All sifus, may I ask is there any limitation on the unlimited voice call? Read a post which said 90mins/call don’t know if it’s true.

It is 120 minutes per call.

I remember it is 50GB for daily unlimited.
Or i am wrong?

Its 5gb daily.
Or 50gb per month.

noted thanks.
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btw does anyone knows when is this prepaid plan likely going to end? wanna do mnp in mid next month, worry that this plan might be taken down anytime soon.

The plan should still be there as long as you remain on the plan, just like those on Hotlink Fast plan continues to enjoy 1GB free 4G data every Saturdays and Sundays respectively despite that the plan is no longer on sale.

Just ported in one of my number (actually is wife use, but reg under my name) from Digi to Maxis.

Just only acivated today and redeemed the Free 1GB Productivity.

but when i did a speedtest,i cant believe what im seeing.
less than 1mbps on 4g.

(Update:)
And 4 mbps average on Testmy.net speed test (Tried Japan and UK server, same results).
Tried already with or without VPN.

Don't tell me Maxis restrict speed for this free 1Gb.
Cause Digi , Yoodo and Umobile doesnt restrict speed on Free 1gb productivity.
Anyone can confirm this?

This post has been edited by SleeplessEyes: Aug 27 2020, 06:56 PM

are those sites part of the productivity lists?

Erm..nope its not listed so it can access. YouTube is supposed to be in the list of restriction but I haven't tried.
To update:

I tried running with VPN (Server in India) and run Testmy.net with India server , I got 6Mbps+ max, with or without VPN.

Then I tried Speed test , connect to Maxis Subang .
Latency is excellent but download speed..around 2Mbps.
Another note: I haven't check signal level but it was sufficiently high, 4 out of 5 bars.

This really surprise me. I haven't even subscribe to any unlimited data plan.

and Im expecting Maxis to do as well as Digi or even better than Umobile. Yet first impression and I'm already felt as though like a speed cap.

This post has been edited by SleeplessEyes: Aug 27 2020, 08:05 PM

Tried early this morning, 8am, i ran Speedtest and Testmy.net
Still running on the Free 1GB Productivity.

In my area , on Speedtest, I managed up to 10Mbps spike (max speed before it drops off) before finalizing at 9.2Mbps
Testmy.net yield around 8.3Mbps max. Between 6-8Mbps Average.

Conclusion? I am far away from the tower. nearly 1KM

Here is the speedtest when i stand right next to the tower, not real world test.



Another tower test, also next to it.



FYI, when I previously tested with Umobile next to a tower, I managed higher speeds.



This post has been edited by SleeplessEyes: Aug 28 2020, 09:54 AM

My short answer will be congestion + inteference (SINR) in your area. Mine is also getting random 12-36Mbps download on any regular day. If I goto other areas, I can get 60-80Mbps download.

But how do you know you are connected to the same tower you mention ? Do you have your phone showing connected to a particular Cell ID tower or eNodeB ID ?

In my area, my line regularly switch between two towers within <500m, and each tower I may connect to different band each (3, 7) or both (4G+)
Behind my house, there is an even nearer 3rd tower (<300m) but perhaps the antenna is not pointing optimally towards the back of my house (which is blocked by other houses as well). Also I'm mostly at the front part of the house (living room, master bedroom)

Hi there,
Yes usually I check and monitor what enode ID it frequently uses via Network Cell Info Lite app.
Then I use that eNodeB ID and search on Cellmapper to locate the estimated location.

Then later I take a drive to go hunt for that specific tower.
And when the dBm signal shows a strong signal then I know I'm at the right tower. Kinda like using a metal detector on a treasure hunt.

But what I cannot understand is why the BSC would select a further tower if there is a tower located nearer to my current location (home).
Not just Maxis. Other telcos also exhibit such behaviour.

This post has been edited by SleeplessEyes: Aug 29 2020, 10:12 AM

can u do speedtest with jitter ?
https://testtmspeed.speedtestcustom.com/

my guest maxis is low power tower for smaller area. umobile is big tower for wide area. does umobile tower is the new built 2019/2020 coverage extension update ?

smartphone AI + tower AI strong signal, high power, less user something like that

When you are at the tower, look (estimate) on the direction and angle of the tower antennas. Open your phone compass, write down estimate degrees of north east west south. Mark the exact location of the tower.
Go home, do the same phone compass thing again. Then open google map or Cell Mapper. Try to see if you have a direct line of sight to the antenna. Most of the antenna has about +/- 70-100 degrees coverage. And each tower normally has 2-3 sectors. It does not cover all 360 degrees.



I use this sample from forums.whirlpool.net.au
Why the green house is not connecting to the nearest tower (90444) but to a further tower (90854) ? It's because the angle/direction of the antenna is strongest and direct for the further one. The other two nearer one 90444 and 90900 does not have a direct antenna from tower.
(Ignore the 91405 as it is at a different elevation level than the house)

What happens after 120 minutes?

I just had a 1 hour 51 mins call just now

Didn't know there is a call limit.

cut off. just need to call again.

Did a speedtest again this morning at home. Jitter is extremely good. Recording only 4-6ms.
And speeds of 26-28Mbps. Good.



Did a comparison with Yoodo in hand, if the Celcom tower is very near , the top speed is extremely good, but once gets further and further, it drops more than Maxis.

What cute_boboi explains is also correct ; sector angle of the tower is important.
And thats why my Hotlink keeps tagging onto the "further" tower.

Because when I walk into certain part of my house outdoor, it shifts to the "closer" tower.
And i know where is that "closer" tower location.

Can anyone confirm if Maxis cap the speed for 25GB free data? I can't get beyond 200kbps when downloading files from Google Drive

The free 25gb promo will end when u guys think?

25gb promo ends on 16th September 2020 23:59:59 hrs.
https://www.hotlink.com.my/en/terms-conditi...-merdeka-promo/

This post has been edited by ckimsem: Aug 31 2020, 05:53 PM