am i discussin edge? what for im postin on dg broadband ....im stayin at jalan meru la bro ...when i check the coverage, only setia alam has been covered ...my bad..but just gamble n im quite supprised that my house at jalan meru oso got dg 3g coverage...

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Added on April 22, 2009, 9:55 pmwe are on dg broadband thread la bro...
on edge may be will get around 20-30kpbs oni...



This post has been edited by zwanvedder: Apr 22 2009, 09:55 PM

bro, my place is bdr tasik selatan. out of digi 3g coverage maps @digi website.
since my modem detected digi (3G), i decided hv a try - explorer RM58 plan.

speed i get DL 1.2Mbps UL 500kbps, always
UL speed is amazing, video call smooth smooth

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Added on April 22, 2009, 10:28 pmfor ur info, speed stated is real browsing speed by my internet meter, not plug from speedtest.net


This post has been edited by mac.tay: Apr 22 2009, 10:28 PM

Ohhh My mY, i am getting confused.. LOL

since you said 130-140kbps... that was why i was asking were you on edge (errrr.. lain pulak bunyi).

should you have stated 130-140KB/s then i would know you were on digi broadband. The diff is the "B"

anyway, glad to hear that you re on broadband speed.. so that means, i might get that speed too
since my coverage area is near..

on edge - we will get around 20KB/s-30KB/s not 20kbps (that is even worse than dial up (56k),
cause 1KB/s = 8kbps (right all sifu here?.)

My steam is currently downloading server at 42-48KB/s = 336-384kbps which to me is the right speed since i am on Celcom Broadband Prepaid with 3G speed only

This post has been edited by talrasha: Apr 22 2009, 11:45 PM

Where did you get this console? Can share with me?

Yes, on Digi Broadband (WCDMA/HSDPA) I can achieve a very real 100-150KB/s transfer rate (1+ Mbps)! Thats like so much better than on my Streamyx line. Although I can achieve 800kbps on speedtest.net, download is usually a hit and miss due to the traffic shaping. Some downloads can achieve 80-90KB/s but others are 20-30KB/s. With Digi, all of them can be downloaded at a consistent 90-100KB/s on average. Very happy with this consistent service performance.

I hope Digi will maintain as such. I like when people don't impose rules and restrictions on services like traffic shaping. Traffic shaping and other similar mechanism are so 'destroying the market'. It prevents market innovation and cause progress to stagnant.

This post has been edited by davidmak: Apr 22 2009, 11:20 PM

davidmak,

Yeah.. hope Digi will maintain its two-thumbs-up portfolio. Been happy with digi edge unlimited and been waiting for so long for Digi Broadband.

And i hope to in a not-so-distant future, Digi will offer 3G on its mobile services.

That speed mentioned by you, just makes me drool

this week my modem only can get hspa... after checking.. my modem got problem liao need go to huawei warranty it.. donwlonad untill modem cannot tahan... hahhaa

so wat are u waitin for...time to change

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Added on April 23, 2009, 8:53 amwat modem are u using bro...mine Sieraa Wireless Usb 875u, using it almost 1year++ n still steady..oso kow-kow donlod...

This post has been edited by zwanvedder: Apr 23 2009, 08:53 AM

Yes agreed. Although I am very happy with Digi Broadband (WCDMA/HSDPA) but when in areas without these coverage naturally the modem will fall back to EDGE. At these EDGE speeds, the speed is very very slow for me. Its more like dial-up modem speed. However, I see people very happy with DiGi Edge. What kind of data rate should I be expecting on EDGE?

My average download on EDGE is only around 6-9KB/s (20-80kbps). Loading Facebook is extremely slow and even slower than on Streamyx's suckiest day. In my house, there are several interior location where reception is bad and the modem will fall back to EDGE. Probably its a 'blackhole' hahahaha! Anyway, is there a way to keep the modem locked on WCDMA/HSDPA? The reception at these areas are usually 1-2 bars. It work fine but the modem will soon fall back to EDGE.

Set your modem to detect WCDMA only network.
It's inside the network settings.

when i was using edge.. simple download (like downloading applications like CCleaner).. i would get true edge speed (15-25KB/s). And i made it a habit of not running other internet-related programs while downloading. At least if i had to, i would open 2-3 pages while downloading (upgrading i-tunes while surfing web 2-3 pages, i would get 10-18KB/s). On average, 15-22KB/s. More than 22 like 26 or 27.. i would be happy . less than 10.. aint good, though sometimes, certain sites seem to be the culprit. Though i believe, edge could be higher than what is being offered. These are all my readings for almost 2 years on edge at Taman Maluri.

I ve never used modem, all using Nokia phones since sim card is attached to my phone lines and makes em easy for me to be really on the go. 6630, 5500 Sport, N80 and N82. ( i prefer Nokia since their Pc suite is easier for me to configure than SE). Using 5500 i didnt get true speed of edge since it was only class 10 edge speed. N82 wins over with class 32 edge speed (plus 3.5g ready).

Even on edge, my bitcomet (errr... my brother used em.. lol) i would get a constant 10KB/s and if downloading while sleep.. i ll get 17-25KB/s

Facebook, by nature is a bit slow, but not to the point of extremely slow. But then again, maybe, you are used to 3g/3.5g speed, thus edge speed is unbearable to you. I, on the other hand, has been living on edge speed, thus 3g or anything higher is like... OH MY... Ooooo La La!! lol Basically, you should get a speed of 10-25 with 15.16.17.18 being on average. Normal surfing, 2-3 pages open simultaneously, faster that way. You tube.. aha? dont expect the click n play.

Zwanvedder,

i might... i might... , time for a change. huhu.. We will see how things turn out

Maybe I am different here. I had slow loading Facebook page on Celcom broadband D98 but have faster loading page on DiGi EDGE.

Well, maybe that time Celcom was having maintenance problem, you know they have endless of maintenance.

Anyway, I'm happy for my DiGi EDGE. Wanna try out DiGi 3G when I'll be in PJ area in June but I cannot only afford the cheapest package but with 3GB FUP. Oh well, maybe I'll just stick with DiGi EDGE since I'm a D' Campus subscriber and I only pay RM 25/month for unlimited DiGi EDGE.

This post has been edited by fruitie: Apr 23 2009, 12:47 PM

Great, I didn't know about that. Thanks very much!



Hmm... based on what you said, probably my modem isn't Class 10 and less competent with proper EDGE modems/phones. I using Digi's modem here, the Huawei E219.

http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatmenus/
bro, free status menu for mac OSX

Digi Broadband Discover Plan
RM58 3GB

1 byte = 1024 bit
1 KB = 1048,576 bit
1 MB = 1073,741,824 bit
1 GB = 8589,934,592 bit
3 GB = 25,769,803,776 bit

Average download rate 700 kbps = 700, 000 bit/sec

Time taken to download 3GB of stuff = 25769,803,776 / 700,000 = 36,814 seconds
36814 sec = 10 hours

Therefore the 700kbps can last for first 10hrs only?

Is the above calculation correct??
After 10hours the speed get choking???

Perhaps you can consider going for the RM108 package since you were on a Celcom D98 plan before.

not really...after 10hrs u r stil under da same speed BUT u r now being charged 15cents/10MB until yr bill reach RM138 get ready 2 burn yr pocket..

This post has been edited by cardin: Apr 23 2009, 04:21 PM

chocking speed? u can hav the same speed but need to pay as per usage capped at rm138 per month

After 3GB, u will still be running at the avg speeds of 700/200 till u reach ur max cap at RM138
After RM138, throttled to EDGE speeds

I'll consider that. My internship allowance is only RM 800.

Is there anyway to let it cap at RM 58.00 or everyone is expected to use more than RM 58.00?

bro pls recalculate~...

1Byte = 8bit
1kB = 8,192bit
1MB = 8,338,608bit
1GB = 8,589,934,592bit
3GB = 25,769,803,776bit

Average download rate 700 kbps = 716,800 bit/sec

Time taken to download 3GB of stuff = 25769,803,776 / 716,800 = 35,951 seconds
35,951 sec = 10 hours

huhu yup.. you the 10hours correct