UPC Phone & Broadband

jaws104

Hi,


Rang UPC today to see if this was available. Apparently I can get broadband & tv but not phone ??.... I thought the phone service is tied to tv cable and it would be the most straight forward of the three services??

Currently on UTV internet & phone, with tv on free to air

Mad_Mike

Sounds silly if you ask me
The phone is based on the broadband

Did you try the availability checker online??
http://www.upc.ie/phone/phone_service/

happydayz182

phone is voip which isnt avaible in all areas

jor el

If you can get broadband, then you should be able to get he phone service, as it's VOIP which will work with any Internet connection. However, UPC (for some reason) don't always offer the phone service, even though it is technically possible.

jaws104

20 months later and this is still the case, broadband and tv available but not phone. Seems daft

alie

jaws104 wrote: »

20 months later and this is still the case, broadband and tv available but not phone. Seems daft

I have broad band ,phone and internet from upc, have it about 3 years.

cecilwinthorpe

Where are you based Jaws? Im in Tallaght and have been requesting a phone from them for 2 and a half years now and every time I'm told it should be available within 6 weeks as they are constantly upgrading. I told them that everyone else in the area can get the phone except our small apartment block (only 13 apartments) and was told by one person that it should be no problem to get it installed since its such a small block and was told by someone else that they wont bother since its such a small block.

alie

cecilwinthorpe wrote: »

Where are you based Jaws? Im in Tallaght and have been requesting a phone from them for 2 and a half years now and every time I'm told it should be available within 6 weeks as they are constantly upgrading. I told them that everyone else in the area can get the phone except our small apartment block (only 13 apartments) and was told by one person that it should be no problem to get it installed since its such a small block and was told by someone else that they wont bother since its such a small block.

I'm only down the road in Rathfarnham, and we got it straight away.

bealtine

jor el wrote: »

If you can get broadband, then you should be able to get he phone service, as it's VOIP which will work with any Internet connection. However, UPC (for some reason) don't always offer the phone service, even though it is technically possible.

Not necessarily, I have broadband and analog TV but no phone. My area is currently being upgraded to provide digital tv and phone services. I guess the services you get depend on the state of the cable in your area.