UTV Internet - Probably the best ISP in the world!

TitanFire

Pardoning the bad Carlsberg pun, I'd just like to say how great it is to see an ISP actively engaged with the consumers. ie, Scott and Martin posting and replying to questions openly on this board. When any company take the time to do this sort of thing, I think it deserves enormous credit and respect.

I think I speak on behalf of everyone when I say Fair Play!

On a side note, a mention to Chuck from DNA Games (aka Styx) for being so helpful in answering our gaming queries

Cheers lads, keep it up!

PS - In case you're wondering, no, I dont work for UTV

BKtje

Fair play to em, pity its not suibtable for playing games however

Tellox

why aint it suitable for gaming?

The Gopher

Have you been smoking crack?Fair enough UTV seem to be concerned for their customers when it comes to service but the price is exorbitant-your average 56K connection in the UK is about £14(just over 20 euro).Im not sure if thats per month or per bill.I admire UTVs start up into the world of flat rate but ill be sticking with errorcom until UTV lower their prices.

hmmm

We seem to have been invaded by trolls today - time for some harsh moderating

Rags

Utv are doing great :cool: , dunno what you mean about not suitable for gaming tho, I use them on my isdn and I find em fine same ping as oceanfree for me but I noticed utv is slightly faster for downloading for some reason.

Gopher you do realize this isnt the uk? UTV pay eircom per minute, it wont be as cheap as uk because of EIRCOM. And your sticking with eircom eh? you do realize utv are cheaper for most if not all of their call charges from what I see from there website. I alrdy signed up to utv, great job guys and ireland offline

gandalf

Originally posted by The Gopher
Have you been smoking crack?Fair enough UTV seem to be concerned for their customers when it comes to service but the price is exorbitant-your average 56K connection in the UK is about £14(just over 20 euro).Im not sure if thats per month or per bill.I admire UTVs start up into the world of flat rate but ill be sticking with errorcom until UTV lower their prices.

No I'm not smoking crack but I reckon you are.


The reason UTV and others cannot offer Flat Rate at a price like €20 is because of Eircom and their refusal to offer a flatrate wholesale product. It is something that will come in but not until Eircom are dragged kicking & screaming trying to twart it at every opportunity.

I really hope there has been a good number of people switching to UTV so "Dr." Nolan gets the message loud & clear.

Gandalf.

TitanFire

Here here Gandalf!

Originally posted by The Gopher
Have you been smoking crack?Fair enough UTV seem to be concerned for their customers when it comes to service but the price is exorbitant-your average 56K connection in the UK is about £14(just over 20 euro).Im not sure if thats per month or per bill.I admire UTVs start up into the world of flat rate but ill be sticking with errorcom until UTV lower their prices.

How is their price exorbitant? Why would you want to pay more to eircon when you could save more with UTV? Whatever mate, it's your money..

As the man's signature says...
"Turn your mouse into a super-mouse,
Turn your wallet into an empty wallet"

Classic that!

rymus

Originally posted by gandalf

I really hope there has been a good number of people switching to UTV so "Dr." Nolan gets the message loud & clear.

I think its fairly safe to assume that UTV staff will be developing crippling arthritis from opening many many thousands of application forms in the weeks/months to come.

I really cant wait to see if Eircom will continue the "nobody is interested in flat-rate access" story when they see how many people signup to UTV.

/me supplies eircom with thousands of pre-moistened towelettes to wipe the egg of their faces.

Tellox

i hope to god the service gets very popular, and opens gives €ircon the kick in the balls it so,so badly needs

dahamsta

Originally posted by The Gopher

Back under your bridge, muppet...

adam

Smiley

A day isn't a good day until I've had a shout and a rant down the phone at Eircon (at their expense) about the price of the Internet, so I will be ringing my "customer services manager" on Monday first thing.

BKtje

well when i tried UTV to Jolt Ut servers i got 175 spikey f6 ping.
on the eircom/ via dial up i get 100.

I aint really complaining. I love UTV for what they have given us

JTMan

I really hope there has been a good number of people switching to UTV so "Dr." Nolan gets the message loud & clear.

They will only get the message when masses start to move to UTV. Eircom will probably decide to keep more profitable per minute internet billing until such time as a large portion of Joe Bloggs's starts moving to UTV.

Dustaz

Originally posted by The Gopher
I SMOME CRACK. IL CONTINUE TO PAY EIRCOM MORE MONEY THAN I NEED TO. I WILL BE IGNORING THE TWO OFF PEAK OFFERS ON THE TABLE AND PAY OVER THE ODDS. I WILL HOWEVER POINT TO THE UK AND RANT A LOT. THANKS

Seriously, thats the way your post reads to most people here.

Gopher, How much time do you spend online? If that money is too much to pay (either offer) then you dont really need flat rate.

Please pot details of your usage and needs, not just swear words, insults and nonsense.

gurramok

They will only get the message when masses start to move to UTV

Oh i must of told about 20 people so far who themselves have told lots more through various circles, gossiping neighbours are the best ones, all the mammy's yapping about cheaper net/phone access from utv, no more high bills etc.

Some never knew that the tv station they watch coronation st on offers cheaper calls, they loved the mouse ad as well !!....its like a chain reaction, word spreads fast !!

p.s. my sig is not copyrighted

Nobody

Until the next competing offer is made.

Consumers are a "fickle" bunch... generally. Hat's off to UTV for starting the ball rolling, though.

daveirl

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KdjaCL

Cant wait till IOFFL/UTV has an amount of ppl who signed up.

Kdja

PiE

Yea Dustaz is right, if you don't spend €30 online every month you're obviously a light user, sticking with per minute billing would be better.

If and when DSL is finally released at a reasonable price by different ISP's, I'll certainly give UTVi first consideration.

tuxy

Originally posted by daveirl
AFAIK they have their own games servers which I'm sure you will have a decent ping to I think the link is http://www.dnagames.net

not so i get a better ping to dnagame servers with oceanfree than i do with utvi

BKtje

since all my league games are played in Uk its kinda useless for me with regards to gaming.
Irc and downloads etc its exactly whats needed. (till true flat-rate)