Hey guys =)

Me and my wife are moving to Penang (from Europe, Finland!) in like 3 weeks. We'll most likely be staying at Sunny Ville Condomium for about 6 months. Now I've been browsing all these Malaysian ISPs and it seems 2mbps is the maximum you get on Penang. Is PenangFON the best and the cheapest for 2mbps? It sure looks that way! Is Bittorrent or some other service blocked, etc? How's the installation, they say it's one-time RM40 and RM80 for the installation. Can I do it myself? I mean they obviously might have to hook up some connections in the apartment but I can plug my own pc in for sure How long is their delivery time?

It's all weird to me, in Finland the normal internet for most active internet users would be 8/1mbps with a free WLAN router when you sign up and no charges except the monthly payment. No long term subscriptions either, you pay on a montly basis and can cancel whenever you wanna. And no blocked services, can d/l all you want on torrent and other "warez" related progs.

On another subject, what's the best cellphone service provider on Penang? I'm bringing my own phone (Nokia 5140), so all I need is the SIM card. Prepaid is ok too, everything goes as long as it's cheap and no long term contracts. My wife has the same thing going on and we'll mostly be calling each other and then our friends back in Finland every now and then. What would be the best for us?

Thanks in advance!!

Leo

yes..penang fon is the best ISP in Penang and cheapest......u can't install it yourself since penang fon using the FTTH method which mean fiber to home. u don't need modem..just need network card and router if u want to share connection between your pc at home...yup...bittorent is not blocked but throttled...

the best cellphone provider in Penang will be Celcom. but Maxis is great too and i recommend u using MAxis...

Hey there. Its great to see a Finnish folks. I hope you'll enjoy your stay in Malaysia.

Penang is a nice place to be in. The main problem is the internet connectivity. You'll find the maximum speed the consumer can get is 1Mbps or 2Mbps at the most. Apart from that the connection isn't that smooth. You'll find some hiccups along but then you'll learn to bear with it and yes the connection isn't as great as in Finland and in Sweden. I've been to those places back in 1999/2000.

As for your second question , Well I would choose Celcom 3G personally. Its one of the best provider in Malaysia. On top of that you can pay RM 68 for their unlimited data package. I recommend you to go for Unlimited 3G/HSDPA/DATA as there is no any form of contracts or so. So you may just cancel it

Thanks guys =)

We'll be taking PenangFON then, cos right now we're feeling we want the cellphones prepaid. Basically the internet is cool at 2mbps for me, what I hate is constant disconnecting, terrible response times etc. You know when it takes 30 seconds for Google to load the search page and so. I mean I probably will not be doing that much downloading (I'm on a holiday in Asia! Why sit around on the computer=) but I just want the stuff I'm checking out (my regular sites, uploading photos to our album, reading/writing email) etc to be easily accessable. Also I can't rely on my cellphone always being there when my wife wants to go www, so the connection can't be via cellphone. I won't play online games (CS, WoW) or anything especially not on a laptop so ping milliseconds and that stuff don't matter to me , I just want it to work and be reliable and cheap.

About the prepaid cellphone packages, Celcom had some X-something thing...it looked ok but I'm looking for comparisons. Anything else you could recommend?

Oh and Prasys, where were you in Finland and Sweden and why would you come to Finland in the first place? Studying? ;-)

Go for PenangFON.No doubt it's the best option for you.
symmetrical 2mbps is for international connection and if you access local servers it'll give you speeds in access of about 25-30mbps with ftps and torrents.
Here's proof:
http://speedtest.net/global.php?continent=...1054&city=32985
The result shows 32mbps.
Fastest isp in South East Asia which even Singapore can't compete due to P2P restrictions there.Torrent bandwidth in Singapore is controlled but not PenangFON.

For mobile since you're from Finland, you should have heard of Telenor.Over here in Malaysia Telenor owns DiGi therefore you would want a Scandinavian telco which could offer you good links back to your country as well as roaming. DiGi prepaid plans are the best in Malaysia which fits your short term requirement, no contracts required but they'll need only your passport for registration purposes.You can use your phone as backup as well with EDGE from DiGi and data downloads becomes unlimited once you hit RM149, thereon it becomes like your broadband no volume charges.

I know Finland does not have a regional telco in Scandinavia.They have a major telco equipment manufacturer which is Nokia though.

you need to check whether penangfon serves sunnyville or not. but the service is very good, by the way.

Residential Package

For Non-Landed Properties (Condominiums/Apartments):
Ethernet-To-The-Home Broadband (ETTH)
2 Mbps Upload/Download Unlimited Internet Access

Monthly fee of only RM60.00 for unlimited access @ 2Mbps
2Mbps Download / Upload
3 months deposit
Minimum subscription of 6 months period
Speed of service is on best effort basis
One time Service Activation Fee of RM40.00, and Installation Charges _of RM80.00
Scalable from 2Mbps to 100Mbps/1Gbps (1,000Mbps) and ready for_upgrade

For Land Properties (Houses):
Fiber-To-The-Home Broadband (FTTH)
2 Mbps Upload/Download Unlimited Internet Access

Monthly fee of only RM60.00 for unlimited access @ 2Mbps
2Mbps Download / Upload
3 months deposit
Minimum subscription of 6 months period
Speed of service is on best effort basis
One time Service Activation Fee of RM40.00, and Installation Charges of RM80.00
Media Converter for RM450
Scalable from 2Mbps to 1Gbps (1,000Mbps) and ready for upgrade

Business Package

Ethernet-To-The-Office Broadband (ETTO)
Small Business Access 2 Mbps Unlimited Internet Access

2 Mbps Upload/Download Unlimited Internet Access
Dynamic IP
Setup fee of RM150
Monthly fee of RM150
Speed of service is on best effort basis
Minimum subscription of 1 year
Scalable from 2Mbps to 100Mbps/1Gbps (1,000Mbps) and ready for upgrade

Fiber-To-The-Office Broadband (FTTO)
Small Business Access 2 Mbps Unlimited Internet Access

2 Mbps Upload/Download Unlimited Internet Access
Dynamic IP
Setup fee of RM800 (inclusive of Media Converter)
Monthly fee of RM150
Speed of service is on best effort basis
Minimum subscription of 1 year
Scalable from 2Mbps to 1Gbps (1,000Mbps) and ready for upgrade


Business Network 2 Mbps Unlimited Internet Access (1 IP)

2 Mbps Upload/Download Unlimited Internet Access with 1 IP.
1 Static IP
Setup fee of RM800 (inclusive of Media Converter)
Monthly fee of RM450
Speed of service is on best effort basis
Minimum subscription of 1 year
Scalable from 2Mbps to 1Gbps (1,000Mbps) and ready for upgrade


Business Network 2 Mbps Unlimited Internet Access (5 IPs)

2 Mbps Upload/Download Unlimited Internet Access with 5 IPs
5 Static IPs
Setup fee of RM800 (inclusive of Media Converter)
Monthly fee of RM900
Speed of service is on best effort basis
Minimum subscription of 1 year
Scalable from 2Mbps to 1Gbps (1,000Mbps) and ready for upgrade

Current Available Area For Residential.

Ready for service

ALPINE TOWER
AQUARIUS APARTMENTS
AZURIA CONDOMINIUM
BELLISA COURT
DESA AIRMAS CONDO
DESA ALOR VISTA
DESA BELLA
DESA BUKIT JAMBUL
DESA EMBUN EMAS
DESA GOLF
DESA PALMA
DESA PULAU TIKUS
DESA TANJONG
EDGECUMBE HOUSE
E-PARK CONDOMINIUM
GAMBIER HEIGHTS
GOLD COAST RESORT CONDOMINIUM
GURNEY BEACH RESORT CONDOMINIUM
GURNEY PARK CONDO
GURNEY VILLE
JERMA COURT
KONDO BERJAYA
LAVINIA APARTMENT
LEADER GARDEN
MAHSURI APARTMENTS (M3, M4, M5)
MENARA ASAS APARTMENTS
MIAMI GREEN
MIDLANDS CONDO
MILLENNIUM TOWER
MUTIARA VILLA CONDOMINIUM
N-PARK CONDOMINIUM
OCEAN VIEW
PANGSAPURI DELIMA (PULAU TIKUS)
PANGSAPURI DESA PERMAI INDAH
PARK AVENUE
PARKVIEW TOWERS
PERMAI RIA
RELAU INDAH
SEAVIEW GARDEN
SILVERTON CONDO
SRI GOLDEN BAY
SRI PERDANA
SRI YORK CONDOMINIUM
SUNNY VILLE CONDOMINIUM
TAMAN ALOR VISTA
TAMAN BUNGA MERAH
TAMAN DESA RELAU 2
TAMAN JUBILEE (BEGONIA/GARCINIA) 27 & 29
TAMAN JUBILEE BLK 36 & 38
TAMAN KRISTAL (MT. ERSKINE)
TAMAN PEKAKA 33
TANJUNG PARK CONDO
THE REEF
THE REGENCY CONDOMINIUM
TIARA VIEW
VANDA BUSINESS PARK
VILLA CONDO
VILLA EMAS CONDOMINIUM
VISTA CONDOMINIUM

Work in Progress
GREENLANE HEIGHTS BLOCK E1
GURNEY PALACE
HORIZON TOWER
KINGFISHER APARTMENT
MEWAH COURT
NIPAH EMAS
TAMAN BUKIT BENDERA
11 GURNEY

Waiting for Approval
72 SCOTLAND PARK
ARCADIA
ASWAN APARTMENT/8 BIRCH ROAD
BAYSHORE APARTMENTS
BELLA VISTA
BELLEVUE APARTMENT
BIRCH COURT
BJ COURT CONDO
CANTONMENT COURT
CENTURY BAY
CENTURY PARK
COASTAL TOWER
CONCORDIA COURT
COSTA VILLA CONDO
DAMAI VILLA/28 LOGAN ROAD
DANAURIA
DESA ACACIA
DESA BISTARI BLOCKS A & B
DESA BUNGA
DESA DAYA
DESA MAS
DESA MELOR
DESA PELANGI
DESA SAMUDRA
EDGECUMBE COURT
FESTIVAL APARTMENT
FOREST FIELD
GREENLANE HEIGHTS BLOCK A
GREENLANE HEIGHTS BLOCK B
GREENLANE HEIGHTS BLOCK C
GREENLANE HEIGHTS BLOCK G
GRAND VIEW
GURNEY VILLA
HALAMAN AREKA
HALAMAN KRISTAL
HALAMAN TERATAI
INDAH RIA
KRYSTAL VILLA
LAHAT COURT
LAKESIDE TOWERS
LOGAN VILLE
MARINA BAY BLOCK A & C
MARINA BAY BLOCK B
MARINA TOWER (RATU MUTIARA)
MARINA TOWER (RELAU)
MAWAR APARTMENT
MELATI APARTMENTS
MENARA KUDA LARI
MIDLANDS COURT
MUTIARA HEIGHTS
NO 1 PESIARAN GURNEY
NOBLE VILLA
PARK AVENUE
PEIRCE PALACE
PORTA MAS
PRECIOUS COURT
REGENCY HEIGHTS
SEA RANGE TOWER
SERENE APARTMENT
SRI CONCORDIA
SRI PANGKOR CONDO
SRI PINANG
SYMPHONY PARK
TAMAN KHENG TIAN
TAMAN TANJUNG
TAMAN TEGOH
TANJUNG PURA
THE ASCOT
THE COVE
THE STRAITS REGENCY
TWIN TOWERS
U-GARDEN
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
UNIVERSITY PLACE CONDOMINIUM
VILLA BATU BUKIT
VILLA INDAH APARTMENT
VILLA SAUJANA
VILLAMAS
WELL COURT
WESTLANDS COURT

Their facing problem with most building managements in the "Waiting for Approval" list. Penang fon lays their optic cables outside the telekom riser. So make the building become messy. Most building managements cannot approve.

for RM50 i can cappped ur 2 mbps to 8mbps... interested?.. PM me..

I'm actually new to this particular thread and I would just like to ask if what was posted by this forumer was only meant for Penang and not any other state in Malaysia. Thank you.

It is still alive.

dam.. what da fck bump necro thread ?

My place only have PenangFON, thats why no unifi or time that come offer their services at my apartment..anyone habe experience? Im still using 8mbps streamyx

Their service is pretty unreliable previously with frequent outage. Certain condo is better so you have to ask around.

there also TIME that trying to get into our apartment because i noticed that they put registration form behind PenangFON fliers in management office,i did call the TIME person incharge, he said that its all depends to our management side to give permission to install time into our building, if granted, they will take months also to install but i can wait. So, in the end, its our management that have the power to let them in..PenangFON been in our apartment since 2years back..xD

This post has been edited by udin901: Aug 15 2017, 03:35 PM

I have been with Streamyx for 2 years. Now contract is about to expiring. I was considering to switch to PenangFON for the time being while waiting for TIME to install their infrastructure at the apartment where I am staying. I believe is going to take months if not years to do that.

Searched over Google for PenangFon not much info is available. I am a bit worry after switch to PenangFON got a lot problem. At least Streamyx is so far very stable and reliable.

Just used it for over little 1 month plus. When is up and running, everything was okay. When you have service outrage, you can do nothing but wait. On average, it down for 2 times/month (4 hours and above). as of this writing, the Internet is down more 10 hours for the day since 12PM until now and still counting. Email their customer service no response. The only thing you can expect an email from them was "service is up, kindly restart your router".

Streamyx is way better. 2 times down over the course of 2 years. Well done.