plan to sign up wireless bb soon, and still undecided on which bb to sign.
just wan to ask all the users here. does the 1.5GB package sufficient for daily web surfing and also for facebook game? i normally play the fb poker nia.

thanks.

ok, thanks.. will borrow maxis n celcom from fren n test out the connection at my hse nxt week.

hi everyone..
i just borrow the maxis bb from my fren. when i plug it into my nb (win7), it will detect it and 2 drive will appear on my nb.
inside one of the drive, there is the installation for the maxis device.
once the installation has been completed, my nb will then try to detect the device again
this will keep on going like forever. when i try to click on the maxis shortcut, it will launch the GUI but then give error like hardware not detected or something.
I try to reboot the nb and same problem.

i have tested this on another nb (win xp) and pc (win xp), all with same results.

anyone have any idea what i'm doing wrong here? thanks.

if not mistaken, my fren said that the modem did come with a CD. do i need to install with the CD instead?

this is what i did for all the 2 notebook and 1 pc. I am using admin account to install it.

1. Plug in the device and system will detect it. then 2 drive will appear. one drive cannot be access 1, the other can access. inside it, there is the installation files.
2. Install the maxis files and once it's completed, a shortcut for maxis will appear on the desktop. after that, it will try to detect the hardware again for some times. i did left it running for more than 15mins and nothing change.
3. Cannot tahan, restart nb/pc and plug in the device (nothing happen and it won't detect it anymore, so the 2 drive earlier doesn't appear again). When i click on the maxis shortcut, it will give an error.. something like hardware not available.
4. Remove the installation.
5. Plug in the device, and it will detect it again and the 2 drive appear back. do the installation again and it completed successfully like earlier.
6. After that, it will still trying to detect the device after that.

Btw, me and my gf are both IT ppl, and we still cant get it works..
we tested on 3 diff nb/pc with same results...
hope u can understand what i'm sayin..

juz now, i borrow celcom one from my fren. plug in the device and install the software. after installation completed, it will ask not to remove the device. then the system will detect the device another time and after that i can straight use it.

This post has been edited by shadow111: Mar 22 2010, 05:30 PM

i tested without using any usb extender/etc.
didn't manage to test out the step you provided as i have to return back the device to my fren.
if wan to borrow again, hv to wait till nxt week dy..

oh well.. i tested celcom bb yesterday.. connection not that good at my hse..
not sure whether it's cause by the weather or not as it's very cloudy with occasional drizzle..

alrdy decided to subscribe the maxis later since it comes with 7 days return policy.
hopefully, the connection is good enough at my hse to surf net/etc.

doesn't yr speed get throttle once u hit 3gb? or r u the lucky few with un-throttle speed?

i just got my own maxis.. i try installation again.
the setup wizard completed successfully. but then, it fail for device driver software installation.
I'm using win7. anyone have any success using it in win7?

hey guys.. just call to the maxis center regarding my problem.
according to them, i need to install some patch for my win 7.
they said will send it to my mail, but till now.. i still hvn't receive it.

anyone here know where i can get these patches?
thanks.

shit.. even after install the patch, it still cant works..
even try on my hse pc (win xp sp2).. also cannot works..

This post has been edited by shadow111: Mar 23 2010, 11:18 PM

oh shit.. guess i hv to try the installation on other ppl pc/nb to verify this.
if not, hv to go maxis center dy.. such a hassle..

thanks man. will try this out. hopefully it can works.

seem like this is the update for the firmware. can i do this as i am still on the trial period?
scared later if i cancel time, they said i void the contract/etc

This post has been edited by shadow111: Mar 24 2010, 08:32 AM

Call the support center again this morning.
Told her that after apply the win7 patch, it still cant works.
then tell her again the whole story..

I am able to install the software and after the installation completed, my nb will try to detect the modem to install the driver.
then it will give the error below after some time.



then she ask me to open msconfig and disable all startup program. I tell her, i'm using company nb, so cannot disable them due to access control n security policy set on the nb.

then she ask to check whether got proxy setup for IE or not. i say got. then she said cannot help me as i need to remove proxy or something first. I was like WTF. this got nothing to do with my problem at all.

Then i also lazy to argue with her. i ask her, if update my firmware from the maxis self help page, will it void my modem/etc?
she said wont.. so i just update my firmware and the dashboard software. After that reinstall the modem again.

This time, it manage to install it.



just now tested it and it's working now. will test it out later at home to see whether the line is stable and coverage is ok or not..

Thanks to cybpsych for his help on the self help page..

i call this number for the maxis customer service 1-800-82-2000

how do i check how much bandwidth that i have used? any site/page to view all this info?

i just sign up this package. let me give you a clearer pic.. pls correct me if i'm wrong..

when you sign up, u need to pay upfront rm150 and they will deduct rm30 for the next 5 months.
let say you sign up the rm48 package. then you just need to pay rm18 only for the first 5 months.
actually for the first 5 months, u still are paying rm48 each month, just that u already paying up-front rm150, so they deduct rm30 each month from there.
the maxis ppl told me that if i were to terminate the line anytime, i dun hv to give back the modem, but the rm150 upfront is not refundable.

thanks for yr help too.. they can save user like us a lots of hassle if they straight ask us to update the firmware.
for those who are facing same problem like me. you won't be able to flash the firmware from the problem nb/pc since the firmware update software will need to detect the device first.

in order for it to works, you need to have the broadband device working first on other pc. I did manage to install it on my w2k workstation.
from there, i upgrade the firmware and the install on my problematic win7 nb.

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Added on March 24, 2010, 1:39 pmany benefit if we update the latest driver?

This post has been edited by shadow111: Mar 24 2010, 01:39 PM

how to check the current version that i hv?

found it.. it's C:\Program Files\Maxis Broadband\Driver\release notes.txt

lol.. any significant change that u notice after the upgrade?