From thinking of moving to 4Mbps Streamyx, to now Unifi. I am thinking if I go Unifi, why not get VIP 10 - it will be a major speed boost from 1Mbps. RM199 is RM111 more than my current RM88 package, while VIP 5 is RM149 (RM61 more).

Cunning TM to set the price of VIP 5 so close to 4Mbps Streamyx. Sneaky.

The major pain is that there will be some work to be carried out and of course, the 2-year contract - - unhappy with the service etc. etc. either have to complaint until fixed. Can't run away.

What say you Unifi folks? Worth it or not... or will I regret and just stick with my meager laugh-out-loud 1Mbps package?

My usage - - gaming, online video streaming and of course downloads. Will be sharing the connection with, total 3 users.

Lol, "for now" ? I mean sure Streamyx has its bad days, so if you're saying it's the same for Unifi, I get it.

I will send you my full details on Monday after deciding over the weekend. Thanks.

VIP 10 is quite pricey for me, RM199. I am in the verge of either going VIP 5 or VIP 10, but weighing in on whether I need the extra 5Mbps for my usage.

5Mbps = what is the max speed achievable for P2P using VIP 5? Right now for 1Mbps, I get 110kbps max.

In that case for heavy downloaders, sure can fill up an entire external hard drive in no time if using Unifi. I mean, right now I have filled up a 1Tb and 1.5Tb hard drive (2010, 2011). I still have another 2.0Tb and that's about 200Gb left. All done with - - 1Mbps Streamyx! So imagine if 5x faster.

Of course, you would have to want to get what you want instead of blindly downloading everything. I'm thinking it is fine now since no download cap, but once got cap surely there will be a "sense of carefulness" with what you download even if yet to reach download limit.

Unifi also I believe has no cap on P2P at the moment?

Don't want to jinx anything but I use to use a nice 1.5Mbps Streamyx (not 1Mbps) and that was taken away.

Thanks to rattan for smooth application process! I have fixed Saturday for installation (originally Friday).

I wonder what I could do during this time to "ease" their installation process... perhaps pull out my computer LAN cable (no, not hank it out but have it more accessible to them), my phone wire, 4 free main sockets etc.

What else should I "prepare" ? Also, I am not sure about the ethernet the router Unifi uses - I use a PS3, Xbox 360 and a PC for ethernet. I wonder how many maximum ethernet port it has.

This post has been edited by defaultname365: Apr 18 2012, 10:14 PM

My Unifi installation tomorrow... but Streamyx still works even though I asked for it to be terminated? Is this normal and how soon after installation can I be able to use Unifi?

How do I turn off Wi-fi broadcast on my Unifi? I get to the Router home page, select Manual Wireless Connection options, and then...?

Huh? You mean Admin (username) and <blank> password ?

It took me 5 minutes... Googled for it - How to turn off Wi-Fi DIR615 and :



It worked.

Edit : Oh btw, thanks again rattan. Unifi was installed today, it took them over 2 hours (11am ->1.30pm). I only sent in all my details to you on Monday and Saturday same week, I have Unifi!

I only have 1 gripe - - I so wish the cordless phone (?) could be placed somewhere else in the house. I didn't know it was "attached" to the Unifi unit. Everytime someone wants to make free calls, they will come into my room. I really don't want wires running out of my room into another room.



This post has been edited by defaultname365: Apr 22 2012, 12:40 AM

OK thanks. I see that there is one phone wire + another phone wire that uses a 3-pin power plug. Supplying the unit with power is no problem, only the phone wire needs to be attached from the BTU which means using it elsewhere at home can only be done via (as you said) a long telephone cable from the BTU.

Congrats. Mine was yesterday, also thanks to rattan for smooth application process.

Now I'm planning on getting another 2Tb external hard drive...

@rattan Thank you for your awesome work! On Friday (April 13), I asked him all the info I could about UNIFI. A quick reply later I decided to think over the weekend whether to apply or not. On Sunday night (April 15) I sent him all the info needed to submit for application. Monday morning (April 16), all application work done. Installation date was fixed on Friday (April 20). I moved it to Saturday (April 21), and on the same day, everything was fixed and working. It took 2 hours 30 minutes of installation time.

Total time - less than 1 week after application submission to rattan, UNIFI was all set. Quick to reply and very helpful.

Any tips on what to do during a thuderstorm? I asked them when they were installing my Unifi and they said optical fibre carries no electrical signal and it should not be a problem?

I am just concerned as quite a number of times in the past with my Streamyx, my surge protector had to be replaced a few times due to lightning (which means lightning did strike and the protector worked). Since then, during thunderstorm I always remove my phone wire from my modem. But what about Unifi? If power outage I have a UPS running that can last for about 5 minutes, just in time for me to turn everything off.

OK thanks. I can rest easy now knowing it will not be (hopefully) as bad as Streamyx lightning surges.

Last night first time since I subscribed to Unifi, there was no internet connection. Happened after 12am, but when I woke up this morning, it was OK. Kepong area.

Anyways, my 30-day trial of HyppTV packages over... I think the best channels are the SyfyHD, CrimeHD, WarnerTV, etc.

How does mine work out... VIP5 (RM149), previously Streamyx RM88 user. Unifi installed on April 21.

On 16 June 2012, I was billed RM262... Meaning

May bill - Streamyx price (RM88)
June bill - Streamyx price (RM88) + July (RM88 x 3 = RM264)

Not sure if I received May bill, so perhaps didn't pay. Is this correct if this is the case?