What should I do if my Block Buster Deal 4mbps package is being capped @ 3.4mbps instead of 4mbps?

@reevephon

That is normal for a 4 Meg package.. expect speedtest results of between 3.2 to 3.7 Mbps because of the inherent 10% loss of speeds due to PPPOE connection and the ATM network..

If you want ngam ngam 4 mbps got to ask them to cap your line to 5mbps.. as far as i know they only do that if you have chronic problems with your service... so if you complain only get 3.x they will consider it a non issue....

Another way to get 5mbps is to ask the Streamyx installer nicely to set your cap to 5mbps (like me lol!) when he came to your house to setup. Make sure you have some knowledge about SNR and Line Attenuation as sometimes it's because of your telephone line/wiring/signal problem that made the installer unable to upgrade for you.

Got it, by the way what result do you guys got from speedtest.net for 4mbps package?

should i upgrade to 4mbps or go for unifi?

@jyhy

You gamer or hardcore downloader?

Gamer => Unifi, 60,80,120 GB per month limit, but good pings and network performance.....

Heavy downloader => Streamyx 4 Meg, no limits, 24/7 downloading -->
1+ TB/month

only me one person use.. i alone maximum use on 1mbps like 30 total up and down

@jyhy

30 GBs? Up and down in total? In that case, if you don't mind being limited, then go for Unifi...

I chose Streamyx 4 MB because i download all day long everyday...

@solarmystic
In terms of network performance or good ping, how did you compare the two? Do they have a better route to USA or simply better overall?

What range for SNR & Line Attenuation recommended to upgrade?
Can SNR (20-26dB) & Line Attenuation (45dB) upgrade to 4mb?

???? so 4mb 1 year contract ?

@shawnk

Unifi will have better network performance, in terms of pings and latency....

Only reason i stuck with Streamyx is the uncapped downloads...

I wanted to change to Unifi, but I heard a lot of complaints regarding the stability and etc. Should I just change to Streamyx 4mb? FYI, I'm using the 1mb package right now. Is there any significant difference? What's the minimum torrent speed obtained from the 4mb one?

Yes

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Added on September 9, 2010, 10:13 pmLet me quote from here:

Your SNR is acceptable, but your Line Attenuation is way too high. However, you could ask the installer to test your line. All 4mbps Streamyx installation is subjected to test by the installers.

My Numbers:

Local Line Atten.: 7.5 dB
Local SNR Margin: 34.5 dB
DSL Standard: ADSL2+
Profile: Main
Tx Line Rate: 507 Kbps
Rx Line Rate: 5115 Kbps
Max Attainable Line Rate(Down Stream): 22560 Kbps

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Added on September 9, 2010, 10:19 pmI'm using Streamyx 4mbps. The download speed of torrents are depending on the amount of seeders and peers. I could get 300-400kbps without any problems for popular torrents. Megaupload downloads are 200kbps max for each file (non-premium) and for mediafire downloads >400kbps.

This post has been edited by Maestrol: Sep 9 2010, 10:19 PM

So , what kind of ip address do you get ? premium ?
Let say if , subscribe for 2 mb next month wanted to upgrade , will there be any extra charge ?or do they allow it ? what about the contract date base on ?

U can upgrade anytime and there is no additional charges, but u cannot downgrade within 1 year from subscription date.

very big difference 550 kb/s all the way that means less than 8 hours a 1080p movie should finish completed

@kos.zealous

Streamyx 4 mb. Just. Do. It.

10 TB of HDD space and counting..... all FULL.

I'm seriously making the vendors at Lowyat freaking rich with my HDD purchases...

12+ TBs a year. Worth it? You betcha.

This post has been edited by solarmystic: Sep 15 2010, 10:30 AM

haha i rather burn the file in DVD than 2 buy gazillions of hard disk which is enough 2 buy core i7 xtrem system with 2 graphics card inside with the total u spend on hard disk

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Sep 15 2010, 10:37 AM

Lol True enough.

But I have 'em all (the HDDs) in a low power File Server for QUICK access on my GBE LAN Network, so it's worth it lol

Besides... how can a 15 GB 1080p movie fit in a DVD unless you split it? Lol... and DVDs take too long to browse if i want my file(s) on Demand in the network... Blurays are still to expensive to burn for archiving....

And their all 10 GB+ files!

This post has been edited by solarmystic: Sep 15 2010, 11:15 AM