No la bro, unifi not that bad... every day im downloading alot of PDF files and also jpeg pictures from the net. Even on BIZ5, wifi signal is only fair. It gets the job done always. Dont forget there are other 13-15 other clients on the stock DLINK wireless router connected and surfing, downloading heavy emails as well.

Wired internet was never meant to be compared with mobile broadband.

ISPs buy bulk BANDWIDTH not bulk volume.
Administrators monitor bandwidth congestion traffic on networks all day long to see it it gets congested over different times of the day and if need arises, they add bandwidth capacity to accommodate the surge NEVER by volume quota.

The only people that are supporting the buffet style ideology today are the evil Bell companies such as Verizon, AT&T and their babies.

With the trend of where internet is heading... cloud computing, OTT IPTV, online game content hosting(obsoleting physical media storage such as blue ray/DVDs), it's impractical to implement quota based internet in time to come.

OTT services such as Hulu, Netflix, Google TV, Apple TV etc. just makes the volume quota idea unfeasible to be implemented and probbaly isps will have to do away with it eventually maybe after they make enough of money to cover initial costs and satisfy themselves.

It is said that the walled garden based iptv servcies such as Hypp TV and ASTRO IPTV will be overtaken by the OTT market beyond 2013. Other than that the upcoming next generation consoles such as the PS4 and Xbox 720 will make it compulsory for unlimited high bandwidth internet to play games. Games will not be transferable and tied to online accounts for combating piracy. Each time you start a game, you need to connect back to servers for authentication but also games data will not be fitted entirely on physical media. Meaning part of the levels or content require additional download as the game progresses. So you know current blue ray discs fit gigabytes of content. Downloading legitimate content will also be in large amount.

Reasons that I can think of why some companies still promote :

1) Anti competition for their walled services with priority QoS.Services such as IPTV, local cloud storage and telephony that require guaranteed bandwidth to function properly.
2) They want more money and profit by squeezing more subscribers with current resources minus the need to upgrade.
3) Avoid maintenance and improvements
4) Shoddy cost saving approach

Here's a compliment for Unifi and TM.
I've to be fair when credits are deserved by ISPs

By far, TM has the largest overseas capacity and the most peering networks in Malaysia. No arguments about it.
This is followed by Time and Maxis.They have at least more than double the capacity of their nearest rival.

The only drawback about them is their customer service and support.

+1

reminds me of y australia n canada ISP still sucks now even singapore is way ahead of them 2 big time...not sure about US n UK though

We now have four Hypp Sports HD plus FOX Football. Unfortunately none are showing other popular sports like badminton, tennis, squash etc. Mostly football and I'm not a football fan

Just got UniFi coverage in my house area today.

Currently is using Streamyx.

Was told by the dealer that the UniFi installation structure is not same with Streamyx.

They need to lay the cable from outside to your house nearby TV and the iPTV needs to put beside your TV.

But I have one problem is, all my LAN cable are routed to master room (including previous telephone line), where the router and modem are placed there. From there, the LAN cable are routed to all bedrooms.

If to install UniFi to put the unifi modem beside the TV which is at living room, then all PCs/notebooks need to use WIFI connection liao.

Some more, need to cucuk lubang or whatever so the unifi cable can be laid from outside into my house?

u can also use Power Home Plug instead of wifi only

or get those high performances wifi receiver from garages sales, many seller selling

haiz...

i prefer to use cable.

those channel is worth to see?
i worry is premium channel only then need every month to pay.
if free then i can go cut my astro already.

i am have one of those receiver, no different than Lan cable at all,.

or best use power home plug,..

use power home plug..u will never regret..i use two years..

I see.

How much per pair?

hmm...last time i buy RM200 something per pair tplink brand..
last month i go lowyat mall there..i not remenber which shop i go tht time i buy new rig there..
per pair like RM170 like tht same brand..but it has power cord to plug ur extension plug..mine takda

lol... need to waste money again...

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Added on October 2, 2012, 1:29 pmMoney is another concern.

But the main concern is the cabling from outside into house.

Wonder how did the technical perform for those house that everything has been concealed?


This post has been edited by jack2: Oct 2 2012, 01:29 PM

tis want i cant help u..mine is condo..not land house..u need ask other who is land house..

Totally agree.If things are done right,Internet can be as cheap as possbile for consumers while telcos can still make decent or more profits.

We are moving towards a future where bandwidth consumption will continue to grow and so do our knowledge based economy.Putting caps will not benefits us except maybe the telcos making more profits

Hi,new UniFi user here,just wondering is it VIP5 users download speed is just up to around 600kbps or something wrong with mine?

wanna ask... the new cable that need to lay into house is same as phone line cable?

if yes, then can they connect the unifi cable into my existing phone cable that located the root of my house? so i can connect the modem to the concealed phone line plug?

if highrise >>>>> yes same like phone cable (use vdsl)

if lowrise (means house or ground level) >>>>> fiber.. not same

also i agree with u... cable always better than wireless or homeplug..

sometimes homeplug is ok for like iptv...etc
but if u got choice, always cable first... cable got best lag.. best speed best everything