Hi jjj2,
Im already get my TIME Fibre install.
Thanks for keep following up.
i'm interested to get time but the payment methods, can we pay by cash or must pay by autobilling with credit card?
Yes Bro...u can pay by Cash through Public Bank / Maybank Cash Deposit Machine. Not necessary must pay using Auto Billing.
for more payment methods.
Finally got my TIME connection yesterday. I subscribed to the 8Mbps package, with the intention to upgrade if (and only if) I find the service to be sufficiently awesome. Here is my preliminary review.
InstallationTimeI got a call last week saying that the crew will be coming at 2pm. At 2pm yesterday, I got a call from the crew informing me that they are now "pulling the wire" to my front door and that it'll take them 2 hours to get there. I'm not angry or anything - that means I have 2 hours to take a nap - although I have to wonder why it'll take 2 hours to do this.
The actual installation in my house though, takes about 3.5 hours and involves them drilling twice - once to get the cable into my apartment, and another time to get into my room. I would've preferred it if they just came in through the bedroom window (overlooking the garden), but.. meh. At least they did patch up the wall after the drilling.
Crew professionalismNo complaints here. They are polite and unobtrusive. Near the end of the installation, I can tell that they're getting tired, but they didn't cut corners, so it's a huge plus.
So overall, it took a bit longer than I liked, but it is an otherwise okay experience. Now, for the main event...
PerformanceAs stated earlier, I took the 8Mbps package, which means in theory, I can download (and upload) at a maximum rate of 1MB/s (1 byte = 8 bits mah).
SpeedtestThis is where it gets weird. Using TIME's own speed test app in their website, and also using the speedtest.net page, I'm getting 8Mbps/16Mbps (Malaysian server). The 8Mbps is fine, but I can upload at twice the maximum speed? Well, more speed = more awesome, so yay.
At speedtest.net, I then chose a US server (a random one, I think it's in Syracuse), and the speed dropped significantly (forgot the exact figure, it may be 200kbps, or 2Mbps?), and the ping shot up to +200ms. Not good...
TorrentBut here, speed tests are useless; it's fine in theory, but what about practical usage of broadband? To try that out, I started to torrent two things - a recent anime release from TT, and also a game (for "research" purposes.. heh heh). The anime is 300MB in size, the game 12GB.
I am happy to report that for both, I'm getting speeds close to (and in moments, reaching) the theoretical maximum - 1MB/s. YAY!
IRCI only tested it once, and I'm only getting 500KB/s. Now, it may be due to the user I'm leeching rather than my connection though, so bear that in mind.
MMORunning retail version World of Warcraft and without using a tunneling software, I'm getting latency of 174ms. Which means HOLY SHIT I CAN NOW PLAY WOW! As reference, I'm usually getting 220ms with my old Unifi connection
with tunneling.
The verdict so farTIME is awesome. But to be fair, it may be because there are very few subscribers in my building - and I am told that my building is the
only one with TIME connection (wonder what the developers did to persuade TIME), and there is no guarantee that, when more and more people starts using the service, the speed will drop.
But for now, yes, TIME is awesome. The price is lower than Unifi, and although it doesn't come with TV services, that's fine because I DON'T HAVE TIME WATCH TV.
Will report back my experience in a week, and then maybe after two weeks and a month, just to see if this winning streak continues.