No need to wait. It has already phailed. Why do you think YTL delay for so long? It's because they figure they can't recoup the cost. P1 is already an example ( although i do appreciate them for trying, but i ain't gonna subscribe to shitty plans with shitty servicez). They're losing money left right and centre, even with some funding from Intel and other investor. It is NOT a good business. The problem here is, no one can simply make a fast broadband affordable...coz our RM is just too worthless and our salary is too low for the general population to subscribe to over RM100 internet plans. (except a few rich people).

Unless of course, the gov is willing to subsidize, But the whole idea of subsidizing is actually to help out the people by making our wages low to attract foreign investor, thus, enabling the money to subsidize the people because everything is so damn expensive. But the problem is now, thanks to corruption and mismanagement by UMNO for 50 years, our whole economy is going down the drain, there's too many foreign investor discrimination policies in this country, and our labor is not cheap enough. So foreign investor all lari to the likes of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and elsewhere(no need to mention China, that is a given). The gov is now left an empty shell, that's why Bijan wanna introduce all sorts of tax and reduce/abolish subsidy for everything.

Thus, we are left with a very low labor wages, no income from foreign investor and sky rocketing prices for everyday goods due to our low RM. It's a chicken and egg situation...except the chicken now has lari and left the eggs here to die...

In reality, unless there is a change of gov and management and policies in this country, don't expect anything to get any cheaper.

Sad but true.

+1

No oil, no sand, no water, no land, no kelapa sawit, no rice, no getah, no coconut, no nothing.

But most importantly, NO CORRUPTION AND ADA OTAK.



This post has been edited by Matrix: Mar 26 2010, 11:10 AM

becoz 150 users are enough to bring down the HSBB network...no need to test further...just sell first, see got suckers or not...later overload, then implement CAP, problem solved.

I think it's in progress...gonna start sometime this year.

http://www.i-policy.org/2009/07/ftth-singa...ps-service.html

It's expensive, that's why.

If it's like:

RM77 for 4Mbps

RM88 for 5Mbps (WITHOUT IPTV),

That will seriously enhanced the broadband penetration in this country. I don't even mind a cap ( a decent one, not like the current proposed cap) if the price is low enough. Throttling of speed upon exceed cap limit should be reduced to a minimum of 1Mbps or more....anything less is unacceptable.

Frankly, everyone should get at least 1Mbps as minimum for RM50. It is so pathethic they still dare to call to 384kbps line as 'broadband' in this age!!!!

This post has been edited by Matrix: Mar 29 2010, 09:15 AM

Hmm....anyone knows what is the penalty for early termination??

I've just apply for Streamyx 4MB on Friday....and unifi CS called me yesterday saying my area has HSBB........now the CS seyz i still can cancel my Streamyx and change to Unifi without penalty since it is still 'Early Stages' or something...

But i am not so sure now...24 months contract....what if i wanna cancel early? I can't find the early termination clause at their website...

Hmm...i think i'll skip on the unifi eventhough it's available at my house becoz:

1) 24 months contract - what if it sucks halfway and i want to cancel? 12 months is acceptable, but 24 months is way too long!

2) Soon to be implemented cap....it is just a matter when, not if.

3) TM trying to push the IPTV thing down your throat. If it's not because of the IPTV thing, the contract period could be shorter and the package price cheaper. This is like the case of the Playstation 3...SONY pushing a BluRay player down your throat at ridiculous price when it was initially launched as a Trojan horse to win the HD media format. In this case, TM push in the IPTV setop boxes as a Trojan horse in order to win the TV subscription war with ASTRO. If it is an optional package, i bet NOBODY will even bother with it. Sure Die, like MITV.

I'll stick to my 4MB Streamyx with no cap limit and a peace of mind. ... at an assumed 300KB/s for the 4MB package....you can easily download 25GB/day!!! Well, if i can download 15GB/day, i also happy liao....no worry about caps.

This post has been edited by Matrix: Apr 5 2010, 09:24 AM

I think all the drilling is optional. You can request for laying the cable over the roof or something with no or minimal drilling...but you need to nego with the contractor for the quote.

TM further notice=next month???

Wanna subscribe...but a bit scare kena TM trap...

This post has been edited by Matrix: Apr 6 2010, 09:08 AM

Wanted to upgrade to UNIFI today from my yet to be installed Streamyx...but have to wait 1 whole month!!! Forget it, i'll fix the 4MB streamyx...unless later the technician say my house cannot support 4MB, then only i'll consider unifi.