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look like my question is not answer here.

im out of here.

I've tested it again just now and it seems it the dl speed is back to its normal level but I noticed that my ping latency looks a bit high (consistently above 100ms), why is it so and any idea how to get it below 100ms ?

I am hoping that Amax will be covering Ampang Mewah soon. Could you please help to forward my interest? Thank you very much.

latency depends a lot on how many 'hops' or 'routes' taken how many number of servers in order to reach your data's destination~ we have our own subsea cable that communicates through Taiwan to the rest of the world and when it fails, we route limited data through Singapore and Hong Kong~

latency can be higher if there are congestion at these international channels or congestion at any of the servers doing the routing or any damage on your LAN cable or the communication tower is congested~ it can also be in the form of lower signal, hence, lower link quality or the data server being restricted in the amount of bandwidth that they have, especially on weekends, so that they don't crash easily (or through DDOS attacks)~

to improve latency, the best and easiest way is to improve the signal strength~ try putting your modem near to your window, but encase it with thin plastic to avoid rain~

it's possible but I would not be suitable to help you forward interest in your area due to many requests that I receive and the management would be the one to contact as they are the ones who determine the next coverage area~ the management of Amax should have their own survey and market research on densely populated areas, new housing areas, possible corporate users, etc. in my opinion~

my communications with the management would be 'problems faced' as I believe it is the utmost importance to let them know which area is problematic and what users want to improve~

try to contact Amax at
amaxinfo@asiaspace.com.my
03 - 7726 2629

Sri Petaling and Cheras are having low bandwidth problem~ do note that a complain has reached the marketing and sales manager yesterday afternoon~ slaki, we know u're having good connections~ please be tolerant by not spamming this thread with speedtests that are nothing special~

I stay at Sri Petaling too. Strange, my connection is good. I finished downloading 700MB movie in less than 2 hrs. Which part of Sri Petaling are having low bandwidth problem?
I am having CINR(19,19) in front of the windows facing the base station at the Sri Petaling dam.

How many base station installed at Sri Petaling area? I know one of the base station installed at the Sri Petaling dam.
So, pls face your CPE toward the Sri Petaling dam in order to get good signal.

thanks for your feedback~ I'll test different parts of Sri Petaling as soon as I get back~ sorry for misunderstanding you, my apologies~

Testing early morning, slack, my signal strengh already 55%, do I still need to find a proper location for my modem?

Just did a speedtest on this morning. But streaming on youtube seems slow compared to last week.

anyone in Bandar Kinrara use this ? What is the speed like ?

johnathan, thanks for your feedback, youtube and other real applications tell the real story, there may be some problem in the whole KL instead of just Cheras and Sri Petaling~ I will be going to Klang and PJ areas to meet clients later in the afternoon once I'm back in KL, I will test and report back here~

bandar kinrara I tested last week at a colleague's house, simply excellent~ simply because the base station is up about 2 weeks~ 2 weeks old, low congestion

wow, the download speed back to full speed, great ping too, just the upload speed abit

Amax technicians work on Sat & Sun too~ maybe the problem is fixed~ if anyone else have their bandwidth back to normal, please report in~ thank you~

I tested many places in my house and i found out that i get the best signal strength at my room's window. Of course, if i place the CPE outside my house, which is the balcony without roof facing the Sri Petaling dam get the maximum strength, ie. CINR(22,22) or CINR(23,23).

If you are using usb modem, the only way to get good signal is sit nearer to the windows.
If you are using CPE, try to place it nearer to the windows. As i mentioned b4, face it to the base station direction will get the strongest signal strength.

When i first subscribed to Amax in October, 2008, i am one of the early subscriber at Sri Petaling area. The only place that have strongest signal strength is my room which is facing the base station at Sri Petaling dam.
Nowaday, i think Amax has installed more base station and whole Sri Petaling area is covered, no matter front or back of your house. So, i guess as long as it is nearer the window will get good signal strength.
Am i right, sexualpower?

Determine the best signal strength place in your house and connect the wireless router to the CPE so that you can surf net or download at any location in your house.

thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom~ very accurate information indeed~

sexualpower,

Thanks for the info. Actually my modem is not too far away from the window (2m away) and I could actually see the tower through my room's window. Will give it a try to see there is any difference by placing the modem right next to the window.

no problem~

I got back to Sri Petaling and tested a few of the modems here and the bandwidth is still problematic~ getting good numbers on local speedtest but low bandwidth~ I am starting to think that it may be torrents and direct downloads as I use these to test~