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IS THE UPC TV BOX ANY BETTER THESE DAYS?

david4791 · 2011-10-13 12:18:19

I was with UPC 2 YEARS AGO WHEN THE TV BOX KEPT STICKING, IS IT ANY BETTER NOW?

13-10-2011 12:18pm

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I was with UPC 2 YEARS AGO WHEN THE TV BOX KEPT STICKING, IS IT ANY BETTER NOW?

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#2 13-10-2011 2:41pm

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david4791 wrote: »

I was with UPC 2 YEARS AGO WHEN THE TV BOX KEPT STICKING, IS IT ANY BETTER NOW?

I left them years ago for that very reason. However went back this year as they have upgraded to fibre optics in my area. No freezes in a year . Only complaint is that HD box is slow compared to sky box !

Freezes were normally caused when signal was to weak to transmit digital picture!

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#3 13-10-2011 2:55pm

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My Father switched to UPC and it's crap compared to Sky.

Slow response EPG.
Lip sync Issues.
Replaced box.
You need to pay extra for channels that are free to air.
Little to no +1 channels.
No HD channels many of which are free to air (on basic subscription at least).

Personally I see little point in getting either Sky or UPC basic when you can, with a one-off purchase, get a combo box which can cost less than 4 months basic Sky/UPC subscription and give you plenty of channels for free* forever.

*apart from the cost of the TV licence and electricity of course.

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#4 13-10-2011 3:19pm

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david4791 wrote: »

I was with UPC 2 YEARS AGO WHEN THE TV BOX KEPT STICKING, IS IT ANY BETTER NOW?

Switch off CAPS LOCK.

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#5 13-10-2011 3:51pm

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Tell me more RE combo box?

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#6 13-10-2011 4:24pm

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I'm fairly new to this but I'll have a go.

A combo box will unite all the Freesat channels broadcast to the UK and Ireland (you would need a Sky or similar dish aligned) and the Irish digital terrestrial channels (from a terestrial aerial) on a single channel list.

This list of channels will include.

RTE1 (& +1)
RTE2
TV3
TG4
e3
RTE news
BBC 1, 2, 3, 4 (Including Hi Def, and regional options like Northern Ireland BBC 1&2)
ITV 1, 2, 3, 4 (Including Hi Def, +1hr, and UTV options)
Ch4
More4
E4
Channel 5
Info Tv
Community Channel
Food Network
Travel channel
CBS reality
CBS action
CBS Drama
Film 4
Sky News
Euronews
CNN
Russia Today
Al Jazeera english
True Movies 1&2
Movies4men !&2
Men & Movies
Horror Channel

There are also music channels and more stuff I never watch.

This thread led me to the combo box option.

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#7 13-10-2011 6:15pm

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You can buy the Avira 120 combo box from either of these Irish websites OP for around €100.

http://www.satellite.ie/acatalog/HD_Ariva_120_Combo_Box.html

http://www.tvtrade.ie/satellite-receivers/combined-digital-receivers.html

I have no affiliation with either of these businesses.

Please note that these boxes are quite basic in that they wouldn't have as good an EPG as either Sky or UPC and they don't have a recordable drive*.

I'm getting out of my depth now OP!

*There is a USB slot so an external drive can be set up to record.

Good luck.

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#8 13-10-2011 6:41pm

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Cheers

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#9 02-11-2011 2:26pm

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am just after joining UPC for tv, am already with them for broadband and works out cheaper for tv then sky, is the recording as good as the sky +? they offered free sports and movies for 3 months and free broadband for 2 months so I said Id take it, hope I didnt make wrong call with tv???

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#10 08-11-2011 10:13pm

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UPC HD box is good no freezing but not as good as sky+

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#11 09-11-2011 4:30pm

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Chuck Stone wrote: »

Personally I see little point in getting either Sky or UPC basic when you can, with a one-off purchase, get a combo box which can cost less than 4 months basic Sky/UPC subscription and give you plenty of channels for free* forever.

Not everyone can stick a dish onto their properties so they have to use UPC.

Also the free channels aren't all they are cracked up to be some people like to watch Nat Geo, Eurosport etc.

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