Flickr<\/a>, etc also could not be accessed.<\/p>\nIt can’t be my internal wiring problem because I could zip in to local websites effortlessly and Google related websites. And it can’t be an overseas connection problem because I could connect quickly using Streamyx in my office. So the problem definitely lies with Streamyx.<\/p>\n
Lately Maxis and Celcom has been trying to promote their wireless broadband service and pushing real hard. I see the promoters always hanging around Digital Mall in section 14, PJ. I even checked up their service plan and it looked like a better alternative than the sucky connection service I get from Streamyx. Pricing wise, it looks really competitive against Streamyx.<\/p>\n
Trying to connect to Streamyx customer service is just as bad as their connection service. If after contacting (if I can just get through) Streamyx customer service and they still cannot improve their connection service, then it looks like sayonara to them. I think many people will migrate over if the alternative service is better. Will see how it goes.<\/p>\n
\nFinally! After waiting for something like 10 minutes listening to their inane promotion, I finally got through. Apparently I was not the only one calling in to complain about their lousy sporadic connection. It seems the recent daily storm havoc has caused telekom lines to be damaged. It is taking telekom a long time to isolate the problem. So looks like I have to lived with this bad connection! It looks like Maxis wireless broadband is becoming to be a more viable alternative and I may just consider switching over.<\/p>\n
\n[update 14\/May\/2012]
\nHappen to revisit this old post. So back in year 2008 I was having a lot of problems with Streamyx. Nowadays, the connection is somewhat better. There are many competitors out there now and so, either many users has migrated over to other ISPs thus making Streamyx less clogged or TM has improved their services or both. TM also rolled out their UNIFI fiber optics broadband services and many has moved on to this faster internet connection. Even in my office, we have also migrated over to fiber optics and it is really fast!<\/p>\n
As for my home ADSL connection, it was much better now although I still get connection drop every once in awhile especially during and after a thunderstorm. On the whole, I don’t get serious lag during school holidays when kids have time to spare and go online for gaming and watching YouTube hogging the lines. I suppose the FUP (fair use policy) also helps.<\/p>\n
IZZI is now dead, however there are newcomers.<\/p>\n
Basically in Malaysia we can get wired and wireless connection. The wired ADSL is monopolized by TM Stremyx. While the fiber optics is mainly provided by TM UNIFI with Maxis and DIGI trying to make some headway but not getting anywhere much probably due to the cost of infrastructure.<\/p>\n
However as alternative, the wireless 3G\/4G scene is exploding thanks to the convergence of handheld devices such as mobile phones and tablets. Now we have uMobile, Maxis, DIGI, and Celcom. With WIMAX we also have P1 and YES by YTL. There is also RedTone but I don’t see it around here in the Klang Valley. Read that it was more for Sabah and Sarawak.<\/p>\n
WIMAX is still trying to get a foothold with YES being the fastest but having very limited coverage. As for wireless 3G\/4G, Celcom is the best with a price. In order to get the best from lowest cost vs coverage, I tried on uMobile for my mobile\/tablet and so far not too bad.<\/p>\n
I will need to sort out my internet connection needs because signing for the various wireless and wired services would be paying quite a bundle monthly. Well will blog about it later on a full post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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