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UPC remote

  • 06-07-2013 01:35PM
    #1
    Fonze07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 936 ✭✭✭


    UPC remote control is broke. Is there any universal remotes out there that i could get that would work or do i have to get one directly from UPC as they are charging me 30 euro to send me out a new remote


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  • #2
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,301 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Fonze07 wrote: »
    UPC remote control is broke. Is there any universal remotes out there that i could get that would work or do i have to get one directly from UPC as they are charging me 30 euro to send me out a new remote

    They refund you the €30 when you send back the broken remote.

    Did your physically brake yours that they won't give you the €30 back?


  • #3
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,826 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    Where are you? I've spare ones.


  • #4
    who_me
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,669 ✭✭✭who_me


    Fonze07 wrote: »
    UPC remote control is broke. Is there any universal remotes out there that i could get that would work or do i have to get one directly from UPC as they are charging me 30 euro to send me out a new remote
    Davy wrote: »
    They refund you the €30 when you send back the broken remote.

    Did your physically brake yours that they won't give you the €30 back?

    My eyes hurt! ;)

    Any universal remote should work fine. Personally, even if I broke the remote control myself and had to pay the 30 euros to get a replacement instead, it's probably worth it. I'd rather have a genuine remote than buying a universal remote and fiddling with codes when you set it up and every time the batteries die.


  • #5
    Gaillimh1976
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 738 ✭✭✭Gaillimh1976


    Davy wrote: »
    They refund you the €30 when you send back the broken remote.

    Did your physically brake yours that they won't give you the €30 back?

    Will they give back the 30 euro if the remote got wet - got put through washing machine (don't ask !!)


  • #6
    Tonymacsim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭Tonymacsim


    ted1 wrote: »
    Where are you? I've spare ones.

    I'm in Tallght reading your message . Do you still have any spare UPC remotes?


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  • #7
    Beano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭Beano


    i picked myself up one of these One for All remote a few months ago and haven't looked back. The UPC remote is an unresponsive piece of garbage. Its totally hit and miss whether pressing a button actually has any effect. I had the One for All remote up and running in 5 minutes. It has a code that matches the UPC remote. the only button i had to manually setup was the DVR button and that only took a minute.


  • #8
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,826 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    Tonymacsim wrote: »
    I'm in Tallght reading your message . Do you still have any spare UPC remotes?

    Several. I'm in killiney and work in bray.

    Its free if you want it.


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