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Am I mad to go Chorus??

  • 26-07-2005 02:05PM
    #1
    Beta2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭


    Hi

    I'm seriously thinking of signing up for cablenet and digital TV from Chous!!

    My current setup is:

    Sky Digital: 28.50
    Eircom line : 27.99
    eircom BroadBand : 40.00
    total: 96.49

    Proposed new setup

    Chorus Digital: 27.99
    No Line: 0.00
    Cablenet: 29.99
    Blueface.ie : 9.99
    total 67.97

    Plus calls probably cheaper and cable in other rooms in the house.

    But is Chorus any good, had them once before and they were pure sh*t at customer service.
    Has any used cablenet? whats the QOS like?

    Cheers

    B2


Comments

  • #2
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    Chorus' customer service is still sh*t, I wouldn't touch them even if they had a good product offering.

    I'd suggest this:
    Sky Digital: 28.50
    BT line rental : 10
    BT BroadBand : 30.00 (15 for the next 4 months)
    total: 68.50 (or 53.50 for next 4 months)

    Better than you choose Chorus. Don't know what Cablenet is like as I've never used it. Can Chorus digital cable be piped to several rooms or do you need a decoder box at each TV? I would have thought the latter for a digital service.


  • #3
    Beta2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭Beta2


    jor el wrote:
    Can Chorus digital cable be piped to several rooms or do you need a decoder box at each TV? I would have thought the latter for a digital service.

    not digital, but regular cable can be piped into any other room


  • #4
    SkepticOne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,718 ✭✭✭SkepticOne


    Has there been any complaints about cablenet yet on this forum? Possibly there are very few subscribers but I would still expect a few complaints if the service is crap.

    I would retain the phone line until you are happy with the reliability of the broadband before switching exclusively to VoIP.


  • #5
    Beta2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭Beta2


    SkepticOne wrote:
    Has there been any complaints about cablenet yet on this forum? Possibly there are very few subscribers but I would still expect a few complaints if the service is crap.

    I would retain the phone line until you are happy with the reliability of the broadband before switching exclusively to VoIP.

    Thats another issue, I want to do the free blueface trial but have no hardware.


  • #6
    dubadubdub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 118 ✭✭dubadubdub


    I've had NTL for the past 10 months and it beeb plain sailing, very reliable. Don't really know about their customer service as I haven't had to call them!

    I believe blueface have a new offering where they lend and setup an ATA for you to try out for a month.


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  • #7
    Airblazer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 449 ✭✭Airblazer


    don't do with chorus..their current offering is crap...since they originally went into broadband they've never upgraded their lines or equipment..one of my friends was with them for bout 2 years and changed to IBB because of the above reason


  • #8
    county
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,800 ✭✭✭county


    ****ing crap,i stick to sky!


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