I just registered my Maxis BB 10 days ago, sure-sure lah latest firmware already.

welcome to the club mate. .

I'll need to mess with ZTE..I am going to get Vodaphone firmware

You see the USB Modem is unlcoekd. You get Public IP anyway (just check you should get 121.120.x.x IP..That is unlocked but for ZTE Folks its locked to 192.168.x.x)..So I'll try cracking that first , then we will move on

As usual , it needs time and money. I'll be putting up a 'donation box' to buy some tools and hack this firmware. Trust me , I've hacked Dell's Sigmatel before and now this...So lets do it !

what are ur average dl speeds for the up to 3.6 Gb package?

ahhh... so much good info can be found on this thread.
now its time to make a decision...

Average speed is around 70-110Kilobytes/sec..Sometimes its around 125-140Kilobytes/sec

the download speed usually depends on the server. with download manager with 8 connections, i downloaded norton antivirus definitions at 200kbps. since its symantec server, for sure they r fast. filehippo.com also have very good server and i got around 150kbps with juz 2 connections. im using power package (3.6mbps) and located at ampang. my fren using starter package (364kbps) but got hsdpa connection here at ampang. very lucky him X) my connection at 1.25pm with RSSI blinking


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My speedtest at 2.43pm

Maxis WBB USB Performance @ Sri Hartamas:




Hmmm.... The FTP d/l speed is always above 200kBps! I can actually spot the base station over the "Nam Heong" chicken rice shop less than 100m on-sight.


On another note, I realized that the USB firmware speed measurement only measured maxed at 2.0Mbps... caused at 351.48KBps is equivalent to 2.81Mbps.

somehow now sure why cannot perform speedtest.net;

I really give up on Maxis BB. Today whole day I can't seem to get to HSDPA. I am stuck with only UMTS and it's very slow and unreliable! I can't even launch MSN.

Sigh!!! Why is this always the case during weekend?!!! Sigh!

Anyway, does anyone know how to 'force' connect to 1 particular cell? Not sure if it is possible but I really want to ask and give it a try.

Where is your area? If your area is in HSDPA zone, do complaint to Maxis that you can't achieve the speed you want. Hope it will helps.

Yes, my area has HSDPA. Anyway, just managed to get onto HSDPA after shifting the modem to a different place. Still, the Internet speed today is very bad. Sigh!

Can't be complaining to Maxis cos my apartment is higher than 5th floor.

I dont care , I am happy. Pretty good I've to say. I am happy with Maxis (The speed sucks , but now I can at least host websites using reverse SSH !)

My speed is back to normal which mean is the same during I subscribe to Maxis. Pretty happy with them.

some question about the maxis broadband, the RSSI higher better or lower better? -58.5 dBm isnt ok? what is RSCP?

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Added on November 25, 2007, 12:18 amwhat is ur normal download speed? what package u r using?
i using RM98 package, my download speed sometime fast sometime slow~~now 50kb +-

This post has been edited by wedjohn57: Nov 25 2007, 12:28 AM

RSCP is Received signal code power. The higher the RSCP, the better is your signal. RSSI -58.5 dBm is quite good. I'm using power package as well. My download speed can reach up to 150Kbps. I mean direct download.

what u get for ur RSCP and RSSI? so RSSI lower is better? thx for ur information~ i am new member using mxis broadband.

This post has been edited by wedjohn57: Nov 25 2007, 01:16 AM

Wireless Network Information
Network Provider maxis
Network Type HSDPA
RSSI -74.5 dBm
RSCP -80 dBm
Ec/Io -5.5 dB

This is my modem info.

i thought i could update the modem online.

instead i have to bring it to a service centre, which is at lowyat plaza (the nearest for me)

do i need to patch it?mine is the 1st gen.hmm...

Guys, mind to share your area, network type, RSSI, Ec/Io value and what package?

Mine is:
Package: Basic 384kpbs
Network type: HSDPA
RSSI: -75dBm
Ec/Io: -4.5 - -6 dB
Area: Near Taman Connaught Cheras

Well, part of the reason is I am curious what is the best RSSI value we can get with Maxis. Is it affected by the package with subscribe to?

Thanks in advance for sharing your info.

Edit: Forgot about network type. If you can, please share your download speed too.

This post has been edited by cantdecide: Nov 25 2007, 10:36 AM