P1 W1MAX to Hit Malaysia This Month
in the beginning there were dial-ups. then came broadband, and soon after, we were lured into the wifi phenomenon. now, a new wave begins to sweep us off our feet and carry us into new worlds.
welcome to the age of p1 w1max (packet one’s worldwide interoperability for microwave access), brought to you by green packet. simply put, wimax is a wireless digital communication system which is intended for wireless “metropolitan area networks”, which basically means wireless internet with coverage that blankets cities.
in the recent pikom pc fair held in kl convention centre last weekend, i spotted a few banners stating “discover that small is the next big thing with… p1 w1max”.
image taken from dannyfoo.com
therefore what’s so great about wimax that people go ga-ga about?
accordin to wikipedia, you have an extended coverage of up to 50 kilometers, which is not entirely true accordin to damien. accordin to him, he conducted a trial in another country, and wimax forum’s standard only allows modulation technique to go as far as 8.3km. to put it simple, he provided an example in no way reflects the real situation of wimax.
- distance from base station (km) : download speed (mbps)
- 0.1 : 10
- 0.5 : 7
- 1 : 5
- 2 : 4
- 3 : 2
- 4 : 1
now, this isn’t good right? but, with such a high speed access and wireless freedom (no phone lines required), and many base stations around the klang valley, this could solve the coverage problem, ain’t it? when tested at p1′s booth in pc fair, the download speed hit a whoopin 2.6mbps, which is freakin amazin for a wireless connection (as compared to maxis’ 3g wireless broadband).
it is even faster than my wired streamyx connection! video streamin on youtube takes no waitin time, and i can download files 5 times faster than my house streamyx connection. wow!
honestly, what is he doing here at pc fair?
well, new technology always comes with a hefty price, and i expect it to range between rm150-200. i was so keen to sign up for the free trial, but because their coverage areas are only in kuala lumpur city center, subang jaya, usj1 and usj2, sentul, setapak, and gombak, i do not stand the chance to become a wimax tester =[
August 10th, 2008 at 11:57 PM
don’t expect to much for wimax speed, i don’t think this service will provides such damn highspeed internet connection. i tested the connection of this P1 W1MAX at last PC FAIR.. honestly, the speed didn’t impressed me. testing the speed inside klcc only can get 2.5Mbps download and 500kbps upload? I expect it should be more faster.. if the speed is just 2.5Mbps download, then i would consider to state with my mobile broadband which is for me, more comfortable and mobile compare to that big wimax modem?lols.. but anyway, i’m still looking forward for this service, but i’m not expecting to much from it even the maximum speed for this service is 10Mbps download, but it says to be cut into 3.6Mbps only. so, is it worth?
August 11th, 2008 at 1:04 AM
I see my piccies.
Anyway, the mascot is to bring exposure. Not to mention everyone who posed with it definitely could see the blue Lenovo sash in their photos. LOL!
So yeah, free publicity.
August 11th, 2008 at 2:05 AM
izzat: i doubt i’ll subscribe for it anytime soon once it’s out since the price is expected to be outside my range of budget. plus wireless usually have bit error rates, so yeah, i’m with ya
danny foo: yeah, sorry that i did not request for your permission earlier. hope a link back might do its job
about the mascot, my housemate was supposed to pose with it but guess we didn’t made it in time haha.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:04 AM
It won’t be long now the Games is ending. And it feels like it was only yesterday it started.
Can’t wait for P1 to announce their Wimax prices.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:00 AM
danny foo: yeah, but it’s a pity it’s only available in certain locations
December 9th, 2009 at 5:35 AM
P1 wimax is really sux lah, waste money only!
February 7th, 2010 at 7:28 PM
P1 W1MAX SUX~~~~~P1 W1MAX SUX~~~~~~p1 very slow de…
March 29th, 2010 at 11:28 PM
P1 is sux!!!