Broadband Providers in Malaysia

17Jan2010 Filed under: Computers and Gadgets sales Author: jeff

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Has the Internet been part of your life for some time? Without a fast internet connection, our lives are miserable, right?

And here comes the broadband service providers to save us from the misery of slow and expensive dial up connection. Here’s the handful of broadband providers in Malaysia who are ready to brighten your day.

Criteria for Consideration

If you are not sure of which broadband package to subscribe to, then consider the following questions:

Your monthly budget.
Do you stay online even though you are not using the PC?
Do you download music, video or large sized file frequently?
Are you an online gamer?
Do you host a server? Do you need a fixed IP address?
Do you share your connection with other people?
Did your area being covered?
Do you need internet access whenever you go?

Now, answer the questions and the decision will be easy for you.

Streamyx (Home user package)

Package	Streamyx 384kbps	Streamyx 512kbps	Streamyx 1.0mbps	Streamyx 2.0mbps	Streamyx 4.0mbps
Download Speed	384kbps	512kbps	1.0mbps	2.0mbps	4.0mbps
Upload Speed	128kbps	256kbps	384kbps	384kbps	512kbps
Price (monthly)	- RM20 for 10 hours. For additional usage, 5 cents per minute. (modem not included)	- RM44 for 60 hours. For additional usage 1 cents per minute. (modem not included) - RM66 (modem not included) - RM77 (modem included)	- RM88 for unlimited usage. (modem not included) - RM99 for unlimited usage. (modem included)	- RM188 for unlimited usage (modem included)	- RM268 for unlimited usage (modem included)
Bandwidth Limit	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
IP Address	Dynamic	Dynamic	Dynamic	Dynamic	Dynamic
Coverage	Most of the area Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Selangor. Other states might be covered too.	Most of the area Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Selangor. Other states might be covered too.	Most of the area Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Selangor. Other states might be covered too.	Selected area only.	Selected area only.

Streamyx (Corporate package)

Package	1.0mbps	2.0mbps	4.0mbps
Download Speed	1.0mbps	2.0mbps	4.0mbps
Upload Speed	384kbps	384kbps	512kbps
Price (monthly)	- RM418 (1 fixed IP) - RM618 (5 fixed IP)	- RM688 (1 fixed IP) - RM1,188 (5 fixed IP)	- RM988 (1 fixed IP) - RM1,688 (5 fixed IP)
Bandwidth Limit	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
IP Address	Fixed IP	Fixed IP	Fixed IP
Coverage	Most of the area Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Selangor. Other states might be covered too.	Most of the area Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Selangor. Other states might be covered too.	Most of the area Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Selangor. Other states might be covered too.

P1 W1Max | WiMAX (Home user)

Package	Lite	Plus	Pro
Download Speed	400kbps	1.2mbps	2.4mbps
Upload Speed	150kbps	500kbps	500kbps
Price (monthly)	RM49	RM99	RM199
Modem Price	- 12 months contract, RM199 on first bill or RM20 x 12 months for modem with WIFI (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 12 months contract, RM99 on first bill for modem without WIFI (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 24 months contract, Free! (Comes with 2 year warranty)	- 12 months contract, RM199 on first bill or RM20 x 12 months for modem with WIFI (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 12 months contract, RM99 on first bill for modem without WIFI (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 24 months contract, Free! (Comes with 2 year warranty)	- 12 months contract, RM199 on first bill or RM20 x 12 months for modem with WIFI (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 12 months contract, RM99 on first bill for modem without WIFI (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 24 months contract, Free! (Comes with 2 year warranty)
Bandwidth Limit	5GB	20GB	40GB
IP Address	Dynamic	Dynamic	Dynamic
Coverage	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia

P1 W1Max | WiMAX (Corporate)

Package	Standard	Premium
Download Speed	1.2mbps	2.4mbps
Upload Speed	500kbps	500kbps
Price (monthly)	RM159	RM339
Modem Price	- 12 months contract, RM199 on first bill or RM20 x 12 months for modem with WIFI (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 12 months contract, RM99 on first bill for modem without WIFI (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 24 months contract, Free! (Comes with 2 year warranty)	- 12 months contract, RM199 on first bill or RM20 x 12 months for modem with WIFI (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 12 months contract, RM99 on first bill for modem without WIFI (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 24 months contract, Free! (Comes with 2 year warranty)
Bandwidth Limit	Unlimited	Unlimited
IP Address	N/A	N/A
Coverage	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia

P1 W1Max | WiMAX (Wiggy Plans for Laptop users)

Package	Wiggy	Wiggy 69
Download Speed	Up to 10mbps (HSDPA)	Up to 800kbps (3G)
Upload Speed	N/A	N/A
Price (monthly)	RM149	RM69
Modem Price (Wiggy Portable Modem)	- 12 months contract, RM299 on first bill (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 24 months contract, Free! (Comes with 1 year warranty)	- 12 months contract, RM299 on first bill (Comes with 1 year warranty) - 24 months contract, Free! (Comes with 1 year warranty)
Bandwidth Limit	10GB	5GB
IP Address	N/A	N/A
Coverage	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia

Maxis Wireless Broadband

Package	1.5GB	3GB	6GB	12GB
Download Speed	Up to 7.2mbps (HSDPA)	Up to 7.2mbps (HSDPA)	Up to 7.2mbps (HSDPA)	Up to 7.2mbps (HSDPA)
Upload Speed	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Price (monthly)	From RM58	From RM78	From RM118	RM158
Modem Price	Included	Included	Included	Included
Bandwidth Limit	1.5GB	3GB	6GB	12GB
IP Address	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coverage	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia

Celcom Broadband

Package	Broadband Basic	Broadband Advance	And 9 another plans
Download Speed	Up to 384kbps (3G)	Up to 3.6mbps (HSDPA)	Please to refer to Celcom website
Upload Speed	384kbps	384kbps	Please to refer to Celcom website
Price (monthly)	RM68	RM98	Please to refer to Celcom website
Modem Price	Purchase at RM230	Purchase at RM230	Please to refer to Celcom website
Bandwidth Limit	5GB	5GB	Please to refer to Celcom website
IP Address	N/A	N/A	Please to refer to Celcom website
Coverage	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia and West Malaysia	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia and West Malaysia	Please to refer to Celcom website

Digi Broadband

Package	Discover	Explore 10GB	Explore 16GB
Download Speed	Up to 3.6mbps (HSDPA)	Up to 3.6mbps (HSDPA)	Up to 3.6mbps (HSDPA)
Upload Speed	384kbps	384kbps	384kbps
Price (monthly)	RM58	RM108	RM158
Modem Price	- RM15 per month for 12 months (modem is yours after 12 months) - No contract bond.	- Free - No contract bond.	- Free - No contract bond.
Bandwidth Limit	3GB	10GB	16GB
IP Address	Dynamic	Dynamic	Dynamic
Coverage	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia	Selected areas in Peninsular Malaysia

U Mobile Broadband

Package	UB6	UB10	UB20	UB40	UB68
Download Speed	384kbps (3G)	384kbps (3G)	1.0mbps (HSDPA)	1.0mbps (HSDPA)	Up to 3.6mbps (HSDPA)
Upload Speed	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Price (monthly)	RM6 per day	RM10	RM20	RM40	RM68
Modem Price	Modem not included	Modem not included	Modem not included	Modem not included	Modem not included
Bandwidth Limit	500MB	100MB	300MB	2GB	Unlimited (Speed reduction after 5GB of usage)
IP Address	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coverage	Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Shah Alam, Klang, Petaling Jaya, Seremban	Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Shah Alam, Klang, Petaling Jaya, Seremban	Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Shah Alam, Klang, Petaling Jaya, Seremban	Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Shah Alam, Klang, Petaling Jaya, Seremban	Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Shah Alam, Klang, Petaling Jaya, Seremban

Infolient Broadband (Biz for Business user)

Package	Home Broadband	NE139	NE239	NE389
Download Speed	1.0mbps	1.0mbps	2.0mbps	1.0mbps
Upload Speed	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Price (monthly)	RM79	RM139	RM239	RM389
Modem Price	Free modem (2 year warranty)	Free modem (2 year warranty)	Free modem (2 year warranty)	Free modem (2 year warranty)
Bandwidth Limit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IP Address	Dynamic	Dynamic	Dynamic	1 Fixed IP
Coverage	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Infolient Broadband (Biz for Business user)

Package	NC659	NC589	NC1089
Download Speed	2.0mbps	1.0mbps	2.0mbps
Upload Speed	N/A	N/A	N/A
Price (monthly)	RM659	RM589	RM1,089
Modem Price	Free modem (2 year warranty)	Free modem (2 year warranty)	Free modem (2 year warranty)
Bandwidth Limit	N/A	N/A	N/A
IP Address	1 Fixed IP	5 Fixed IP	5 Fixed IP
Coverage	N/A	N/A	N/A

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17 Responses to “Broadband Providers in Malaysia”

Evden eve nakliye
January 17th, 2010 at 7:40 am

Thanks for the advice.
Program
January 18th, 2010 at 4:21 am

The fastest internet in Japan is a world I know. GB men that our internet computer DVD drives we’ve uploaded a Video Vs data downloaded from the internet is the man! Anywhere in the world should be ensured at the same speed internet infrastructure in many places, but I think it has problems. Therefore, some many regions is forced to use low-speed internet.
pays to live green
January 19th, 2010 at 12:15 am

Really great guide. I live in America and a similar comparison of providers would be great. There are so many providers out there with different services and pricing structures that it can be hard to choose the best.
Dizi İzle
January 19th, 2010 at 3:47 am

Thank u. Good blog & post
sohbet
January 19th, 2010 at 3:58 am

Thanks.. great post
used tires
January 19th, 2010 at 9:23 am

I’ve been so used to having fast and reliable internet that whenever I use a slower computer or slower internet I am always mad lol, because I’ve been used to getting it fast

Till then,

Jean.
La Digue
January 19th, 2010 at 2:05 pm

Now that is great information for people who need to boost up their Internet connection. When the connection is slow, life really is a misery. So, i am happy that people are actually getting the chance to move to the next level and experience the Web better.
Nicole Price
January 19th, 2010 at 9:54 pm

This is very good advise and I am requesting a local provider to draw up this kind of comparison so that we can all benefit.
işletme oyunları
January 21st, 2010 at 4:01 am

Thanks.. great post
Adino
January 21st, 2010 at 11:39 am

Wow, thanks for compiling this information! This is very useful.
Horizon
January 22nd, 2010 at 2:14 pm

Maxis Broadband has heaps of problems with DNS Mapping. Some of my clients who use it can’t access websites because the IP addresses do not map properly to the URL name. I still feel that Streamyx is best, they’ve been around the longest and have the most customers… for now.
pırlanta
January 23rd, 2010 at 5:45 pm

I have a Vostro 1000 that beeps when I do that test – and it does some strange things like restart etc
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ninjaproxy
January 27th, 2010 at 5:55 pm

thanks for compiling this information..
Program
February 11th, 2010 at 8:33 pm

This is very good advise and I am requesting a local provider to draw up this kind of comparison so that we can all benefit.
Inner Game
May 5th, 2010 at 1:15 am

well, this would be very usefull if i did live in malaysa insted of mexico jeje
Tej Kohli
August 5th, 2010 at 12:08 am

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