So, between the HSBB 5 Mbps and the 4 Mbps package, which is more worth it?

If i subscribe for the 5 mbps package with a 2 year contract, the monthly fee is still RM149?

So wouldn't offering users to choose their packages be a more better option???

Like for example;
1) 5 Mbps - 30 GB (RM XXX)/60 GB (RM XXX)/90 GB (RM XXX)
2) 10 Mpbs - 60 GB (RM XXX)/120 GB (RM XXX)/180 GB (RM XXX)
3) 20 Mbps - 120 GB (RM XXX)/180 GB (RM XXX)/ 240 GB (RM XXX)

Additional incentives
- IPTV (RM XX/month)
- Phone packages (RM XX/month)
I would prefer something like above... That way, the bandwidth usage is controlled, and at the same time, everybody compromises...

I believe the main reason why people are pissed right now is because consumers can't choose what they want... lol!

capping is simply wrong.

if you can't sustain the bandwidth, don't bother to offer such package.
offering package that can't be fully realized, is call "con".

FUP is just another pathetic way of scrxwing with consumer so that they can over-commit to consumer with bandwidth that they don't already have / can't sustain.

RM140 for 4mbps.
RM159 for 5mbps and IPTV.
Basically it's free. Not sure why people are complaining over it.

to enhance broadband penetration, lower price of 512/1 MBps streamyx and not 4 MBps. People who are using 1515 (dial-up) wont be using 4 MBps anytime soon.

Only heavy downloaders are complaining about 4 MBps prices as far as I can see.

you dont really need youtube or movie downloads to increase the economy (even though for students there are videos which are beneficial)..

my 2 sen..

But I don't like how they force you to take IPTV and voice as well. I guess there's no way else they would've persuaded anyone to take up those plans as the current HSBB-ed homes would probably have Astro already

Wonder why the government never looked at awarding it to few ISPs to make it a "Joint effort" between the ISPs... lol!

If the price on offer is not affordable by average malaysian, what about those who lives in te rural area. I got some relatives that are from those area n their household income is sometimes less than 1k/month, How the hell are they gonna afford the 5mb plan?? ask them to fork out rm150 for sumthing they might not know or even use? Heck, they might not even bother to get a HD tele. IPTV for them would be useless. 50% penetration??? Not a chance

If after bandwidth quota, you can still get the above mentioned speed, better don't even give a bandwidth quota.

The point of throttling your bandwidth quota was to discourage you from downloading excessively. A 5Mbps line throttled to 1.5Mbps, may as well not throttle at all. You can still download without a care in the world. It defeats the who idea of bandwidth capping.

To me 512kbps, is considered very very good on the ISP part. If i am the ISP, i will throttle you down to 256kbps or slower, so you does not kill the rest of my user base.

At the end of the day we all have to adjust to the fact that there is no "unlimited" bandwidth and adjust our download habits accordingly.

i am all for download caps as well. however i do not agree with the current 60Gb cap for VIP5.
5Mbits per sec = 5,000,000 bits per sec / 8 =  625,000 bytes per sec

Theoretical Max Usage Per Day:
625,000 bytes per sec x 60 secs x 60 mins x 24 hours = 54,000,000,000 bytes or 54 gigabytes per day

so in essence, the 60Gb quota is equivalent to 1 day ++ of full usage.

i would be more agreeable to a quota of 150Gb per month for VIP5.
ie. roughly 3 days worth of full downloads in a month (30 days) or 10%
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i assume that tm's calc of the download quota will incl both local and overseas bandwidth. we do tend to use more intl bandwidth vs local, say at 80:20 ratio. that 20% local bandwidth costs tm substantially less than intl but is included in our quota.

anyway that 150Gb cap for VIP5 is just my opinion. i think others should start saying how much they think a reasonable cap should be and not just that they want a bigger cap.

for those that do not want a cap at all, maybe you should specify how much you would pay for package like that...
but use BIZ5 as a guide

it's because of pricks like you my connection sux.
u don't own the connection. u just payed for the rental and furthermore, it's your daddy who paid for your internet connection not u so STFU pls.

I can't believe you say this.

Are you retarded? Do you really believe that TM or our government cannot afford the cost of upgrading bandwidth? If you really believe that, that means TM or government successfully brainwashed you. I pity you. So kesian.

Many people in this world know that TM and our government want to take our money and put in their own pocket, only those brainwashed or ignorant person never know. Don't tell me you don't know. If you don't know, lol, I just know that their ability of brainwashing people are so powerful. If you know about it, based on your post, you are just the same as those evil who help other evil to brainwash or bully people.

the cap is lifted....fren..
i agree with rizvanrp..though how many users are actually going to support this or even contribute to a local peer to peer scene..

Put the jokes aside.

Did you know that in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea the isps there are sometimes using porn to promote their packages?
They promote with ideas like "view your porn movies smoother with our high end packages as such.."
If you surf to their isps sites somettimes you see very interesting banners.

When will we have such kind of openess?