Quite spot on actually, buddy.

In theory the N66U claims 450 on 2.4GHz and 450 on 5.0GHz. Real world performance will definitely differ.


Yes, all wired links at home are on gigabit LAN, can achieve full internet speed as per package.


Can't say for sure, both 2.4 and 5.0 have the same SSID name. Different better ka?


The N66U has quite an impressive wireless range, IMHO. I can still get 1-5Mbps outside my home, near the condo lifts (20m from my front door). Even in the garbage room and staircase, where I usually go for my puff-puff session.


Yep, am using a TP-Link pair of AV600 units. The TP-Link utility says 200-250Mbps link speed but I think it's more like 100++. Looking forward to upgrade to the newer AV1200 models.



Ha ha, yes. But i can't sh1t in the hall ma..

OK, buddy. Thanks for the tips i.e. FOC consultancy

I see about 130-170 Mbps over the PowerLine connection. I may just go wireless if it'll give me better speeds than the homeplug link - I've got an N600 dual band Asus USB dongle lying about, will try it.

Wow, you've got a super router there.. Which brand and model?

Cool! My next upgrade will be AC network. Next year, perhaps.

3X sounds delicious

Your last sentence not too clear, AC has better range than N?

Still have a bunch of tp-link routers as wifi access points in my office. Cheap and relatively stable. Used a bunch of tp-link routers for years when I had streamyx at home, also cheap and stable. Way better than the stock routers from TM, IMHO.

Now using an Asus n66u router with my time connection. Recently upgraded from Asus n56u. Not cheap, also stable and I feel, better than tp-link in general.

I've always used Google DNS. Unrestricted web browsing and music/video streaming (eg. YouTube and IPTV) performance and experience are most important to me. Downloads (P2P and hosted storage) are secondary requirements and I don't need super speeds..

Can.. Do pm me some links for download testing. If possible, I will share results here.

OK will test when I get home tonite. I will use FDM as I do not have IDM. Are these the Time DNS server IPs?

203.121.16.85
203.121.16.120

P/S Will have to set DNS server settings statically on my PC before download tests.

Thanks for the tip, bro.

Personally I don't see a big difference in downloads from the 2 test sites given, with either Google or Time DNS. As I understand it, DNS is used only to resolve human readable domains and hostnames to IP addresses that routers can route to/from.

Once resolved, DNS does not really come into play for actual connectivity and downloads or uploads. DNS lookup results are also cached locally, I think.

Note : I've tested with 100MB downloads, lazy to try the bigger files

Speedtest result - auto server selection:



Google DNS:





Time DNS:





This post has been edited by kmrdeva: Jun 10 2015, 09:04 PM

Hi, Netflix only accessible via VPN, no? Mind sharing which VPN service you are using?

Ah, I think I tried unotelly before. Not too bad. Will consider if I ever plan to sign up for Netflix. TQ

Hmm.. USD50 per year. Can consider too. TQ.

Fibre cut happened where? Whole penang island down?

seems to be up in tg bungah. I can VPN to my home router now..

This post has been edited by kmrdeva: Jun 14 2015, 05:39 PM

Tg Bungah down, too..

Is there a problem with the Time connection in Penang, specifically Tanjung Bungah area? I'm seeing pretty poor speedtest results ever since the recent unexpected downtime on Sunday..

Note : I used to get 48-50Mbps up and down before Sunday afternoon..






This post has been edited by kmrdeva: Jun 16 2015, 10:49 PM

Thanks for the call, @yeapch. Things back to normal speeds this morning for me, 49 down 48 up. Hmm, probably network congestion last nite. Will monitor.

Have been on Time fibre since Dec 2013, from 8Mb to 15Mb to 100Mb (quota habis too quickly lol) till recently on 50Mb. I've only started to notice issues after Time revised the monthly subscription fees and I upgraded to the 50Mb plan. I'm unsure is there is a problem with congestion (e.g. number of users in my condo > Time's line capacity) or a problem with the cabling to my home. Not using Time's stock router so I can rule this out, for now.

That's why it's an X-File case to me now. Same equipment in use, no change in networking setup in my home, no heavy downloads - I only watch IPTV streams, Youtube and FB video, occasional torrent downloads. Most of the time the biggest usage at home is email and work-related activities (e.g. VPN, remote support).

First week+ of 50Mb was superb, everything super fast and smooth. Only in the last week or so have things been a bit janky.

This post has been edited by kmrdeva: Jun 17 2015, 03:30 PM

Yeah, I'll monitor for a few days and see how things go. So, u wanna meet at my office or home, soon?

This post has been edited by kmrdeva: Jun 17 2015, 04:15 PM