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TSLone46
post Aug 21 2011, 12:50 AM, updated 14y ago

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I was just upgraded to Unifi and their customer service told me it will have extra charges if quota exceeded. Is it true??
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post Aug 21 2011, 12:52 AM

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lol nvr heard. its unlimited bro
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post Aug 21 2011, 12:54 AM

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unifi have quota but not implement yet...not sure when will impose...
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post Aug 21 2011, 02:23 AM

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not true. but if they tell u that it could mean that THEY ARE ABOUT TO IMPLEMENT IT
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yea i think somehow soon they will start to implement it as i am sure TM dont want the unifi become like streamyx choas,. LOL. if they start do so, am sure plenty of people will regret to be on unifi board..
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If u want unlimited upgrade to Biz5 , Biz10 or Biz20 now
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post Aug 21 2011, 07:20 AM

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QUOTE(MX510 @ Aug 21 2011, 04:18 AM)
If u want unlimited upgrade to Biz5 , Biz10 or Biz20 now
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QUOTE(MX510 @ Aug 21 2011, 04:18 AM)
If u want unlimited upgrade to Biz5 , Biz10 or Biz20 now
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QUOTE(squall0833 @ Aug 21 2011, 07:20 AM)
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Biz5 is dynamic ip
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QUOTE(Lone46 @ Aug 21 2011, 12:50 AM)
I was just upgraded to Unifi and their customer service told me it will have extra charges if quota exceeded. Is it true??
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They said that? hmm

1- During training all they say is that after FUP is implemented they will only throttle down your speed ( and re-adjust according to your package), no extra charges.

2- nobody knows when they are going to implement it.

3- being unlimited is one of the strongest if not the only point in getting UNIFI(atleast for now) coz all the competitors have active FUP.
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an agent called me 2 days ago convincing me to apply for unify, i asked about quota, she confirmed to me few times that tm will never imply quota to unify, she even told me she checked with her manager.
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post Aug 21 2011, 02:37 PM

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so far no quota, i think they dun dare yet
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post Aug 21 2011, 05:14 PM

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well we all hope the usual malaysian "cakap saja" attitude apply here

but it wont be fair for all users, with some hogging the lines with torrent downloads
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QUOTE(Currylaksa @ Aug 21 2011, 02:37 PM)
so far no quota, i think they dun dare yet
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because they want all people subscribe to unifi 1st.. later implement to FUP.

if not, let say they implement now, it will scare all new customer then wont subscribe to unifi.. tongue.gif
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Thanks to TM's monopoly, we have this nonsense.

I'll still keep my Screamyx for now, rather than moving to Triple-Crap Unicrap, who watches the lousy TV channel anyway.
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QUOTE(Lone46 @ Aug 21 2011, 12:50 AM)
I was just upgraded to Unifi and their customer service told me it will have extra charges if quota exceeded. Is it true??
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60 GB quota for 5Mbps should be enough for most residential users except for the heaviest downloaders. I don't mind if quota is imposed, it may improve the speed overall. TM can allow heavy downloaders to buy more bandwidth after their quota. A lot of unifi users are screaming about low speed but they don't want quota either. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
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so far, no quota been imposed yet. so is unlimited now until further notice.

i still pending feedback from unifi cs about upgrading from VIP5 to BIZ5... but no news yet. only adv is have unlimited download but dis-adv is dont have any free call anymore.
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QUOTE(trifecta @ Aug 21 2011, 05:37 PM)
Thanks to TM's monopoly, we have this nonsense.

I'll still keep my Screamyx for now, rather than moving to Triple-Crap Unicrap, who watches the lousy TV channel anyway.
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streamyx or unifi oso will kena the cap

and trust me the iptv is better than astro, oni the channels are not tht content rich enough

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post Aug 23 2011, 03:58 PM

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QUOTE(mugenz @ Aug 23 2011, 03:58 PM)
seriously dont get bullshiet by SA. They just wanna earn your commission.

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QUOTE(ZeneticX @ Aug 22 2011, 02:55 PM)
streamyx or unifi oso will kena the cap

and trust me the iptv is better than astro, oni the channels are not tht content rich enough
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Streamyx subscribers were NOT made to sign any BLACK and WHITE on any fixed monthly quota with their subscription agreements. So I guess they'll be up against lawsuits if they force it down their Streamyx users.

UNIFI subscribers on the other hand were made to SIGN it on the dotted line upon their agreement of subscription FROM the very START.

If quota kicks in for Streamyx, TM will witness a HUGE migration of their current Streamyx subscribers to other players. Bet on it!

P1, DiGi and uMobile are already embarking on next generation LTE projects that will give speeds in excess upto 42-100mbps with reasonably generous quotas such as 30-40GB per month. P1 will trial 100mbps TD-LTE by year end.

Given say you have 2 options:
1) A 40mbps TD-LTE 4G service with 30GB quota with RM10 for every 2GB excess top-up surcharges
2) A 4mbps Streamyx ADSL with 60GB quota

Which service would you subscribe?

Many will take the 40mbps with more reliable connection.

Your Unifi VIP5 is ONLY giving something like 60GB. Besides that many areas are still not covered by Unifi.

I guarantee you that if Streamyx becomes quota based, TM will "pocek" NEXT very day with huge revenue losses from it's biggest account-Streamyx.
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QUOTE(Ahn3hn3h @ Aug 24 2011, 11:34 AM)

Given say you have 2 options:
1) A 40mbps TD-LTE 4G service with 30GB quota with RM10 for every 2GB excess top-up surcharges
2) A 4mbps Streamyx ADSL with 60GB quota

Which service would you subscribe?

Many will take the 40mbps with more reliable connection.
Hypothetical choice. LTE 4G service is only available in very limited areas. Don't talk about the fake P1 4G service.

Wired connection is more reliable than wireless connection anytime and less prone to be congested because every user requires a physical port to terminate. Hence the provider cannot sign up as many as they like without upgrading infrastructure unlike wireless.

I'm not sure many will take 40Mbps with 30GB quota against 4Mbps with 60GB quota. If you are a heavy downloader quota is more important than speed. What's the point of 40Mbps when most file sharing sites limit you 250kBps or less unless you are a premium user?

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QUOTE(KennyKB @ Aug 24 2011, 12:03 PM)
Hypothetical choice. LTE 4G service is only available in very limited areas. Don't talk about the fake P1 4G service.

Wired connection is more reliable than wireless connection anytime and less prone to be congested because every user requires a physical port to terminate. Hence the provider cannot sign up as many as they like without upgrading infrastructure unlike wireless.

I'm not sure many will take 40Mbps with 30GB quota against 4Mbps with 60GB quota. If you are a heavy downloader quota is more important than speed. What's the point of 40Mbps when most file sharing sites limit you 250kBps or less unless you are a premium user?
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A wired 4mbps Streamyx won't stand a chance even with a 42mbps HSPA connection given they quality that Streamyx is offering now.
My speedtest results with major servers US servers don't even exceed 2mbps(that's 1/2 of the speed I subscribed).
I'm not what TM meant with 4mbps, raw port speed?You don't even get any near that with local servers.

More reliable? A 4mbps ADSL connection pales in comparison with YES Wimax. TD-LTE will have at least 3 times better performance than current WIMAX offered by YES.

I can get 1MB/s+ most of the time with my YES connection.
TD-LTE will allow easily 10mbps+ connections real time with peak speeds of 40mbps and above.

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Your argument is rather flawed and from what it seems very biased not taking into account the basic facts. Firstly, you state that streamyx subscribers were not made to sign a contract on agreeing/allowing a fixed monthly quota and if they do implement a quota on streamyx users they'd be up against lawsuits. Therefore, there is pretty damn high chance that streamyx will not impose quota. In addition, when you being talking about "next generagtion LTE projects", comparing that to a old 4mbps ADSL service isn't exactly fair (streamyx started in 2001 i believe). Sort of the pick on your own size thing comes to mind.

Secondly, you state that
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P1, DiGi and uMobile are already embarking on next generation LTE projects that will give speeds in excess upto 42-100mbps with reasonably generous quotas such as 30-40GB per month.
Well seeing as you say a 40mbps is a "reasonably generous quota" so your point of "Your Unifi VIP5 is ONLY giving something like 60GB" is hypocritical to say the least.

There is also no basis on you saying the TD-LTE 4G service will be more reliable at the moment from a general look wireless has its iffs and currently wired provides more stability in general.

I remember the day when P1 was announced and everyone was rejoicing saying how amazing p1 will be and how they'll cause streamyx to go bankrupt. Well, today I see an "ANTI P1 Wimax discussion thread". To be quite honest, i'm really liking the current VP10 i have, being able to torrent at full speed and load 720p videos with no waiting time is much better than my old 1mb streamyx. And, being malaysians we have already set up a hub for all unifi users where we can share things without affect our bandwidth cap when its imposed so the burden of downloading movies/videos/games is shared amongst us.

EDIT: forgot bout your new post, dunno bout you but my VP10 is getting pretty much max speed at major US servers. Hell if i even got half speed at the servers that'll still be 5mbps

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QUOTE(StealthSyndica @ Aug 24 2011, 10:07 PM)
Your argument is rather flawed and from what it seems very biased not taking into account the basic facts. Firstly, you state that streamyx subscribers were not made to sign a contract on agreeing/allowing a fixed monthly quota and if they do implement a quota on streamyx users they'd be up against lawsuits. Therefore, there is pretty damn high chance that streamyx will not impose quota. In addition, when you being talking about "next generagtion LTE projects", comparing that to a old 4mbps ADSL service isn't exactly fair (streamyx started in 2001 i believe). Sort of the pick on your own size thing comes to mind.

Secondly, you state that  Well seeing as you say a 40mbps is a "reasonably generous quota" so your point of "Your Unifi VIP5 is ONLY giving something like 60GB" is hypocritical to say the least.

There is also no basis on you saying the TD-LTE 4G service will be more reliable at the moment from a general look wireless has its iffs and currently wired provides more stability in general.
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1)Unifi will not cover many areas in Malaysia for some time. 2020 Maybe?
It took Yes to deploy WIMAX in less than 2 years. P1 TD-LTE will cover major urban areas unserved by Unifi around the same period of time.
You said it's unfair to compare LTE with Streamyx. But "IF" TM decides to implement cap on Streamyx users and they are left without fibre don't you think they have high urges to move?

On your claims that I mentioned TD-LTE 4G is more reliable without basis, you must understand that LTE is basically "Fibre to the AP".It'll have response times similar to fixed lines if not better.
Have you tried YES and uMobile's 42mbps DC-HSPA services before? They are just as good if way better than Unifi VIP5.

QUOTE(StealthSyndica @ Aug 24 2011, 10:07 PM)
I remember the day when P1 was announced and everyone was rejoicing saying how amazing p1 will be and how they'll cause streamyx to go bankrupt. Well, today I see an "ANTI P1 Wimax discussion thread". To be quite honest, i'm really liking the current VP10 i have, being able to torrent at full speed and load 720p videos with no waiting time is much better than my old 1mb streamyx. And, being malaysians we have already set up a hub for all unifi users where we can share things without affect our bandwidth cap when its imposed so the burden of downloading movies/videos/games is shared amongst us.

EDIT: forgot bout your new post, dunno bout you but my VP10 is getting pretty much max speed at major US servers. Hell if i even got half speed at the servers that'll still be 5mbps
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This is how to test whether your line is REALLY good just as how isps in Singapore/US/Japan even Thailand are compared.

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Steps:
1) Do a ping test with a West Coast US / Japan server. Try Speedtest's Ping tests.
2) Do a speed test with a  West Coast US / Japan server at off peak hours. It should give you near local server speeds if your 10m service is really good. I oppose speed tests with local servers. They meant NOTHING.
3) Launch your download manager and set ONLY a single(1) connection. Do NOT use parallel connections of multiples of 4,8,etc.. Try downloading from a nearby popular server with ONLY 1 connection and see what kind of speeds you get. Pumping 8-16 parallel connections is not a good way to squeeze a line.It doesn't measure your line as it should be.
4) Launch Youtube and tryout a HD video stream with minimum 720p resolution. See if you need "buffering"
If Singaporean, Thailand, Australian, Taiwan, HK and Japan servers can fare well in those tests, Unifi should fare well too.

I admit my 4mbps Streamyx results were an utter failure.
1) I never got anything better than a B even for local servers
2) With a 4mbps conneciton, I'm getting no more than 2mbps with a speedtest server based in LA at off peak hours?
3) With only 1 connection, HTTP download speeds were nothing more than 80-90kB/s?
4) Heck even a normal 360p Youtube video needs constant buffering for Streamyx.

This post has been edited by Ahn3hn3h: Aug 24 2011, 11:09 PM
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Firstly, comparing Malaysia's internet with those of Japan or the USA is an 'unfair fight'. In addition, Singapore has a total area of something like 650km2 whilst malaysia's total area is 329,847 km2. We have a population density of 83.57/km2, whilst Singapore has a population density of 7,315/km2 (facts from wiki). So I would imagine total fibre population penetration would be slighty easier and installation of infrastructure slightly more cost effective in Singapore.


Nagoya (Speedtest) *I didn't do Tokyo speedtest as it was hosted by "worlds fastest indian"* -
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There is no pingtest servers in Japan to test against.

By no means am I saying our internet is perfect, just that it is improving albeit very slowly but it is improving. Just that you can't go around bashing streamyx/unifi and claiming that this LTE-4G when it isn't fully available yet claiming it can do this and that and the other all better than streamyx/unifi. Wait till its fully released to the public and then compare using statistics/facts and compare without a bias towards one or the other.

We should just be lucky we don't happen to live in the middle of Africa or in a country going through civil wars. There are much worse things out there than slow internet speeds that we should care and or worry about.

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QUOTE(squall0833 @ Aug 21 2011, 07:20 AM)
but the disadvantage is static ip address,

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biz 10 n 20 only have static ip.


Added on August 25, 2011, 4:00 amnope.


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QUOTE(StealthSyndica @ Aug 25 2011, 01:24 AM)
Firstly, comparing Malaysia's internet with those of Japan or the USA is an 'unfair fight'. In addition, Singapore has a total area of something like 650km2 whilst malaysia's total area is 329,847 km2. We have a population density of 83.57/km2, whilst Singapore has a population density of 7,315/km2 (facts from wiki). So I would imagine total fibre population penetration would be slighty easier and installation of infrastructure slightly more cost effective in Singapore.
Everytime this argument entrails, Malaysian telcos are quick to bring up land sizes and compare with African countries.
Land space is not quite relevant here. Thailand and Vietnam has already overtaken us in terms of average speeds.

Look at the latest Netindex results for APEC
http://www.netindex.com/download/1,1/APEC/

Cost Per Mbps(in USD)
http://www.netindex.com/value/1,1/APEC/#COUNTRY_RANK
Thailand has even beaten Singapore to it when it comes to pricing per megabit.

QUOTE(StealthSyndica @ Aug 25 2011, 01:24 AM)
Nagoya (Speedtest) *I didn't do Tokyo speedtest as it was hosted by "worlds fastest indian"* -
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Er...Are those speedtests conducted using a Unifi 20mbps lines or corporate ones?It doesn't look like the regular one used by those at home.

I'm surprised that Thailand's 10mbps DSL were this good taken a year ago. Things should have improved further today.



QUOTE(StealthSyndica @ Aug 25 2011, 01:24 AM)
By no means am I saying our internet is perfect, just that it is improving albeit very slowly but it is improving. Just that you can't go around bashing streamyx/unifi and claiming that this LTE-4G when it isn't fully available yet claiming it can do this and that and the other all better than streamyx/unifi. Wait till its fully released to the public and then compare using statistics/facts and compare without a bias towards one or the other.
LTE will not disappoint considering we're seeing good performances with WIMAX and 42mbps HSPA services offered today.I'll only get better by several folds. But this does not mean we'll need to abandon our FTTH plans.

QUOTE(StealthSyndica @ Aug 25 2011, 01:24 AM)
We should just be lucky we don't happen to live in the middle of Africa or in a country going through civil wars. There are much worse things out there than slow internet speeds that we should care and or worry about.
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We do not need to look far to compare ourselves and being already close to African standards, this doesn't look good. We were once 2nd in SEA behind Singapore and one of the 1st to get on the internet in Asia. How can you call progress when we're now starting to compare with African nations?

Even this Norwegian who once worked in DiGi then Maxis has now decided to "cabut" to Thailand to head Thailand's DTAC. This guy married one of the princess from Malaysia and has an "Abdullah" behind his name now.
Thailand has just recently launched their 42mbps HSPA end of July 2011. Speedtests looks good with download and upload averaging around 5mbps.

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Thailand based mobile network, DTAC has announced the launch of its HSPA enabled 3G network in the 850Mhz spectrum band, although rival network, CAT Telecoms says it will file a complaint to block the network which it says is being launched without regulatory approval.

Jon Eddy Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer, Dtac said "We strongly believe that the 3G Hspa service on 850 MHz will benefit not only the Thai consumers, but also the Thai telecom industry and the country as a whole. Since the 3G HSPA service on 850 MHz is provided under a concession agreement, it will also benefit our partner, CAT Telecom."
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50483.php

It's surprising Thailand opted the 850MHz band for 42mbps HSPA. It gives them very good signal strength and good coverage.Since they are starting a brand new 3.75G network, they made a good choice of choosing the correct band.

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QUOTE(Ahn3hn3h @ Aug 25 2011, 12:08 PM)
Everytime this argument entrails, Malaysian telcos are quick to bring up land sizes and compare with African countries.
Land space is not quite relevant here. Thailand and Vietnam has already overtaken us in terms of average speeds.

Look at the latest Netindex results for APEC
http://www.netindex.com/download/1,1/APEC/

Cost Per Mbps(in USD)
http://www.netindex.com/value/1,1/APEC/#COUNTRY_RANK
Thailand has even beaten Singapore to it when it comes to pricing per megabit.
Er...Are those speedtests conducted using a Unifi 20mbps lines or corporate ones?It doesn't look like the regular one used by those at home.

I'm surprised that Thailand's 10mbps DSL were this good taken a year ago. Things should have improved further today.


LTE will not disappoint considering we're seeing good performances with WIMAX and 42mbps HSPA services offered today.I'll only get better by several folds. But this does not mean we'll need to abandon our FTTH plans.
We do not need to look far to compare ourselves and being already close to African standards, this doesn't look good. We were once 2nd in SEA behind Singapore and one of the 1st to get on the internet in Asia. How can you call progress when we're now starting to compare with African nations?

Even this Norwegian who once worked in DiGi then Maxis has now decided to "cabut" to Thailand to head Thailand's DTAC. This guy married one of the princess from Malaysia and has an "Abdullah" behind his name now.
Thailand has just recently launched their 42mbps HSPA end of July 2011. Speedtests looks good with download and upload averaging around 5mbps.
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/50483.php

It's surprising Thailand opted the 850MHz band for 42mbps HSPA. It gives them very good signal strength and good coverage.Since they are starting a brand new 3.75G network, they made a good choice of choosing the correct band.
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As LTE is not launch yet, its really early to see the quality and affordablity of the service. I mean, quota, bandwidth, speed consistency are important to consumers. No point having low quota with high speed even if its realiable, since you can't make use much of it. Streaming HD on youtube already will take a nice amount of bandwidth. Maxis also has it own FTTH service but looks like many complain also..

Hopefully TM will be threathen by new services to improve their quality and pricing. but for so long, nothing really has happened yet...haha
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When and if TD-LTE 4G rolls out there will be no immediate relief for the majority of users. We can expect that:

1. Only highly urbanized and affluent areas will get the service first. Expect a few years to penetrate downstream.

2. It will expensive, like YES.

3. There will probably be FUP quota.

Look at YES now. Yes, it's fast but the pricing per GB (RM22 - RM30) practically ensure you won't be using it as your primary home or office internet.

In terms of broadband speed, cost and accessibility Malaysia is far behind most countries.
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QUOTE(KennyKB @ Aug 25 2011, 12:18 PM)
When and if TD-LTE 4G rolls out there will be no immediate relief for the majority of users. We can expect that:

1. Only highly urbanized and affluent areas will get the service first. Expect a few years to penetrate downstream.

2. It will expensive, like YES.

3. There will probably be FUP quota.

Look at YES now. Yes, it's fast but the pricing per GB (RM22 - RM30) practically ensure you won't be using it as your primary home or office internet.

In terms of broadband speed, cost and accessibility Malaysia is far behind most countries.
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1. It'll cover many urban areas not currently touched by Unifi.

2. It'll be priced similar to today's P1 Home packages with the lowering cost of wholesale bandwidth, improved hardware design and SDR equipments.

3. Isn't TM planning on imposing quota on Streamyx as well? Any difference when that happens?

I am looking at line quality and speed now. This is the direction of the consumer market when TM decides to launch data quota limitations on its Streamyx users.

When that happens, people will start looking elsewhere for value because to be frank, their lines truly SUCKS. The only reason people are still holding on to it is because of its UNLIMITED usage and prices. Once you lose competitiveness in those factors, people will say BYE BYE.
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QUOTE(Ahn3hn3h @ Aug 25 2011, 12:29 PM)
1. It'll cover many urban areas not currently touched by Unifi.

2. It'll be priced similar to today's P1 Home packages with the lowering cost of wholesale bandwidth, improved hardware design and SDR equipments.

3. Isn't TM planning on imposing quota on Streamyx as well? Any difference when that happens?

I am looking at line quality and speed now.  This is the direction of the consumer market when TM decides to launch data quota limitations on its Streamyx users.

When that happens, people will start looking elsewhere for value because to be frank, their lines truly SUCKS. The only reason people are still holding on to it is because of its UNLIMITED usage and prices. Once you lose competitiveness in those factors, people will say BYE BYE.
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Is TM planning to impose quota limits on Streamyx users? I'm not aware of this.

A quota limit if is a reasonable quota like 60GB (not a pathetic 20GB) may be welcome to clean up line speed and quality rather than an "eat-as-much-as-you-can" congested service now.

Where else can users find unlimited data if they say bye bye to Streamyx?

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post Aug 25 2011, 01:31 PM

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I can keep silence since I know those LTE thingy will definitely not come to my places sad.gif Streamyx is still way to go for me (even sometime it sucks)
I don't mind if Streamyx impose a bandwidth limit to it's user... But make sure it is a reasonable limit, like VIP5, which is 60GB per month... My average usage is just about 30-40GB per month...

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Ping oso improve? what i hate about wireless bb is high ping... in my exp YES currently giv best ping rate (around 60-70, but still high) among wireless bb provider..
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My speedtests and downloads were using the VP10 package at 12.30am (off peak).

EDIT *meh i'm too lazy to argue anymore*

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dont upgrade to unifi .. just stick with streamyx =) cause when u all do.. the FUP will kick in for unifi.. so just stick with streamyx and ur good! lol
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post Aug 25 2011, 03:15 PM

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lol.. from what i see alot of ppl are worried about their usage.

Hence discouraging to save their arses..


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QUOTE(console @ Aug 25 2011, 01:43 PM)
Ping oso improve? what i hate about wireless bb is high ping... in my exp YES currently giv best ping rate (around 60-70, but still high) among wireless bb provider..
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Ping rates are just as good as Streamyx and slightly better for HSPA connections.

LTE is 3x faster so expect ping results to be somewhere close to VDSL and in between FTTH lines.

Ping rates improve with higher speeds.

Examples:





LTE will further improve since it's more than 3X faster.

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QUOTE(burner @ Aug 25 2011, 03:07 PM)
dont upgrade to unifi .. just stick with streamyx =)  cause when u all do.. the FUP will kick in for unifi.. so just stick with streamyx and ur good! lol
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sooner or later oso will kick in

if follow ur theory, u dun subscribe now, those who edi subsrcibed eill cont to enjoy without FUP

if u subscribed, there's a chance that it might not come so soon, and u get to enjoy higher speed


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QUOTE(ZeneticX @ Aug 25 2011, 04:02 PM)
sooner or later oso will kick in

if follow ur theory, u dun subscribe now, those who edi subsrcibed eill cont to enjoy without FUP

if u subscribed, there's a chance that it might not come so soon, and u get to enjoy higher speed
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If you don't subscribe now, you will be free of any commitments because you're not tied to any contracts.

Moreover we'll test how long TM can tahan by songlapping Streamyx revenues to cover their Unifi project to make it look convincingly good.

With their intention of imposing quota and recent re-capping of Streamyx ports back to original subscribed speeds, they already show that they are desperate to save bandwidth here and there.

They are already feeling the pressure and now want to bite the hands which feed them until now.

It wouldn't last long...

If things get worst you know the drill.... POTONG!
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don't think they have such policy, better check again.
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The Unifi quotas won't be the last of TM tricks.

Remember when they started the service back then?

They offered it for free to encourage people to sign on. Free for almost EVERYTHING...with all goodies.

Free installations(no questions asked and extra charges), FREE stuffs and goodies, FREE monthly subscriptions, FREE IPTV channels without restrictions.

Then slowly...

No more free IPTV premium channels
No more free installations and 3rd party contractors if you require professional wiring work.

Now they thinking of imposing data quota.

What's next?
Increasing subscription charges?

Think of them as the FAT kid sitting right beside you when eating. When he finishes his food, he'll think of ways to get more from those sitting beside him because he finished eating up his share.

 

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