I could not hook up with Google (the most powerful search engine) for the whole night. Tried disconnecting and connecting as what UncleSeng suggested but to no avail.

Just managed to get myself connected this very morning. Stupid, don’t you dare think that I stay awake the whole night just to try connecting to the Internet. Sleep is more important than the Internet. If you are wondering how I managed to successfully hook up with the Internet, let’s follow some simple steps recommended by UncleSeng.

Simple Steps

1. Go to Start Menu > Run (for Windows user).
2. Type the following: ping www.google.com /t into the form.
   **Generally if Google (64.233.189.99) is accessible, the chances are you can access most sites .
3. If you get a nice ping (<200ms), or a moderate ping (200ms - 350ms), you may choose to remain with the current IP. If you get a bad ping (>350ms) or many timeouts, proceed to the next step.
4. Open up your modem / router admin page. Normally the IP will be 192.168.1.1.
5. Disconnect your current connection and reconnect.
6. Repeat all steps until you can get a nice or moderate ping.

I am currently running on 60.50.x.x, that is after following the simple steps. I got a ping of 230ms which is well in between the range of 200ms-350ms (moderate loh).

I ran a simple test on speedtest.net to get the results of the download and upload speed. I also tried the so-called speedometer introduced by Streamyx.

From speednet

I guess no matter how many times we voiced out our dissatisfaction as a consumer who pays for the broadband it will just fall on deaf ears. TM does not care at all.

When DiGi rolls out its brand new 3G and broadband services, I will definitely give it a try. At least I have more confidence in DiGi than in TM though the former is a new kaki.