Hi - i've just signed up for 1.2MB in Setapak, in case anyone's interested here's a review to share a comparison of my current 1MB TMNet line versus P1's 1.2 MB w1MAX.

http://blog.cglow.com/?p=137

No most of my friends are obviously on streamyx. There is a forumer near my place who says he is happy with the speed as well and agrees on the need for good modem placement. He experiences slowdowns at night, which i don't so far.

This is my simple take :

1) UNHAPPY Streamyx subscriber - getting speeds below 1Mb/s
Try it out. You have 15 days to give it back. to taste the pie you might stand to loose RM50 in admin charges.
This is me. If TM had a 2MB line closer to ~100 i might be willing to pay. so my decision is simply on whether to pay RM10 more better speed on W1MAX 1.2M. There's why there's no verdict

2) HAPPY Streamyx subscriber
What the heck are you doing in this forum ?
But seriously if you're in a new area with new infra speeds can be pretty good. So you might be happy going for TMNet for a new line.

The rest of the considerations like 20GB cap are really on technicalities. Although i realize it's got an effect on me coz i've slowed down on my torrents but recently realizing there's a cap i'm downloading like crazy. human nature no?

No ISPs nowadays will not have in their T&Cs some form of fair use or bandwidth capping disclaimer. What they'll do to cap you or if there really is a cap i'll need to find out myself or maybe wait for some other forumers to confirm it. Although i have to agree that even for me without an active torrent lifestyle, youtube itself can be a real sucker and 20G/month if insufficient. But maybe they were thinking of the more casual surfers, which if you think rationally, is quite a bit.

BTW i took W1MAX 1 year contract at RM99 instead of RM89 because i am certain the landscape and price will change soon. 2 years if i'm still at these speeds at the same price i'll be terribly disappointed.

I am experiencing the same problem in Setapak. When it's good it's good when it dies oh my i'm replying to a forum on streamyx now
Anyway i called them up it's true it's down, they claim that it's the heavy rain. I don't think rain can screw up WIMAX radio-waves maybe their towers.

Stay tuned. 10 days left to get my money back.

WIMAX junkies , some late night thoughts before i zzzz :

http://blog.cglow.com/?p=342

anyways here's a tip i found out with my (ex)modem.
if you have problems with signal strength, try to place the modem face down, ie: with the ethernet cables power port facing downwards.
you might need a book or something. The reason is that the ceiling reflection makes it stronger.

hope that helps for some of you with signal issues.