free speed upgrade 2023 applicable to new install and existing subscribers until 4th October.

Change account from 5th October AND still hoping to get permanent upgrade is a gamble.

can check post-install summary pdf in email afterward.

your modem got WAN fibre interface?

probably you are referring to me.
and no, the ONR does not hang in bridge mode.
I dislike the bridge mode because i have no way to access the user interface after it is switched to. i don't like to "lose control" of a device when it was "previously" accessible.

plus for a 2Gbps set up, it's a lose situation when using it as bridge-only. all the RJ45 ports are 1Gbps, that means your downstream PPPoE will only be able to push sub-optimal payload below 1Gbps when you consider IP transport headers.

@9:57am, Penang Bridge 1 island-bound.

Saw a Unifi contractor on motorcyle stopped by the emergency stop area to check his phone.
On his back is a black rucksack - not backpack - taller than the helmet on his head.

I hazard a guess - He is probably performing "J&T" to at least 10 subscribers 😅 maybe more.

Hardworking for us! Show some appreciation by offering them cold (packet) drink when they visit our premise.

already experimented twice - out of curiosity - to use back old ZTE ONU when I upgrade 500Mbps to 1Gbps, and when i upgrade to 2Gbps.
the old ZTE ONU can still work when used pre-Ultra set up with ASUS router, but for 2Gbps it will be a waste since the ONU port is 1Gbps.

the ultra ONR, when i tested it, can have 3 modes
• GPON router (PPPoE dialer, WiFi, VoIP port)
• RG router (PPPoE dialer, WiFi)
• GPON bridge (the usual BTU/ONT/ONU/so-called-modem, with VoIP port)

Your set-up, instead of turning the ONR into a dumb BTU/ONT/ONU/so-called-modem,
is using bridge mode instead of PPPoE dialler, correct?

Deco M9 Plus spec is 2*Gigabit RJ45.
Using it as pure mesh access point, so confirm no fancy filter or anti malware or childcare nursery whatever.

When I upgraded to 1Gbps, I executed the built-in speed test. It barely surpasses 500Mbps. Further research on net found complains from users all over the world.
M9 Plus confirm crippled. Intentional or not from factory is not the point.

So M4 might also be crippled.

i was using ASUS Dual-WAN 1:1 round-robin. Manage to get up to 1.75Gbps/750Mbps, give or take. I think limited due to local exchange and congestion, so i am not gussy to milk every drop.

Anyway, already sold off my ASUS RT-AX86U to a ktard. I found the ultra ONR is stable enough to deal with ~2Gbps without much fuss. I got a 3rd unit of the ONR when I upgrade to 2Gbps, so I have 3 units altogether which I can later deploy in wider mesh mode if need to; hopefully will still be reliable. For now I disable the EasyMesh function.

I moved all M9 Plus to my other house with Maxis 500Mbps sub.

For Unifi 2Gbps, I found the ultra ONR single unit to be reliable enough. Keeping additional 2 ONR units as cold spare or to deploy wider mesh if need to in future.

stop using fast.com for speed testing.

fast.com is netflix.
it's optimised for testing netflix experience.

what you should look forward to when doing speed test is the speed between you and local ISP itself.
since we're on unifi, test against unifi speed test server.

logically, if you CAN'T get your subscribed speed even within your own ISP network, then that is something to complain about.

testing outside of your own ISP will introduce a lot more variables and less reliable to pinpoint where your issue is. let say you test against server of another local ISP and cannot get your subscribed speed; so where do you want to point finger at? your ISP? the other ISP? local IX?

if you test against fast.com by netflix, which itself is not an ISP to begin with, don't know how far and how many networks hops you had to jump over lorrr....

inb4 cocain

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both Asus and Deco (selected models) have built-in Ookla speed testers.

He said Built-in speedtest. that will be from the Deco node that is direct-attach to router. Not a wireless issue with having to reposition.

This post has been edited by Oltromen Ripot: Oct 9 2023, 02:29 PM

they don't think you are a scammer.

rather, you are the one being scammed!
this is TM that we speak of after all; who will believe TM can be so generous? nobody!

yeah. until today i cannot believe TM is gonna gift "a token of appreciation". ...

at least those 800Mbps-ers can sigh in relief that the scam is already out in open for them: free speed upgrade 2023 not gonna happen to them!

it's about testing what your line is capable of.
so what if it is rigged to prioritise traffic?
the important thing is to test the maximum limit of what you line can carry.
even if the test server rigged as alleged to send 10Gbps exclusive just to your device, if your physical line and equipment itself degraded can support only 85Mbps, it won't be able to get further than that.

if fast.com says my line can only support 81Mbps - really, not joke.
is it really that is the limit of my 2Gbps?
so what if TM rigged (or not) Seberang Jaya speed test server to boost speed tests?
The upper limit of my 2Gbps is still 1.75Gbps/750Mbps.

again, we need to change our mindset on why we use speed test.
• we need to understand that it is to test the maximum limit of what our lines can carry. it is not an indicator that each and every connection we make will be minimum such and such speed as per speed test.
• even if ISP prioritise (or your lingo, "rig"), it can never go above the limit of what your line can carry.

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again i iterate.
stop using fast.com to cry that your individual line sucks or great.

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it's like this.

3 of us buy same proton model of vehicle.
all of us get same speedometer maxed at 200km/h for example.

we go to "approved" race course, and found out that individually,
each of our engines and vehicles will max out at different speed, due to a variation of factors affecting it. maybe race track itself. even if manufacturer give a boost rigging the racetrack, however that is, all of us will be affected the same. we still can't get over the physical limitation of our individual engines and vehicles. if you are so badly affected, at least can raise a complain and work on remedy.

now suddenly you want to use result from different racetrack... how do we even begin to compare? his car hit this limit. her car hit this limit. that car hit a different limit. and it is so wildly different, reduced or increased from the norm. should you complain. should you keep quiet.

i mean, when i see people brag or complain about their fast.com result saying this ISP is too great or that ISP suck big time, ... really frustrating because your understanding of why you do speed test is different from why i do speed test.

you ... didn't get the joke.

abang, the "free speed upgrade 2023" is a scam for you 800Mbps-ers.

... because you are getting upgraded in 2024. read that not-so-eligible notice again.