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This website is an initiative to improve Malaysia’s broadband facilities. It contains a broadband coverage map, articles on Malaysia broadband, comparisions of internet service providers and feature articles.

Redesign Malaysia is an initiative to improve Malaysia's broadband internet penetration, quality and reliability.We aim to achieve this through the compilation of relevant news articles, allowing users to have a voice, enlightening consumers on the options that are available, providing comparative statistics on ISPs, as well as the production of special features and commentary.


It is designed to be a community effort, to utilize information and feedback from broadband users and potential customers across Malaysia. We also aim to gain cooperation from the various broadband players in Malaysia, as well as support from government agencies and regulators.


Currently, we are focused on the Klang Valley, however in time we aim to expand this initiative nationwide. Let's all collaborate - to make fast, cheap and efficient broadband available throughout Malaysia.



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by Josh Lim
January 19 2007 || 11:40 am

A letter recently came to my attention, and the writer has informed me that he is “actually at a loss” and “going around by any means possible trying to get TM’s attention to fix this problem.”

In summary: Redzuan has been waiting for a stunning three weeks for a complaint to be resolved. A quote - “Three weeks to rectify an issue with the customer himself chasing for updates and followups daily in the past week is something unheard of in a country that prides itself for having a supposed 1st class infrastructure. ”

Perhaps the TM Net Staff who read this (Yes, we know there at least 3 of you…) could attend to him? You can get his contact from me or refer to the report number. The bold emphasis on the letter is mine and not of the author:

I am writing to express my dissatisfaction on the level of service that is provided by TMNet Streamyx. At the time of writing, it has been three weeks since I first reported a problem with the service (Report #3573714). Two technicians have also since come to my home. One to “take a look” and then another to do some rewiring on the cable from the telephone pole to the home. After which, the service was still no better. The DSL signal LED on the modem still kept on blinking from time to time, hence causing the frequent disconnection.While I do not know the intricate details of DSL service, I myself being an IT professional, have also done various means of troubleshooting (e.g. connecting the phone cable alone direct to the DSL modem, etc.) to assist the technical support officer over the phone to diagnose the issue but sadly, no resolution.

My sore point is this: it has been three weeks since the problem was first reported and there seems to be no real resolution in sight. On top of that, there has not been any proper follow-up from TM’s side on the progress but instead, I have to persistently contact customer service daily in the past week in order to know what is going on, which happens to be “we have our technicians monitoring the connection now”. I think we all know that “monitoring” for days alone does not help in rectifying the problem. Something needs to be done but unfortunately, this has not been my case despite my paying the monthly service fees. What is the point of paying for something when we as customers do not get anything (i.e. level of service or even feedback on the issue reported) in return? Bear in mind that as a “service provider”, you are to provide service to your paying customers. In some places, customers are regarded as kings and not as the source of charity income. Please buck up and have my Streamyx connection fixed.

A Paying Customer.

Mohammad Redzuan

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January 19 2007 || 11:40 am
Malaysian said..comment

Hi there, perhaps all the disgruntled users would want to consider approaching the relevant authorities for the
tmnet problem. I found this posting on the Star’s website. The user accordingly approached the Consumer Tribunal, better known as “Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna”.
“Ever tried the Consumer Tribunal? I once lodged a complaint on Jaring with the tribunal and it got solved in a jiffy. In fact, Jaring didn’t want to be called to the tribunal, they called me up before the ‘hearing’ date and settled! I dunno about outstation, but in KL, it’s at The Mall. Worth a try.”

Good luck guys!

January 19 2007 || 11:40 am
Josh Lim said..comment

Hi “Malaysian” - if you could provide a link to the posting on The Star’s website that would be great for everyone.

FYI, the website for the Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna is at http://www.kpdnhep.gov.my/index.cgi

January 19 2007 || 11:40 am
shinigami said..comment

Hi guys,

Just to let you know that TMNET had been involved in several tribunal cases over the years with cases such as inappropriate charging to subscribers but they have won every single case.(Examples would be cases where the subscriber is shifting house and wishes to terminate the account but not allowed due to the 1 year contract, like my personal experience… wishing to shift to another house and requesting for an account suspension but could not do so since I am not able tp provide a fixed line to transfer the account to.. heck, I have not shifted to the new place yet, let alone apply for a new fixed line - for these cases, the monthly charges will carry on.. ).

In the Spirit of “Malaysia boleh!”, I believe that the tribunals, consumer forums, consumer protection and consumer rights are available for the false sentiment of comfort but not bearing any functional purpose… I believe all Malaysians have had that experience with “rights” in this country.

I am not sure if its the legal foundation or just pure ignorance by us consumers to battle for our statutory rights.

Anyhow, we can shout all we want… unless there is a massive termination of broadband subscriptions all across the country, everyone boycotting the internet related services… no operators will do anything to enhance our “experience”… they know that it cannot and will not happen…. I applaud the effort of Redesign Malaysia to do something about it.. but do the operators take notice or tremble with fear? No… they are just laughing..

Here are some of the bad experiences I had myself that I wish to share..

http://azwat.blogspot.com/2006/12/services-by-tm-group-reality_13.html
http://azwat.blogspot.com/2006/12/tm-your-call-is-important-to-us-indeed.html

These incidences would only highlight that in any events, complaints, threats or anything that we deploy to confront the operators…. they are making money out of it…

A formal copy of my complaint was also sent to the Consumer Forum, CMC, KTAK and Dato Ab Wahid himself to his personal e-mail… did it change anything?

A more radical method need to be in place to ensure that our voices are heard and our issues are addressed… or else… well…. expect nothing …

Thanks.

January 19 2007 || 11:40 am

3weeks? Try 2 months. That was what my dad experienced. The technicians just played the blaming game. They said it was Telekom’s fault as the phone line is old and not consistent. When the telekom technicians came, they said the line if perfectly fine and that we’d have to solve it with TM Net. After a total of four technicians (2 from each department), the problem was still unsolved. During the 2 months, the bills were still coming in expecting payment for a non-existing service. It was finally taken seriously after my dad made a formal complaint to Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna. They also agreed to provide a rebate for the 2months.

January 19 2007 || 11:40 am
op said..comment

telekom service is bad n lousy. They can connect my home line to another number.

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