Insane NTL speeds

CyberGhost · 06-12-2005 6:19pm

bk wrote:

Really?? Any chance of scanning or taking a picture of that flyer and posting it.

It actually sort of jives with a theory I have that UPC are getting ready to rebrand and have a big rollout and ad campaign to launch the new company.

I'm sorry bk, but I must have thrown it away, searched around, couldn't find it

But I remember well, it saying "We aim to have whole Dublin connected until the end of the December"

CyberGhost · 06-12-2005 6:36pm

christophicus wrote:

yeah but the only thing is then she will expext me to pay for it ,(and i dont have a job at the moment).and she is willing to pay for it,its justshe claims to be too busy to order it.(we are paying the same amount atm for line rental and or 60 hours plan from eircom,which is dialup by the way.

Get off your a** and get a job!

Wow look whose talking

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carrotcake · 06-12-2005 6:47pm

CyberGhost wrote:

"We aim to have whole Dublin connected until the end of the December"

i don't like the sounds of that!

bk · 06-12-2005 6:48pm

CyberGhost wrote:

I'm sorry bk, but I must have thrown it away, searched around, couldn't find it

Thanks for trying, it sounds good anyway.

CyberGhost · 06-12-2005 6:49pm

carrotcake wrote:

i don't like the sounds of that!

Actually I think they are working hard on it, and many many people who didn't have it before are getting connected. And they also did works on my street too.

stackeye · 06-12-2005 8:04pm

I would Love NTL but I cant get it, I live in Phibsboro, they seem to be a mad bunch of eggs, told us it will take years to get NTL digital - we had it installed the next month, they wouldn't install in for my neighbour untill he threatened to cut all the NTL cables running across his house - he got it installed the next week,

christophicus · 06-12-2005 8:28pm

hey Am i allowed to Order on her behalf?that would be so much easier.Amby666,we dont make many phonecalls from our landlines so iwe are getting a cheap pay as you go phone so that we can recieve calls.

I want to get a jod but there is nowhere i want to work!

bk · 06-12-2005 9:10pm

christophicus wrote:

hey Am i allowed to Order on her behalf?that would be so much easier.

Well technically no, but people do it all the time, I ordered it for my sister, no problem. Just don't let on anything.

christophicus wrote:

Amby666,we dont make many phonecalls from our landlines so iwe are getting a cheap pay as you go phone so that we can recieve calls.

But VoIP might be cheaper, get rid of the Eircom phone line (safe €24 per month line rental) and sign up for VoIP, for just €10 a month you get 300 minutes of free calls.

christophicus wrote:

I want to get a jod but there is nowhere i want to work!

Your young, work is just a way to get money to buy and do more fun things. It will also help with future job applications when you leave school/college.

One of the jobs I had in school was a shelf packer in Roches Stores, it wasn't anything amazing, but it was actually quiet good fun, with a good social atmosphere and a few bob to spend in the pub

Drapper · 07-12-2005 10:27am

stackeye wrote:

I would Love NTL but I cant get it, I live in Phibsboro, they seem to be a mad bunch of eggs, told us it will take years to get NTL digital - we had it installed the next month, they wouldn't install in for my neighbour untill he threatened to cut all the NTL cables running across his house - he got it installed the next week,

Thats a typical NTL story! you need to almost call them on a weekly basis as areas are coming live the whole time ! ie. Tyrellstown was a big no last week and now its live! D15 had a very poor service but no its A1 ! they are relaying coax all over the place and improving signal strength!

THE ARE PLANNING BROADBAND DOMINATION !!! ROLL ON 10 mb

MAGNET BE WARNED YOUR €240 for 24mb will look ridiculous

even with Xbox subscription

LeperKing · 07-12-2005 11:39am

CyberGhost wrote:

I'm sorry bk, but I must have thrown it away, searched around, couldn't find it

But I remember well, it saying "We aim to have whole Dublin connected until the end of the December"

So far CyberGhost is the only person who has said that a flyer like that exists. I'd love it to be true, but no one else has posted anything about flyers promising broadband for all of dublin by the new year.

Seems too good to be true...:(

Has anyone else seen flyers like the ones CyberGhost describes?

LK

paulm17781 · 07-12-2005 12:18pm

A friend of mine just called me. He was told about 2 months ago that NTL wouldn't be available in his area (citywest, right by the red cow). He got a letter saying it is. Problem is he just got BT installed. I didn't ask him if it mentioned all of Dublin but his area is mainly his complex and SDS so if they'll update that they must be doing alot.

aphex™ · 07-12-2005 12:43pm

LeperKing wrote:

Has anyone else seen flyers like the ones CyberGhost describes?

No, but I rang them up in November and they said I might have bb in "Jan/Feb", and that was without asking which road I live on. I'd say end of December was a target for them at one stage but it has slipped. But only a little.

scary · 07-12-2005 1:35pm

Just rang NTL about broadband for Clondalkin, and the second quarter of next year was the time given to me.

BigMoose · 07-12-2005 2:14pm

I asked them about my area the other day (Deans Grange, down Pottery Road) and they had no idea. Said I'm on a bit of one way cable. However someone is digging up Pottery Road with a cable sized trench at the moment, so I live in hope!! They said they'd note down on my account that I'm interested in BB but I dont expect to see it any time soon.

Drapper · 07-12-2005 3:16pm

BigMoose wrote:

I asked them about my area the other day (Deans Grange, down Pottery Road) and they had no idea. Said I'm on a bit of one way cable. However someone is digging up Pottery Road with a cable sized trench at the moment, so I live in hope!! They said they'd note down on my account that I'm interested in BB but I dont expect to see it any time soon.

Don't give up buddy, if the area beside you is enabled that you will soon ! once they relay the cables ect !! One way switch are POOH as the DLs are fine but you get no UL's

mikeruurds · 07-12-2005 3:45pm

scary wrote:

Just rang NTL about broadband for Clondalkin, and the second quarter of next year was the time given to me.

You seem to have got a few steps further than me there. Whenever I call asking about Clondalkin (Hazelwood) I get told "sometime in the future"... so frustrating.

DingChavez · 07-12-2005 4:03pm

scary wrote:

Just rang NTL about broadband for Clondalkin, and the second quarter of next year was the time given to me.

Did they give a specific location in Clondalkin?

scary · 07-12-2005 4:10pm

I'm in cherrywood park, just gave my address and thats what the guy told me.

DemonOfTheFall · 07-12-2005 6:26pm

Hrmmmm.... I'm up by loughlinstown hospital and I was told I can get it, it's ordered and all. Could they have been wrong ? They laid the cables here about 10 years ago, no work has been done on them since. We were never able to get it until recently.

Please god let it have just been a case of flipping a switch at the exchange!

CyberGhost · 08-12-2005 12:37am

LeperKing wrote:

Has anyone else seen flyers like the ones CyberGhost describes?

It's too bad I didn't keep it

I'm not making it up guys, I really got it, just threw the damn thing away.

scary wrote:

Just rang NTL about broadband for Clondalkin, and the second quarter of next year was the time given to me.

THAT BLOWS!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Drapper · 08-12-2005 10:55am

CyberGhost wrote:

It's too bad I didn't keep it

I'm not making it up guys, I really got it, just threw the damn thing away.

THAT BLOWS!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

give em a call again ! maybe an error on behalf of the telesale guy! they dont post flyers in an area unless thier service is there!!

DemonOfTheFall · 08-12-2005 1:17pm

They never did flyers in my area, just a little bit written on the side of the bill. Only noticed it while rooting thru a pile of bills.

Hannibal_12 · 22-12-2005 2:53pm

mart_max wrote:

sexy ntl...

modem states dload stream of 10240000 bps

but dload tests only went to mostly 550-650kpbs...

half the capacity...

but still... sexy....

ONLY 550 kbps I despise all of you

Shougeki · 22-12-2005 9:00pm

Im on parliament St and they tell me i cant get connected :mad:

Drapper · 23-12-2005 12:24pm

Shougeki wrote:

Im on parliament St and they tell me i cant get connected :mad:

yup tend to be housing/apt estates with Coax cable !

paulm17781 · 23-12-2005 11:45pm

Shougeki wrote:

Im on parliament St and they tell me i cant get connected :mad:

Parliament st in Temple Bar? I'm just off Parliament St. and I have it.

mang87 · 24-12-2005 12:31am

I hate NTL users!

bounty · 24-12-2005 6:33am

i only read the first few posts

is ntl 10mb now or something?

MrPudding · 24-12-2005 11:58am

BigMoose wrote:

I asked them about my area the other day (Deans Grange, down Pottery Road) and they had no idea. Said I'm on a bit of one way cable. However someone is digging up Pottery Road with a cable sized trench at the moment, so I live in hope!! They said they'd note down on my account that I'm interested in BB but I dont expect to see it any time soon.

I am just off the phone to them after seeing one of the posters mention he was in Cabinteely. I am near there just off the Cloonkeen road. I was told that they have just spent a stack of cash upgrading and I should be able to get connected March / April.

MrP

micosavo · 25-12-2005 10:47pm

power cycled my modem...no joy...

here's a hopin' and a waitin'

The_B_Man · 26-12-2005 3:40am

Clondalkin should have it! im only down the belgard road from newlands cross and i've had NTL years!

okcomputer · 26-12-2005 5:45pm

bk wrote:

However, note, NTL:Ireland is no longer part of NTL (soon to be Virgin), it is now owned by Liberty Global, who also own Chorus and will be soon merging the two companies and renaming them UPC Ireland. So you can't look at the UK anymore, we won't necessarily get the same speeds or prices as the UK anymore.

However there are strong rumours that UPC will be giving us 10m in January anyway.

this is a cause for concern, there is no guarantee that UPC will have the commitment to faster speeds that NTL did. cant help feeling that this upgrade to 10mb will be the last we see of NTL as we know it

paulm17781 · 26-12-2005 6:04pm

okcomputer wrote:

this is a cause for concern, there is no guarantee that UPC will have the commitment to faster speeds that NTL did. cant help feeling that this upgrade to 10mb will be the last we see of NTL as we know it

Not really. UPC didn't buy NTL so they could let it rot. They see market potential and know they will have to compete. Remember, when a company buys another one, they don't replace all the staff, just the most senior. I would imagine all the NTL product managers will be the same people.

Drapper · 26-12-2005 6:35pm

it will happen

bk · 27-12-2005 12:57am

okcomputer wrote:

this is a cause for concern, there is no guarantee that UPC will have the commitment to faster speeds that NTL did. cant help feeling that this upgrade to 10mb will be the last we see of NTL as we know it

If you look at what UPC offers in other coutries across Europe, you will see that they seem to be a very progressive company who offer some of the best speeds in each country, including 24mb/s BB is some countries.

Liberty have clearly stated that they are all about offering best of class triple play services. They rightfully see a lot of value in this sort of market.

Drapper · 27-12-2005 12:15pm

bk wrote:

If you look at what UPC offers in other coutries across Europe, you will see that they seem to be a very progressive company who offer some of the best speeds in each country, including 24mb/s BB is some countries.

Liberty have clearly stated that they are all about offering best of class triple play services. They rightfully see a lot of value in this sort of market.

yup 24mb in France and 20mb in Holland ! there seems to be three reasonable packages in most countries and 1 extreeme! ;-)

micosavo · 27-12-2005 12:34pm

24mb???? Drool....

Dare we Dare to Dream?

okcomputer · 28-12-2005 6:02am

bk wrote:

If you look at what UPC offers in other coutries across Europe, you will see that they seem to be a very progressive company who offer some of the best speeds in each country, including 24mb/s BB is some countries.

Liberty have clearly stated that they are all about offering best of class triple play services. They rightfully see a lot of value in this sort of market.

if what you say is true, I stand happily corrected

Skatedude · 28-12-2005 5:29pm

i just rang them and they said that bb wont be available in my area(botanic rd, glasnevin) till feb. i'll just have to stick with eircom for another few weeks

christophicus · 28-12-2005 8:23pm

I know this is a bit of topic but ,i hope you can help me out.does anyone know when the new price for NTL broadband will come into effect?

Also if i sign up now for the 3mb line and pay €45 untill the new price plan comes in will i be switched to the new price plan seeing as i have already signed a years contract of will i be swichted to the new price plan?

bk · 28-12-2005 9:12pm

christophicus wrote:

Also if i sign up now for the 3mb line and pay €45 untill the new price plan comes in will i be switched to the new price plan seeing as i have already signed a years contract of will i be swichted to the new price plan?

January

Well in the past they have always passed on the price reductions to their existing customers, so I would assume that they will continue.

okcomputer · 29-12-2005 5:53am

check this out, it looks like in england if you are stuck on 1mb or 2mb you cant upgrade until late 2006 ..ahhh. you only get the upgrade if you are 3mb

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=298201&page=16&pp=25

is it worth switching from 2mb to 3mb now to ensure a seamless upgrade?

dub45 · 29-12-2005 12:05pm

okcomputer wrote:

check this out, it looks like in england if you are stuck on 1mb or 2mb you cant upgrade until late 2006 ..ahhh. you only get the upgrade if you are 3mb

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=298201&page=16&pp=25

is it worth switching from 2mb to 3mb now to ensure a seamless upgrade?

NTL Ireland is no longer owned by NTL so any parallels with NTL UK are surely irrelevant now and we have to wait and see what products the new owners will offer when they have their act together.

paulm17781 · 29-12-2005 1:08pm

dub45 wrote:

NTL Ireland is no longer owned by NTL so any parallels with NTL UK are surely irrelevant now and we have to wait and see what products the new owners will offer when they have their act together.

True, however NTL Ireland could have the same upgrades in mind. If you are worried about it, upgrade now. Otherwise wait and see.

CiaranC · 29-12-2005 1:11pm

Just had a call from NTL to schedule an engineer to replace my cable modem in order to accomodate an upgrade in the service.

My old man took the call, so no technical details available. Im mailing them now to see if they can confirm what is happening. Im in D24 area.

HarryHoudini · 29-12-2005 1:21pm

CiaranC wrote:

Just had a call from NTL to schedule an engineer to replace my cable modem in order to accomodate an upgrade in the service.

My old man took the call, so no technical details available. Im mailing them now to see if they can confirm what is happening. Im in D24 area.

I had mine replaced a couple of months ago, the engineers told me that they're upgrading to 8 and 10MB packages.

kin9pin · 29-12-2005 8:10pm

CiaranC wrote:

Just had a call from NTL to schedule an engineer to replace my cable modem in order to accomodate an upgrade in the service.

My old man took the call, so no technical details available. Im mailing them now to see if they can confirm what is happening. Im in D24 area.

What modem do you have at the moment? I have the Ambit ETH/USB Combo Cable Modem.

christophicus · 29-12-2005 8:30pm

Are the NTL modems of good quality?and do they have alot of options?

The_B_Man · 29-12-2005 9:22pm

ye they're great. theres no configuration at all tho. they're all totally self contained and configured by NTL on their side.

Drapper · 29-12-2005 9:39pm

The_B_Man wrote:

ye they're great. theres no configuration at all tho. they're all totally self contained and configured by NTL on their side.

Technically they are not modems ! ;-)

Insane NTL speeds

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