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My results; I live near Laem Set (Samui Orchid Resort/Butterfly Farm/Tiger zoo):

TEST_DATE TIME_ZONE DOWNLOAD_MEGABITS UPLOAD_MEGABITS LATENCY_MS SERVER_NAME 08.12.2012 4:39 PM ICT 6.38 1.58 27 Bangkok 09.12.2012 10:45 AM ICT 3.55 1.24 19 Bangkok 09.12.2012 10:53 AM ICT 11.06 1.98 23 Bangkok 17.02.2013 3:11 PM ICT 20.35 1.97 17 Bangkok 17.02.2013 3:14 PM ICT 19.99 2.02 27 Bangkok 27.04.2013 11:18 PM ICT 21.53 3.12 14 Bangkok 28.04.2013 8:58 PM ICT 20.63 2.98 15 Bangkok 05.05.2013 3:37 PM ICT 20.9 3.22 10 Bangkok 05.05.2013 3:37 PM ICT 19.77 3.05 10 Bangkok 21.05.2013 9:22 AM ICT 20.31 3.12 15 Bangkok 23.05.2013 2:47 PM ICT 20.12 3.12 10 Bangkok 15.06.2013 4:36 PM ICT 21.41 3.09 22 Bangkok 15.06.2013 4:37 PM ICT 20.22 3.02 24 Bangkok 15.06.2013 4:40 PM ICT 25.16 3.03 24 Bangkok 15.06.2013 4:46 PM ICT 19.67 3.02 14 Bangkok 15.06.2013 4:49 PM ICT 19.82 2.99 14 Bangkok 18.06.2013 3:02 PM ICT 25.51 2.84 22 Bangkok

Very nice! Can you do this to a server in NY?

OK, so it looks like getting 4 Mps to US will remain a dream.

So far I was hoping that I would be able to get the same speed to US as from home in Germany (i.e. 4Mps), then I could have been sure that it's sufficient for working. I guess I have to find out whether ~2Mps would be sufficient for working, since that's the best speed I can expect. Need to try to simulate that on my PC at home ...

So in case I can't find a house with fibre ... what about the MiFi solution (thaismileconnect, for example)?

* Anyone have experience with this in Samui? Speed?

* What about other providers? Anyone who offers a "true" flat? Most will throttle you after 5GB or so. But the "true" flat with thaismileconnect is 150 Baht per day, very expensive!

* As a farang who's only a tourist, can I even get a contract for 3 months with a MiFi provider? Or are these usually annual contracts? And you need to be a resident to sign up?

Thanks!

Sorry guys,

can I just move my questions above to the top again?

Any feedback on thaismileconnect and other MiFi providers is appreciated!

Also, anyone's measured ping times to NY are highly appreciated!

Thanks

I say again...

You said

"My international gateway is a solid 15 down and 1"

It is not possible to have a 15Mb connection to the USA, NL, Germany or any other country outside of Thailand. Even to Singapore, the next closest hop.

Try some real speed tests here to different servers and post your results. http://testmy.net

I send x amount of data in x amount of minutes. Why would I want a speed test? I download x amount of data in x amount of minutes. Why would I want a speed test? I get 15/1 24/7 (mostly) 365. I don't care if you say I cannot and I don't care if I think I cannot because that is what I get.

Fair enough. Why not backup your results by showing us what you get with a real online speed-test? I'm sure people would be interested to know.

What you are saying is misleading to other people, there is no way you have a 15Mb connection to the USA and Europe.

And ping times to NY as well, please.

What kind of ping times do you see to NY? E.g. from here: http://startping.com/ (gotta know your IP, e.g. from here: http://whatismyipaddress.com/)

Where in the USA are you wanting to connect? The connection from Thailand goes to the West Coast of the USA. So hope it's West Coast.

...

At Beach Republic they have combined a 25Mb Fiber from TOT and a 25Mb Fiber from CAT.

I need to connect to NY From Germany, I'm getting latency of 220ms to a NY server as per speedtest ...

Beach Republic? That's Lamai, isn't it? Not really where we'd like to stay, I must say. We'd prefer the North or West of Samui, something a little quieter ...

And Beach Republic is over 100,000 baht per month for a measly 55 sqm. Crazy!

Where are you at? And how do I get this service?

Here is a bit of advise. Speak to Matt HERE.

Looks like they only cover some small areas of Samui, but I will take your advice and talk to them. Thanks!

OK, so it looks like getting 4 Mps to US will remain a dream.

So far I was hoping that I would be able to get the same speed to US as from home in Germany (i.e. 4Mps), then I could have been sure that it's sufficient for working. I guess I have to find out whether ~2Mps would be sufficient for working, since that's the best speed I can expect. Need to try to simulate that on my PC at home ...

So in case I can't find a house with fibre ... what about the MiFi solution (thaismileconnect, for example)?

* Anyone have experience with this in Samui? Speed?

* What about other providers? Anyone who offers a "true" flat? Most will throttle you after 5GB or so. But the "true" flat with thaismileconnect is 150 Baht per day, very expensive!

* As a farang who's only a tourist, can I even get a contract for 3 months with a MiFi provider? Or are these usually annual contracts? And you need to be a resident to sign up?

Thanks!

Alright, thank you everyone, this has been quite helpful already. The best solution for me is obviously to find a house with fibre cable installed. However, these are hard to find, especially since we also have other considerations which narrow down the choice of houses considerably.

Just as a reminder: If I can have a real 4 Mbit/s downstream speed, I should be alright.

So here are a couple more questions:

1. Assuming I find a house with ADSL but no fibre cable. What kind of speed (to server in NY) could I expect?

2. Let's assume I rent a house, and when I get there I realize that the internet connection sucks. So what kind of backup options do I have?

• CAT CDMA: http://www.cattelecom.com/site/en/list_service.php?cat=588 This advertises up to 3 Mbps, so too slow for my purpose
• Pocket WiFi: http://www.thaismileconnect.com/ They tell me I could expect average speed ot 10 Mbps in Samui, faster than in BKK. However, it's 5,000 Baht per month for unlimited usage. Anyone have experience with this?
• Any other dongles which are fast enough for me?

Thanks once more,

Yoel

Nyllie subscribes to 20MBit and showed a download speed of over 16MBit and ping time of 5ms to Frankfurt.

As pointed out earlier that's result with ISP cache.

True result is 3,7 Mbit

Ah yes, sorry.

Well, 3.7 Mbit is actually about what I get from Germany to New York, so I guess that would work. But what are the chances of getting this with ADSL?

Another question: Someone pointed out to me the possibility of using a CAT USB-stick for internet. Does anyone have experience with this? What kind of downstream speeds (to NY) could I expect? What's the cost?

Help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Yoel

Hey,

one more question: A lot of properties in Samui have "ADSL" listed as the internet service. What kind of speed can I expect with that? I know that ADSL can provide up to 12MBit/s, but what speed is reasonable to expect? I'd be grateful to anyone sharing their experience.

Thanks!

Yoel

Do you know if other providers have similar packages?

Sorry if this question appears silly, but I've never had to deal with internet service in Thailand, and I want to tell the brokers to "find me houses with any of the following internet connections installed: ..."

@ Nellie again...

If the previous result was really just cached, can you try the test from http://testmy.net/download?

@ Neilly

This is REALLY helpful! What is the exact name of the internet package you have? I want to tell the real estate brokers looking for a villa for me to limit it to those which have this service installed.

Alternatively, if I have to set this up myself: How long would it take after signing a contract to have it activated in a house in Samui?

Thanks!

Wow, that's better than what I have in Germany

Can I ask how you access this service? What I mean is: Is this a private home? Is it WiFi or LAN cable?

Hi,

I'm planning to spend ~3 months in Thailand next year, somewhere near the beach. One thing that's absolutely crucial for me is high-speed internet, since I need to log into and work from a PC located in the US for about 10 hours a day. It is difficult to say what exact speed I would need, but something like 6 MBit/s for downloads would be good.

If I rent a condo or villa in Koh Samui, am I likely to find this kind of speed?

If a reader of this post is currently in Samui, could she or he do a speed test (e.g. http://www.speedtest.net/) and tell me the download speed they found, as well as what service they subscribe to?

Thanks for everyone's help!

Yoel