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UPC Analogue TV

  • 29-02-2012 5:24pm
    #1
    SachaJ
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    Reviewing my UPC subscriptions today and it has me thinking about analogue vs digital TV.

    To be honest we don't watch much TV so might as well be on the old UPC analogue channels.

    Is there any date on which UPC plan to switch this off? Their website only states that they are not bound by the end of 2012 switch off.

    As it stands I'm paying around €73 a month for 20Mb broadband, Digital Max+, Digital+ (which is now free it seems), €8 for a second room (which is now €5 according to their website pricing).

    From what I can see the "analogue supplement" is €7.88 on top of the broadband charge so I could effectively cut my bill by almost €40 a month.

    Is there any reason why I wouldn't get rid of the Digital TV? If they had a really basic Digital package to match the analogue channels (pricewise) I'd look at that, but they don't.


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  • #2
    zg3409
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    SachaJ wrote: »
    Is there any date on which UPC plan to switch this off? Their website only states that they are not bound by the end of 2012 switch off.

    No time soon. They have no date set. It may be years and years. It's a financial thing. Loads of people have a 2nd or 3rd or 4th TV in a back bedroom etc and just use it to watch the 17 analogue channels. If they turn it off they will p**s off loads of customers who may leave/switch. When they feel it is an advantage to them they will stop it. At the moment it is an advantage to keep it is as people are wrongly signing up to cable TV in thinking they need to go digital, so need to sign up to Sky or UPC, when in reality most stations watched are free to air. They may remove it in a year or two to make room for more HD channels, but then they will force every TV in the house to have at least a grey digital box at a cost of 5 euro per TV per month.
    SachaJ wrote: »
    Reviewing my UPC subscriptions today and it has me thinking about analogue vs digital TV.

    As it stands I'm paying around €73 a month for 20Mb broadband, Digital Max+, Digital+ (which is now free it seems), €8 for a second room (which is now €5 according to their website pricing).

    From what I can see the "analogue supplement" is €7.88 on top of the broadband charge so I could effectively cut my bill by almost €40 a month.

    Is there any reason why I wouldn't get rid of the Digital TV? If they had a really basic Digital package to match the analogue channels (pricewise) I'd look at that, but they don't.

    Firstly a basic "grey digital box" with TV only is 23 per month while NOT having one is 27 per month. It's not on their site but you can get one instead of a digital PLUS box which is 27 per month. So the cheapest TV is not analogue only, but Digital without the plus.

    If you cancel TV you will pay the 7.88 supplement BUT IN REALITY you will still get the 17 analogue channels. They cannot cut off the 17 analogue channels without cutting off the internet.

    So if you still want broadband and are happy with 17 channels that's the way to go. There is a "downgrade" charge for removing any service. Also they will immeditaly cut off the digital box (when the notice period is over) and they will want the boxes back. That will leave you with internet and the basic analogue


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