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UPC or Eircom or Magnet ??

  • 30-10-2012 1:19pm
    #1
    Caoimh37
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76 ✭✭


    hey can anyone help me out and tell me which one to go for UPC or Eircom or Magnet? ...... or is there anyone else I should consider? completely lost you'd be really helping me out if I could get some info.. what should i be looking for? :confused:

    Really appreciate it :D
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  • #2
    bealtine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭bealtine


    Caoimh37 wrote: »
    hey can anyone help me out and tell me which one to go for UPC or Eircom or Magnet? ...... or is there anyone else I should consider? completely lost you'd be really helping me out if I could get some info.. what should i be looking for? :confused:

    Really appreciate it :D

    well, in my opinion UPC is the best of the 3 options. It may be a little more expensive than smart but overall I think it's better than any "upto" DSL service


  • #3
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,403 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    UPC without a shadow of a doubt.


  • #4
    mark17j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 507 ✭✭✭mark17j


    UPC, very happy with their service and their broadband speeds are exactly as advertised.


  • #5
    SomethingElse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,536 ✭✭✭SomethingElse


    Have internet with Magnet. Well supposed to have internet with them, it's always down when you need it. I'm even using the mobile broadband right now because it's down again. I'd never recommend it to anyone, it's painful...

    I had UPC before and I found it good. Never had Eircom so I don't have any info regarding them. Hope this helps!


  • #6
    Caoimh37
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76 ✭✭Caoimh37


    Thanks for all replies...

    Thanks yeah was looking at Magnet - cos they offer good speeds and they offer a gaming package that I'm very interested, your experience doesn't fill me with confidence tho :(

    Anyone else out there with Magnet??

    that could offer their advice before I go with the other crowd.... which is looking like UPC at this point

    Thanks


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  • #7
    SomethingElse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,536 ✭✭✭SomethingElse


    Caoimh37 wrote: »
    Thanks for all replies...

    Thanks yeah was looking at Magnet - cos they offer good speeds and they offer a gaming package that I'm very interested, your experience doesn't fill me with confidence tho :(

    Anyone else out there with Magnet??

    that could offer their advice before I go with the other crowd.... which is looking like UPC at this point

    Thanks

    if it's any help I'm getting a download speed of 6.93 on it right now. It's usually up around 8 or so though. It was advertised as being 24Mb when we subscribed, never got anywhere near that though

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  • #8
    Panrich
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭Panrich


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    I have no complaints about Magnet. Always great speeds and never lose connection.


  • #9
    Ranicand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Ranicand


    Panrich wrote: »
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    I have no complaints about Magnet. Always great speeds and never lose connection.

    But not a patch on UPC.

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  • #10
    T-K-O
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭T-K-O


    UPC is by far the best provider. It;s not that expensive if you bundle the connection with TV / Phone etc.


  • #11
    ArthurG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭ArthurG


    Ranicand wrote: »
    But not a patch on UPC.

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    What speed are the 3% of Ireland you're not faster than on I wonder....


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  • #12
    Ranicand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Ranicand


    ArthurG wrote: »
    What speed are the 3% of Ireland you're not faster than on I wonder....

    It takes upload into account also.

    When it is off peak hours I get over 9Mb upload and I am faster then 99%.

    My upload speed is meant to be 10Mb but it never drops below 7 so I am happy enough with that.
    My download always stays above 150.

    This is Friday afternoon all the teens will be playing games online and hitting Youtube so I don't get my full upload speed but I am happy enough with this.

    As regards download speeds UPC seem to have more then enough bandwidth.

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  • #13
    animaal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 815 ✭✭✭animaal


    One point in Magnet's favour is that they don't have any cap at all. Their FUP doesn't even mention a limit.


  • #14
    Ranicand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Ranicand


    animaal wrote: »
    One point in Magnet's favour is that they don't have any cap at all. Their FUP doesn't even mention a limit.

    I am now using Sky on Demand and many of the downloads are in Gigs.

    The UPC 550GB fair usage CAP starts to worry me.

    However DSL is dire in my area.


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