Well this is the 5th day I’ve been using Celcom Broadband. So far so good. Though it would be a good idea to make some review about it.
I’ve registered with Celcom on monday at Celcom Tower. The registration process is quite simple and surprisingly I can get connected in the night of the registration day. Quite fast eh?
I go for D68 package and the monthly charged is RM68. Speed for D68 package is capped at 384kbps. It’s good enough for normal surf. If you want a better speed you can opt for D98 package though, RM98 monthly. D98 will enjoy speed up to 3.6mbps. :hehe:
I’m using Sierra Wireless Aircard 875U to get connected. You can get this usb modem around RM700-900. Try find it on lelong.com.my or lowyat.
This is how it looks when its been attached to my Dell Vostro.
About downloading speed, can’t say much about it. But here’s one tip you should follow, try to download everything using Flashget and Flashgot (Firefox add-on) or any download manager to get the highest speed possible.
Mostly you can get download speed around 15-35kb when downloading from international server.
I’m taking this screenshot while downloading Adobe Photoshop update using Flashget from Adobe server.
Here’s another couple speed test from local server.
Measure the download speed using Speedtest.net For your information this test has been taken from Seksyen 7, Shah Alam. I’m at my brother house. I’ll try and put the result from Setapak when I get back to hostel. :)
This is the result from Cyberjaya server
and this is from Kuala Lumpur server
I didn’t put Torrent download speed though. Cause its always fluctuate and it depends 100% on peers location. If you can get connected to local peers your download speed should be okay and if you not, the speed would be linger around 1-3kb. :P
Cons
Because all Celcom Broadband users were sharing certain IP, chances to download something from Rapidshare is kind of hard. But I’ve heard the speed are bad anyway. So don’t bother. Search for other alternative or get a premium account instead. :)
That’s all for now. I’ll keep this post updated when new speed test available from other location.
19 Comments
at 12:46 am - 12th January 2008 Permalink
Nope. You will not get that 3.6Mbps. Im using D98 package in UTM Skudai which under HSDPA network. Top speed that I even get is 1.8Mbps. It is half from the speed they promised. But sometime the speed is lower than 20kbps. Usually happen at night between 10pm - 1am. But the speed is amazing in the morning and back to normal speed usually around 700kbps to 1Mbps.
I have sent a report to Celcom regarding the slowness connection here at UTM. And they have came to my college to test the speed test. I know about it after I got a phone call by a woman from Celcom KL. She said that their technician has made speed test and they got 1.2Mbps. I laughed when she said that. They know that they will not get the 3.6Mpbs speed but why they should promote the 3.6Mbps package. Better change the 3.6Mpbs to 1.2Mbps instead. Duh…
at 1:06 am - 12th January 2008 Permalink
You using d98? i thought its d68…
dude of cos la cant get exactly 3.6mbps
even the highest speed i’ve heard of and seen the test result is 2.7mbps sumtin
same with streamyx, cant nearly reach 800kbps…hope they will do sumtin to upgrade the service or maybe lower the price? aite?
or give some special discount for those who make review bout it…hahahah :lol:
at 8:46 am - 23rd February 2008 Permalink
I’m from Kelana Jaya and im using d98. I got extremely nice speed on the first day at around 170~262kBps the highest i’ve seen. But starting from the next day, I have a fluctuated speed of between 10~300kbps, sometimes 500kbps…
I must be dreaming on the first day T_T
at 2:04 pm - 27th February 2008 Permalink
any1 using vodafone easy box HSDPA USB modem or can giv comments on it??
am about to get one. juz hoping that it’ll work well on my laptop. quite scared to read the comments on vodafone E220 USB Modem. or is it only the ISP that matters?
at 3:49 pm - 27th February 2008 Permalink
hye naji,
vodafone easy box is quite new rite? celcom currently offering that modem with their latest promo…its kinda hard to find feedback on that model as its quite new on the market
but dun worry all modem works jus fine, n what more important u should be worried is d coverage
at 5:47 pm - 27th February 2008 Permalink
no no
think it’s older than the one we can see at celcom ws since the max it can go is only 1.8Mbps.
goin to get it as it’s cheaper :P
thx 4 ur words anyway.. really giv me the strength! :D
at 6:01 pm - 27th February 2008 Permalink
Oh I think I knew which one… :p
I think u should go with sierra wireless or any other model tht support at least 3.6mbps, its ok to spend some money on it…its worth it
the wireless industry is developin so fast, mybe sooner or later there will be new telco could offer d ‘actual’ 3.6mbps speed :)
at 6:17 pm - 27th February 2008 Permalink
ya but dun think that gonna happen that fast..
by the time they ‘think’ they can offer at 3.6, the price of the modem will be reduced rite.. n newer models will come in offering up to i dunno, 14.4? :D
at 10:25 pm - 16th March 2008 Permalink
if you use celcom broadband, can you play MMORPG games or online games for examples GRANADO ESPADA or RAGNAROK?
Does the signal stable or disconected always?
at 1:34 am - 17th March 2008 Permalink
Dont expect to play any online games with wireless connection
SUXSUXSUX…
at 4:04 pm - 4th June 2008 Permalink
dudes, I just got D98 pakage, installed succesfully in my WinXP laptop, but could not install in my Vista Basic Home (Ori) laptop.
any inputs?
at 4:23 pm - 4th June 2008 Permalink
sayhard, whats ur modem model?
anyway this is my latest test speed
im on d68 btw, celcom might do some network maintenace…so d68 users can njoy some gud speed for the moment
yipeee
at 12:46 am - 12th June 2008 Permalink
Hi guys, i am just bought Vodafone modem E220 and rite now the connection of celcom broadband is suckkkk… i’ve called the operator and she said that currently the connection speed must be set at GPRS not 3g from 8pm-2am..WTS!Celcom should do something about this. correct me if i am wrong ok..
any tips for new user of celcom broadband? i am using daily basis right now to test the modem and its goes very well… due to GPRS connection at 8pm-2am…i am feel disastified.. should i subscribe for d68 with my own modem or shouldn’t i???
thanks
at 1:41 am - 12th June 2008 Permalink
Where’s your location Hafizd? Well from what i’ve known, celcom still working on their network maintenance. Expected to settle on 30th of June. So please switch to GPRS connection for a while. Yeah i know, it sucks! :p
at 2:09 am - 12th June 2008 Permalink
I am living at Tikam Batu, Kedah. Fyi, i am targeting Maxis Broadband, unluckily the network doesn’t cover my internal house area..just outside my house..huhu..then i’ve to opted for Celcom..
She said (Celcom operator) that the maintenance is scheduled until 30th June…huhu.. I am looking toward that..
any tips for me??? as new user of celcom broadband in term of taking care the modem and so on~ tq
at 2:47 am - 12th June 2008 Permalink
Ic Tikam Batu eh, I’m from Butterworth by the way. Around 45 minutes drive to go to Tikam Batu.
Forget about Maxis, Celcom had a better coverage.
Hmmm bout taking care d modem, just make sure you properly disconnect it before unplug the modem. From my experiences, my friends just cabut the modem without disconnect it and his modem already kaput twice. Luckily he tied to a contract so he can go to Maxis Center and request a new one. :p
at 6:41 pm - 12th June 2008 Permalink
Hello, the status of connection showed me 7.2Mbps.. and the network is HSDPA. Is that the maximum it can go? sometimes it changes to UMTS. does Tikam Batu got High Speed connection??
at 6:54 pm - 12th June 2008 Permalink
It doesnt matter if it showed 7.2mbps. It just from the default E220 dialer. Celcom doesnt support 7.2mbps yet.
Anyway if you wanna find out whether your location had HSDPA coverage or not, try and call their customer services to confirm. :)
And regarding your network always switching from UMTS/3G < -> HSDPA, FYI its perfectly normal. Not a big deal.
at 12:12 am - 14th June 2008 Permalink
Thanks dude.. I’ve successfully subscribed Celcom Broadband D68! I’ve updated at my blog. Thanks ya
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