Hi guys, I'm new here, as you can probably tell.

I have a couple of questions, and this seems to be the best place to ask them. First, some basic info. I'm currently using the Maxis Wireless Broadband HDSPA package at RM 138 a month. Based on my personal excruciating experience, I can tell you straight up that Maxis strictly observes its 3GB quota per month. Thus if I frequent P2P sites often, and perhaps download a random torrent or two, I'd end up with a throttled bandwidth about two weeks into any given month. This is extremely frustrating, as you would expect to be able to, at the very least, access the web with decent speeds on a RM 138 package. Needless to say, with the contract period up, I'm looking to ditch the service as soon as possible.

So, on to my questions. As an average P2P and BT user, I need an ISP who doesn't have a paltry 3GB of so called "fair usage" quota. Does Maxis Wired Broadband enforce that very same quota I just referred to? I say this because looking under the Maxis Terms and Conditions for broadband, they state that the same "Fair Usage" policy is effective for their wired service too. And my research on the topic has yielded conflicting results, not enough for me to make any decisions just yet.

Secondly, would it be better if I abandoned ship, so to speak, and apply for a P1 wireless package? Sure it's wireless and will have the same inconsistencies as my current package, but they have a much better fair usage policy, which I doubt I'd be able to exhaust monthly. Again, research in this department has come up with both negative and positive reviews. Perhaps this isn't the best place to be asking this particular question, but I thought I might as well kill two birds with one stone and go for it.

Oh, and besides, the area I'm living in is pretty much confined to either Maxis or P1. If there are any other ISPs servicing this area, I am unaware of them. Thoughts?

As I stated above, the only two ISPs I can possibly consider is either P1 or Maxis. Which implies that my area is covered by both.

Though I suppose weighing the pros and cons of both said ISPs, the stability of a fixed line will outdo the theoretical speed of P1 in my book.

I have to admit, I am now more than a little apprehensive about registering with P1 Wimax. The main reason being I reckon the fast speeds of P1 can only hold true for the time being, seeing as it is a new service with fewer customers than other established broadband providers. Once the numbers start piling up, I suppose P1 will become just like any other wireless service in Malaysia.

For safety I've decided to stick with a physical copper wire instead.

I could argue otherwise, but seeing as it is pointless, I'll concede the point.

In any case, I agree that the Maxis sales people are incompetent at best. When applying for the wired broadband, they somehow got my application mixed up and that resulted in me having to go back to their center in Sunway Pyramid to reapply. Though on a lighter note, their sales rep informed me that Maxis wired has no fair usage policy. I.e. The download quota is unlimited. Hooray.

Not quite yet. I just reapplied yesterday, i.e. Friday evening. Seeing as Monday is a holiday, the soonest I'll be able to get said wired broadband is on Tuesday. Hopefully nothing goes wrong with the application this time around. Though, truth be told, it wouldn't surprise me at all if something did.



Succinctly put. Couldn't agree more myself.


This post has been edited by Loki[D.d.G]: Sep 5 2009, 03:44 AM

Hi guys. I've got another query.

How good is the modem/router supplied by Maxis? Lets say I want to have my router on the ground floor, and my PCs on the first floor? Will it still be able to function efficiently? Or should I consider getting another router or even a new modem+router?

Bummer. So, would a Belkin wireless N router be compatible with it? I'm quite clueless when it comes to the question of wireless networks. Hehe.

Thanks for the reply. I happen to be privy to the knowledge that the Belkin modem+router 2 in 1 models are all incompatible with Maxis fixed line solutions, unfortunately. Though as you said, any wireless router should do. And since Belkin is offering a lifetime warranty on their N routers, I think I'll fork out some extra cash and go with that.

Perhaps a change is warranted, then. I'll put it through some stress tests soon. If it disappoints, then I'll start keeping an eye out for modem+router 2 in 1 models that are compatible with Maxis wired broadband.

That doesn't sound promising. So, I'll have to hope that the Aztech router Maxis provides can rough it out well enough for my needs. That way I will only need to acquire a new router.

P.S. I must have said something that the Maxis people didn't find very flattering. I say this because I haven't been able to access their HSDPA service in the past two days. Extremely frustrating having to rely on the much slower EDGE service.

This post has been edited by Loki[D.d.G]: Sep 8 2009, 09:29 AM

According to the Maxis tech who installed the internet, the only other modem brand that is compatible with Maxis besides Aztech is Zyxel. Don't know how accurate that statement is though.

P.S. Maxis wired trumps its wireless cousin by a mile. Whats more I save 50 bucks per month for a better connection. Damn contract was preventing me from changing sooner.

The Aztech modem is being stubborn. I have followed the instructions on portforward.com to the letter, and yet I cannot download anything via uTorrent. Frustrating day. Any ideas as tho what the problem may be?

I cant even torrent now. Only the torrents aren't working. I've tried with various files, all to no avail.

Yeah. Done everything.

As I stated above, uTorrent

The uTorrent status lights don't even activate, funnily enough. I'll try other BT clients.

Just curious, which Aztech model did you guys select at portforward.com? Was it the DSL6053U or DSL605EW?

Yeah, I have the same model. Funny thing is, the DSL605E doesn't seem to have its own set of instructions on portforward.com. The only ones which come close are the two I stated above.

Finally got it to work. Was being a complete idiot. I forgot I wasn't running the default Windows firewall. Once I had added the appropriate exception, uTorrent ran fine.

Nope. Which is why I forgot I had that separate firewall running.