I'm currently residing in The Square @ One City, Subang Jaya. Getting Fibre Internet here is a real hassle. I have to pay 2K deposit to MCT management just to be able to get either Time Fibre Business (no personal packages available) or YTL Broadband. Those are the only two options available so no Unifi Air, Maxis Fibre, ViewQuest, etc.

Naturally, I looked for an alternative and came across Digi Infinite 150 which seems to be almost perfect. There's no quota and as I have 4G LTE coverage here according to their map, I should be able to download games at 15-20 Mbps (in theory). I should mention that Digi Infinite 150 isn't really unlimited. Once you hit 1 TB, they cap your speed to 5 Mbps.

But that's not all. Community posts on Digi lead me to believe that the company throttles speed when the SIM is tethered to a 4G LTE Modem. I need to know how bad the situation is. Should I get Digi 150 Infinite or should I bite the bullet and just get the available Fibre Internet for nearly 3K?

TLDR: Does tethering to a 4G LTE Modem throttle Digi Infinite 150 download speed?

That's great! May I know which modem you're using?

Thanks guys! Just got the SIM. Just need to order the modem now 😃

I actually bought 60 gigs of data for my Yoodo sim near the start of the month. That's why I haven't used it yet. Plus, the modem will be in my hands tomorrow! Honestly, I would use it to download stuff but my Note 5 heats up like crazy if I keep hotspot on for too long. I totally get you though.

So the modem arrived yesterday. Tried it out. Gotta say, I'm bummed out Max I got was 1MBps on Speedtest on every device. Not saying that that's terrible speed but I expected around 3 MBps after 0:00.

Firmware on the modem (TP-LINK MR6400) is updated. Modem is placed near the window and I double checked 4G LTE coverage in my area. According to Digi's coverage map, I have excellent signal connection where I live.

I haven't tried to move the modem around though so maybe I'll try that today.

The Huawei B618 is above my budget unfortunately. I didn't buy the TP Link one on random though. I followed the list of recommended modems in the Digi Infinite 150 main thread. However, I didn't buy a prepaid sim and try first. You're right that I should have.

That said, Digi Infinite 150 is literally the only viable option in this area. Either that or I shell out nearly 3K to get 20 Mbps fibre internet.

Hey guys, quick update before I go to sleep. I moved my modem 2 feet to the right and now I can download at 3 MB/s. The speed isn't constant but way better than the measly 1 MB/s I was getting yesterday.

Will buy a socket board tomorrow so that I can move the modern right up to the window. 2 feet made a difference of 2 MB/s. 1 more feet might add 5 more megabits.

Before you say it, yes I'm dumb. I honestly didn't expect that huge of a difference 😅

Yes cause I was getting around 2-2.5 MB/s at around 9. Speed definitely increased at 2 in the morning.