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post Jun 30 2023, 09:30 AM

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QUOTE(countdracula @ Jun 29 2023, 11:37 AM)
Can recommend which is rm600? I find in lazada a lot sub rm200 router which i dont trust, probably the 5G is the wireless standard
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I see a "Y510" one which seems to be around rm600 and has 5G
But using Unisoc chip

The rm200 ones are fake
Friend of mine has one
It doesn't even do 5Ghz wifi, so there's no reason for "5G" to be on there
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post Jul 11 2023, 02:36 PM

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QUOTE(iguana_dude_619 @ Jul 11 2023, 09:43 AM)
4.2k from Netgear Malaysia holy sh*t and I thought the 1.5k recommendation from UM was expensive af  sweat.gif  sweat.gif
Most expensive I spend on router/wifi was RM400+ that was before YB Gobind era & last year RM500+ to mesh the whole office.
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Dam 4.2k is really expensive
And I thought something like a Mikrotik Chateu 5G ax was expensive at nearly 3k
(and that one has far more advanced settings)
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post Jul 13 2023, 11:07 PM

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QUOTE(liquidsny @ Jul 13 2023, 06:06 PM)
Those Rm200 modded modem can use or not?
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can you put the sim in and use it? can

however, speeds will be poor as it is a cheap basic 4g router
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post Aug 12 2023, 10:20 AM

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QUOTE(BOTAK_WAI @ Aug 12 2023, 10:12 AM)
deswai i ask him to try to use ethernet tethering with a dongle (if his phone support this feature)

he is now using wifi hotspot gonna generate damn lot of heat for the phone
just follow exactly what the video shown then could get u ahem warp+ and use on wireguard client.
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Not sure if Xiaomi phones support it
I know Samsung does
Even if it does, you are limited to roughly 300Mbps due to USB2 to Gigabit Ethernet adapter, (480Mbps USB with overhead)
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post Aug 13 2023, 07:58 PM

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QUOTE(Pip_X @ Aug 13 2023, 06:26 PM)
Try try har mah haha...
But i cant find gigabit usb lan adapter that works with android also...
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I have a ugreen hub that uses an ASIX AX88179A USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter inside

Works fine on Samsung

A good way to find out what chip one adapter is using is to go to their support page and download the drivers

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post Aug 14 2023, 09:18 AM

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QUOTE(Pip_X @ Aug 13 2023, 10:08 PM)
Aiya tiao late read this msg.
I just bot this: https://shope.ee/2L5HJ9nlWb

Can u share me the ugreen hub link please?
Just now i survey, i read some ugreen listing specifically mention dont work with phone tiao...
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Mine is the 10 in 1 hub, too overkill for your use case 😅
https://shp.ee/f3sa484

It's this one
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post Aug 25 2023, 05:13 PM

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Looks like Yes launched their response to this plan
https://soyacincau.com/2023/08/25/yes-5g-pr...-speed-for-all/

[It's a sponsored post though]
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post Aug 25 2023, 07:33 PM

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QUOTE(BOTAK_WAI @ Aug 25 2023, 05:37 PM)
it says unlimited without fup

including hotspot?
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The catch is you have to use the 5G network
4G has a 100GB Quota

While U Mobile doesn't care how you use the 1TB

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post Sep 26 2023, 09:59 AM

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QUOTE(uhlaw @ Sep 25 2023, 09:41 PM)
Even try fully utilise 1TB, will it still can continue or been capped speed?
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Eh, I was going to look for it on U Mobile site
but this plan has been silently updated to "Unlimited"?

There does seem to be a FUP of 1000GB still though

https://www.u.com.my/en/personal/broadband/u-home-5g

My guess would be you can still use it but lower priority, aka if load is high, you are one of the first to be throttled
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post Oct 24 2023, 03:29 PM

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Now CelcomDigi also introduces a similar plan
https://www.lowyat.net/2023/309686/celcomdi...-contract-rm99/

But the price is quite higher than U Mobile or Yes
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post Nov 28 2023, 09:17 PM

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QUOTE(Jau @ Nov 28 2023, 08:11 PM)
Hi guys, I’m planing to sign up u home 5g but it’s no provide any router. Can recommend any router that cost between rm200 or max rm300? Coz I just planing to use 1 year, didn’t wish to spend too much money on the router.
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For that budget you will NOT be getting a 5G router
So, you'll have to go with a 4G Router which unlike Yes, U Mobile does allow you to use with 4G so no problem there

Personally I'll go with something from a reputable brand like TP-Link or D-Link and avoid those turbo gt900+++ ones that are kinda sketchy
And maybe also consider Tenda and Mercusys

For that price range, you'll be getting a basic 4g router without any of the fancy features like aggregation for faster speeds
So, realistically, expect roughly 30Mbps as what you will get


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post Nov 29 2023, 12:19 PM

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QUOTE(Lahaha @ Nov 29 2023, 11:49 AM)
Silly question. It says Home but I can bring my router elsewhere to use as well?
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Of course, it has no idea where "home" is
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post Nov 29 2023, 07:31 PM

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QUOTE(Jau @ Nov 29 2023, 05:14 PM)
I found out tplink TL-MR105. It’s suitable for me to use it?
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Will it work? Yes
Will it provide High speeds? No

Expect roughly 30Mbps or worse with it
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post Dec 1 2023, 02:02 PM

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Looks like a new plan is coming

+RM40 for Sooka bundled in

https://www.u.com.my/en/personal/broadband/u-home-5g-sooka
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post Dec 12 2023, 07:12 AM

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QUOTE(lwk523 @ Dec 12 2023, 12:06 AM)
Hi,
I just bought an OEM 5G modem and not sure why I cant get 5G signal even I changed IMEI already.  Is that umobile also check on TTY ?
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What modem did you buy?
U Home 5G shouldn't care about what modem you're using

send a link
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post Dec 12 2023, 10:21 AM

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QUOTE(4WD_er @ Dec 12 2023, 10:12 AM)
OEM 5G modem, if you are talking those price below RM300, most probably they are the 4G LTE modem which has 5G wifi connectivity wink.gif
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I've seen some that says 4G/5G

They don't even support 5Ghz WiFi so there's literally no reason for "5G" to be on the device at all

I think at the very least you need ~RM500 on sale day to get a true 5G router
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post Dec 21 2023, 08:08 PM

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QUOTE(ch1ck3n @ Dec 21 2023, 10:15 AM)
i have got a xiaomi router 3 pro from taobao china directly.

recently i read some ppl say that routers from china downgrade their wireless power compared to other global standards.

Is that true?

i hear so much good things about ac86u, i am not sure how big of a diff compared to my current router
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yes routers from china are not as powerful due to limited transmission power

I cant find a reliable source of info but it seems like china's limit is 100mW and then raised to 200mW later on

while over here our limit is 500mW

(these are for 2.4Ghz bands)

Now, if you live on landed... it may be fine
but if you live in high rise, everyone else with their local routers transmitting at high power is going to drown your router
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post Dec 22 2023, 03:26 PM

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QUOTE(cloudwan @ Dec 1 2023, 04:30 PM)
Difference with subscribing sooka VIP direct with Astro is that paying Rm49.90 get u 3 device (including 1 tv), bundle deal with U Home 5G u only get 2 device (including 1 TV)  hmm.gif  hmm.gif
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Now that the plan has launched, they change it to 3 devices + TV

Also I only saw it in the app but it seems like you can purchase prepaid SIM packs and convert them to U Home 5G now by reloading RM68 and purchasing the plan
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post Jan 2 2024, 10:45 AM

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QUOTE(techiecat @ Jan 1 2024, 04:57 PM)
Gais I just got the Zyxel 3UK (well it is not ori Zyxel for sure) and there seems to be some issues. I bought from a Shopee seller with the guarantee that if not ori can refund. But anyway I don't really care much if ori, u get what u pay for and as long as it works I'm ok.

Currently testing the unit to check its capabilities with my UMobile SIM (normal postpaid cellular).

Problems:

1. Cannot lock on to 5g-NSA ONLY. Only have these options below. What is the point of the 3UK router if it auto switches and I cannot lock to pure 5G??? I have chosen B28 and N78 cos I have no choice. Is this device broken or modified or something?

2. I speedtested and normal Ookla was 450 Mbps. However Cloudflare only gave 258 Mbps (which is maybe considered "true" speed). But on my Samsuck A phone, I could previously get 650 Mbps from the same SIM card. So I effectively lost about 200 Mbps.

Please note that I am right beside a 5G tower. Like maybe less than 100m away. So it's not the tower. Is it possible that speed will reduce during afternoon? My 650Mbps speed was at 3 am lol.

3. I have reason to believe the device given to me is not new. I found scratch marks in the SIM as well as reset slot. Furthermore when I tried to login admin, the default password was denied so I had to hard reset the device. Before the unit was sent to me, the seller said they were "testing" the device before sending. I know this is one way sellers try to hide that it's not a new unit, but I'm not sure if all these things that I noticed make the case that it is a returned unit.  I AM still paying full normal market price even if it is OEM lor.

4. Why are my stats so low? RSRP -54? Shouldnt it be -80? Especially considering I am right beside the tower????? Are the other stats ok?
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So as others have mentioned
1. 4G is needed as well, can't just force 5G
2. 5G, unlike fixed fiber doesn't have a set speed and it's dependant on best effort
So, speeds you get are based on the towers usage
Say, there is a 10Gbps line connecting the tower to the network (just example, not actual line speed)
And there's 100 users connected to it
And say that everyone is downloading at the same time (unrealistic)
That's just 100Mbps for every single person
So, the speeds vary depending on what everyone on the network is doing

Think of it like a giant public WiFi network with a fixed speed that everyone is sharing

*Granted, usually the sharing is not fair, some customers like those on unlimited plans are lower priority

3. You bought a telco branded set meant for another country
Where do you think they get them from?
So yeah, used
And no, you're not paying the full price for it
But it's hard to say what is the original price since basically all of them out there are 3 or EE telco branded units

4. it's a negative number, so lower number is better
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QUOTE(Mashed Potato @ Feb 2 2024, 04:50 PM)
Hi, currently staying in Rivercity Condo in Sentul area.

My rental does not provide Wifi so I plan to take this U Home 5G but still skeptical about it because i dont have a 5G router that can use SIM card.

1. Is U Home 5G good in Sentul area?

2. Any cheap 5G compatible Routers (that work with U Home 5G), preferably below RM200 (hard cap RM300) to recommend?
Need for casual gaming, Youtubing as well as partially working from home.
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1. ultimately you will have to test yourself since it is highly location dependant, where your tower is, what obstacles are in the way
can buy prepaid sim to try
or since u home 5g has no contract can terminate easily

2. not possible to get 5g routers at that price, you can get 4g routers and they will work
but expect slower speeds, around 30Mbps or better depending on modem

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