything outside of this I can watch online.

Keeping the broadband though

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Charlie-Bravo · 30-05-2012 11:48am

DD9090 wrote: »

Is this going to happen?

AFAIK MMDS license will run out in 2014, and which stage either of the following happens a) the license does not get renewed and UPC have to actually connected the cable properly otherwise locing all the business, or b) the license is newed and we don't get full services.

The key thing here is that not renewing the license means that the spectrum MMDS is using will free up the frequencies which 4G can cover. Unless there's a delay with the mobile operators getting the 4G gear up and running, I don't see the MMDS lasting much longer than its current license.

matt-dublin · 30-05-2012 12:03pm

I would say we will get full connectivity since they've made it to bray now we're only a stones throw away.

Charlie-Bravo · 06-06-2012 2:40pm

Was making some changes to my UPC service and enquired about the on-Demand, said that early-August is listed but might have to finished end of this month!

LEIN · 06-06-2012 2:43pm

astrofluff wrote: »

Was making some changes to my UPC service and enquired about the on-Demand, said that early-August is listed but might have to finished end of this month!

Did you ask when do they intend on cabling the area up?

Earlsie · 06-06-2012 3:00pm

My UPC TV signal went again today (charlesland court) at 2.30pm, told their is some kindlestown junction maintenance happening and service will be back at 3.30.

eleMental · 06-06-2012 10:04pm

The colour on my UPC box is gone all weird this evening - is anyone else having this problem? Its like theres too much yellow in the colour mix or something? (I've checked other sources and its not the TV -- DVD etc all working fine).

Charlie-Bravo · 07-06-2012 10:59am

DD9090 wrote: »

Did you ask when do they intend on cabling the area up?

Was tempted to ask, but I thought it might be a bit much for them to know that answer. I suppose if you don't ask, you don't get. Next time there's something up, I'll glean some more info from them.

LEIN · 26-06-2012 9:13pm

astrofluff wrote: »

Was making some changes to my UPC service and enquired about the on-Demand, said that early-August is listed but might have to finished end of this month!

We are not on the UPC rollout list for on demand. :mad:

neets · 27-06-2012 7:06am

When you say on demand are you talking about digital+? We tried to upgrade our package to get this and were told we couldn't.

Langerland · 28-06-2012 10:42am

OnDemand? Of course we're not on the Roll Out list.

Sure, we're not even HD enabled even though we are all HD READY!;)

wardie214 · 28-06-2012 11:48am

Langerland wrote: »

OnDemand? Of course we're not on the Roll Out list. Sure, we're not even HD enabled even though we are all HD READY!;)

And yet I get a letter yesterday telling me of all the upgrades that everyone else has got, except us i.e. On Demand, faster download speeds now at 30Mb etc. and it's now going to cost more.

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