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Latest Unifi Coverage in Penang [Early 2012]

Published on March 10, 2012 in Unifi. 0 Comments

Latest list of unifi coverage by early of 2012. Butterworth still not yet in the list. Hope its gonna be covered by year end.

PANGSAPURI PESONA( TAMAN PAUH JAYA) – SEBERANG JAYA
PANGSAPURI IDAMAN – SEBERANG JAYA
JALAN PMTG NIBONG – SEBERANG JAYA
JALAN KURAU – SEBERANG JAYA
TAMAN SUTERA PRIMA – SEBERANG JAYA
TAMAN PAUH – SEBERANG JAYA
LENGKUK TENGGIRI – SEBERANG JAYA
TAMAN PAUH JAYA – SEBERANG JAYA
TAMAN PAUH JAYA – SEBERANG JAYA
TAMAN SERI AROWANA – SEBERANG JAYA
TAMAN BELIMBING – BUKIT TENGAH
TAMAN BUKIT MINYAK FASA 1 – BUKIT TENGAH
TAMAN KOTA PERMAI – BUKIT TENGAH
TAMAN LANGSAT – BUKIT TENGAH
APARTMENT LIMAU MANIS – BUKIT TENGAH
TAMAN DELIMA JATI – BUKIT TENGAH
TAMAN BUKIT MINYAK – BUKIT TENGAH
TAMAN BUKIT MINYAK INDAH – BUKIT TENGAH
TAMAN SAUJANA PERMAI – BUKIT TENGAH
TAMAN BAYU MUTIARA – BUKIT TENGAH
D’PIAZZA CONDO – BAYAN BARU
TAMAN BUKIT JAMBUL – BAYAN BARU
TAMAN JUBILEE FASA 3 & 4 – BAYAN BARU
GOLFVIEW APMNT – BAYAN BARU
PRIMA VIEW – BAYAN BARU
MARINA TOWER – BAYAN BARU
DESA ALOR VISTA – BAYAN BARU
RELAU VISTA – BAYAN BARU
LAKE SIDE – BAYAN BARU
SRI BUKIT JAMBUL – BAYAN BARU
VILLA KEJORA – BAYAN BARU
TAMAN SERI SARI – BAYAN BARU
SRI BAYAN APARTMENT – BAYAN BARU
PEARL GARDEN – BAYAN BARU
BLOK 18 JLN TUN DR AWANG – BAYAN BARU
DESA MAS MELUR – BAYAN BARU
TAMAN TUNAS MUDA( BLOK RB)) – BAYAN BARU
HALAMAN MURNI – BAYAN BARU
AKASIA/BEGONIA/ASOKA – BAYAN BARU
PERSIARAN PANTAI JEREJAK – BAYAN BARU
TAMAN SRI NIBONG – BAYAN BARU
TAMAN TUNAS MUDA – BAYAN BARU
TAMAN TUNAS DAMAI – BAYAN BARU
MELATI APARTMENT (KRISTAL POINT) – BAYAN BARU
LINTANG MAYANG PASIR – BAYAN BARU
DESA GOLF/DESA DAYA – BAYAN BARU
VICTORIA CONDO – BAYAN BARU
BLOK 6 TAMAN LIP SIN – BAYAN BARU

Yes 4G Router Review

Published on November 1, 2011 in Yes. 10 Comments

I’ve got an opportunity to review a new router specifically design for Yes 4G. Right now I’m staying in a college. Yes 4G coverage in UTM Skudai is quite good. In fact UTM is the first local IPTA that been chose by Yes to launch their product. All UTM student get a free Yes account with a free usage up to 300mb. Yep, it’s only 300mb per month. Ones could ponder what to do with 300mb? For me, easy! I could finish it within an hour. Hehh

This is the router that I received to review. Thanks to ceedtec.com who sent to me the router for testing. FYI information there’s no router in the market that support 4G usb modem yet. The official name for Yes 4G usb modem is ’4G dongle’. We do have a 3G modem supported router in the market now. But we can’t use Yes dongle on regular 3G router. It wouldn’t work. As 4G is totally a different protocol. So guys at ceedtec has developed a new firmware I supposed, for this particular router to support Yes 4G dongle. Just plugged in your modem in the usb slot. Setup your username and password in the administration area and you are good to go. An active Yes 4G connection with auto redial function.

Let focus on this router shall we.

Tadaa! This is the outlook of the router. Slick isn’t it? No brand yet as this router is still in testing phase.

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This is main view of the router administration. There is a couple of field there that you need to fill up before you can use the modem. And just below that you can see there is a signal bar. Your Yes 4G signal strength meter. Right now the meter didn’t work yet.

Others are identical as usual as we found in normal administrative router page settings. You can set DNS etc

Here is the speed test that I get while I’m using Yes 4G connected to this router.

Local server

offshore, not so bad

Impressive speed right? That is Yes strong point, low latency and high speed download speed which is top in its category compare to other wireless broadband like celcom, maxis and digi.

So far the experience using this router is good. But you can’t always keep it on due to Yes mechanism of charging their user based on prepaid basis. You have to disconnect it if its not in use. It would be good to see a quick switch on and off button for this router rather than switching it off through the main plug.

There is no way to disconnect it, you just had to unplugged the modem from the router which is a bit harsh to me. The dialer on the router interface will only do good on auto redial and get us connected. Disconnect button doesn’t seem to work

Well that’s all for now. Enjoy more pictures of the router below.

Umobile launched new 42mbps package in Johor and Penang

Published on March 3, 2011 in Broadband and U Mobile. 3 Comments

Just received this tip, you guys can check out umobile official page on this new promo here, for more info.

And I just did a quick check on the coverage for Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), and yes its within the 42mbps coverage.

This definitely a good news for UTM students. It seems this will be a contender for YES broadband. Also heard that YES broadband gonna release a postpaid package. This might be a good news after all. Will update you guys with more info later if I’ve got anything.

YES, the new so called 4G prepaid broadband [Review in UTM Skudai]

Published on January 23, 2011 in Yes. 0 Comments

There’s new broadband provider in town. This broadband is relatively new and not many places in the coverage yet. So far, UTM has been chosen the first IPTA to enjoy 4G speed. Each student has been granted free 300Mb each month. Yep, it’s only 300Mb, if you’re thinking you gonna leech the network with heavy downloading just be prepare your wallet to be thick as ever. Cause this is a prepaid broadband.

Right now, YES has covered Johor, Penang and Klang Valley. So, few of my friends already bought the modem at Lot 10 in KL. Priced at RM99. Yes you gonna need this modem to access the network. You can’t use a normal 3G modem.

Once you bought the modem you are entitled another 300Mb free for the next 10 month. The 300Mb will be credited to your account respectively each month. So for fellow UTM student they gonna enjoy 600Mb worth of bandwidth each month for free. That sounds reasonable for your google needs right?

Here’s how the modem looks like. Pictures courtesy of my roommate. Thanks Nizam

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I borrowed the modem for a while and do some quick speedtest. Here are the results,

Local server speedtest shows some tremendous result. Reasonable ping times and the upload speed really caught my attention.

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After that to make the test neutral I do a couple test on the overseas server. The ping took much longer as expected but the download speed remains stable.

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Overall its still a new network with low amount of subscribers. From my point of view Yes should offer a better speed as this is a 4G network. They are utilizing a very small percentage of what 4G network is capable of.

However, who can predict years to come, is Yes gonna be reliable and stay on top and fight for the best broadband spot? Let’s see.

Register your interest for Unifi

Published on January 12, 2011 in Unifi. 0 Comments Tags: register, streamyx, tmnet, unifi.

Effective 1 January 2011, customers interested in Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) High Speed Broadband (HSBB) service, UniFi, can now check for service availability as well as sign up for the service via online registration at www.tm.com.my or www.unifi.my. In line with the increasing demand for the service, the online registration option opens yet another channel for the public to quickly apply for the service.

To do so, just visit either of the sites and choose the “click here to subscribe now” button and just follow the simple instructions. The process allows new subscribers to check for service availability based on their address, create personal usernames and profiles, manage their account as well as book an installation appointment.

To encourage subscribers to use its new Online Customer Centre self-service portal, TM is giving all new subscribers who register online a 1 month waiver on the UniFi package subscription fee. This promotion is set to continue until further notice.

UniFi is currently being offered via three residential and three business packages. The residential ‘triple-play’ packages are VIP5 at RM149 a month, VIP10 at RM199 a month and VIP20 at RM249 a month. Each package comes with three (3) services; High Speed Internet, HyppTV and Phone. All UniFi subscribers will get free HyppTV Basic channels. Additional Premium HyppTV and Video-on-Demand offerings are available for a nominal subscription fee. TM will continue to enhance the richness of its HyppTV offering by adding more exciting channels from time to time.

Business packages offered are BIZ5 at RM199 a month, BIZ10 at RM599 a month and BIZ20 at RM899 a month. Each package comes with a ‘dual-play’ offering with a very competitive call plan, High Speed Internet and a host of complimentary services serving the needs of businesses.

Inked in September 2008, the RM11.3 billion national HSBB project is a Public-Private-Partnership agreement between TM and the Government of Malaysia to develop next generation high speed broadband infrastructure and services for the nation. TM is investing up to RM8.9 billion into the project while the Government is contributing RM2.4 billion on an incurred claims basis based on project milestones reached by TM.

For a complete list of UniFi coverage areas and service availability, visit www.tm.com.my.

You check the service availability here. If it’s not listed you can register your interest here.

C’mon Penang peeps, register your address now. Hope more residential area will be covered soon