UPC totally free for 6 months if you live in Cork or Limerick

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

We’re giving our market leading Fibre Powered services away for FREE. That’s right. If you ‘re lucky enough to live in Cork or Limerick we’re so confident that you’ll love our TV, Broadband and Home Phone that we’re giving it to you FREE for 6 months when you switch.

Not a bad deal at all.

Mr. G

Not bad, but I presume you have to take the triple bundle?

RobbieTheRobber

No you can get the broadband or just phone package.
It is an 18 month contract though so you will have to pay for 12 months after the 6 free are finished.
You could take the max package though for 6 months and downgrade after the free period is up to just keep the broadband or phone.

Kev.

If you ‘re unlucky enough to live in Cork or Limerick..:D

Kenny Logins

What's the service like?

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Kev. wrote: »

If you ‘re unlucky enough to live in Cork or Limerick..

As opposed to the stunningly beautiful tranquil paradise that is Dublin...?

Ha ha ha!!!

_Whimsical_

Discrimination!
There's rarely a reason to be annoyed you live in Galway but this is one.

keithclancy

Should just be half price for a 1 year contract no ?

walshy123

keithclancy wrote: »

Should just be half price for a 1 year contract no ?

not quiet that good.. Its 18 months for price of 12. So 12/18 = one third off rather than half

Arthur Beesley

How's this a bargain? Move to Limerick or Cork to get free UPC? Or don't.

I know which I'd go for.

Kenny Logins

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

How's this a bargain? Move to Limerick or Cork to get free UPC? Or don't.

I know which I'd go for.

Yes, you have to leave Dublin for the bargain. I've begun packing already. Thanks OP.

Grab All Association

Big number of unhappy customers in these parts I bet. I know a load of people who have got rid of UPC in Thurles and Clonmel and it wasn't due to price or anything it was because of the poor customer service and for some people it took numerous calls/call outs to get them to fix faults. Try to find the link for this.

Dr Nic

"RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

You could take the max package though for 6 months and downgrade after the free period is up to just keep the broadband or phone.

Very interesting. Are you sure you can get the max package for 6 months then downgrade to the 30eur broadband for the last 12 months?

Cheers. will call them tomorrow

seanyd11

Be careful. I agreed a half price 1 year deal with them. They cancelled without telling me and charged me more than double for 4 months. Read the small print

AlanS181824

Very interesting offer but I live in Carlow so it's of no use.

The_Conductor

Kenny Logins wrote: »

What's the service like?

Easily the fastest most reliable service in the country.
Their base rates, are faster than the fastest you'll get from other companies.
They also don't cap- and route their traffic a lot better than Eircon if you're into gaming, ping rates are typically a lot lower.
They're easily the best provider in the Irish market.

SteelyDanJalapeno

It's easily the best BB I've used in the world.

Capt'n Midnight

The_Conductor wrote: »

Easily the fastest most reliable service in the country.
Their base rates, are faster than the fastest you'll get from other companies.
They also don't cap- and route their traffic a lot better than Eircon if you're into gaming, ping rates are typically a lot lower.
They're easily the best provider in the Irish market.

Actually that isn't quite true

They also have 60Mb/6Mb packages
http://www.upc.ie/bundles/broadband-phone/fibre-60/ ( €37 after 6 mths )
http://www.upc.ie/bundles/broadband-phone/fibre-60-ltd/ ( €30 after 6 mths - 30 GB cap )

Which doesn't beat vectoring speeds that you'd only get if you had a good line and are within a good Frisbee throw of a efiibre cabinet

Then again it does include 3Mb wifi if you are near someone elses UPC modem and 400 minutes international calls which can be used with a smartphone.

0028673

Clonakilty

I may be moving to clonakilty (West Cork) in the near future and I am interested in getting this package..

I stream quite a bit and mad keen on watching sport at the weekends.

Currently I have 3 mobile broadband which I find brutal

Any advice/ tips would be greatly appreciated..

Kenny Logins

0028673 wrote: »

Clonakilty

I may be moving to clonakilty (West Cork) in the near future and I am interested in getting this package..

I stream quite a bit and mad keen on watching sport at the weekends.

Currently I have 3 mobile broadband which I find brutal

Any advice/ tips would be greatly appreciated..

Add it to the basket and check the address (any address in the area..?), it may not be offered that far out.

kooga

0028673 wrote: »

Clonakilty

I may be moving to clonakilty (West Cork) in the near future and I am interested in getting this package..

I stream quite a bit and mad keen on watching sport at the weekends.

Currently I have 3 mobile broadband which I find brutal

Any advice/ tips would be greatly appreciated..

u won't get this service in Clon..................the only service down west is the TV and thats MMDS..................well and that service is another story.

In addition there is a downgrade fee applicable

0028673

kooga wrote: »

u won't get this service in Clon..................the only service down west is the TV and thats MMDS..................well and that service is another story.

In addition there is a downgrade fee applicable

Is there any service provider that you would recommend.
I'm leaning towards Vodafone (Vodafone Simply Broadband package)

kooga

i'm in cork city and have eircom efibre for broadband. check to see on their website if you can get efibre in clon.

For TV i have saorview and freesat.

Etnies

kooga wrote: »

u won't get this service in Clon..................the only service down west is the TV and thats MMDS..................well and that service is another story.

In addition there is a downgrade fee applicable

I downgraded a while ago and it also put me into a new contract

TheDriver

Think clon doesn't have fibre yet....

salamanca22

I wonder if it's possible to cancel the current contract in the house as the family member's name on it isn't living here any more and sign up as a new customer for the deal. I technically would be a new customer!

BionicRasher

It's telling me that availability will be confirmed 72 hours after I ordered what's that all about? Is it available or not? I am checking a city centre address in Cork

'Availability will be confirmed within 72 hours after placing your order.'


Also watch out for the sneeky charge if you don't register for My UPC

'Price per month displayed includes a monthly €3.50 Self-serve Discount. Register for My UPC to receive this discount every month.'

salamanca22

BionicRasher wrote: »

Also watch out for the sneeky charge if you don't register for My UPC

'Price per month displayed includes a monthly €3.50 Self-serve Discount. Register for My UPC to receive this discount every month.'

It's not sneaky at all? The price displayed has this included and they even tell you that you can get it off by opening a myupc account.

It would be sneaky if the price displayed DIDN'T include it.

BionicRasher

salamanca22 wrote: »

It's not sneaky at all? The price displayed has this included and they even tell you that you can get it off by opening a myupc account.

It would be sneaky if the price displayed DIDN'T include it.

Sneaky probably the wrong word

Watch out for the additional charges if you don't sign up to my upc