UPC's mobile offering

Aquos76 · 30-07-2015 10:15pm #1

Has anyone else received this in their email yet, seems like a very good deal on the face of it, obviously doesn't go into details about which network they will be operating on or whether they will be offering 4G, still thou for €15 per month its worth a chance.

NegativeOne · 30-07-2015 10:18pm

Aquos76 wrote: »

Has anyone else received this in their email yet, seems like a very good deal on the face of it, obviously doesn't go into details about which network they will be operating on or whether they will be offering 4G, still thou for €15 per month its worth a chance.

They're using the 3 network.

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 30-07-2015 10:19pm

Seems like a fantastic offer. If they're using 3 hopefully they'll get 4G too.

Hoping to get this email soon!

Sono · 30-07-2015 11:36pm

Some offer! Come on email me please...

nxbyveromdwjpg · 30-07-2015 11:49pm

Crazy offer.

OP, are you already a UPC customer for tv and BB or what?

The Ayatolla · 30-07-2015 11:51pm

Pity their TV offering is so ****e. I have broadband with them but will be moving that to Sky once my contract is up so I get a bundled deal from Sky.

unkel · 30-07-2015 11:57pm

Nice!

That was in the making for a long time. Was looking forward to see whatever they were gonna offer. I was expecting quad play for existing upc customers rather than a standalone. I'm still in contract though, otherwise I would have signed up for this already.

Thor · 30-07-2015 11:59pm

I have been waiting for UPC's mobile service for over a year.

Better offer than I was expected, and will sign up as soon as I get an email. If I get one that is.

OP. If you want to forward that email over to me, by all means! lol

Aquos76 · 30-07-2015 11:59pm

nm wrote: »

Crazy offer.

OP, are you already a UPC customer for tv and BB or what?

I'm a BB and phone customer, no TV package from them, and I haven't received the email from them either, this was forwarded on to me from someone who has. On the sign up page it's asks for your account number so I'm guessing they know which accounts holders have been selected for this deal.

893bet · 31-07-2015 12:24am

Would this sim work in a dongle ?

NegativeOne · 31-07-2015 6:24am

893bet wrote: »

Would this sim work in a dongle ?

No reason why it wouldn't.

gabbo is coming · 31-07-2015 7:56am

Unlike other phone companies, UPC will continue their practice of upping their prices annually

Worth the hassle? Not for me. Tescomobile. Same price but with 1GB

frash · 31-07-2015 8:06am

Link?

NegativeOne · 31-07-2015 8:16am

frash wrote: »

Link?

Have you clicked on the link in the first post?

bromley52 · 31-07-2015 8:25am

48months.ie does me. €10/month for all I need.

frash · 31-07-2015 8:28am

NegativeOne wrote: »

Have you clicked on the link in the first post?

That's not a link - it's a screenshot
I was wondering if there was a link for trying to sign-up as I can't find one & one hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet.

Apt username btw

Neon_Lights · 31-07-2015 8:31am

frash wrote: »

That's not a link - it's a screenshot
I was wondering if there was a link for trying to sign-up as I can't find one & one hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet.

Apt username btw

I think whoever got mail are trialists there would be a massive media campaign if upc were going live with the network

AndersLimpar · 31-07-2015 8:31am

Anyone have the link to register interest?

ted1 · 31-07-2015 8:34am

bromley52 wrote: »

48months.ie does me. €10/month for all I need.

Me too.
The UPC phone app is quite good, if they tweaked it and integrated it into a phone they could offer a great package so that you only have one number

ted1 · 31-07-2015 8:35am

frash wrote: »

That's not a link - it's a screenshot
I was wondering if there was a link for trying to sign-up as I can't find one & one hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet.

Apt username btw

Call the help desk and ask them can you join the trial

frash · 31-07-2015 8:36am

Aquos76 wrote: »

I'm a BB and phone customer, no TV package from them, and I haven't received the email from them either, this was forwarded on to me from someone who has. On the sign up page it's asks for your account number so I'm guessing they know which accounts holders have been selected for this deal.

Can you stick up a link to this?
Will chance my arm putting in my account number.

Mountjoy Mugger · 31-07-2015 8:38am

What part of exclusive offer and will not available to the general public do you not understand?

frash · 31-07-2015 8:42am

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

What part of exclusive offer and will not available to the general public do you not understand?

I'm not the general public - I'm an existing customer wishing to join the exclusive offer

slave1 · 31-07-2015 8:47am

ted1 wrote: »

...The UPC phone app is quite good, if they tweaked it and integrated it into a phone they could offer a great package so that you only have one number

It's excellent, I was able to use it to pick up home phone calls when using data in the US this Summer...

califano · 31-07-2015 9:05am

30GB is very good but I wonder if and how much the 3 network data might be throttled to. I remember before i couldnt live stream on their 3G so switched network.
Currently whats the approx speedtest for the 3 network?

StaticNoise · 31-07-2015 9:09am

It really differs. I'm on Three, and using 4G I can get anywhere from 5-10Mbps download (and similar upload speeds), but sometimes can get far more.
The 3G networks differs also, and I don't get the same speeds as the 4G network, obviously.

However, I've been trying iD Mobile on the Three network as a trial user and I've been getting 14Mbps download on the 3G network of the aforementioned.

Three speeds differ and they seem to allocate space accordingly.

TallGlass · 31-07-2015 10:36am

califano wrote: »

30GB is very good but I wonder if and how much the 3 network data might be throttled to. I remember before i couldnt live stream on their 3G so switched network.
Currently whats the approx speedtest for the 3 network?

Put it this way, its a Frankenstein network. It can go anywhere on the scale from excellent to WTF.

Nollog · 31-07-2015 10:57am

gabbo is coming wrote: »

Unlike other phone companies, UPC will continue their practice of upping their prices annually

Worth the hassle? Not for me. Tescomobile. Same price but with 1GB

I had a similar thought when I read the part about the price changing next year.

ucd.1985 · 31-07-2015 11:07am

gabbo is coming wrote: »

Unlike other phone companies, UPC will continue their practice of upping their prices annually

Worth the hassle? Not for me. Tescomobile. Same price but with 1GB

1GB of data is a pitiful amount.

33MB a day!

unkel · 31-07-2015 11:37am

Depends on what you do with your phone. I'm on wifi most of the time and 1GB of data is sufficient for me.

Sono · 31-07-2015 1:27pm

gabbo is coming wrote: »

Unlike other phone companies, UPC will continue their practice of upping their prices annually

Worth the hassle? Not for me. Tescomobile. Same price but with 1GB

And by that stage a new offer will be around no doubt, you cannot compare tescomobile deal to UPC's cos they are not the same, not even close, data is more important to customers these days than texts or minutes IMO

gabbo is coming · 31-07-2015 1:55pm

Sono wrote: »

And by that stage a new offer will be around no doubt, you cannot compare tescomobile deal to UPC's cos they are not the same, not even close, data is more important to customers these days than texts or minutes IMO

It depends how much access you have to WIFI

And your usage profile of your phone

Slutmonkey57b · 31-07-2015 1:57pm

frash wrote: »

I'm not the general public - I'm an existing customer wishing to join the exclusive offer

Was it offered to you?

Sono · 31-07-2015 2:18pm

gabbo is coming wrote: »

It depends how much access you have to WIFI

And your usage profile of your phone

The offer has no relevance to wifi, yes a lot of people are on wifi regularly but 1gb data compared to unlimited there is no contest, phone companies don't care about minutes and texts they are making money off data when users go over their limits. This offer is unreal and I'll be amazed if you'll see anything better anywhere

L1011 · 31-07-2015 2:47pm

Wonder how they selected the users to email - Horizon customer who has asked about this before and I've had nothing

swampy353 · 31-07-2015 2:50pm

L1011 wrote: »

Wonder how they selected the users to email - Horizon customer who has asked about this before and I've had nothing

Similar situation as yourself, filled in surveys about mobile, could just be a slow roll out, would expect more invites to be sent out in the next couple of weeks

bajer101 · 31-07-2015 3:09pm

Sono wrote: »

The offer has no relevance to wifi, yes a lot of people are on wifi regularly but 1gb data compared to unlimited there is no contest, phone companies don't care about minutes and texts they are making money off data when users go over their limits. This offer is unreal and I'll be amazed if you'll see anything better anywhere

How often you are on wifi is relevant and unlimited data for €15 pm vs 1GB data for €10 pm is a contest if you use less than 1GB data pm. I am on wifi for 23 out of the 24 hours of the day most days and only use about 500mb data pm. Why would I pay an extra €5 pm for something that I won't use?

StaticNoise · 31-07-2015 4:03pm

UPC Mobile using their Horizon WiFree networks to offload data? Possibly.

But probably not.

ted1 · 31-07-2015 4:06pm

ucd.1985 wrote: »

1GB of data is a pitiful amount.

33MB a day!

Wifi at home , wifi at work . It's plenty,

ted1 · 31-07-2015 4:09pm

Sono wrote: »

The offer has no relevance to wifi, yes a lot of people are on wifi regularly but 1gb data compared to unlimited there is no contest, phone companies don't care about minutes and texts they are making money off data when users go over their limits. This offer is unreal and I'll be amazed if you'll see anything better anywhere

What use is unlimited, when you use less than 1Gb?
48months 10 euro deal will still suit more people, you cal always by an additional Gb for 3 euro on the odd occasion that you go over your limit.

Spipov · 31-07-2015 4:16pm

i have upc at home but appalling 3 coverage. im guessing im not going to be able to get this...

NATLOR · 31-07-2015 4:26pm

Sono wrote: »

And by that stage a new offer will be around no doubt, you cannot compare tescomobile deal to UPC's cos they are not the same, not even close, data is more important to customers these days than texts or minutes IMO

Its not comparable to ANY current mobile deal as its only available to select UPC customers through e mail invite,so not a bargain at the moment IMO

okidoki987 · 31-07-2015 5:08pm

This offer is unreal and I'll be amazed if you'll see anything better anywhere

+1

I assume it will take a while to roll it out to the mortals ?

Arbie · 31-07-2015 5:58pm

Aquos76 wrote: »

On the sign up page it's asks for your account number so I'm guessing they know which accounts holders have been selected for this deal.

What's the URL for the sign up page that you mentioned?

TheDoc · 31-07-2015 6:27pm

Mgiht give them a ring and see if they will offer it to me.

Have full package with them, wouldn't mind that mobile offer.

PAying €25-30 to Meteor a month for free calls texts and 1 GB data.

gabbo is coming · 31-07-2015 6:38pm

Sono wrote: »

The offer has no relevance to wifi, yes a lot of people are on wifi regularly but 1gb data compared to unlimited there is no contest, phone companies don't care about minutes and texts they are making money off data when users go over their limits. This offer is unreal and I'll be amazed if you'll see anything better anywhere

If you don't use 1GB it is irrelevant

Saying the work unlimited over and over doesn't make it more useful

Parawind · 31-07-2015 7:02pm

While the deal is very good, remember to ask if this locks you into a 12month contract. My guess is a new contract for your entire bundle.

Something to keep in mind.

jonny_b · 31-07-2015 7:13pm

Parawind wrote: »

While the deal is very good, remember to ask if this locks you into a 12month contract. My guess is a new contract for your entire bundle.

Something to keep in mind.

It says it's a 30 day contract

Parawind · 31-07-2015 7:18pm

jonny_b wrote: »

It says it's a 30 day contract

Might be for the trial but my mail said this:

If you are eligible for this offer and sign-up when we call you, this plan is FREE until 18th October 2015. From the 19th October, 2015, the price of €15 per month will continue to apply until 1st September, 2016. UPC reserves the right to amend the price after this date by providing at least 30 days notice in writing to you.

Phibsboro · 31-07-2015 8:01pm

Parawind wrote: »

Might be for the trial but my mail said this:

If you are eligible for this offer and sign-up when we call you, this plan is FREE until 18th October 2015. From the 19th October, 2015, the price of €15 per month will continue to apply until 1st September, 2016. UPC reserves the right to amend the price after this date by providing at least 30 days notice in writing to you.

Right, but that is just a price guarantee surely? No mention of contract length in there?

Parawind · 31-07-2015 9:21pm

Phibsboro wrote: »

Right, but that is just a price guarantee surely? No mention of contract length in there?

I guess it depends how you read it. But I interpreted the line below to mean that you would be tied down for a year.

From the 19th October, 2015, the price of €15 per month will continue to apply until 1st September, 2016.

UPC's mobile offering

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