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Changing to UPC - wired or wireless?

  • 19-08-2011 2:31pm
    #1
    Weedikins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    May I ask for some advice please?

    UPC broadband is now available in my area and I'm going to move from Eircom. My desktop pc uses a wired connection and we also have laptops, x-box, smartphones etc connecting via wifi. If I want to keep a wired connection for my desktop, I'll have to have an additional UPC point installed - we have one for tv already but it's downstairs and the pc is upstairs. One-off cost for the extra point is €50 plus €20 installation charge. (Forgot to ask if there was an extra monthly charge for the extra point...). Alternatively, UPC suggest connecting the desktop pc wirelessly via a USB thingie (I'm not very techie, sorry).

    Which way should I go? My gut feeling is get the extra point and have a wired connection for the desktop pc. I'm planning on getting the 50MB and I'd like to actually achieve that speed, although UPC say a wireless connection will be as near as dammit.

    What do you think? And is there anything else I should think about before I order?

    Thanks for any advice.


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  • #2
    Alter-Ego
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,324 ✭✭✭Alter-Ego


    The wired connection is going to be more reliable but a usb wifi dongle for the desktop would probably be the cheaper option.


  • #3
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Weedikins wrote: »
    May I ask for some advice please?

    UPC broadband is now available in my area and I'm going to move from Eircom. My desktop pc uses a wired connection and we also have laptops, x-box, smartphones etc connecting via wifi. If I want to keep a wired connection for my desktop, I'll have to have an additional UPC point installed - we have one for tv already but it's downstairs and the pc is upstairs. One-off cost for the extra point is €50 plus €20 installation charge. (Forgot to ask if there was an extra monthly charge for the extra point...). Alternatively, UPC suggest connecting the desktop pc wirelessly via a USB thingie (I'm not very techie, sorry).

    Which way should I go? My gut feeling is get the extra point and have a wired connection for the desktop pc. I'm planning on getting the 50MB and I'd like to actually achieve that speed, although UPC say a wireless connection will be as near as dammit.

    What do you think? And is there anything else I should think about before I order?

    Thanks for any advice.

    Run an some ethernet cable from the Router at the tv point to the desktop?


    Pretty simple to do....


  • #4
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,378 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    I'm getting 150 mb on my upc N connection.


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