Glad that I am sticking to UniFi 5Mbps for RM149/month even when Maxis' RM118/month for 10Mbps (now RM138) looks tempting ...

But I do hope TM will consider reducing the monthly subscription fees in the near future, and that should be applicable to all existing subscribers.

Perhaps they can consider giving us a speed boost with quota.

E.g. every subscriber gets extra 5Mbps a month with a quota of 20GB, after that speed reduce to your normal package speed.

From feedback I got from some friends as well as some threads about it here:
1) Crappy Thomson router, even the crappy DIR-615 for TM is better.
2) Random disconnections
3) Recently, have this problem of your web access got redirected to MyLaunchPad page for unknown reasons.
4) Long wait for installation appointment
5) Private IP address, unless you specifically request for public IP with reasons.

IMHO, the low price offer by Maxis is a tactic to increase their subscriber base, and looks like they are quite successful in doing that at the time being.

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Added on July 13, 2012, 7:10 pmI suppose when we migrate to IPv6, well, everyone can have lots of IP addresses for free or a small fee.

This post has been edited by jolmy: Jul 13 2012, 07:10 PM

I suppose you mean the wireless router, NOT the modem.

Well ya, the TL-WR841ND is way better than TM's DIR-615. It cost around RM80-90, so its worth to just replace it.

Well, sounds interesting, but can you share any source of this info you hear from? I am interested to find out.

which is why, I stick to TM UniFi.

Once I was in Maxis TTDI, that was even before the RM118 promotion started, the staff there kept persuading me to sign up Maxis Fiber, and when I said I was already a TM UniFi user still under 2-year contract, the guy kept telling me what savings I will get, free stuff, etc. that can cover the RM500 termination penalty!

Then at least 1 or 2 phone calls from Maxis telemarketing team telling me the same! This also happened before the RM118 promotion started.

Well, I don't really like this idea of sharing my hotspot with others publicly, even if its on a separate SSID. Imagine sharing the same airspace on your physical access point with others.

http://www.securedgenetworks.com/secure-ed...cess-point-have

Imagine you are at a high density area and many people are using your access point. It will come to a point that it hits the recommended capacity and affects the stability of your own wireless connection.

Connect the DIR-615 via one of the LAN Ports (EXCEPT Port 4 which is VLAN-tagged for IPTV) to your router LAN ports or switch.

Disable DHCP on the DIR-615.

That depends on how many people are using. 5Mbps is good enough for 1 to 3 users. If you have 4 users and above, you might want to consider higher bandwidth package.

Go for 10Mbps if you have like at least 4 or 5 people using. Otherwise stick to 5Mbps. Well ya, unless everyone sharing are heavy users, then only perhaps go for 20Mbps.

I'm using 5Mbps too.

I hardly download stuff, only when needed to.

As for YouTube, well it depends. Normally it works ok, but occasionally it lags too. FYI, TM does do caching of YouTube videos, so chances are if you view a popular YouTube video, the video file is feed to you from the cache, so it works perfect. If it lags, chances are the video is not cached, and there is a bottleneck somewhere.

WR941ND is not supported.

But WR841ND does.. I am using it.

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Added on July 30, 2012, 12:26 pmProbably the firmware not support VLAN tagging?

This post has been edited by jolmy: Jul 30 2012, 12:26 PM

You don't need to spend money to buy that stuff from that guy .. you can do it for free, by referring to this guideline:

http://lifehacker.com/5873407/how-to-crack...ord-with-reaver

How to prevent it? Disable WPS (on TP-Link routers its called QSS).

It looks like the "quota already implemented" question has been asked repeatedly, and the answer remains "NO", not at the time being. Maybe someone should just pin a separate thread about TM UniFi quota issues so that forumers don't have to always ask this. If and when TM really implement it, then the info should be updated in that pinned thread.

Also I notice few days back, some people just don't quite understand about the credit limit thingy. Need to say, credit limit is NOT bandwidth quota. Rather, it is the maximum amount of money you can owe TM before they start suspending your service.

The credit limit is 3 times your monthly subscription. Hence for VIP5, RM149 means credit limit of RM447. If you have been paying promptly each month, that does not mean you will never exceed your credit limit. Say you subscribe many premium HyppTV channels, or VoD titles, and make a lot of calls (especially international ones) using the VoIP phone, there is a likelihood you would have exceeded that RM447 limit even in less than 1 month, which in this case you will need to make some payment to prevent suspension of service.

As an example, Maxis does impose credit limit on postpaid mobile phone services. Say if your credit limit is RM250, and if within 2 weeks you already exceeded the RM250 limit, your line will be temporarily suspended. You will then need to make payment so that your account will not reach the credit limit to unsuspend your service. You not necessarily need to pay RM250 in this case, but it can be just RM50 or RM100 as long as your account does not exceed credit limit.

That is not POTS, but its VoIP.

With such competition, I hope TM can consider giving us (new & existing UniFi subscribers) the following at the same price:

1) Officially NO QUOTA but with FUP throttling of P2P bandwidth during certain hours.
2) Extend the free VoIP calls to include non-TM fixed lines and perhaps free 60 minutes/month for calls to mobile numbers.
3) More free (& better) channels for IPTV.

Problem with your wired network adaptor? Wrong driver? Or problem problem with the Ethernet cable, or the port?

I went to a TMpoint and fill up the form. Yes, RM2 discount every month.