It’s been a long time this issue has been lingering in my mind. I’ve been wanting to post a rant about P1, one of our Malaysia’s leading WiMAX provider.
If you haven’t already read my first rant about P1, then I suggest you do. Here’s the link: P1 WiMax
So now, let’s add some salt to the already wounded impression of P1. As I’ve stated in my first rant, during the launch of P1 WiMAX, they gave you a trial period of 2 weeks for us to test out their connection for no fees at all.
It was oh-so-blazing-omgwtfbbq-fast during those 2 weeks even though the signal color was red, when I finally gave the 1-year contract a shot, I regretted it almost immediately. Why? because after the trial period expired, the connection fell from ‘flying-colors’ to a deplorable state of connection which practically spelled out ‘you’re fucked’.
I’ve just tested the packet loss, ping, jitter and speed on Pingtest.net & Speedtest.net, and the result prove that I’ve been chiseled, yup. The results speaks for itself:
Initial test: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Second test: Manila, Philippines
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Third test: Houston, United States
*Houston, we have a problem!* it doesn't make any sense. Test result which goes all the way to U.S. is better than local's and Philippines's result.
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Last test: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The fluctuation must be immense.
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Speed test: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ensuing test confirmed that P1 has earned itself a huge F for FAILURE on Pingtest.net.
My verdict: Stick to cabled line such as Streamyx for Malaysia. I know Streamyx, to most, is synonymous with ‘Lousy’. However, considering the options, stability and affordability, it is much better than P1 which is proven to be synonymous with ‘Failure’. Since P1 is promoting their "Cut/Potong Now" campaign, I totally agree to it! Cut away from P1 and get a better service provider! because P1 WiMAX sucks!!
Hope you’ve enjoyed my review and if you’re someone who happened to stumble upon this entry while ‘Googling’ for P1 review before getting one yourself, then I hope this entry had gave you an insight and I strongly suggest you go for Streamyx or you could try the new Amax, at least its much cheaper than P1. Cheers!
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