After one week of evaluating the Maxis Broadband, well, actually it was only for 4 days before I disconnect and give back the modem to Maxis centre, this weekend I had the chance of evaluating the P1 W1MAX service. I know that in my previous blog post, I did say that P1 W1MAX is not in my test list. But I decided to give it a shot.
Actually, I was just browsing around in PJ area on Friday and I saw the P1 guys were doing a promotion from a make-shift booth along the side walk. I was only asking for their current WiMAX coverage and whether my area is within their service area. And they said yes, Kota Damansara and Damansara Perdana are some of the new areas of coverage.
Without having to pay anything upon signing up, I thought what the heck, I've got nothing to lose. I signed up and got the modem immediately.
However, I would have to wait for about 12 hours or activation. Ok fine. I waited until Saturday morning. Still not activated, and I waited till evening about 4pm. By then Geena and I decide to go to a coffee hangout for the use of free WiFi. After that, I went home and tried to connect the WiMAX again, and this time I got connected. I was very happy to see the green light on the modem turned on. Although I only get the green light momentarily, the connection speed was quite good.
Most of the time, the LED signal indicator light shows the yellow light, which means moderate connectivity. If it's red, means low connectivity or almost none. If it's green, then it's full coverage.
The lights simply means:
About 90% of the time, I got the steady yellow light. Even with that, I managed to get good speed for my downloads and web browsing. I've yet to get the steady green light though. But yellow light is good, good enough to put P1 W1MAX way above Maxis Broadband, and maybe slightly above Celcom Broadband, just slightly.
I am quite happy with the P1 W1MAX for now although I get no response in connection after long use but the connection seems to come back, at least better than Maxis BB. Still needs few improvement in terms of signal strength in my area. I understand from the customer support that they are putting up a new transmission tower near my house area. That's good news.
Those who have tried the P1 W1MAX, please leave a comment or your opinion on the service. I’d like to know what you think of it.
Those who want to try it out, go ahead and try. You have 15 days to try it out for free anyway. If you don’t like it or no connection in your area, just give it back. You have nothing to lose.
Actually, I was just browsing around in PJ area on Friday and I saw the P1 guys were doing a promotion from a make-shift booth along the side walk. I was only asking for their current WiMAX coverage and whether my area is within their service area. And they said yes, Kota Damansara and Damansara Perdana are some of the new areas of coverage.
Without having to pay anything upon signing up, I thought what the heck, I've got nothing to lose. I signed up and got the modem immediately.
However, I would have to wait for about 12 hours or activation. Ok fine. I waited until Saturday morning. Still not activated, and I waited till evening about 4pm. By then Geena and I decide to go to a coffee hangout for the use of free WiFi. After that, I went home and tried to connect the WiMAX again, and this time I got connected. I was very happy to see the green light on the modem turned on. Although I only get the green light momentarily, the connection speed was quite good.
Most of the time, the LED signal indicator light shows the yellow light, which means moderate connectivity. If it's red, means low connectivity or almost none. If it's green, then it's full coverage.
The lights simply means:
- red blinking = starting up,
- yellow blinking = connecting,
- green blinking = authenticating,
- steady red light = no connection / limited,
- steady yellow light = moderate connection,
- steady green light = full / good connection.
About 90% of the time, I got the steady yellow light. Even with that, I managed to get good speed for my downloads and web browsing. I've yet to get the steady green light though. But yellow light is good, good enough to put P1 W1MAX way above Maxis Broadband, and maybe slightly above Celcom Broadband, just slightly.
I am quite happy with the P1 W1MAX for now although I get no response in connection after long use but the connection seems to come back, at least better than Maxis BB. Still needs few improvement in terms of signal strength in my area. I understand from the customer support that they are putting up a new transmission tower near my house area. That's good news.
Those who have tried the P1 W1MAX, please leave a comment or your opinion on the service. I’d like to know what you think of it.
Those who want to try it out, go ahead and try. You have 15 days to try it out for free anyway. If you don’t like it or no connection in your area, just give it back. You have nothing to lose.
