Streamyx Netbook package from RM38

Breaking news!

Streamyx has finally has a package for non-students and has a free netbook to boot.



As part of the National Broadband Initiative (NBI), Telekom Malaysia and the Malaysia Government have launched a broadband and netbook package called “Pakej Jalur Lebar TM dengan Komputer 1Malaysia” specifically for lower-income households.

The new package starts from RM38 per month for 24 months. The RM38 package comes with 384Kbps Streamyx and a netbook called Komputer 1Malaysia.

Consumers have the options to go for higher speed at cheaper price(4Mbps at RM88) or choose the HP Netbook at a slightly higher price. Those who signed up for the new package will receive:

* Streamyx broadband Internet access with speeds starting from 384Kbps
* One (1) Komputer 1Malaysia or Hewlett Packard (HP) Netbook with 160GB or 250 GB hard disk, 1 GB memory with integrated Webcam and WiFi capability plus FREE delivery anywhere nationwide
* One (1) FREE Streamyx Zone account and access
* One (1) FREE wireless modem with a 12-month warranty period
* One (1) Streamyx email account (xxx@streamyx.com)
* Add-on choice of the RM10 Call Plan
* Waiver of installation fees (RM88) and activation fees (RM75)

ccess Speeds	Streamyx + Komputer 1Malaysia netbook (For the 1st 24 months and beyond) (RM)	Streamyx + HP Netbook (RM)
		1st 24 months	From the 25th month onwards
384Kbps	38	59	38
512Kbps	53	74	53
1Mbps	68	89	68
2Mbps	83	104	83
4Mbps	88	109	88

To be eligible to subscribe for the Broadband with Netbook Package, the potential subscriber must meet the following criteria:

• The individual must be from households with a monthly income of RM3,000 and below for rural residents throughout the country.

• The individual must be from households with a month income of RM5,000 and below for those staying at urban areas

Taken from:
http://www.malaysianwireless.com/2010/05/streamyxnetbook-packages-as-low-as-rm38/

TM HSBB (Unifi) Short Update

As we all know, 24th March 2010 was the day when they launch the new HSBB package from at Dataran Merdeka.

TM HSBB is now named Unifi (does not sound really original to me) and the price of the Streamyx Uni Pack will be reduced from RM50 to RM38.

However, the pricing of the HSBB service still has not been mentioned.

RM1bil initiative to promote high-speed broadband usage

KUALA LUMPUR: The Govern­ment has several broadband initiatives that will benefit the public, especially underprivileged students.

It has allocated RM1bil to provide schoolchildren from poor households with Internet-enabled netbook computers, as part of the National Broadband Initiative.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak viewing high-definition television channels (above) after launching the National Broadband Initiative and High-Speed Broadband services (left) at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday. - Bernama

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the funding for the programme would be sourced from the Malaysian Communications and Multi­media Commission’s Uni­versal Service Provision Fund.

Under the programme, a student would only have to pay RM38 a month for the netbook and Internet access. Needy students in rural areas will pay even less — RM20 a month.

When the Prime Minister had announced the programme last year, the fee had been set at RM50 a month.

In a jiffy: High Speed Broadband (HSBB) ambassador Nura Aziman demostrating the IPTV technology to members of the public during the launch at Dataran Merdeka, Wednesday. GLENN GUAN/The Star

“Telekom Malaysia helped make this reduction possible,” Najib said when launching UniFi, the telco’s high-speed broadband (HSBB) service and the National Broadband Initiative at the Dataran Merdeka here last night.

He also said HSBB services are vital for the nation’s economic growth, competitiveness, in­­creasing investor confidence, and promoting innovative thinking.

The Prime Minister said RM60mil would be invested to set up community broadband centres that would benefit 615,000 households in 246 locations in the country.

“We are also setting up 138 Internet centres for the rakyat at state information department offices that will benefit 400,000 people,” he said.

The Government will also set up 1,105 e-kiosks at community centres nationwide, at the cost of RM40mil in total.

With the HSBB service, Malaysians will enjoy Internet surfing speeds from 5 megabits per second (Mbps) to 20Mbps. The pricing for the service will be available today on Telekom Malaysia’s website, www.tm.com.my.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/25/nation/5931577&sec=nation

Streamyx Cool Uni Pack Launched

TM releases Uni Pack which is cheaper than current internet prices but the speed is a bit slow...



PRIME MINISTER LAUNCHES NEW STREAMYX COOL UNI PACK



TM’s special package for university students offers a netbook and FREE Streamyx service for just RM50 per month.

To be eligible to subscribe for the Streamyx Cool UNI Pack, students must meet the following criteria:

• The students must be from households with a monthly income of RM3000 or less.
• Students must be enrolled as 1^st or 2^nd year students at any public or private higher educational institution in Malaysia.
• Students must be endorsed by the Student Affairs Unit of the respective university or college.

With only RM50 per month, eligible students who subscribe to the Streamyx Cool UNI Package will get:

• FREE Streamyx broadband Internet access at 384Kbps
• One (1) FREE wireless modem with a 12-month warranty period
• Waiver of activation fee (RM75) and Installation fee (RM88)
• 50% discount on the 1^st month subscription fee

One (1) FREE Streamyx Zone account

• 50 songs download per month for 12 months from TM’s music portal, Hypptunes (www.hypptunes.com.my).
• One (1) Streamyx email account (xx@streamyx.com)
• Dynamic Internet Protocol (IP)
• One (1) Hewlett Packard (HP) Netbook with 250 GB harddisk, 1 GB memory plus FREE delivery anywhere nationwide

To sign up for the Streamyx Cool UNI Pack, students would need to bring the following documents to any TM’s Streamyx sales counter or TMpoint outlet:

• A copy of their Malaysian identification card
• A copy of their student identification card
• Application form with endorsement from their respective university or college

In conjunction with the launch of TM’s Streamyx Cool UNI Pack, TM will be conducting road-shows at university campuses throughout the country to promote the package. To complement the package, TM will also be expanding its Streamyx Zone locations to cover the grounds of the universities to offer free wireless Internet access to all students.

http://www.tm.com.my/about-tm/media-centre/press-release/Pages/PM-LAUNCHES-NEW-STREAMYX-COOL-UNIPACK.aspx

Is your area TM HSBB ready?

I guess most of you are frustrated about the current broadband scene in Malaysia.

High charges,frequent disconnections and slower than advertised speeds are the main rants of of internet users.

Even our current PM, Dato' Seri Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak says than the current speed is too slow to catch up with developed nations.

With his support and directive, high speed broadband is now in progress with trials going on in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail and Bangsar and hopefully it will be available in 2010 with speeds of at least 10mbps.

This is a huge relief for us but cost and stability still remains a mystery for us users.

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2009/12/29/itfeature/5358615&sec=itfeature


However, if you want to know whether TM has designated your area as the next spot for HSBB, see whether....

1) you see any road digging in your area with TM staff running around

2) Spot these two boxes being added to your area.



Both pictures are not mine as I found it here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1172732/+1200

but I can safely say that Bandar Sri Damansara and some housing areas in Kepong Baru are going to be the next spots for TM HSBB.

Hopefully it is in the first quarter of 2010.

Streamyx the fastest and cheapest?

You must be joking. Read and watch the videos to find out a Hong Kong Broadband company's ambitious dream of providing 100mbps at USD$13 per month.(yes, that's about RM52 per month).Too bad we are in Malaysia.


While you’re sulking over your slow Internet connection and probably waiting for this page to fully load, the folks in Hong Kong will be enjoying 100Mbps Internet speed at 50% of its original price. All they have to do is introduce a friend, and both of them get the half price benefit, paying only USD$13 a month each. You know what’s best? They’re guaranteed at least 80% of the advertised speed when browsing domestic websites, sounds like such a far fetched dream for us.



“William Yeung, Chief Executive Officer of HKBN noted that at least 32% of Internet users in Hong Kong suffer from broadband speeds below 10Mbps, and the Hong Kong special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China lags behind Korea and Japan in terms of fiber to the home service, something Yeung would like to see changed.”



Apart from that, HKBN also provide speed of up to 1Gbps using fiber optics network. Hit the jump for some interesting advertisements from HKBN telling users to switch from slow DSL service to fiber optics.




http://www.lowyat.net/v2/latest/1gbps-internet-connection-2.html

Streamyx Beware

Hurray for those who hate their internet connection as the government*coughs*
[long overdue}*cough* has finally decided to take action.

CYBERJAYA: The Government has directed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (SKMM) to study the reasons behind the high cost of providing Information Technology (IT) services in the country.

Information, Communications, Culture and Arts Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said there were numerous complaints on how expensive it was to obtain IT services here, while the quality -- particularly connection availability and speed -- was not up to expectation.

“The Government would also like to know why the cost for IT services is high in Malaysia. Consumers’ main grouse is that they are charged more compared with users in other countries but the quality of service is not up to mark.

“We want to know how it (the cost) can be brought down and at the same time improve on the quality,” he told reporters after a briefing at the SKMM on Wednesday.

Rais said SKMM must also see to it that providers deliver what they promised consumers, adding that if a provider promised Internet surfing speeds of 10Mb (megabits) per second, the public should not be experiencing a “slow as tortoise service at one or two megabits.”

He said providers whose services failed to meet expectation must be dealt with, adding this was where the Commission, as the enforcement authority, should play its role to ensure the public was not shortchaged,

Rais said efforts must be taken to close the digital gap between rural and urban areas, adding that fixed telephone line providers must expedite the laying of optical fibre cables so that people in districts and kampungs (villages) could also enjoy Internet service.

On another matter, the minister said 11 cases related to violations committed in cyberspace had been to court, adding the nature of cases included sending lewd and vulgar SMSes and e-mail, and comments insulting the Sultan of Perak.

He said there were a “good number of cases” that had been brought to the Attorney-General’s Chambers and the Commission would leave it to the A-G to decide whether or not prosecute the offenders.

Rais reminded the Commission of its responsibility to ensure that all cyberspace users in the country follow laws and regulations, adding it should not hesitate to take action against violators.

“I must however stress that we are not practising censorship but there are laws that need to be respected and adhered to.

“The public’s interest and safety, as well as the country’s security, need to be looked after and that is why the Commission must do its job to see to it that users follow guidelines,” he said.

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2009/10/21/technology/20091021153435&sec=technology

Why Streamyx must buck up

A reason for Streamyx to offer better speeds and prices when wireless technology is still lagging.

Mobile broadband whacking fixed-line access

GENEVA: More people are using cellphones and other portable devices for high-speed Internet access than are signing up for fixed-line subscriptions to the Web, according to just-published United Nations figures.

Mobile broadband subscriptions worldwide are expected to reach 600 million, leapfrogging the estimated 500 million fixed-line subscriptions by the end of this year, the International Telecommunication Union said.

“There was a 50% increase in mobile broadband subscriptions just over the past year,” said Susan Teltscher of ITU’s statistical bureau.

The agency expects growth to continue at this rate for several years, she said.

Most mobile broadband connections are still considerably slower than fixed-line alternatives, and offer a more limited range of services at a higher price. Experts say that competitive advantage could soon tilt in mobile’s favour, too.

Industry representatives at ITU’s Telecom World tradeshow in Geneva last week are touting two next-generation technologies as potential nails in the coffin for fixed-line broadband.

The first is LTE, or long-term evolution, which cellphone companies are considering as the replacement for 3G some years down the line.

In the other corner is WiMAX, a standard being pushed by the computer industry that works like WiFi but over much greater distances.

Russia-based company Yota has unveiled a dual-use phone that runs on both WiMAX and standard cellphone networks. Users can browse the Web at ultra-high speeds in those Russian cities already covered by Yota, or connect at slower cellphone speeds elsewhere, chief executive Denis Sverdlov said.

The biggest winners from the emergence of mobile broadband are likely to be poor countries. Fixed-line phones are still scarce in the developing world, forcing those who want high-speed data services to resort to mobile technology.

Voice-only mobile subscriptions already outstrip the number of regular phone connections in most poor countries: Almost 7 in 10 people around the world now have a cellphone subscription of some kind, the ITU report found.

Meanwhile, fixed-line telephone subscriptions continue to decline and are expected to drop to about 1.1 billion — less than one for every five people on the planet — this year, the report said. — AP

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2009/10/7/technology/20091007102839&sec=technology

Why we love streamyx

What do you use streamyx for?

Dota,
youtube,
Porn?!

Here's a funny video I found in Lowyat.net forum