WiMax

[davidtcf]

any updates on this new tech? been so long... :confused:

[mlkok]

There's been many conflicting views.
On the whole inplementation has been slow.
Some scientist has come up with a research claiming that the radio frequency is harmful since it's higher than cell phones.

[kwchang]

There were a lot of writeups in theStar like - P1 (http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2008/5/1/technology/1116537&sec=technology) (1st May 08), P1 (http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/2/business/21127116&sec=business) (2 May 08), P1 again (http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2008/6/17/itfeature/1410631&sec=itfeature) (17June08), YTL (http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/20/business/21603832&sec=business) (today). Looks like P1 (Green Packet) is most likely to be the one to launch ahead of the others.

[eddychan]

According to the Star today, wimax is available to some parts of Subang. Anyone knows how to sign up?

[PeterHng]

Go to Packet One website to see their current coverage ie SS 15, USJ 9 & 10 as follows :-

http://www.p1.com.my/common/aspx/Coverage_ref.aspx

[lady-o-leisure]

P1 has been available at Asia Cafe for a while now, meaning since last year coz that's when i was sitting there surfing the web for free after getting a password for it via their website.
At the time, their connection was rather good. I supposed it can be considered rather stable and of decent speed, unlike my Maxis3G connection. It's great to know that wifi services are going somewhere, finally.

[blurrman]

P1 has been available at Asia Cafe for a while now, meaning since last year coz that's when i was sitting there surfing the web for free after getting a password for it via their website.
At the time, their connection was rather good. I supposed it can be considered rather stable and of decent speed, unlike my Maxis3G connection. It's great to know that wifi services are going somewhere, finally.

hi, u mean u can access P1 wimax without using extra hardware?
:confused:

[lady-o-leisure]

My guess is that P1 was doing a trial run in SS15 last year, so it was running on Wifi at Asia cafe. All i had to do was switch on the laptop, it detected P1, open up the browser and P1 website appears, get the free password and use it. Once u get it, the next time i went again, it was automatically detected and logged in.
Completely free at the time. I don't know if P1 is still giving free access at Asia cafe now though. Been a long time already.

[wikang82]

sorry celah2 here.. i heard this p1wimax is the fastest wireless broadband.. and it use a radio frequency.. and guess what.. the coverage up to 10 - 20km .. that what i know from the agen who supplie the wimax modem...so is it avalaible now at court 3? or anyone had try it..and how good the coverage?...