Chorus/NTL [Merged]

MTG Ros

Where in Ireland can you get Chorus /NTL i've been waiting on a call back from them forever as i've given up on the FTA system (but bf hasn't) Their site doesn't give very much information and if your address isn't on it, it just looks like they don't give a hoot

Jumpy

A better forum would be the Cable/MMDS/IPTV as this is specifically for satellite.
Where are you living?

Kotek Besar

Well, NTL is available in Waterford, Galway, and Dublin. Chorus is in Cork, and Kilkenny (and areas or North Dublin?). Limerick has one or the other. I'm sure there are more places that have one or the other, not that it really matters now that they've merged (UPC).

One way of checking if cable is available in your area, is have a look down your street. Look on the pavement for manhole covers that say CATV on them (rather than Eircom, ESB or Bord Gais, etc).

Still, they should really be able to tell you over the phone..

MTG Ros

I know they put a cable up my road about a year ago but i'm not sure whether or not that was for TV or Broadband, I live in the midlands in the countryside.

MTG Ros

Where in Ireland can you get Chorus or NTL, I am living in the midlands out in the middle of the countryside is it possible to get it. I know cables went up my road about a year ago but unsure whether or not these were for TV or Broadband. I can never get a straight answer out of Chorus anytime i ring or go onto their website.

Kotek Besar

It'll be for both. CATV feed caries both the broadband and TV signal..

paulm17781

Location would be handy...

Rubber Johnny

Should be no bother. I live in the middle of the country and have it. Good service, Setanta for free being the big plus

pizzahead77

According to www.upc.ie NTL is available in Dublin, Galway & Waterford, while Chorus is for the remainder of the country.

watty

Multicore phone cable looks like cable TV trunk too.

icdg

NTL - Dublin, Galway, Waterford, Chorus the rest. Generally this is correct, but not universally - there are certain areas of Dublin (Swords, Malahide, and Dundrum) served by Chorus, and in Co Mayo, Chorus runs the cable systems, but NTL has the MMDS licence. This is all for historical reasons and shouldn't matter so much now that the company is all UPC.

Unless there is a problem with MMDS reception in your area, or unless you live in the tiny handful of towns served by 1974 licences (or in Dungarvan), there should be no problem with you being able to subscribe to either Chorus or NTL.

Incidently, I'm merging these two threads.

watty

Sounds like maybe the pre christmas they'll drop the Chorus & NTL brands, AFAIK they HAVE to drop NTL brand soon.

MTG Ros

paulm17781 wrote:

Location would be handy...

Half way between Roscommon and Athlone

hawker27

when is setanta sports 1 & 2 going to lauch on chorus?. are,nt both these on ntl and seen as that both companys have emerged in to one,why is,nt setanta sports 1 & 2 on chorus?.

steveon

Setanta sports 1 and 2 are available on the chorus digital cable system..not 2 sure about the Digital MMDS

hawker27

there not on chorus mmds,will the be launching on chorus digital mmds?.

steveon wrote:

Setanta sports 1 and 2 are available on the chorus digital cable system..not 2 sure about the Digital MMDS

Aquos76

hawker27 wrote:

there not on chorus mmds,will the be launching on chorus digital mmds?.

Due to be launched on both Ntl and Chorus mmds in the first 2 weeks of July. Setanta 1 is where 67 of Setanta's Premiership matches are due to be shown LIVE. The other 12 will be screened @3pm on Sat afternoons on Setanta Ireland

MrVestek

watty wrote:

Sounds like maybe the pre christmas they'll drop the Chorus & NTL brands, AFAIK they HAVE to drop NTL brand soon.

They're rebranding as Chello soon.

Sponge Bob

icdg wrote:

and in Co Mayo, Chorus runs the cable systems, but NTL has the MMDS licence. This is all for historical reasons and shouldn't matter so much now that the company is all UPC.

Where in Mayo does chorus run a cable system ???

steveon

I taught Chello was the name UPC use for their Broadband division

Aquos76

Achilles wrote:

They're rebranding as Chello soon.

Are you sure about Chello, I would have assumed it would be UPC, however, there already using chello for the last 12 months on their BB service. (well Ntl are, not sure about chorus)

hawker27

cheers m8.

Aquos76 wrote:

Due to be launched on both Ntl and Chorus mmds in the first 2 weeks of July. Setanta 1 is where 67 of Setanta's Premiership matches are due to be shown LIVE. The other 12 will be screened @3pm on Sat afternoons on Setanta Ireland

MTG Ros

Rubber Johnny wrote:

Should be no bother. I live in the middle of the country and have it. Good service, Setanta for free being the big plus

When you say middle of the Country where bouts are you talking so that i can get an idea as to where it is located

watty

Athlone is the middle.

altered121

Aquos76 wrote:

Are you sure about Chello, I would have assumed it would be UPC, however, there already using chello for the last 12 months on their BB service. (well Ntl are, not sure about chorus)

UPC are not putting their brand name on chorus or ntl until 2008
until then it is chorus a upc company and ntl a upc company.
upc are awaiting the upgrades of cable services etc to be brought to a certain
level ( undefined by them to the public ) I think they want to protect their brand. chello , jupiter etc are bband brand names they use.

paulm17781

altered121 wrote:

UPC are not putting their brand name on chorus or ntl until 2008
until then it is chorus a upc company and ntl a upc company.
upc are awaiting the upgrades of cable services etc to be brought to a certain
level ( undefined by them to the public ) I think they want to protect their brand.

They'd want to hurry up. They've made a mess of the formerly great NTL BB service and there is no notable improvement in TV services yet...

Hody

Hello,

I was NTL costumer until now, but I will move to Swords and Chorus has too many channels for there fee, so I am thinking of switching to Sky, that seems to have more channels - like 4 packages for 26,- Euro a month.

icdg

It won't be Chello. That is used by UPC solely for its internet services, the television services are usually branded UPC.

The NTL name has to be dropped as UPC don't own it. It is still owned by Virgin Media, and is indeed is still used in the UK for Virgin's business telephony services which are branded "NTL Telewest Business". It may be that UPC has negotiated an extension of their branding agreement with Virgin however.

UPC own the full rights to the Chorus name, but I can't see it lasting long either.

MTG Ros

watty wrote:

Athlone is the middle.

VERY FUNNY