Hi guys, just need confirmation. Is it confirmed that Unifi Air and Unifi Mobile is the same thing? Because according to "check my coverage", there's no Unifi Air coverage at my location.

An does good Celcom 4G coverage equal to good Unifi 4G coverage? Their staff told me they're using Celcom 4G. However my phone seems unable to lock 4G even at place where Celcom got excellent coverage. This makes me hesitated to get the Unifi Air because Unifiy Mobile is awfully problematic.

It make me wonder whether it's my phone is the problem, or it's the 4G is the problem...

Seems like my problem regarding coverage is "settled" for now. I set to "LTE/UMTS auto (PRL)" in hidden "phone info" menu and 4G seems like stable than before. On the other hand; sadly, 4G only 1-2 bar then disappear. I guess it is indeed the coverage issue. Will try if this working at workplace tomorrow.

According to the spec for Redmi Note 5 pro:
4G Bands:TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS:Available EDGE:Available

I guess only 1 band out of 3. Does this explain the poor network performance?

Thank you regarding Celcom network roaming info. That's new info for me. Whew, kinda to telco talk already.

I forgot to mention that my phone only support band 5. The thing is I just move to this place, and no Streamyx or Unifi. So far, here are my options with pro and con;

1) Unifi Air
Pro: 79/ month. Kinda fast for daily usage compare to my wife's Maxis hotspot although Speedtest not as good as Maxis. Now I'm typing this from the hotspot too.
Con: Still unsure of the signal strength. I was hoping B618 65D will improve this and poor signal is cause by my phone.

2) Celcom
Pro: Proven good coverage, although Speedtest is more or less with UA. Somehow there's glimpse of hope for the 50Gb because of the Video and Music Walla.
Con: At the same time, I'm afraid that 50GB is not enough for us all while 150GB, RM150/ month cost me two month of UA. I think my sweet spot is 100GB. Plus very congested Celcom broadband coverage here according to the CS but excellent 4G coverage. He said the 4G for these two is different, and I really hope this is marketing only.

3) Yoodo
Pro: Only Rm98/ month for 100GB data only, interesting add-on.
Con: I wonder if I can use mobile sim data as wireless broadband with B618 as a router?

4) Maxis
Pro: Excellent 4G coverage, good Speedtest, aceptable speed and more stable than UA at least.
Con: The official broadband is very expensive compared to Celcom. I notice got unlimited data and hotspot for rent 130/ month but is it usable in a router and Rm130/ month is a tad cheaper than 150GB Celcom.


While I do realized that Speedtest doesn't reflect the real world, what bother me is the consumption for whole household. So far parents only use for Whatsapp and Youtube, wife more on social media and online K drama while me planning to connect smart TV to the internet, downloading series, movies, and sometimes app. Hmmm... Confused.

And yeah, regarding your advice, I'm seriously thinking of Celcom 50GB.

1) They offer trial, at least I'll get to know.
2) Free B618, although its locked. Don't really bothered by the contract because pretty sure there will be no fiber here.

But again, let's hope Maxis doesn't offer kaw kaw promo or plan while I'm still tied to contract.

I think I saw in the garage sales. I'll take a look later. My place also have no Unifi Air but Unifi Mobile is pretty fast from hotspot. Can watch 720p easily but sometimes 1080p kinda lagging. The downside, I have to find the g-spot if I want to hotspot.

Aha, nice idea. I'll ask my buddies later.