Even faster speeds help too - with 4K streaming, crazy large Windows updates and huge Steam games these days, it's good to have all the additional downstream bandwidth

It's also useful to futureproof your network too


I just don't know why people here doesn't want free speed upgrade - there's nothing wrong with a free speed upgrade. Sure some people wanted cheaper prices rather than a speed upgrade, but hey it's still a nice improvement which I can't really complain

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Aug 15 2018, 04:02 PM

Not all people has the ability to work with a Mikrotik router like that. If normal users already have trouble handling consumer grade home networking stuff, then you shouldn't expect people to use an enterprise one like Mikrotik

Of course, they could try to learn how to use one, but people these days are unwilling to do that so....

I think people here needs to know the difference between 802.11n/ac, 2.4GHz and 5GHz. You may even need a CAT5e/6 Ethernet cable to fully use the new Turbo upgrade (provided that the BTU itself and the router itself is Gigabit capable). The quality of the Ethernet cables are quite important too as there are some lower grade CAT5e/6 cables that claim to do Gigabit, but doesn't actually do Gigabit

Of course, people will put the blame to TM when the actual problem sometimes lie within your router


That being said, it should be quite nice to have a thread on networking basics. This should hopefully clear up the air on networking, and educates people on how to configure their own network, along with buying their own router that can handle the new speed




This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Aug 15 2018, 04:12 PM

Anyone is willing to create a Google spreadsheet on the new UniFi turbo plan? I heard that some lucky folks have already received the upgrade

The spreadsheet would have the forum username, rough address, before turbo speed, after turbo speed, upgrade email received (Yes/No) and things like that.

Some additional information for those who have received the upgrade:

If you have received the upgrade, but is unable to utilize the maximum speed, make sure that the ONU(BTU, i.e. the 'modem') is capable of handling the new speed. If you are unsure about it, just ask the exact make and model of the ONU here. Some older models are not capable of handling the new turbo speed, and you will need to contact TM to upgrade the ONU for free without any contract extension or additional payment.

Must be the one that MGM has said before. Some people actually got a RYE upgrade or special upgrade which added a UniFi Ultimate Pack (which essentially covers all TV packages, and overlaps the current TV package). This causes some kind of double payment, as the Ultimate Pack has covered all the channels that the subscriber has (Aneka Plus/Ruby Plus/Varnam Plus).

So some people can remove the redundant RM30 package, and leave the RM60 Ultimate package instead

MGM is another one who got this discount too, although some people here are not so lucky, as fruitie is unable to remove the extraneous RM30 package due to it is being tied to the discount

Check the Ethernet cable - like JohnLai said, there may be a problem with the cabling

Also, did you change the link speed of your network adapter in Device Manager? It is recommended that the Ethernet link speed is set to 'Auto Negotiation'

Might be a good idea to do a driver update of your Ethernet drivers too

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Aug 16 2018, 02:05 AM

What version of the firmware you are on? Hardware revision?

Go to the router page and login, and see the information at the bottom part of the webpage. It should say the firmware version and the hardware revision of your router

Guys it's just the very first day of upgrade and you all somehow have gone ape and want it ASAP

They are upgrading in phases, so don't fret if you don't get it first

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Aug 16 2018, 02:14 AM

Check the make and model of the ONU (aka modem), and post it here.

You might want to post your current router model here too

Check the make and model of the ONU (aka modem), and post it here.

You might want to post your current router model here too

Landed house or high-rise?

Still need your make and model of your ONU (modem) and router

Most likely ONU/Router is bottlenecking

v1 .... I have that model, and it appears that it suffers from a high CPU usage bug which may cause this issue. The router sometimes reboot for no reason too

Source?

You still need to know the make and model of the ONU (modem) and the router.... it might be a possibility that the ONU is not capable of handling the speed

Also, ONU =/= router. There are too many people here that doesn't seem to know the difference between the two

If this is true, then this could potentially kickstart some real competition

...also shots fired at TM:

Who is eligible to sign up for the new MaxisONE Home Fibre plans?

The new MaxisONE Home Fibre plans are available to anyone from all income groups whose homes are located within our coverage.

I highly doubt you'll get a turbo upgrade due to limitations of VDSL2

Although you may get a speed upgrade (somewhere of 30->50Mbps)

...or it could have disabled by TM themselves due to potential DDoS concerns

Well it depends on how you see things

However there are some poorly-made CAT5e cables (copper-clad ones) that may not do that