Which housing estates in Waterford don't have UPC cable ?

sparkling sea · 02-12-2013 12:59PM #1

Is there any estates in Waterford that don't have cable and therefore can't get UPC?

A friend is moving back here and has asked me to keep an eye out for possible houses to rent however she wants UPC.

I thought you could get it everywhere but now I have been told it may not be possible to get it in Carrig an Aird or Foxwood, does anyone know for definite if this is true?

Fairfield is also a possibility but again she wants UPC ?

obezyana · 02-12-2013 01:21PM

See what area they are looking to move to and just check it on the UPC website when the address is put it you will know for sure then.

sparkling sea · 02-12-2013 07:16PM

obezyana wrote: »

See what area they are looking to move to and just check it on the UPC website when the address is put it you will know for sure then.

I'm looking to rule out, its not worth looking at a house if service is not available in the area !!

If anyone can tell me of areas I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

wobbles · 02-12-2013 07:25PM

Lived in Fairfield last year and it is set up for UPC.

Sully · 02-12-2013 08:38PM

sparkling sea wrote: »

I'm looking to rule out, its not worth looking at a house if service is not available in the area !!

If anyone can tell me of areas I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

For what its worth, eircom & Vodafone do fibre in Waterford up to 70mb. This is increasing to 100mb in the new year. eircom do tv but upc do MMDS tv where cable isn't available.

I assume UPC is available in most estates?

shinzon · 02-12-2013 08:44PM

just be aware that just because an estate says its enabled for UPC, doesn't mean its enhanced services are available IE The faster 120-200 meg BB or horizon services

Viewmount had UPC but could only get the bog standard 30 meg BB and TV services, its only in the 2 months that UPC have done the upgrade work for enhanced services here

Just something to contemplate when your looking

Shin

PremierDeise · 03-12-2013 12:12AM

Sully wrote: »

For what its worth, eircom & Vodafone do fibre in Waterford up to 70mb. This is increasing to 100mb in the new year. eircom do tv but upc do MMDS tv where cable isn't available.

I assume UPC is available in most estates?

You can call me biased if you like as I work for UPC but Vodafone/Eircom in all fairness isnt worth s***. They are only tapping off their existing system and it just looks fancy on paper, in reality - nightmare!!!
OP Here are a few areas to rule out in the Waterford area straight off for cable connections:
Tramore
Ferrybank (Anything from Abbey School up to Abbey Park)
Parts of Six Cross Roads Area and Old Tramore Road (Dependant on exact house - not all get it)
Dunmore Road area is still being upgraded in parts as is Ballygunner area.

You could just get the MMDS in these areas as Sully said but it isnt worth a crap to be honest.

shinzon wrote: »

just be aware that just because an estate says its enabled for UPC, doesn't mean its enhanced services are available IE The faster 120-200 meg BB or horizon services

Viewmount had UPC but could only get the bog standard 30 meg BB and TV services, its only in the 2 months that UPC have done the upgrade work for enhanced services here

Just something to contemplate when your looking

Shin

True unfortunately Shin - Looks like it should be complete pretty soon though.

OP if you want to check a particular address for service available and speeds etc just pm it to me

Also if you are signing up for packs then there is a few different offers out there depending on what department you go through.

Carphone Warehouse: €50 voucher if you take phone and bb, €100 if you take tv with it.
DID: €50 voucher if you take phone and bb, €100 if you take tv with it.
PC World: €50 voucher if you take phone and bb, €100 if you take tv with it.
UPC Website: 4 months half price.

Activation fees for them all is €45 once off for phone + bb or €90 for all 3.

Hope that helps :cool:

Sully · 03-12-2013 12:49AM

PremierDeise wrote: »

You can call me biased if you like as I work for UPC but Vodafone/Eircom in all fairness isnt worth s***. They are only tapping off their existing system and it just looks fancy on paper, in reality - nightmare!!!

It's not as good as UPC, but its a very good alternative! A lot of people find it very good from reading comments in the broadband forum. It does exactly what it says on the tin and UPC quickly reacted to secure customers by offering new packages.

The competition is savage!

OP Here are a few areas to rule out in the Waterford area straight off for cable connections:
Tramore
Ferrybank (Anything from Abbey School up to Abbey Park)
Parts of Six Cross Roads Area and Old Tramore Road (Dependant on exact house - not all get it)
Dunmore Road area is still being upgraded in parts as is Ballygunner area.

You could just get the MMDS in these areas as Sully said but it isnt worth a crap to be honest.

True unfortunately Shin - Looks like it should be complete pretty soon though.

OP if you want to check a particular address for service available and speeds etc just pm it to me
Also if you are signing up for packs then there is a few different offers out there depending on what department you go through.

Carphone Warehouse: €50 voucher if you take phone and bb, €100 if you take tv with it.
DID: €50 voucher if you take phone and bb, €100 if you take tv with it.
PC World: €50 voucher if you take phone and bb, €100 if you take tv with it.
UPC Website: 4 months half price.

Activation fees for them all is €45 once off for phone + bb or €90 for all 3.

Hope that helps :cool:

Will it ever come to Tramore?

PremierDeise · 03-12-2013 01:14AM

Sully wrote: »

It's not as good as UPC, but its a very good alternative! A lot of people find it very good from reading comments in the broadband forum. It does exactly what it says on the tin and UPC quickly reacted to secure customers by offering new packages.

The competition is savage!

Will it ever come to Tramore?

Not in this lifetime im afraid

bilibob · 03-12-2013 06:44PM

Most of Ferrybank can get UPC, All Rockshire Road, 'old ferrybank' and the newer estates Bellfield, Clover Meadows, Oak Ridge, Aylesbury. Its just the estates on the abbey road that can't.

sparkling sea · 03-12-2013 07:16PM

PremierDeise wrote: »

You can call me biased if you like as I work for UPC but Vodafone/Eircom in all fairness isnt worth s***. They are only tapping off their existing system and it just looks fancy on paper, in reality - nightmare!!!
OP Here are a few areas to rule out in the Waterford area straight off for cable connections:
Tramore
Ferrybank (Anything from Abbey School up to Abbey Park)
Parts of Six Cross Roads Area and Old Tramore Road (Dependant on exact house - not all get it)
Dunmore Road area is still being upgraded in parts as is Ballygunner area.

You could just get the MMDS in these areas as Sully said but it isnt worth a crap to be honest.

True unfortunately Shin - Looks like it should be complete pretty soon though.

OP if you want to check a particular address for service available and speeds etc just pm it to me
Also if you are signing up for packs then there is a few different offers out there depending on what department you go through.

Carphone Warehouse: €50 voucher if you take phone and bb, €100 if you take tv with it.
DID: €50 voucher if you take phone and bb, €100 if you take tv with it.
PC World: €50 voucher if you take phone and bb, €100 if you take tv with it.
UPC Website: 4 months half price.

Activation fees for them all is €45 once off for phone + bb or €90 for all 3.

Hope that helps :cool:

Thanks very much PremierDeise this is brillant to know, I can just pass it on

Thanks to everyone ye've really helped me out here.

Gadgie · 03-12-2013 07:34PM

bilibob wrote: »

Most of Ferrybank can get UPC, All Rockshire Road, 'old ferrybank' and the newer estates Bellfield, Clover Meadows, Oak Ridge, Aylesbury. Its just the estates on the abbey road that can't.

You can get it in Christendom estate on the Abbey Road.

ei9go · 03-12-2013 08:24PM

wobbles wrote: »

Lived in Fairfield last year and it is set up for UPC.

There are two Fairfield's in Waterford

shinzon · 03-12-2013 08:34PM

Dunno what UPC's contractors are upto, saw one of the sierra engineers at the whatever the things called on the front of my house this morning, grand says I thatll be them hooking the new cable up, they spent 3 quarters of an hour up there fiddling with it then buggered off. Went out and still none of the cables connected.

Sorry derailing the thread a bit

Shin

PopRocks · 15-12-2013 05:37AM

Is it not in Tramore? I checked the website the other day and it gave me the go ahead for the Tramore address I tried.

Sully · 15-12-2013 02:27PM

PopRocks wrote: »

Is it not in Tramore? I checked the website the other day and it gave me the go ahead for the Tramore address I tried.

That's their MMDS service.

looder · 22-01-2014 12:20AM

Sorry for bumping this. Is UPC available out the Carrickpherish Road, around Mount Suir?

Potential-Monke · 22-01-2014 10:54PM

bilibob wrote: »

Most of Ferrybank can get UPC, All Rockshire Road, 'old ferrybank' and the newer estates Bellfield, Clover Meadows, Oak Ridge, Aylesbury. Its just the estates on the abbey road that can't.

Just be careful with Ferrybank though. I bought a house in a UPC enabled area, and only after moving in and looking to get the BB i found out that the row my house starts on (38 and up) was Phase 2 housing and doesn't have UPC. THe neighbours across the road (like, 15 feet) have it. I don't. Not happy. Stuck with sub-standard Eircom/Vodafone and even thought i was told by both that they would have fibre here last November, i'm still waiting.

Congestion sucks.

Which housing estates in Waterford don't have UPC cable ?

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