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Internet and the update

If you haven’t notice, I actually update my twitter (or Facebook status) quite often nowadays. This is because GPRS fee is very very low in Medan. With only Rp. 10,000 I get 15MB of usage for a month, that is equal to RM3.20. If you’re using any of Malaysia mobile telcom services, 15MB should cost you like, RM15 at least. I am talking about prepaid card here, not the postpaid.
Medan road
Obviously, Indonesia is on their step onto Internet, and been making a big progress here this few years. I came and back Medan from time to time for the past 4 years, Speedy (the connection I’m using now) has an impressive speed, the 1mbps is way faster than any of Malaysia ISP, sad! Some more want to claim whatever traditional with Indonesia, stop embarrassing yourself, Malaysia.

Anyhow, I still not feeling too comfortable being here. Not sure it is the environment or the habit changes… I still prefer to give myself whole lots of freedom to come and go at a place :P Can’t complaint much in Medan here, since the Internet is very good with me, the services like motorhome towing also very quick to avoid traffic jam, and of course, the affordable GPRS usage (I get to online using my mobile phone anytime anywhere). But somehow, it’s not easy for me to survive here, at and inside a house most of the time you know…

4 comments on Internet and the update

  1. Alex Allied
    August 28, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    When will Malaysia have their own Speedy connection? I don’t want a 1.5MBPS connection to run like a dial-up…sigh..

    Reply
    • wong
      August 29, 2009 at 8:05 pm

      Not that bad yet la.. Broadband still faster than dial-up la.. Well, im still impress with what Celcom broadband provide me though :)

  2. Alvin Lim
    August 31, 2009 at 10:46 am

    malaysia is not progressing well because of our internet speed. our tech startups need to fork out more for proper internet speed in order to compete with the rest of the world. heck, even our neighbors who used to be slower than us many years ago, are now better than us!

    Reply
    • wong
      September 2, 2009 at 11:08 am

      Malaysia politicalised everything, and now that politic don’t want people to go browsing and see “lies” too much, they are the happiest to see the slow connection we’re having now…

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