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<WORK IN Progress> <FEEL FREE TO HELP ME>
Official Site : http://maxis.com.my/maxisbb

The Old Thread : http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=341424

Coverage
Please check out the coverage zone here :- http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/broadband...adband_main.asp

Another way to determine if you are in the coverage zone is by using your 3G/3.5 enabled handset (or just borrow one) and test it out in your house. If yo can get HSDPA/UMTS , it means you can use Maxis Broadband. This is a very good way to determine if you are in their coverage zone. If possible do a speedtest from your mobile device to determine roughly whats the speed is going to be like .

Pricing and Packages



Equipment Information (Modems)

ZTE MF600


ZTE MF600 Specifications
Source : http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/main/mobile/mob_pa...catalogId=12899

Huawei E220 HSDPA USB Modem (Power Package - RM 138 for 3.6Mbps)



USB Modem Specifications

NOTE : It works under Linux and MacOS X. I will post the URLs for the drivers

Source : http://www-cnc.huawei.com/mobileweb/en/pro.../view.do?id=282

Drivers/Manuals

MacOS X Generic Driver for E220 USB Modem -> http://homepage.mac.com/timhaigh/E220_Drivers.zip

MacOS X Vodaphone Driver (for E220) --> http://www.business.vodafone.com/site/bus/...atest/p_mac.jsp [NOT SURE IF IT WORKS FOR MAXIS]

Huawei Driver for E220 (MacOS X Edition) {provided by Hutch Teleco} --> http://www.hutch.co.th/download/downloads/...C325_%20Mac.zip [NOT SURE IF IT WORKS FOR MAXIS]

Guide on how to set the modem up under Ubuntu -> http://www.inorp.com/blog/2007/03/13/ubunt...he-tre-network/


Tips and tricks

Fixing MSN Messenger's Disconnection & To Surf certain sites (This includes unable to connect to MSN , Hotmail , etc etc). PLEASE READ THIS TUTORIAL BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS. I've simplified it for people

After researching and trying out. I've finally found out that by using Tor. Its possible to connect to MSN Directly. Maxis blocks port 1863. So which makes MSN Messenger impossible to connect. When it checks that the port is blocked , it switches to HTTP Mode. But then the HTTP Service isn't that great compared to direct connection. To bypass this sort of resections , we can use tor or a SOCKS4/SOCKS5 Proxy. I prefer tor because its safe and anonymous

Firstly download tor for your platform from :-
http://tor.eff.org/download.html.en

Direct URL For Windows Users : http://tor.eff.org/dist/vidalia-bundles/vi...2.17-0.0.14.exe
Setting it up : http://tor.eff.org/docs/tor-doc-win32.html.en

Assuming that you have managed to get tor to run. Its time to configure MSN Messenger.

If you can't surf Hotmail , MSN . You can set tor's HTTP Proxy. If you use Firefox , there is an automatic switcher , that allows you to switch from tored connection and your normal maxis connection. Get it from
http://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2275/

You configure it by going to Tools >> Options >>
Connection >> Advanced Settings. Set SOCKS5 proxy for 127.0.0.1:9050 and
HTTP Proxy for 127.0.0.1:8118 assuming Privoxy/Tor defaults or by setting up it in Internet Explorer

Keep in mind that using tor may 'slow down' your Internet Experince. Tor also can be used for connecting to trackers during the daytime. This allows you to p2p during the daytime. But keep in mind , even if you do that..Sooner or later maxis kicks you out of the network. I've experienced this a lot. It takes 30 minutes for me to reconnect back (It will show that HSDPA and its connected but then no data goes through or comes in). So just keep that mind when you p2p during the daytime

Boosting The Signal (DIY) (For ZTE Modems)
After searching and searching and searching.I've finally managed to find a method (thanks to someone who posted in the original thread). THE DIY Parabolic Solution Works. It does improve the reception but there is a catch to this. This works only in one-way ,so you need to point the 'booster' to the Maxis Cell Tower (Trial and error works). You need to make sure that it faces the tower for it to boost the signal. For me it did improve the latency to the cell tower and it may improve the speed. This is ideal if you wish to get a consistent connection.


This is how the modem looks like after the Wind-Surfer booster. Nothing big deal

Here is the complete how-to :-
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/720362/how_t...olic_reflector/ - Video

http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/index.html

Boosting The Signal (DIY) (For USB Modems) Thanks JWCheah
For user staying above 8th floor (mine's 19th), who is experiencing 4-5bars or lower. Do consider getting a 5m USB extention with booster. This will act as a external antenna (remove s/n losses), this is according to a few Huawei E220 signal issue forums I've found (will post them later)

Breaking Free From the Lich King (aka maxis)'s NAT for FREE !

Certainly ,as we all know Maxis uses NAT and it makes impossible for us to even CONNECT TO MSN . Thats right ,and On top of that maxis blocks certain ports as well making it impossible for us to download patches for our games. There is one way of breaking NAT , that is by using VPN or by using SSH Tunneling. Since some of you are too rich broke , and can't afford to get VPN/SSH Tunneling and yet still want to bypass Maxis' NAT. There is one software that does this , its called Hotspot Shield , it completely breaks free of Maxis' NAT by using OpenVPN , keep in mind that your connection speed will be reduced to a somewhat slower speed as you are using their connection which is located in the US. The beauty of this software that it encrypts everything , so it makes impossible for Maxis or any other 3rd party folks (aka hackers) to detect what you are doing , as we know its possible to capture radio packet and edit/alter it and resend it back. So here is the URL

http://anchorfree.com/downloads/hotspot-shield/

NOTICE : ITS NOT MEANT FOR KAKI TORRENT. ITS MEANT FOR GENUINE PEOPLE , SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. I DONT WANT MAXIS' IP RANGE TO BE BLOCKED BY THEM BECAUSE OF SOME SMART ALEX WHO WANTS TO USE THIS TO DO SOMETHING 'FUNNY'.

E220 Tool (thanks JW !)

Download

Pretty much an alternative to Maxis connect !

Port Forward and Reverse Port forwarding


Ever wondered how to host a website or ever wondered how to torrent behind Maxis Broadband. Now its possible , thanks to SSH Port forwarding and SSH Reverse Port forwarding. With this its possible to break free Maxis port blocking technique , they can't even log or even sense what you are doing. So its a very good way to 'protect' yourself. To do this there you need to have a SSH Server (that has open ports and access to the Internet). You can use your office PC , or your server or what-so-ever , as long you have access to the PC (You dont need root/Administrator privilege). If you can't get a Shell account (You'll need a SSH Client such as Putty - http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty but personally I would recommend you to go for Tunnelier - http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier and for UNIX/Linux/BSD/OSX users alike you dont have to do anything , its included in your Distrubution (OpenSSH-client) comes by default for most of the linux distros) , I would suggest you to pay USD$ 5 or USD$ 1 to silenceisdefeat (http://www.silenceisdefeat.org) for a shell account. These people allow you to Port Forwarding so you can torrent without worrying about Maxis' P2P Timing Restrictions. Hence you can freely torrent using an encrypted connection. Apart from that if you could tie it together with FreeCap (http://www.freecap.ru/eng/?p=download) , this allows you to play games , download patches , do what-so-ever that needs a direct connection with the server. So now you can download patches for games or even play certain games itself

As for remote port forwarding it works the other way around. In other words , its like this , it allows the server to make a direct connection with its client. (Notice the arrows are switched , and as for normal port forwarding , the Client connects to server , but reverse is the other way around the server connects to client). So let me put it this way , Lets say you are running a game server @ port 5423 but your ISP blocks that port or even worst you are behind a NAT (School firewall) and there is no way you could be a host but then all of a sudden you realised that you have a SSH Account in Server X that has SSHd running and that has port 5423 opened. So you create a reverse Tunnel connection with Server X. Voila , you are a host now. So all you have to do is give out Server X's IP Address to your friends and they can join your game -aint that easy...So whoever connects to 5423 will be automatically forwarded to client's port 5423 (where the sever is running).


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FAQ
Q : Can I Torrent ?

A : Yes , you are allowed to torrent from 1 am to 6 am. The ports are opened during that time and you can get sky rocket speed. I do not suggest you to torrent during the daytime. Deluge might work but most of the time , it fails to connect to the tracker. I think maxis is now slowly starting to block certain well known trackers


Q : How about the IP Space ?. Are all the users behind shared via one IP ?

A : No , each user is located a Dynamic IP. It changes everytime you disconnect/reconnect or switch bands sometimes [UMTS/HSDPA <---> EDGE/GPRS] {as it requires reconnection for most of the time}. But then the Modem does NAT, meaning that you dont have control over your IP. The modem does everything for you. Pretty much you can't host games or anything else. This makes it useless for you to your own IP. But on the brighter side , you can use rapidshare/megaupload and other online-file-sharing sites without worrying about those annoying message that someone is already downloading the file. You are safe if you IRC , or use these services. In other words , you dont have to worry about one public Gateway

Q : Wait..I'm a streamyx user {or insert any ISP}. I am getting fed up with their service..Shall I switch ?

A : Yes and no. It depends which category you fall to. I mean if you are a light user who wants a portable Internet Access , sure why not. You can carry it just about anywhere in Malaysia and be online. But then if you are a heavy user , I suggest you to stay away from this. The main reason is that a cell tower can only support 10 HSDPA Users a time. Meaning that if there are lots of heavy users , it might ruin your surfing experience. That is what most of us are facing now. Maxis does not guarantee you any minimal speed. At least with streamyx you are getting a consist speed for local links

Q : How about Online gaming ?

A : You can forget games that needs consist low latency like fps. The latency itself is quite high when comes to local servers (the ping rate is around ~90ms-110ms..But then its wireless , so it can shoot up to 2000ms}. If you are a light gamer and play games that does not require you to a consistent low latency. Maxis should be sufficient. I've tried from wow to dota (both local and international}. Only local servers shine


Q : I can't access few sites. I really want to access them. Is there any way for me to access them

A : Please read more about tor , I've posted the how-to above. Just follow it and you can freely surf any site without any restrictions. Tor is the only secure proxy solution that works for maxis broadband. They can't filter tor out


This post has been edited by prasys: Jan 10 2008, 08:16 AM

what happened to old thread?thread quota fulfilled?

Yeah , I am in the progress of merging useful information and things like that

Yeap... What happen to the old thread.

I am updating the FAQ and everything else for the rest of the folks

just got my modem today my package is advance i not quite happy wit it..since i try to download small file like 3mb so damm slow..i get around 3kb to 6kb only..why so slow??

Welcome to the world of slowness..Maxis is pretty slow these days

Post your modem details

my modem detail??what u mean by that?

Go to http://192.168.0.1 and post a screenshot or post details of your modem (from ZTE Output)

well this is it......so what for do u need to see this??




This post has been edited by gr44: Oct 11 2007, 09:54 PM

Your RSSI is weak. Try relocating the modem. If possible put near a window or so.

Can I know where is your area?

the lowest i get aroun 73...im near to outside already..the rssi didnt blink...what is the best should be??how bout urs??im gonna try torrent tonight after 1am right..then see the speed...

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Added on October 11, 2007, 10:08 pmi stay kelana jaya ss4b.....

This post has been edited by gr44: Oct 11 2007, 10:08 PM

Pls am using the maxis broadband, and am having problems accessing Microsoft pages and msn messenger for the past two days, am i the only one having this problem or is any other person experiencing this same problem?

well i heard before there is someone complain bout cant connect to msn..im using yahoo so far no problem to me...only damm slow...

MSN will connect and reconnect very often. But I don't face any problem this few days. But before that, my MSN keep connected and disconnected and waiting for reconnect.

hmm, based on my experience, i suggest those who are using the 1st generation of ZTE modem to not to change your modem.your RSSI might be blinking but the download is still fast.

my download on limewire or torrent not dat fast why??right now im downloading..im getting around less then20kb...

just to check is the modem given by maxis can really on 24-7 ?
my fren said it might get overheated n hang, is tht true?

oi prasys
haha
my maxis modem burnt
can u believe that?
dah la since last thurs no connection at all
F*** la
oh well
i heard maxis at gombak area also sucky
but one morning tu, everything's ultra fast
that was once la
download speed went up to 100kbps
haha
only lasted for a few hours
and its a perma-disconnection case in gombak
seriously

sheesh

its like impossible to sign in windows live messenger
cant access my emails and cant sell my paypal

hmm prasys, how bout merging this thread and the one at Broadband User to User?

cos most of us already using maxis wbb here.or maybe we're the one that posted on wrong section?

Updated , check out the 1st post !

This post has been edited by prasys: Oct 12 2007, 08:01 PM

i can only get EDGE connection for the rest of my time using this. How the heck can i get UMTS. I feel like throwing the modem at ananda krishans bladdey face. To post this message also took me 10 tries. I hate this connection!!!

Have you tried setting it as WCDMA only. That might work. Don't fall back to EDGE/GPRS. Its going to be uber slow cause you will be fighting with the voice users (those who are using the cell tower for sending sms , placing a call etc)

Tried every single thing. It will not connect if i set it to WCDMA only really miserables months i been having

Are you in UMTS/HSDPA coverage ?

This works for me.I can sign into MSN and login to my email adi.

Thanks a lot,prasys.

thx a lot, i will try it now, if can, i will post a confirmation here then

They said condo not higher then 5th floor can get coverage. When he installed he didnt say anything. But its all like this now

finally can connect to msn, still get the usual login dc login dc loop thing then it'll be stable after like 5-10 dcs

prasys u're a godsend!

on my first 2 days having the zte modem it was pretty hot and it actually hang . so i bought a laptop cooler the next day, and till now i've on it 24/7 and theres no problems. its been 5 days since i bought the cooler.

Take out the battery , I rekon you to take out the battery..Then its cooler..The battery might explode

Agree with what you say. I also took out my modem battery.

OMFG...at last i m done with the unable to sign-in issues...gosh, for the past couple of days, it was really helluva nitemare...is like having internet connection but unable to do anything...but now, thanks to u, i m back connected with the WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!! massive thanks mate!!!

This post has been edited by psychoedic: Oct 13 2007, 05:30 PM

Well do you have tor running ?. It will show a green colour icon once its ready. Then all you have to go to MSN Messenger Preferences and set it. Voila it should use tor

actually, the battery can be taken out, ur problem is mainly caused by ur battery....

Hello. Thanks for compiling the info.

I would like to request addtional info.

My readings are below

RSSI -81 dBm
RSCP -88 dBm
Ec/Io -7 dB

Using deluge my torrents can get to ~100 kBps.

I am thinking about using DIY antenna (something like this, http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1631/alfawindxu5.jpg ) but not sure if there's a difference. Also not sure where to point it.

Hope someone can assist, thanks.

Eh the USB modem say 3.6 Mbps, real wan or not?
I call up Maxis, they say it's the same as normal modem only.
Don't try trick people leh.
All this 3.6 Mbps is only peak speed, which is purely theoretical. Impossible to achieve wan.

Can someone help me on this ???

See the speed,
I am using 384kbps package ...

Address:
Block 5, 1st Floor,
Genting Court ....
Setapak

Modem location is at the balcony.

- I am using the old version modem which is without the RSSI column in the 192.168.0.1 interface ....
Possible for me to update it myself OR I NEED TO CHANGE IT AT KLCC ??

My location: Pandan Jaya.

Modem location: Near window

Hello, i just wanna share with you all. This the result i got at 7:27am. By the way im using the ZTE modem.

impressive speed

r u subscribed to Power package?

this is mine



Hardware: ZTE MF600 + Level One WBR-3406TX Wireless Router

Modem Location: Above Warddrobe + Near Window + Aluminium Foil Near Antenna

Package: Advanced 640 (Before this Starter 384, then upgraded to Power 3.6, then downgraded to Advanded 640)

Location: Bandar Utama 12 (StreamyX Not Available -Maxis Territory, Jaring Wireless Warned Low Signal Strenght, TimeNet Rejected -Capacity Full)

i get good HTTP download speeds, but somehow i cant play DOTA in BS due to lag nowadays and always get below 100kbps in Maxis Speed Test


This post has been edited by sui: Oct 14 2007, 08:15 AM

Yes, im subscribed to the Power package (RM98)

hmm P2P is totally OUT during daytime cant get ARES to connect.

wow i just checked maxis speed test and i get about 640kbps

did maxis finally fixed their problems, maybe i should go back to power package!

when i was subscribed to power 2-3 weeks ago i only get 100-200kbps

no p2p daytime nvm, just want to play online game

p2p after midnight

i cannot access certain *.com websites, anyone encounter this problem ?
thanks i manage to fix it by reading the first post.. will this be permanent countermeasure / temporary CM ?


This post has been edited by bose00: Oct 14 2007, 09:19 AM

i cant access to microsoft.com also

the status bar just says Waiting

Don't switch. They have not fixed few problems. For example , I can't get into digg and most of the US Sites do not even work. Today I finally paid up my wow account to play. Then I found out that I was not able to connect. I am quite pissed off

I think the reason why we are getting good speeds is that there aren't much users. Most of us are in our kampungs or went for an holiday. So this is why we are enjoying great speeds. Reminds me of the time , when I used JARING during the CNY Holidays. I was getting speeds like 2.5Mbps++. Oh well...





I dont care about the download speed. But I am impressed with the Upload. Pretty good. The maximum it can get is 384Kbps. I am impressed

This post has been edited by prasys: Oct 14 2007, 09:22 AM

meaning the maxis bb does have a problem .. haha i did call maxis a few times but they said 'ok sir, we will try to reset yr connection , pls turn off yr modem for 10 mins and then try to turn on again'.

treat n cure the wrong problem ...

This post has been edited by bose00: Oct 14 2007, 09:27 AM

Can please post a pic of how you did the aluminium foil ? I'm trying to do the same but no noticeable change in performance. Thanks.

im not sure if it really works since i cant compare the speeds because of maxis being unstable in the past weeks

anyway this is the video link given by prasys http://www.metacafe.com/watch/720362/how_t...olic_reflector/

i made the foil looks 99% like it

thanks a lot for the video, I made something similiar, but smaller, gonna try a bigger one with more layers of foil. Also found a parabola calculator, hoping it'll help

http://mscir.tripod.com/parabola/index.htm

will post results when free.

Yeah I use to have it in the old thread. I'll move it over from the old thread to the new one. Give me sometime

Just back from the Doctor , as I'm down with flu

Like I've said They do not admit their fault. Thats the joke. They will just reset the connection which makes no difference. Its their fault. So yeah to overcome all that please use tor.

This post has been edited by prasys: Oct 14 2007, 01:14 PM

Hope my area also can get that kind of speed. Pray Hard.

one simple question~

can i change my old modem to new modem? did i need to pay anything?

If you got the old modem keep it .I've heard old modem users are getting better speeds. But then its up to you. YOU CAN say your modem kaput and ask for a replacement

ek? it fast? haha

hmm for me maxis is ok now compare to first time i subscribe it on july haha and last two days its really demm fast

one more question to ask, have any of maxis subscriber have an account in rapidshare? how the speed goes? good? or same? thinking to subscribe it due to p2p block

Well there are alternative rapidshare services. I was downloading off the rapidshare mirror. I have to say its pretty good (for today). I was getting around 80-120kB/s. Pretty happy

wanna ask, did setapak area got 3g connection?

If your phone shows UMTS/HSDPA that means you are under HSDPA/UMTS coverage. Most of the places in Setapak are covered

icic my is UTMS, Thanks very much.

That means you are under coverage. So if your 3g phone shows UMTS/3G . You can use their maxis broadband services.

Hehe....today the maxis employee call me up to remind me that that they are working on the problem even during Raya.(true or not?)
They say Maxis contacting Microsoft to solve the problem.
I told them some customer already bypass the problem by himself and he's on low yat forum.
So they say they will check out low yat forum as well.
Maxis kena pwn by own customer! haha!

They call you. Hope they really fixed the problem.

i just wanna check with you guys, i have aleady installed the TOR and not i tried to dl BT but it was block...does it mean i have to turn it off and get it done before i turn it on??

BT is block during day hour its only open 1 am to 6 am. if u using tor to torrent yes it work. but it is very slow. im using it during day hour only after that using direct maxis not tor

you need to configure tor for proxy. I'll post up the guide later. Just point it to the socks server. It should work but its going to be very slow

Hi,
Really appreciate the sharing about the Tor from prasys, can connect to hotmail and msn messenger now.

But using Tor really affecting the connection speed just like prasys mentioned. After around 1/2 an hour, the network will change to gprs. Any way to over come this? Can i use Tor to connect to msn messenger then right after it's connected i shut down the Tor? Will the network stick to hsdpa with this way?

This post has been edited by th3_UnFoRs33n: Oct 15 2007, 06:24 PM

eh why some ppl cant connect through msn and hotmail while i can? juz curious (using maxis 368 package)

Dunno why leh....Just freaking weird.
This problem only affect certain users, and all not same area so more.

Nope it does not work. Tor must be on. Like I said change the modem to WCDMA only. It works that way. Dont put WCDMA preferred.



This post has been edited by prasys: Oct 15 2007, 08:34 PM

FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR SUNWAY AREA:
don even bother to subscribe the service, i have been using it for nearly 2 week, but hardly( only twice, bout 5 mins each time) get higher then 1mbps
i called and called the bloody helpline, all they can do is help to open a case
i call till my phone credit also used up like RM80...
in my area, until now, MSN issue still exist and speed is still horribly slow since i start using
that's why, ppl near sunway area, don even bother to subscribe this service, it's a total kon there

Hi to all,

I'm a E220 USB user. A few additional tips to share;

(1) For user staying above 8th floor (mine's 19th), who is experiencing 4-5bars or lower. Do consider getting a 5m USB extention with booster. This will act as a external antenna (remove s/n losses), this is according to a few Huawei E220 signal issue forums I've found (will post them later).

(2) I've successful d/l BT during daytime (from 10K to 50Kbps) almost 80% of the time. I guess the tracker and type of BT plays a part. I've yet to figure this out. The speed-test may be poor but it does not reflect the BT performance. Cannot explain.

To Prasys;
By using TOR for BT, what is your predicted d/l speed? I've tried it, cannot see any diff, not sure if I'm on the right track. Please advice....

So how is the speed right now? Everything normal/better/worst?

It's not your area. Everyone also kena the same s***.
I heard rumours Maxis is gonna overhaul their entire system in the next few weeks, upgrading both their software and hardware.
If after these few weeks still no change, I advise you change to another ISP.

pretty wierd.since they can offer such excellent service for their wired broadband, why can't they do the same for wireless?

double standard?

i've heard the word "upgrade" many times already on wireless, but none when using maxis wired.

Well using tor does boost a little. But during daytime I limit my downloads to 10kB/s. The main reason is not to 'hog' all the bandwidth. If I do that , bam I get disconnected and reconnection takes a long time. So I rekon those who wants to torrent during the daytime , set the download speed around ~10-15kB/s. Otherwise I've noticed my speed would just suck after that .

my guess is maxis's bandwidth is being outnumbered by the subscribers.. i enjoy great speed too during raya, but this morning, crawling again.. anyway, TOR works for me.. i dont have problem with logging in to windows, and MSN, but certain sites just dont load.. now it works..

Few speedtests

Asia (Japan)


Australia (Perth)


Singapore


Vive La France..C'est Paris (France) (Europe)


United Kingdom (Europe)



North America (USA)


North America (Canada)


South America (Argentina) (Take a look at the upload speed by the way) (I'm not expecting the connection to be good)


Middle East (Saudi Arabia)


Africa (South Africa)



My comment : I do not know why the ping to Singapore is that high.

I'm doing few more tests. I just want to check out their International Link thats all

This post has been edited by prasys: Oct 16 2007, 10:01 AM

i m going to stay in kota damansara soon, been amuse by the maxis BB package the one can go up to 3.6mps...

but still worried that it is worst than streamyx....

there is a few reason i option for maxis,

1.i dun need a fix line phone (apply for streamyx need to apply for a land line)

2.streamyx is full for the ports or something in that area....

3. wish to try something different


any1 from that area?

Well read all the reviews in this thread. That will give you a general idea. Don't get carried away with speeds up to 3.6Mbps. Its only achievable under ideal conditions . In other words , its not possible.

So if you are kaki torrent , you can forget it. Apart from that , there are many drawbacks. If you want to do light surfing feel free to choose maxis. Do keep in mind , connecting to MSN is also impossible at this moment.

only select the WCDMA only when ur network type is HSDPA

As I said, Maxis made some major screw ups when setting up their network.
This caused some major bottlenecks in our connections.
And their hardware also cannot meet the demand of customers.

Furthermore, Maxis is the first ISP in the world to use HSDPA technology.
So of course, they are the pioneers and have to bear through all the problems firsthand without any experience or help.

So it's not like they just gonna leave us to rot like TMnut's screamyx.
I believe they will find a solution to fix the problem.

My only concern is: Why they take such a long time to realise such a serious error?

Are you sure that Maxis is the 1st ISP providing HSDPA technology in the world. As I know, there are many other ISP providing HSDPA technology. I agree with what you say that why they take such a long time to realise a serious error. My personal opinion is that they realise it but no one bother to take any action on it. I really hope they can fixed the error/problem as fast as possible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Deployed_HSDPA_networks


They said they will fully integrate . It was only ready in September 2006. So they were not the first. I am not sure facts from wikipedia are correct or not. Unless you have the exact date when they did launch the HSDPA service , do let me know

This is my speedtest for today at 3.22pm.
Weather = Thunderstorm

Speedtest @ Singapore


Speedtest @ Cyberjaya


Speedtest @ Penang


I will update more speedtest result later on. =)

This post has been edited by llhm87: Oct 16 2007, 03:26 PM

Ok, it's like this.
I think other companies long time ago already implement HSDPA in their networks, but Maxis is the first to sell HSDPA as an alternative to home broadband.
This is totally different from catering to just laptop users only.
They have to set up the networks differently.
Actually it's quite stupid to try and replace home broadband with HSDPA, considering that the theoretical speeds for HSDPA is already so limited.
I don't think HSDPA was ever meant to replace home broadband, it's just for laptops on the go only.

This post has been edited by Lord_Destructo: Oct 16 2007, 03:31 PM

if theres maxis wired broadband, do go for it. u can do everything with it.

for other ISP like jaring, i dun have any experience with them.

and the 3.6mbps speed is ALMOST impossible to get as of now.maxis screwed up,been slow for these couple of weeks.

but well, atleast maxis hears our complains, unlike stimix which just dun bother

This post has been edited by cloudstrife07: Oct 16 2007, 03:37 PM

i just hope maxis can get msn working and increase our surf speed.

Lord_Destructo , I agree with you. HSDPA is meant for professionals and not meant for Home Broadband. Its meant for those busy businessman who travel up and down the North-South Expressway or who jump one place to another and needs on the go internet connection. For them , they prefer a reliable and somewhat fast Internet Connection. They could not be bothered if the latency is high or low (although some of them do as there are many demanding application which needs low-latency). But then I think HSUPA + HSDPA (I am not sure what its called , HS something something) might replace Home Broadband. For now we are getting there

Maxis is just excited to roll the new technology without researching thoroughly. They might have done their homework but then as you all know our Malaysian Mentality ™..When its stated 3.6Mbps. All of us do expect to get 3.6Mbps

Oh , I can't wait for the 7.2Mbps/14.4Mbps rollout. I know its not possible to achieve that high speed but then who knows...


I think TM Streamyx customer care is much more better then Maxis. At least they listen to you. Maxis loves to do assumptions such as your PC is hit by spyware and I've advised to them to open up certain ports , msn needs a direct connection. Oh well....

They really gonna have 7.4 or 14.4 Mbps connection?
If got, I super happy leh.......

And you say the Streamyx customer care better ?
So far the Maxis service has been very good to me.
They never question my own computer most of the time.

This post has been edited by Lord_Destructo: Oct 16 2007, 07:09 PM

Anyone know about maxis " fair usage policy" , did they really implemented it?

And is the Hua Wei modem provided by maxis is locked for maxis sim card only?

They say got this "fair usage policy", but so far it has never affected me, even if my downloads exceeded 3GB, i never noticed any differences.

And I think the modem IS locked for Maxis only

I see. Thks for the info

hello !!

mind to post the pics of 5m USB extention with booster ???
im an E220 dude

the 3GB thing has been removed, it is posted on one of these LYN thread, i forgot which one though...
even before they removed it, all my fren that have exceeded 3GB did not be banned by Maxis, and btw, they say that the 3GB is only for p2p connection...
for now, maxis got damn lot of problems...
my case reaches 7 working days today, but it seems that my problem is still unfix
sometimes it really makes me no mood when i think of paying RM98 for something like this....

Yay! Maxis fix the MSN problem already!

See, you can trust Maxis to fix things!

Actually I'm not so sure is it MSN problem fixed or not coz I can connect to MSN without using TOR. Anybody else having the same situation as me. I hope is not area dependent.