This site has not been updated much lately, very sorry about that. It’s nice to see though that a lot of visitors are visiting this blog through the search engines (still in the hundreds although not much updates) - so, let me direct you to probably the most useful page on this site, the ISP list of all Internet Service Providers in Malaysia.

Notice a lot of you have stuff to say - thanks for the comments. I will try to blog more, and probably set a schedule or something. Guest writers are always welcome - please get in touch with me at josh.lim@josh.com.my

Latest Update
- I’ve gotten Maxis Broadband, and I am not happy with it at all. More on that soon. Meantime, check out this thread comparing Digi, Maxis & Celcom broadband.

- I have been using a lot of data services on my Sony Ericsson W910i mobile phone so far. Whee. Strangely enough, I have become one of those people that download mobile games, to my own surprise. Opera Mini is highly recommended to replace your default phone browser, its one of the best around.

New ISPs:
Izzi - http://www.izzi.com.my/
Packet One (P1) - http://www.p1.com.my/
Redtone Broadband - http://www.redtone.com/services/

To Do / To Blog List
- RedesignMalaysia 2.0, lots of new features (August, hopefully if not too busy with Advertlets stuff.)
- Launch cooperative project with surprise ISP partner (hint, we talk a lot about them)
- News submission service (for users to submit useful news on Malaysian broadband, like Digg)
- Clean up ISP page (is Atlasone dead or what?)
- Area based ISP feedback (tell how much this ISP sucks in your area)

Need Help
- If you work in ANY Malaysian ISP, we would like to hear from you. Drop a comment or mail me.
- We’re looking into researching more on the Singaporean Broadband scene - anyone with information is welcome, especially on IP ranges and geolocation.
- Anyone starting a new Malaysian ISP? Contact me for lots of really good feedback.

Yup, that’s it for now. Cheers.

This comes as a surprise, as I was expecting some of the WiMax people to roll out first. Nothing glamourous though, access speeds are comparable to Streamyx (1-megabit per second access speed), covering Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Cheras and Ampang. Very basic details are available from The Star. It is based on the iBurst technology, which you can read more about here - Wikipedia: iBurst

However, the ever helpful techies at Lowyat and MalaysiaWireless have some things to say:

Pros

Rajulkabir quotes on Lowyat.net that “Good news about them is that they do not seem to be connected through TMnet, so their connection to the rest of the world might not suck:”. He has also posted a traceroute that seems to confirm it.

Small thing, but iZZi shows big thinking. Someone’s putting in effort, they have a Google Maps mashup of their coverage area. As a web designer I must also say their website is not bad (well structured, good use of pictures of pretty girls using laptops), but they could get better hosting (several timeouts occured while accessing the site).

Cons

Price. JinXXX says: “holy shit..its super super expensive…” You can see the prices here at MalaysianWireless - iZZi Iburst Mobile Wireless Broadband. Investigating more on the Lowyat thread seems to hint that you need to pay upfront for the whole year. That means you need to fork out more than RM1K before you get any service.

The fine print: “Please note that a variety of factors can affect whether or not any location can connect to the iZZi network. Being within range of a iZZi coverage area does not guarantee that you will be able to connect to the iZZi network. “Â …Then what guarantees it?

General conclusion

It will definitely work well for a few rich people..who live in already well connected areas. What about the rest? Coverage areas need to increase, but the real question here is - can they deliver what they promise? If they can, I’ll rather pay iZZi than Streamyx. At comparable monthly price ranges (discounting the fact that you need to pay upfront), it may be more worth it to switch.

I will be adding this to the ISP list soon, but in the meantime do let me know of your experience using iZZi, if anyone has signed up already.
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Here’s a challenge to iZZi! RedesignMalaysia.com, located in Kelana Jaya will stress test your ISP’s service to the maximum as well as real world testing trials and post reviews on your service (no guarantee whether favourable or critical) in exchange for 1 year’s free access (inclusive of everything). If you’re confident and up for it, e-mail me at info@redesignmalaysia.com