UPC 240mb broadband and telephone package €45/month

bromley52

I just signed up to this as it is such a good package.

Limitless 240mb broadband
unlimited anytime mobile, and landlines calls.
400min international calls to 22 countries (including USA & Canadian mobiles).

The unlimited mobile calls can be used via an app on your smartphone from anywhere as long as your have WiFi access.

On my previous package I was getting less and paying more.

There are packages including TV as well.

Timberrrrrrrr

bromley52 wrote: »

I just signed up to this as it is such a good package.

Limitless 240mb broadband
unlimited anytime mobile, and landlines calls.
400min international calls to 22 countries.

The unlimited mobile calls can be used via an app on your smartphone from anywhere as long as your have WiFi access.

On my previous package I was getting less and paying more.

There are packages including TV as well.

So



Viber.

KrakityJones

bromley52 wrote: »

I just signed up to this as it is such a good package.

Limitless 240mb broadband
unlimited anytime mobile, and landlines calls.
400min international calls to 22 countries.

Thats very good, I'm paying €43 per month for 120mb. I'm out of contract as such so wonder if they'll move me to that deal...I also see it's 25 a month for the first 4 months but new customer's only so doubt I'd get that. Nice one for the heads up though, will see what I can get!

pippip

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

So



Viber.

Not quite the same thing.

unklerosco

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

So



Viber.

So if you want to make calls from your landline number instead of your mobile number it's fairly handy.. might move my business number to this, save me a good few €€€

Duggy747

Did you ring them up to do it or online through their site?

I'm on the 120mb deal and saw on their site I'd be expected to pay a one-off €60 fee.

Tinder Surprise

Probably not the best place to ask but...

Would the UPC supplied Cisco 3925 handle the 200mb if I got upgraded?

Invincible

KrakityJones wrote: »

Thats very good, I'm paying €43 per month for 120mb. I'm out of contract as such so wonder if they'll move me to that deal...I also see it's 25 a month for the first 4 months but new customer's only so doubt I'd get that. Nice one for the heads up though, will see what I can get!

Sign up with your wifes/partners details to quality as new customer.

Mr Bloat

Tinder Surprise wrote: »

Probably not the best place to ask but...

Would the UPC supplied Cisco 3925 handle the 200mb if I got upgraded?

Yep, I have that router from UPC and well, just look at my sig

Tinder Surprise

Mr Bloat wrote: »

Yep, I have that router from UPC and well, just look at my sig

Thanks for the quick reply!

cjlawlor

Tinder Surprise wrote: »

Probably not the best place to ask but...

Would the UPC supplied Cisco 3925 handle the 200mb if I got upgraded?

They told me the cisco supports 240Mb so happy days... I requested the upgrade earlier so I'll be able to check how well it works soon. They waived the €60 fee as the price had gone up on my contract which allowed me to change plan without penalty. Probably best to avoid the online sign up as they seem to charge €60 by default for some bundles... Get in touch by email or give them a call instead

Feidhlim

I think I was paying 45 for their 60mb connection so I just got the free upgrade!

Cheers OP!

Aquos76

bromley52 wrote: »

I just signed up to this as it is such a good package.

Limitless 240mb broadband
unlimited anytime mobile, and landlines calls.
400min international calls to 22 countries.

The unlimited mobile calls can be used via an app on your smartphone from anywhere as long as your have WiFi access.

On my previous package I was getting less and paying more.

There are packages including TV as well.

By any chance do you know what the app is called?

Mountjoy Mugger

It's the Horizon Phone app.

ArtyM

Whats the contract length on these - 12/18/24 months?

stimpson

ArtyM wrote: »

Whats the contract length on these - 12/18/24 months?

12 months. I upgraded on Monday. I was still in contract paying €55 for 200mb.

It makes you wonder why the made such a fanfare about the rise in TV prices and very little about the drop in cost for broadband.

pah

Lads, 120, 150, 200 ,240 doesn't matter . best you'll get on WiFi is around 70 anyway.

Even if you run a wired connection all the time, how many servers will you be connecting to that will provide enough bandwidth to utilise a 240Mbs download speed to it's capacity.

Into The Blue

pah wrote: »

Lads, 120, 150, 200 ,240 doesn't matter . best you'll get on WiFi is around 70 anyway.

Even if you run a wired connection all the time, how many servers will you be connecting to that will provide enough bandwidth to utilise a 240Mbs download speed to it's capacity.

The shït router upc supply is good for 50mbps alright, I got one on adverts for €60 and wifi is good for 450mbps n, so just waiting on upc to catch up

As for bandwidth, depends on the number of seeders

bromley52

Iv just been messing with the Horizon Phone app and it's really very handy. Not only can you make calls using your home package but you can also receive calls made to your home phone. Calls can be made by up to 3 users of the app at the same time as well as the main phone. This is like having 4 outgoing landlines. I'm not sure if the same applies to incoming calls.

unklerosco

pah wrote: »

Lads, 120, 150, 200 ,240 doesn't matter . best you'll get on WiFi is around 70 anyway.

Even if you run a wired connection all the time, how many servers will you be connecting to that will provide enough bandwidth to utilise a 240Mbs download speed to it's capacity.

For day to day browsing and streaming I agree, you can't tell the difference.. It's the same as driving a micra or a ferrari down the M50... Speed limit is still the same..

I'm more interested in upload speeds getting better... handy for sending large files

bromley52

unklerosco wrote: »

For day to day browsing and streaming I agree, you can't tell the difference.. It's the same as driving a micra or a ferrari down the M50... Speed limit is still the same..

I'm more interested in upload speeds getting better... handy for sending large files

I would still like to the drive a Ferrari though.

Corholio

stimpson wrote: »

12 months. I upgraded on Monday. I was still in contract paying €55 for 200mb.

It makes you wonder why the made such a fanfare about the rise in TV prices and very little about the drop in cost for broadband.

New contract though right? So cheaper monthly but more expensive to pay than you would have been already contracted to.

duffman13

Corholio wrote: »

New contract though right? So cheaper monthly but more expensive to pay than you would have been already contracted to.

New contract is always part of a new deal. is there a cheaper comparable offer available? Because if there is I'm sure it will involve a contract aswell.

Dr Bolouswki

I upgraded on this earlier before seeing this thread - my monthly price has gone down while I get double the speed and unlimited calls instead of offpeak - happy days! I did it over the phone as I too was unsettled by the €60 charge online - no charge over the phone!

shamelessidiot

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

So



Viber.

Viber can only call other people with Viber as far as I'm aware, this is VoIP, completely different.

Corholio

duffman13 wrote: »

New contract is always part of a new deal. is there a cheaper comparable offer available? Because if there is I'm sure it will involve a contract aswell.

In just taking it as a deal yes. But if you were, let's say, 6 months into your current contract and then they changed their terms like they have and offered you the better deal signings a new 12 month contract. They'd then have you for 18 months instead of your original 12 months, which is 6 more than they might have had you. I mean it's fine if you were completely happy with everything but 18 months isn't always agreeable to everyone.

It's like the 'scam' they pulled on a few people with the overcharging on the bill and then 'fixing' their mistake and putting the amount that was overcharged as credit on the bill so your monthly cost eats it up faster then the deal amount would. So instead of it cheaper for 6 months and then normal for 6, it ended up being that no month was actually charged at the special rate. People like to budget for the months ahead, its not always about the current deal.

Moreilly

now im depressed...... over 50 euro a month for 0.8 MB broadband and a home phone i dont want....... eircom....... what id give to be able to get UPC....

timetogo

There's also their 120mb package and free calls for €40.

I'll be moving to that as I'm currently on 120mb and its more than I need. Saves me about €48 a year. Yeah its a new contract. No other bb comes close where I live so I've no problem signing up for another year.

Edit: I just rang them. The €40 package I mentioned only gives free landline calls. I hadn't noticed that. So I went with the €45 one.

stimpson

Corholio wrote: »

New contract though right? So cheaper monthly but more expensive to pay than you would have been already contracted to.

I'm not going anywhere and I have no plans to cancel. I've been with UPC for 5 years or more and have never had a problem. I think I can remember one day when the service was down. Who would I go to anyway? Eircom? Lol.

Pablo1802

I upgraded to that Limitless 240 broadband with mobile calls package for €45 with a 12 months new contract + €10 off for the first 6 months.
So it's slightly better deal then it is available for new customers.

What is important is the great upload speed of about 24 Mbps which is very useful if you got google drive or similar services in the cloud.
And actually I am getting those connection speeds but only on cable as you can see on attached screenshot

stimpson

You need a router and device that supports 802.11ac. I'm getting the full 240 wirelessly with a Netgear R7000.

evolving_doors

timetogo wrote: »

There's also their 120mb package and free calls for €40.

I'll be moving to that as I'm currently on 120mb and its more than I need. Saves me about €48 a year. Yeah its a new contract. No other bb comes close where I live so I've no problem signing up for another year.

is there TV with that?

The Ayatolla

So the unlimited calls (landline and mobile) can only be utilised using the horizon app?

I can't just pick up my house phone and dial away?

frash

This thread needs a UPC Rep

Think I'm paying €55 for 150MB so very interested in this.

The Ayatolla

Would this be a suitable router to use to utilise the upgraded speeds on an AC network?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Connections-Storage-Sharing-Parental/dp/B00NNPDEDE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1420706633&sr=8-2&keywords=wireless+ac+router

bromley52

The Ayatolla wrote: »

So the unlimited calls (landline and mobile) can only be utilised using the horizon app?

I can't just pick up my house phone and dial away?

You can use both. All UPC users can use the app to make and receive calls but you pay for whatever is not paid for by your package.

timetogo

Armelodie wrote: »

is there TV with that?

No. Is bb and phone. There isn't TV with the €45 package either.

Nice that the phone calls are going free too. I never used the phone once because of their costs before.

The Ayatolla

bromley52 wrote: »

You can use both. All UPC users can use the app to make and receive calls but you pay for whatever is not paid for by your package.

Ah sounds great. So if I take this 45euro a month deal there's nothing stopping me ringing mobile numbers for hours. Sounds too good to be true!

Deep Thought

just be aware, they are pushing the Horizon Box big time.

I am with them and have the old router, they want me to move bundles, faster BB but use the Horizon box, the box IMHO is lousy, wifi range brutal, lot of complaints about it.

I can keep my old router, but they want to charge me €60 for the privilege.

DT

Caliden

stimpson wrote: »

You need a router and device that supports 802.11ac. I'm getting the full 240 wirelessly with a Netgear R7000.

Was that hard setup?

I've had to get a Netgear Powerline put in my bedroom as the wifi won't carry between floors in the apartment.

bromley52

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Ah sounds great. So if I take this 45euro a month deal there's nothing stopping me ringing mobile numbers for hours. Sounds too good to be true!

Its not really a deal. It's just one of there new packages and pricing.

On mobile calls and maybe landline as well, there is one caveat. The free call can only be 60min,but you can hang up and ring again. I don't think Iv ever made a 60min mobile call.

If anyone with a business is thinking of getting this, their t&cs state that they monitor for calling patterns indicative of such.

ABC101

Delighted to hear speeds are going up, 240 Mb is a decent speed.

However I would caution that speed is constrained by the weakest link.

For example, you can have a 240Mb cable, a 240Mb modem but if you laptop is using a legacy 802.11 standard then the data transfer speed will be at the speed of the slowest device, ie the laptop.

In addition Gigabit Ethernet has been out for some time now, that's 1000 Mb / second, but while most laptops have a Ethernet port they may be the older Megabit standard 100 Mb/ second.

So if you are using Ethernet cable, you should have the newer standard if you are to make the most of you connection.

I've got eircom fibre, 50Mb/sec, of which I'm availing of 42 Mb/ sec. It was on 30mb, but when I installed a 66 block punchdown block with the proper punchdown tool it went up to 42-44 Mb / second.

Just goes to show the attention to detail with specification of equipment and connections of wires / cables is very important if you are to get up to the max speed.

But I sure would be happy with 150 Mb +.

stimpson

Caliden wrote: »

Was that hard setup?

I've had to get a Netgear Powerline put in my bedroom as the wifi won't carry between floors in the apartment.

It was s little fiddly but I like that kind of thing. I do have the Thompson modem that can be put into bridge mode so that helped. I think the Cisco one can do bridged too.

There is a thread about it here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=92694421

Supercell

Wow, awesome bargain alert! Was on the 200mb phone and internet and had got an email to say it was going up in price by 2 euro in March last week
Instead its down by about 10 euro and i get free mobile and landline calls and faster speed with this. Just called their sales line and they switched me over for no cost.
Thank you OP!!!

bk

I was previously on 120mb/s for 44mb/s, not even out of my first 12 month contract yet, but I've now switched to 240mb/s and I couldn't be happier

I can't believe that in the course of less then one year I've gone from Smart Telecom 16mbps/500kbps to 120m/12m to 240m/24m now!!!!

For just €45 we are getting one of the fastest broadband speeds in Europe!! I couldn't be happier, how times have changed. Stop and think about it lads, who thought we would have something like this in the internet blackhole of Ireland!!

The increase in the upload speed is the most important thing for me, it really makes a difference when working from home, uploading files to cloud services, etc. It makes it trivial and fast.

Here is what I get over my own 802.11n router:



And here is what I get wired:



Happy days

techdiver

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Would this be a suitable router to use to utilise the upgraded speeds on an AC network?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Connections-Storage-Sharing-Parental/dp/B00NNPDEDE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1420706633&sr=8-2&keywords=wireless+ac+router

The router is 802.11ac but please bear in mind you will need any client devices to support 802.11ac in order to avail of the increased speed.

ninty

Does anybody know if there is any way of checking how much of your free minutes (300 free anywhere bundle)youve used

yoshimitsu

Hello, I have an Horizon box but have managed to kept my old Cisco router. Is there not a way to use the Horizon Box for TV only and the Cisco router for Wifi?

I have 120MB at the moment. I get that speed on the Kookla speed test but the fastest actual speed I've achieved is 8MB/s downloading a bunch of LEGAL files simultaneously from bit torrent.

Soarer

Does anyone know of a coverage map for UPC? Can't find anything on their site as to where they cover.

bk

yoshimitsu wrote: »

Hello, I have an Horizon box but have managed to kept my old Cisco router. Is there not a way to use the Horizon Box for TV only and the Cisco router for Wifi?

Yes, you need to split the coax cable and have one running to the cisco and the other running to the Horizon box. You may need to contact UPC to have the broadband activated on the cisco rather then the Horizon box.

While the cisco wifi is better then the horizon box, it is still poor compared to a quality wif router. The best set up is to use the cisco as a modem only, connected to a good quality wifi router in brdige mode.

yoshimitsu wrote: »

I have 120MB at the moment. I get that speed on the Kookla speed test but the fastest actual speed I've achieved is 8MB/s downloading a bunch of LEGAL files simultaneously from bit torrent.

Bittorrent is awful for testing speeds. Instead try downloading a big ISO file from heanet like this one:

ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-amd64/10.0/FreeBSD-10.0-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso

I got 19.3MB/s (154mb/s, remember 1MB = 8mb) downloading this file over wifi, I'm sure it would be much faster wired.

bk

Soarer wrote: »

Does anyone know of a coverage map for UPC? Can't find anything on their site as to where they cover.

They have an address checker on their website, just enter your address and it will tell you what is available.