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UPCs increased Broadband speed

  • 21-12-2009 3:57pm
    #1
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭


    Is it just for Christmas?


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  • #2
    Neilw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,795 ✭✭✭Neilw


    Whats this now?


  • #3
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Neilw wrote: »
    Whats this now?

    I got this text message from ChorusNTL(aka UPC): -
    Good News!ChorusNLT has increased your braodband speed to 8MB. Unplug your modem from the power supply, plug it back in and youll have faster broadband. Thank you.

    I now have faster broadband (well downloading at least).


  • #4
    heebusjeebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭heebusjeebus


    Did you express interest in upgrading the speed Elmo? I thought to qualify for the speed increase you must commit to a further 12 months contract.

    Anyone else get the txt?


  • #5
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    heebusjeebus wrote: »
    Did you express interest in upgrading the speed Elmo? I thought to qualify for the speed increase you must commit to a further 12 months contract.

    Anyone else get the txt?

    No. Just got a text saying that it was increased.


  • #6
    campo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,366 ✭✭✭campo


    This is only for the old Broadband Light customers who were on 6mb I believe they all got a free upgrade to 8mb


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  • #7
    Neilw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,795 ✭✭✭Neilw


    Elmo wrote: »
    I got this text message from ChorusNTL(aka UPC): -



    I now have faster broadband (well downloading at least).

    That's alright, what package were you previously on? I wonder if it's the lower packages only thet they are upgrading. I'm on 10mb already.


  • #8
    surf board
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭surf board


    no text msg & no speed increase here :(


  • #9
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Neilw wrote: »
    That's alright, what package were you previously on? I wonder if it's the lower packages only thet they are upgrading. I'm on 10mb already.

    I was on 3MB at first but it seemed to be up at 5MB most of the time so I might have been on 6MB.

    According to my bill I am on the UPC Broadband Light. Which they don't seem to offer anymore.


  • #10
    Ranicand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Ranicand


    T17cH wrote: »
    There speeds are going up from 3mb 10mb 20mb to 5mb 15mb 30mb on january the 4th as far as I know is this what your talking about ? Or are there people already seeing there speeds increasing? :confused:

    People who were on the older packs that don't exist anymore and been bumped up a bit.

    2Mb broadband lite or something I may be wrong about the speed but that is all.

    20Mb is still the fastest until next month.


  • #11
    ciaran76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    I got the same text also.


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  • #12
    dublinhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 289 ✭✭dublinhead


    I also got a text, my speed has gone from 3mb/s to 8mb/s

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  • #13
    surf board
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭surf board


    rang UPC & was told i won't get an increase in speed till new year & or untill they announce it on their website.


  • #14
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    surf board wrote: »
    rang UPC & was told i won't get an increase in speed till new year & or untill they announce it on their website.

    AFAIK: if you are on an older package, ComReg will not allow the Teleco company put you on to one of their newer options without your expressed desire to move.


  • #15
    surf board
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭surf board


    only been with upc a year. a friend is too & he was told same thing. :confused:


  • #16
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    surf board wrote: »
    only been with upc a year. a friend is too & he was told same thing. :confused:

    Basically older customers of NTL and Chorus cannot have their price packages changed as this is the result of ComReg.

    Hence companies will try and provide similar packages across older and newer packages. They are basically asking us in around about way, why not change your contract up to 10MB since you now have 8MB. Thus we are on a new 12 month contract and a new service contract.


  • #17
    bmw316
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭bmw316


    i also got this upgrade from the old 2mb up to the 8 mb i thought this was a good thing for the old customers like me well i am with them for 5 years now, hope that have some more goodies coming my way :)


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