I'm the one staying on the 19th floor using USB WBB 3.6Mbps ... and i can actually spot the base station from my balcony... abt 1km sight distant. i've tested it on the ground floor and also in front of the base station (curious) and concluded that if the signal is bad... then u will not get HSDPA 5-bar. Everything else above this... well is not that significant as i even measure them in -dBm.... little impact....

what does impact is HOW many users are on it, all queue up according to priorities something like 3G phone users then Internet2Go then maybe USB then only ZTE (this is a non-proven priority list). When i was at Hartamas the line was blazing constant above 1.5M but not in Mont Kiara, different base station i guess. But in short.... if poor signal, it will show at the firmware... i'm actually doing 50KBps on ftp d/l now....

As for ZTE model, u need to look at RSSI value. why dun u post your firmware frontpage and let the ppl here to comment. Might be able to determine the root cause. Juz a tot.....

why not try using webui.... at least u will get 60~150KB/s on ftp d/l.... i'm actually doing 220KB/s via IDM ftp as we speak...

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

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

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).

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... )

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

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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mind sharing your location?speedtest results? latency?

Screenshot taken on 1:38pm:




Quite happy with the upload speed no longer capped at 50kbps. Somehow, i'm wondering if the weekend speed is better that the weekdays. I can't confirm as i seldom use it during weekdays Daytime...

USB WBB user RM138 net (no additional charges)
Area : DesaParkCity, Kepong [19th floor]


This post has been edited by JWCheah: Nov 11 2007, 01:50 PM

nope. that's the speed with a small b (bits)... meaning it is only 20% of the promised 3.6Mbps.... download will range from 60KBps to 100Kbps.

hmmmm......
Ok, in short, the average speedtest results = 600kb/s ~ 1.4Mb/s [that is bits]
If u do ftp/http download the speed should be around 75kB/s to 175kB/s.
Today i've completed 2GByte ftp d/l in less than 5 hours.

...???.... what do u mean there's 2 ports... if u mean the usb cable, then the other end with 2 heads only one will work for your connection, the other is a power assistance used for power charging.

Last nite around 1 am.. i got discon. Well, it is like u are still log-on but there's no data coming in... as if u r in idle mode. after a minute of so.... dc. Am i alone on this or i've officially over-stress my usb modem... been running non stop for more than 60 hours straight. The whole unit was burning hot...

hmmm.... my modem is still alive... i guess there must be something wrong at the ISP end... todays. speed is excellent.... 1.1Mbps to 1.4Mbps.... i'm on ftp download.... constant for 2 hours... earlier i;ve tried playing CS-source, china server...latency = 200ms.... ok-lah.... can only 2 occasion where i got lagging badly. hope maxis keep this up and worked towards the promised 3.6Mbps.

lol..... i'm not that greedy... i'll settle for a constant 1.5Mbps with burst up to 2.0Mbps... that's all i'm asking for....

Well i guess Maxis is still fiddling around as the speed is not that consistent. Here's the daily average speed i've been getting:
(it is just average speed based on my daily ftp download and Maxis firmware records; data is in Kbps)

15NOV : D/L 250 U/L 40
14NOV : D/L 420 U/L 60
13NOV : D/L 1200 U/L 220
12NOV : D/L 1100 U/L 180
11NOV : D/L 1050 U/L 180
10NOV : D/L 950 U/L 100
09NOV : D/L 750 U/L 140
08NOV : D/L 600 U/L 65
07NOV : D/L 550 U/L 70
06NOV : D/L 600 U/L 80

The recent 2 nights I'm not sure if it is because of Maxis or just bad weather. I've not been able to see a Burst above 1.5Mbps b4 but i've heard some [apisgogo] has seen 2Mbps. I do believe the population of users in a particular area (using the same base station) plays an important factor.

good on u! I think if i can get that consistently, I'll be ..... sigh

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Added on November 16, 2007, 12:54 pmHmmm... Maxis cannot accept praises-leh... i tot their service was improving but the last two days record shows otherwise... but still get 350kbps constant... not happy

Izzit just @ Kepong or overall, any1 can confirm?

This post has been edited by JWCheah: Nov 16 2007, 12:54 PM

I've been reading the other ISP threads (Digi and Sialcom) and I realised that Maxis is actually on top in terms of speed (>800Kbps) and stability. I cannot remember the last time i got discon. Btw, to everyone surprise, the latency is actually improving as i've been gaming for the past 3 days with <150ms UK server. Finger-cross that this will not be a one-off thingy.

U can always bring the modem to their center to try it out there, and if they can't fix it, they are suppose to change a new one for you. I actually witness this from a customer when i was in KLCC changing my ZTE to USB. No kidding.

I'm in PJ uptown and has been connected with 2Mbps speed for the last 20 minutes.... I'm so ENVY for those who are staying here... the ftp download stays above 300KBps constant. Hmmm... maybe i should shift to this area...



This post has been edited by JWCheah: Nov 20 2007, 11:48 AM