eh juz little small curious question. suppose when u all connected to internet. that rssi suppose to be blink issit? why mine is not. except when it connected to gprs, yes it blink.

my modem is old version. can some give advise ~_~

blink means NO GOOD.... it suppose to light up and stay until u discon.

but in my condition:

blinking = good but download speed a lil bit slow, around 40~50
not blinking = not good, download speed fast, but frequently disconnects

Blinking uh? Interesting .... care to share ur normal average RSSI value (screenshot if possible).... on UTMS or HSDPA?

old type modem so i cant see the RSSI value

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Added on November 6, 2007, 4:22 pmand the network is on HSDPA

This post has been edited by cloudstrife07: Nov 6 2007, 04:22 PM

Blinking means bad. You are getting 'skipped'. The modem tries to grab as much as it could. Thats really bad. I mean I dont like when it blinks or so. It must be steady for a constant connection

but mine is the opposite.im comfortable if its blinking but not when the light continues to on.

why?

based on my experience, my download will go slow like hell, my torrent will be down, my iRC will be disconnected, my google.com cant be load if that thing doesnt blink.and i've checked, always, the modem is still in HSDPA when its like that.

This is my screenshot.

hmmm..... .... i was using ZTE for two weeks before upgrading to USB. I''m not sure if ur UTMS is due to ur package or ur lack of 3.5G signal strength. i was on power package which means it should show HSDPA. If i'm not mistaken RSSI value is best when is closer to zero... meaning -65dBm is better than -85dBm... need others to confirm this. Search around ur house to see where can it provide u with the best RSSI value. While i was using the ZTE, i actually leave the modem at the balcony via a power extention and a long RJ45 cross cable.... then add on the home-made parabolic antenna (refer to page 1, and read the intro thread which was carefully compiled by prasys, great guide ).... only then i could achieve -70dBM which helps to get around 200kbps... i think the speed should have improve significantly since then (2 months ago).

Your signal is really bad mate. It should be around -70dBm or at least 65dBm. You'll face packet loss , high latency issue and inconsistent speed. Apart from that you'll find its difficult to download or to surf. Am I Right ?

My modem is just next to the balcony. It was worse last time when it was in the middle of my living room.

The funny thing is I have no issue with MaxisBB from 1.00am - 8.00am (give or take 1 hour). Download is good (speedtest.net is 300/400kbps). So i somehow come to a conclusion:
1. Base station here is not able to handle the number of users.
2. It is too congested here with a lot of ppl online and doing download.
3. Maxis overall is not able to handle the number of ppl online.

Well, I certainly will try to make a self-made antenna.

just now around 8~10 the connection is around 3~5kBps.now back to normal.

hmmm...... it seems like ZTE and USB E220 users no longer share the same issues. I notice this after reading the previous days thread. My E220 is now running very constantly at 250Kbps to 400Kbps with occasion burst to 1Mbps. While this is a more consistent performance but I can no longer enjoy the 800Kbps to 1.5Mbps during 1:00am ~ 6:00am. No difference. However no improvement in latency (>350ms) with 12% packet losses (too lazy to post ping results as it is all the same... )

edited due to typo

This post has been edited by JWCheah: Nov 9 2007, 08:29 AM

Based on your conclusion, which on is better?

BTW, if you are using the USB thingy, how can you connect it to a wireless AP? There is a way to connect it to the ZTE modem but I have not found any article on using the USB thingy. Does anyone know how?

I'm not sure if USB is better than ZTE as some ZTE users are enjoying better gaming performance but not P2P.

For your info, I'm not using a router. But from what I've read from the threads, you need a pc with the router to become the host server for the rest of the pc to connect. But if there's anybody manage to it with a pc, please share.

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On a different note, for the first time I'm happy with Maxis for the past 10 days ( touch wood ). The USB performance has been constantly hovering around 250kbps to 400kbps. But occasionally after 9:00pm, I see a drastic boost going up to 1Mbps, although this is not a daily routine but it has started more rampant. However, speed will return to normal after 1:00am (maybe it is the un-throttling of the other line causing a spike in total BW usage, ). But still in comparison with the previous weeks, this is a good improvement. Any other USB users experienced similar condition or is it an improvement at my area only?

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This post has been edited by JWCheah: Nov 9 2007, 10:01 PM


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speed is crawling nowadays !!!!!!!!!! anyone in mantin or pajam using it?

Dam... I can't connect to internet this morning and my ping to 192.168.0.1 also timed out....
I already called their 1-800 to reset my line but still cannot get connection. Is my modem dead already? Can I use other modem beside ZTE?

ping to 192.168.0.1 kaput ?..Can't be...Do you get an IP Sync ?. I mean does Windows assign you the IP Address

I dont't know what is IP sync but no... I set the IP to auto. I use the old version modem.

ok guys...er...we can't play any mmropg games rite??

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Added on November 11, 2007, 12:19 amunbelievable...get this such high crazy speed on a saturday night...just so unpredictable....but can i know whether is it possible to play mmorpg games such as ro??cause i can't seem top connect to the charater section...haiz



This post has been edited by Oracles: Nov 11 2007, 12:19 AM