Received the adv today from my mailbox, the provider is Metrofonwww.metrofon.com.my), which currently offer 2Mbps download/upload for RM60 per month only (for limited condos only)

Has anyone try their services?

are they blocking P2P??
it is the important question!!!!!

well, it not a important question. the more important is do they provide speed like what they advertise? u won't subscribe this is it just 512k but advertise as 2mb.

but their website still advertise as RM 95 per month. are you sure the rate is Rm60/month??

Aiyo, using the 512Kbits speed with a price of RM60, is cheaper than the screemyx RM66 package la.

By the way, where is it available, i think this is a branch from Penang Optic Line provider.

This post has been edited by monky91: Mar 5 2007, 07:48 PM

Well, other than those mentioned, another important factor is the service availability in our areas.

Locations around Klang Valley

http://www.metrofon.com.my/ps(sa).html

Using it , its Optics / metroFon / PenangFon , all the same , just in different location

BT is limited to 30kb currently (according to the technical person, he say they are undergoing maintenance to upgrade the line) so might be slow... have to wait few more weeks and see

Yes but most of the them new ISPs are only available in condos, so normal house users won't be able to subscribe anyway.

I noticed they are using a 202.73.x.x IP and I did a ping from my home Streamyx connection, the latency was about 190ms which would be bad for gaming even for local servers because most game servers in Malaysia are hosted using TMNet's connection.

Yea, they wont do any good in gaming , but I not really have a problem with that as I can play LAN game with it , yeah meaning all those who subscribe is actually connected together (and can also share file) now everyday play LAN game warcraft

For those who want to play online games like WoW, CS etc ,better ask to see how first , as I still dont know (just apply few weeks ago) and try some Malaysia hosted CS , lag like hell

its very good for the first time i subscribed last year... easily can reach 100+ for downloads...but as months passes by.. their performance dropped sharply.. and i've emailed them numerous times bout it..and they said that they're running out of bandwidth supplied by the other ISP which could be either NTT Japan or Jaring MY ... they did say they're trying to negotiate something to work things out for both sides..

LETS HOPE SO !

when network are clogged...drop in speed is predictable...

Wow thats nice to hear I also receive the same reply , upgrading ... and I know their backbone is NTT japan as trace route always go thru there but Jaring? hmmm, I thought Jaring go through TM backbone?

What I want now is higher download and also can play online games Thats I hope for

Although I admit the monthly fee is cheap, the equipments and deposit are freaking expensive!

* Fiber Optic (FTTH)
2 Mbps Upload/Download Unlimited Internet Access
Installation fee of RM120
Monthly fee of RM60
Fiber Modem RM450
Deposit RM180 for 3 months
Minimum subscription of 1 year

Dont have the FTTH , only ETTH available

ETTH dont have to buy the Fiber Modem As the routing already done on your apartment/condo ,etc , so yeah, this service only available on apartments/condo etc , not single housing area

If the line is stable, is a gd choice for us 2choose...more option open for us 2evaluate also

Hows this line? Any one recommend?

no , dont subscribe , they sux, always down n download speed around lower than 10kbps , their 2mbps is one condo sharing 2mbps , this is the truth

game : WORST ( local server for around 200+ ping )

BT : nightmare ( maximum is 3kbps)

This post has been edited by ^aMnESiA^: Mar 12 2007, 01:04 PM

Ya! its really sug like you 2 weeks ago but now i am happy with their speed. Seem like they kept their promise.

Can anyone tell me why my online games is lagging when i had BT or torrent running background? if i terminate my torrent then the online games is smooth.

Which area you are? I'm also having a same issue from the pass few weeks especially for the BT download. But these few days is quite OK for me. Some time can reach up to 50KBps. Maybe you should make a call to their support center and ask them to check your connection. Maybe is their crappy cable caused the issue..

Neah ofcourse it will lag Any line wouldve lag because BT sucking all the bandwidth of your game

Close BT while gaming

who would run BT at the back when ur playing an online game that needs so much of speed...

so far the speeds are up and down...not so consistent like last time.. just hope they are really upgrading their services...

HA HA!! thanks for you explanation cos i am not IT Literature as i ma just using broadband for email & just started to play online games.
thanks

too bad.. miri still dont have alternative broadboand service provider

Anybody can tell me about this connection? So far only heard one bad comment from one guy saying the whole condo shares the 2 mb. Izzit true?

not really, my friend house all using a single line through a router, all can dl 60 kb/s at the same time (3-4) of them and I here also can do that no problem, as for me ,50-60 is acceptable but i do hope its more ^^ maybe they will give more as last time got few ppl experience 100-200 and over that too

Oh ic sweet. Ur fren stay in condo rite? How about trial. do they have?

practically killing myself here, when it comes to local gaming..

Wow is pretty stable, but lately i just get sudden "disconnected from serveR" and i just reconnect.

I dont know, cos i am really satisfied wif the streaming and stuff like p2p, but local gaming scene... i'd kinda get frustrated lately.

Yea, bad side of fiber, can't do local online game (as the server mostly streamyx-based) , I wonder when they will have a good interconnection between them

Can anyone tell me is there a trial period for this net? I called them yesterday asked if my place can install this internet. She's like i will call u back and never got their call. This worries me about how lazy are they. Any im scared ill get stuck with that 1year contract

walau, RM60 also got trial period? How to make money then? After been using for 2 months ++. so far the line is working for me.

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Added on March 27, 2007, 12:20 amhttp://www.gamelife.netmyne.com/kjindex.htm

This is one of the game server located in their network. Further more, looks like e-club also with them..


http://www.myfiberhub.com.my/

This post has been edited by TSKu: Mar 27 2007, 12:20 AM

u still not get what i mean. i mean what is the speed is 512k than 2MB?? u know if u compare what if that speed is 384k than 512k.

Then forget about it and go to streamyx or maxis. you think this company will give u a free trial? na!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If Streamyx and Maxis wired broadband can give you free trial...the sky will fall down. I'm talking about wired broadband not wireless eh... However, Maxis HSDPA give you 30 days trial. One of my friend tried it but return to them after 30 days just for fun . The speed is so so for web browsing and it is totally out for BT and Game.

If you really need to test out the speed, you can go to your condo management office and try out. Normally they do supply one connection to management office for testing purpose. I did it last time in my condo management office before I handle my application to them.

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Added on April 2, 2007, 10:54 pmSo far have been 2 months using the connection, most of the time I can download file at 200KB++ For BT, if there is someone from their network, even I can archive 500KB++!! Most of the time is about 30KB, Ok la...

p.s. KB not kb...

This post has been edited by TSKu: Apr 2 2007, 10:57 PM

I am going to help my sister-in-law to register this MetroFon service in her apartment. How good is their service? Anyone using in Sri Petaling?

Which condo your sister-in-law staying now?

I staying at crimson apartment Kelana jaya ,so how is the performance for metrofon there?stable?

need advise before sign up,thank alot!

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Added on September 29, 2007, 12:47 amI staying at crimson apartment Kelana jaya ,so how is the performance for metrofon there?stable?

need advise before sign up,thank alot!

This post has been edited by jack111: Sep 29 2007, 12:47 AM

any1 try b4?

Very limited coverage !!

I am staying in crimson now, and my only comment to metrofon is Poor. Poor in term of connection (always time out and very slow) and customer service (no one answering to technical complaint even stated it is 24/7).

If you are thinking of swithching from Streamyx to Metrofon, i would advise you not! It is not worth to pay so much to them (High installation fee and Deposit) for this of company. I am a victim of this poor ISP provider. Try imagine in contract with such company when your GPRS Edge connection is even faster?

if you are in kl, why not get jaring instead?

Hi, I though you have solved the issue? I saw your post at MetroFon forum?

any 1 try the broadband b4???

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Added on October 23, 2007, 2:18 amsame here ~~

This post has been edited by tracyjz: Oct 23 2007, 02:18 AM

metrofon is the company wich sponsors the speedtest in malaysia rite from www.speedtest.net...

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Added on October 23, 2007, 7:19 pmmetrofon is the company wich sponsors the speedtest in malaysia rite from www.speedtest.net...

This post has been edited by Oracles: Oct 23 2007, 07:19 PM

connect to own server fast ....
BUT the speed is killing among all ISP right now !
2M line ... download get 5x kB oways ...NOT sumtime ...
Streamyx's 1M line still can get 7x OWAYS ! and it giv me connect ran online server !

MetroFON make me lost my contract abt RM 3K ady ! *** it FUK it !

ouu..so meaning this service is not good?..then i better stick to streamyx for now

Yup . U wan online game and faster P2P go streamyx . Eventhough it is lag but u able send data to game server. But this fuking metro . . . after my character dead ...cant even wake up ! Drop % !

Really MCB ...

So bad mehh... Are other MetroFon users facing the same issue?

Try it and u will know.
My most horible and terible experience on last Fri&Sat ....
11am-11pm cannot connect server .
Wasted RM 15 x2 at cc !
So how u think abt it ...

Sorry to disappoint MetroFon critics, but I'm currently using MetroFon in Happy Apartment, Section 17, PJ. My fastest BT download speed was last week at 2.0 MB per second and most of the time the speed remains above 30kbps. I was the only user that time.

Now I'm sharing with 7 other people with most of them also downloading, my average BT speed is 20kbps. My internet connection was never disconnected at all, but I'll be honest that in raining times surfing the net is slower than usual.

I think MetroFon's internet speed is based on area, it's better for you all to check with friends, family, or neighbours to see if how good or bad MetroFon can be. So far I'm happy to switch from TM Nut's Streamyx to MetroFon.

Just my 2 cents.

There is someone hosted a BT forum in their network. Believe it or not I'm getting 2MB (which is equal to 16Mbps) download speed from that forum. For International, I'm getting about 30~40Kbps in average. But if one the seeder is from MetroFon or Penangfon, the download speed will go up to 2MBps as well....

another 2 cents from Metrofon user

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Added on January 7, 2008, 5:48 pmSo as PenangFon is the sponsor for Penang node.

This post has been edited by tskuman: Jan 7 2008, 05:48 PM

I think the key criterion in evaluating an ISP is

Are they consistent?

Even some Streamyx people are getting extreme speeds and no problems (I am one of them) and some of them are even unthrottled...

Some ppl on the other hand can't even get half of their connection.

So if a lot of people are having problems with their Metrofon, then it's hard to conclude that they are good.

Don't get me wrong, I was actually recommending Metrofon to some of my clients but looks like that recommendation has to go out of the window now. It's a sad day when all ISPs in the country throttle p2p.

any one play WOW US and try on this broadband??? PLS FEEDBACK TO ME !! >"< im desprate...

hmm...izzit this is the first time using fiber broadband?

yep. used to be streamyx user.. but i'm extremely upset with the isp. wanna try new broadband @ my condo.

2mbps seperate to all users in the same condo ?

=.= i hope it's not

It is not... What i know is they pull in a fiber into your condo which minimum can supply up to 100M back to their core network...I'm not about the wow to us but I know there are customer playing dota which connected to flying spaghetti monster has no issue about it. It was shown in their tech forum.

I staying at Endah Regal Condo Sri Petaling, so how is the performance for metrofon there? stable?

need advise before sign up,thank alot!