UPC 240mb broadband and telephone package €45/month

KilOit

I'm on 30mb and some basic tv pack for 70€ :eek:
it's modem EPC2425 so anyway of getting the 240mb without the 60€ charge?

Mimikyu

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cruhoortwunk

ThisRegard wrote: »

So it's just a simple matter of setting to bridge mode, hooking up another router via Ethernet and using the new router as your main one for WiFi and Ethernet?

Yep

KilOit

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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what if they call my bluff and cancel
bit annoyed that they leave you paying through the nose for some crappy ancient package and i'm left to pick up the tab when i have to pay to update their hardware because i don't consider it mine

ted1

Into The Blue wrote: »

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

What type network card have you ? That is where the limation is.

funnyname

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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Think of it this way, even if you have to pay the fee it pays for itself in less than 3 months, less if you use you landline for mobile calls.

I'd get my left testicle for that deal.

Will be interesting what Eircom et all offer in the near future.

This is a game changer from UPC.

bk

DvB wrote: »

Any idea what the performance of the Thompson router/modem that UPC provide is like?

Well the results I posted earlier are from the Technicolor TC7200.

As a modem, it works very well, but wifi is poor on it. So instead I use the Archer C7 for wifi connected to the Technicolor TC7200. I don;t have it bridged yet, most do that, but so far it has been very stable and worked well.

liamcu

Tinder Surprise wrote: »

Probably not the best place to ask but...

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

Yes, it will. I upgraded to 240mb and the Cisco EPC3925 will handle the higher speeds.

cruhoortwunk

bk wrote: »

Well the results I posted earlier are from the Technicolor TC7200.

As a modem, it works very well, but wifi is poor on it. So instead I use the Archer C7 for wifi connected to the Technicolor TC7200. I don;t have it bridged yet, most do that, but so far it has been very stable and worked well.

How did you get the router to work with it if you havent changed to bridging mode? You have it in routing mode, with another router plugged into it?

cruhoortwunk

bk wrote: »

And here is what I get wired:



Happy days

COnnected direct to my Technicolour, I get 200Mb d/l and 20u/l, which I am happy with.
When I use my router, with the modem in bridge mode, I only get 80d/l and 20u/l.
Any ideas on what settings may need to be tweaked?

eamondunphy

I thought if I set my Cisco 3925 to bridge mode, that the phone wouldn't work... Is this correct?

It's the only reason I didn't do it

Into The Blue

theintern wrote: »

Which one did you buy and what speeds are you getting?

upgraded to the 240mbit package
tplink tl-wpa4220kit

220mbit so far..

coolbreeze72

eamondunphy wrote: »

I thought if I set my Cisco 3925 to bridge mode, that the phone wouldn't work... Is this correct?

It's the only reason I didn't do it

No, phone still works!

leo2a6

Pablo1802 wrote: »

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

how many free minutes do u get to irish mobiles ?

Into The Blue

leo2a6 wrote: »

how many free minutes do u get to irish mobiles ?

All day unlimited to landmine/mobile

Nickindublin

Just wondering if you sign up to BB and Phone package do they send you the Horizon box? I would be a new customer. Had that box last year but got rid of upc.

yoshimitsu

I'm currently on promo paying 38 Euro for 120mb, full TV package and phone which runs till May. After that I'll see what I can bargain with them or will threaten to cancel and open a new account in my partner's name (which is what got me my current promo)
Maybe just highlight one fact which should be kept in consideration:
To allow Three Ireland to take over O2's Irish mobile business, UPC committed to take a very favourable mobile wholesale agreement with them middle of last year. I would be expecting UPC to release soon a bundle which includes a mobile phone service. Other UPC sister companies do this in Europe (in Uk, Holland and Belgium) and they are usually very good offers which in combination with Wi-Fi sharing and the Voip phone app turn out to be excellent value.
I would assume that they'd launch with some pretty aggressive promo a on the back of this
If like me you are in a promo it may make sense to wait it out until these bundles come

Into The Blue

Nickindublin wrote: »

Just wondering if you sign up to BB and Phone package do they send you the Horizon box? I would be a new customer. Had that box last year but got rid of upc.

I got the bb and phone deal. Come with a technicolor modem/router. Max wifi of 70ish mbps. Upc have bridge mode locked in it, but a bit of searching will show you how to enable it so you can connect your own wifi router

bromley52

yoshimitsu wrote: »

I'm currently on promo paying 38 Euro for 120mb, full TV package and phone which runs till May. After that I'll see what I can bargain with them or will threaten to cancel and open a new account in my partner's name (which is what got me my current promo)
Maybe just highlight one fact which should be kept in consideration:
To allow Three Ireland to take over O2's Irish mobile business, UPC committed to take a very favourable mobile wholesale agreement with them middle of last year. I would be expecting UPC to release soon a bundle which includes a mobile phone service. Other UPC sister companies do this in Europe (in Uk, Holland and Belgium) and they are usually very good offers which in combination with Wi-Fi sharing and the Voip phone app turn out to be excellent value.
I would assume that they'd launch with some pretty aggressive promo a on the back of this
If like me you are in a promo it may make sense to wait it out until these bundles come

UPC have no problem with in contract customers moving to new products and beginning new contracts. Iv done this and Iv also got what ever deal was going at the time. I only ever deal with the loyalty dept as well. The contract and €200 breakage clause is to encourage you to stage with UPC for the duration of whatever contact you are on.

Talisman

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

How did you get the router to work with it if you havent changed to bridging mode? You have it in routing mode, with another router plugged into it?

You set the DMZ Host on the Cable Modem to the IP address of your router. Turn off the firewall/set it to the lowest setting.

My setup:
Technicolor Modem - 192.168.0.1
http://192.168.0.1/advanced/dmz.asp
DMZ Host : 192.168.0.2
Firewall : Low (It wasn't possible to switch it off at the time of setup)

Draytek Vigor router:
WAN Configuration
Connection : Static IP
IP Address : 192.168.0.2
Default Gateway : 192.168.0.1

LAN Configuration
IP Address : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

The network clients have been configured to use the LAN port (192.168.0.3) of my router as the gateway.

Nickindublin

Into The Blue wrote: »

I got the bb and phone deal. Come with a technicolor modem/router. Max wifi of 70ish mbps. Upc have bridge mode locked in it, but a bit of searching will show you how to enable it so you can connect your own wifi router

When i had the horizon bxz i just connected my own router and that worked to get speeds of 200mb. Can this be done with the technicolor modem?

ThisRegard

bromley52 wrote: »

UPC have no problem with in contract customers moving to new products and beginning new contracts. Iv done this and Iv also got what ever deal was going at the time. I only ever deal with the loyalty dept as well.

I do it myself all the time, but usually through the regular sales guys.

bk

Nickindublin wrote: »

When i had the horizon bxz i just connected my own router and that worked to get speeds of 200mb. Can this be done with the technicolor modem?

It can, I do as mentioned earlier.

bk

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

How did you get the router to work with it if you havent changed to bridging mode? You have it in routing mode, with another router plugged into it?

It is far from elegant, I really should set up bridging, but this is what I do.

I simply plug my wifi router into a port on the Tehnicolor modem, I change the IP address of my wifi router to 192.168.1.1 (the IP address of the Technicolor is 192.168.1.0). I also set the DHCP of the wifi router to issues IP addresses to connected devices in the range of 192.168.1.x

degsie

bk wrote: »

It is far from elegant, I really should set up bridging, but this is what I do.

I simply plug my wifi router into a port on the Tehnicolor modem, I change the IP address of my wifi router to 192.168.1.1 (the IP address of the Technicolor is 192.168.1.0). I also set the DHCP of the wifi router to issues IP addresses to connected devices in the range of 192.168.1.x

You sure about that? That is a network address and can't be used as a host ip address.

cruhoortwunk

degsie wrote: »

You sure about that? That is a network address and can't be used as a host ip address.

I'd say he means 192.168.0.1

cruhoortwunk

bk wrote: »

It is far from elegant, I really should set up bridging, but this is what I do.

I simply plug my wifi router into a port on the Tehnicolor modem, I change the IP address of my wifi router to 192.168.1.1 (the IP address of the Technicolor is 192.168.1.0). I also set the DHCP of the wifi router to issues IP addresses to connected devices in the range of 192.168.1.x

Elegant or no, if you get 200Mb over wifi, youre doing something right

zefer

Is the 240MB package (€45) the only one that has mobile calls included?

keithclancy

bk wrote: »

It is far from elegant, I really should set up bridging, but this is what I do.

I simply plug my wifi router into a port on the Tehnicolor modem, I change the IP address of my wifi router to 192.168.1.1 (the IP address of the Technicolor is 192.168.1.0). I also set the DHCP of the wifi router to issues IP addresses to connected devices in the range of 192.168.1.x

I think you would do something like:

If the ip of your UPC Modem is 192.168.1.1 set your Wifi router to something that is in the same range e.g. 192.168.1.2

Set DMZ on your UPC Router to point to 192.168.1.2

Turn off DHCP on the UPC Modem

Turn on DHCP on the Wifi Router and set it to hand out addresses like:

192.168.1.10-60

Primary DNS Server 89.101.160.4
Alternate DNS Server 89.101.160.5

IMO I would go the bridging route, this setup can have problems with Bit Torrent and SIP

bromley52

zefer wrote: »

Is the 240MB package (€45) the only one that has mobile calls included?

Yes. The €40 package doesn't so you are paying €5 extra for free mobile.