I doubt that... bcoz of the number of users + data and the amount of traffic caused... but I do know that Cisco and a few others have started testing a system to enable ISP to characterized the encryption and then put all the "unknown/possible p2p" into a queries... all push thru a fix channel so that you do not jammed their BW too much, causing an auto throtthe at a tunnel all awaiting their packet to arrive (like the arrival hall of KLIA during super peak) .... from what I read, it is not out yet... or maybe the article was outdated....

I think we are all getting a bit excited here trying to "hack" the modem and getting pass ISP's evil claw.... but i think we should look at the issues in two different ways.....


(1) WE ARE NOT GETTING CLOSE TO 60% OF OUR PACKAGE STATED SPEED (FOR USERS ON HSDPA)
(2) HEAVY P2P USERS GETTING THROTTLE BADLY FOR EXCESSIVE DOWNLOADS (LIMIT BANDWIDTH)


what we want and what we are getting is sooooooooo far that i've read thousands of threads from UK/USA (mostly dated 2006) and we are not alone on P2P limitations... but at least they are getting at least 75% of their respective packages.

while VPN has already proven to increase your torrent by an average of 300%, the connection speeds/total activities is controlled by the ISP (like the phenomenan for the past few nights) where only resetting your connections helps.

This post has been edited by JWCheah: Oct 25 2007, 09:14 PM

U are not alone..... same here too!!! I tot my config got problem but it was confirmed that it is Maxis.... I'm using my friends Streamyx router connection (staying 1 floor below me, ) and the torrent goes to 55K~80K..... effortless.....



really pissed that I'm paying RM138 for this!!!!

You'all are not the only one here... just imagine that those you're in this forum are those who can voice it out.... what about the thousands who are not into forums or doesn't know the existence of LYN....

But the bottomline is that I think Maxis has increase their P2P blocking to a higher level... however last nite was shocking... I manage to do 180KBps for 2 hours (3am till 5am, according to the log) and then "Ka-put" it drops to 5KBps in matter of seconds... this confirmed prasys explaination on how "THEY" are handling the P2P connections (QoS) and stuff....

I know, as i mentioned b4, VPN helps but as you hit a certain period with high speed.... *bam*.... the entire connection drops to an unimaginable level (the signal strength remains MAX). I've seen this happening for a couple of times. Speechless....

I'm surfing for a possible explaination somewhere in this WORLD WIDE WEB... but i must say... Maxis P2P security is comparable with those in UK and FRANCE.... top notch!

I'm staying at 19th floor i'm still on HSDPA 5-bar... it was not recommended at first because the statement was origianal 4 ZTE modem which needs a powerplug to run with... therefore if it is indoor... it is safer not to go beyond 5th floor, but I'm using USB WBB with the 5m extention booster and hang it out at the balcony... no issue with signal problem. Only problem is Maxis itself...

This post has been edited by JWCheah: Oct 27 2007, 01:20 PM

Slightly off topic...I'm now connected to streamyx 1MBps via a friends router staying a floor below me... (ask him to leave his router near the balcony as I'm directly on top . ) ... utorrent Speed w/o VPN 25K~40K with VPN 55K~85K.

Cloud: i think in short, if you want Torrent, then go get wired with VPN or Tflux.... no other choice... at this moment....

This post has been edited by JWCheah: Oct 27 2007, 03:09 PM


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I've checked out Izzi... limited coverage at the moment which rules it out of contention. There are alot of concern with this non-telco companys where you are not fully assured of their support and future quality. But hey, if the existing users are happy with it, then go on... better than some of us which is still stuck with the big telcos but unwilling/unable (18-mths contract) to move away... therefore we end up here @ LYN
talking crap allday.....

Just called Maxis at 9:45pm to reset my connection.... b4 this i can't even open speedtest.net... do try & share ur results....

Nope... reset at the Maxis end... called the toll free number and tell them that you can't even load Maxis webpage... ask if there are having any issues... they will probably tells you know.... then u ask for a remote reset on their end... and then they'll tell u to discon... wait 10~15 minutes and then u r back on....

u should know when it is reset as if you try to connect b4 this wait period... ur modem will connect but u can't surf at all, it will show some connection resetting web page... i tried that almost everyday... so far so good... i'm torrenting at 45~80KBps ( for the last 90 minutes) as we speak.

Hmmm..... i kind of confirm Maxis anti-P2P formula... if you track back my previous post, i got ok speed at 9:50pm after reset... then torrent for a stable average of 50KBps... not complaining..... then after EXACTLY 2 HOURs ON THE DOT..... BAAM! Speeds drop to 5KBps... and it is like i set the max d/l cap to 5KBps.... u can see the seeds and peers remains but not the speed... of course the peers will slowly down as you go on...

It is like when you are a new user... they put u on a special priority list and then later when u r stuck with the 18mth contract... then.... they put you in a dump hole with rest of the ppl including prasys & myself..... Welcome to Maxis Hell WBB....

I've called Maxis KLCC techinical hotline (connected thru a fren), they actually dare to challenge me that I can easily obtain 2.5Mbps... no sweat... my dare is if they fail, i get refund.... not a bad plan

I've tested it before inside KLCC, a few spot actually... the best connection is when u manage to capture HSDPA which is unlikely as that area only covers with UTMS.... so we are looking at max speed 750KBps ~1.2MBps.... how to reach 2.5MBps!!! Has anyone ever experience >2MBps... (a least with 3 consecutive speedtest)???

Hmmm..... i really cannot believe how patient we are in accepting these crab service from Maxis. I manage 2 torrent @ 80KBps and after setting everything for more 15 mins only for the speed to last less than 15 minutes... returning to 3~5KBps... really tired of them....

Cloudstrife07: good on you! at least one of us is smiling

Conclusion: Maxis WBB is an excellent product to read emails.... but wait, i can do that with my Dopod 818pro....

I do strongly believe that MAXIS is stating the "fair usage policy" as a tactical move to legally allows them to cut you off (mad throttling) your connections when you reached a certain BW usage. But they will never admit it as if u complaint, they just reply "oh, we will reset your connections,sir, please leave your modem off for 15 minutes" which i've heard more than 10 times (as i got throttled off more than 10 times) already. I'm not sure about packages like 384MBps... as it is not consider as UNLIMITED ACCESS package.

Just to let you guys know that my first bill came yesterday and somehow... i only have to pay RM 103.00 instead of the RM138.00/month.... the beakdown did not reveal anything... !!! ..... Hmmm...... ...... dunno whether to call them to clarify or not..... BETTER NOT.... anyone with the similar scenario?

I reckon that you advertise it at
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/474232
with all the complaints at this thread, dun think u will get good response.... just my tots....

This post has been edited by JWCheah: Nov 2 2007, 02:16 PM

i know what u mean mate. Somehow there are a few area in KL that apparently u can reached 1.2Mbps constant (Mont Kiara & DU, need confirmation) but as i said b4, when u use VPN or so... they cut u off.... hmmm..... Maxis is great for outstation surfing reading CNN. not 4 us.

Nope.... USB WBB 3.6Mbps (yeah rite! not even close)... as i said, it suppose 2 be RM138 (usb no voice package-one lah)
But still at RM103 for a mere 300Kbps (average) is too much....

This post has been edited by JWCheah: Nov 3 2007, 07:01 PM

Spot on.... somehow when u are on non-p2p d/l, the line gets better, only sometime.
I'm actually sitting at MidValley using USB WBB... guess what... no UTMS or HSDPA.... only EDGE!!!!

i think maxis was never serious about WBB... just another trial department for them to be in the market but not to be in the service... somehow, i really wish the Top Guys of Maxis WBB gets to read all these threads and now how poor and badly management they are.

Anybody has any luck in cracking the modem? Some south African forums mention that they are on to it but not there yet. It is both s/w & h/w modification.

On your package, u be lucky to enjoy 300Kbps constant. Occasionally, u will get >500Kbps and that's bonus. I'm on the usb 3.6Mbps! and i have not seen it either, but i've been having constant 500Kbps to 900Kbps lately which i'm thankful for.