Just saw an ad on my MSN Messenger that noted that P1 Wimax is eliminating upfront charges for their services for a limited period.*

I mentioned in an earlier post that P1 services are rather high, and the reduction of the fee is about RM1009 (RM999 for modem + RM10 for access fee.) is a good step to drive early adopters for their service as sustainability for the broadband business really depends on having the numbers as well. Kind of like how Astro gives out free decoders, perhaps.

* The only question is - till when? The site doesn’t really seem to say when the promotion will last until… (The November date mentioned at the bottom of the page is for waiver of the registration fee but not for the free modem). Any ideas? P1 people, care to comment?

The new Maybank2u login has finally launched a few days back, and its great that it works as advertised, without the lag that it was plagued with earlier. Would be great if it could have been earlier though…

Naturally, there is probably some user confusion due to the migration that scammers aim to take advantage, and I have received no less than 4 different “phishing” e-mails to 2 of my different e-mail addresses (one active since 2001, one active since 2007) that are designed to lead me to a site that looks like Maybank2u, but is not Maybank2u, in an effort to scam users into entering their login details.

If you’re on this blog, reading this, chances are you are a smart person and won’t be fooled. However, if you’re not a smart person, a few things to remember are:

a) If the url is too suspiciously long, like “http://www.mxxxxx-may2u-online.com/Maybanks-Please-Logins-Onlines.htm” its quite likely not the real site.
b) If it was sent from an e-mail address @ a domain other than the original url of the bank its not for real.
c) The phishing mail you receive will most likely ask you to login via the link provided to update your details, or some security precaution. ITS A TRAP!
d) Never login through a link you click through e-mail, whether its a bank or any other website.
e) Take note if the e-mail the notice was sent to is not one that you have registered with the bank.

A foolproof way is really, to type in the URL and press enter.

Also, if you’ve been stupid enough to lose money through this way, please leave a comment, and I will personally give you the grand sum of RM10.

YTL has now begun serving businesses in the Bukit Bintang area, rather limited though (two five star hotels and a cafe“, no news on additional areas) and has recently partnered with Cisco to launch in Peninsular Malaysia (no specific details though, except that they plan to have commercial rollout in 2009).

The techies from Lowyat.net have the prices here in this forum thread. RM399-RM669 + RM250 setup cost.

So far it seems that they are targeting the commercial market, as there has been little news of residential rollout. Which is odd because there are surrounding condos in that area. Also, of note is that they seem to have taken over Bizsurf (M) Sdn Bhd. I was using Bizsurf while staying in Riana Green last time, and it was mostly reliable with decent speed (even for hardcore surfing/p2p).

Just came across this recently. If your area is not covered by P1 (Packet One) Wimax, you can register your interest here (before the end of 2008), and get a free modem.

Disclaimer: I have a vested interest in getting faster broadband service in my area (residential & office)…Especially if you are from Dataran Prima, Aman Suria. Kelana Jaya, Bandar Utama, Damansara Perdana - please make sure you register!!!