Thailand Connected To High-bandwidth Submarine Cable

[Deke]

Looking good for me too.

[buzz]

I am right in the middle of Lamai beach ....

TOT 8mb (1,000bht/mth)

Last Result:

Download Speed: 6.54 Mbps

Upload Speed: 0.43 Mbps

Ping: 50 ms

December 16, 2009 2.30pm (local time)

[edwardrake]

not bad for being in the boonies. best day for months. will it stay this way?

Edited December 16, 2009 by edwardrake

[XCom]

Mines magic :-)

[noahvail]

I've only got the ToT 2M plan, and for the first time I'm getting 1.5 to 1.7 consistently to points in the US.

But the hel_l with the numbers. For the first time since I moved here more than a year ago, I'm able to watch a YouTube vid without it stuttering every 2 to 5 seconds. Amazing Thailand.

Interesting to hear about CAT dropping its subscription rates, though. It might be worth a look-see up here in Issan.

[Luxius]

p.s.: can you please tell us for which provider you work?

I have worked for 4 ISPs in Denmark over the course of 6 years, I know about moaners and whiners, the percentage that will never get a good connection. Move. Maybe you should ask the 90% in this thread why they are experiencing a better connection - and where they live.

I can also stream video now, by the way, which I couldn't before.

[infernalman7]

Seems like my True connection hasn't improved yet.

16Mbps of sadness.

[BangkokJazz]

Last Result:

Download Speed: 10414 kbps (1301.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

Upload Speed: 12241 kbps (1530.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

Latency: 43 ms

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:40:36 PM

Using the ThaiVisa test - tested from my office at Mahidol University, Salaya Campus.

[HerbalEd]

Having an operational cable does not equal a faster operation in Thailand. There are probably numerous commissions of people who want to look like they are important who have to deal with the subject first, than maybe, they may start giving the consumers a bit more bandwidth. So do not get to exited. It will take a long long time before we actually see an improved internet speed.

Your "They are probably ..." and "than maybe, they may start" are far from convincing and definitely not authoritative. So why should we believe your theories? Anyway, I assume they did not spend tens-of-millions of dollars if they didn't intend for it to improve services, although it remains to be seen when we'll actually see it.

[Jonathanpattaya]

Having an operational cable does not equal a faster operation in Thailand. There are probably numerous commissions of people who want to look like they are important who have to deal with the subject first, than maybe, they may start giving the consumers a bit more bandwidth. So do not get to exited. It will take a long long time before we actually see an improved internet speed.

Correct, it will not increase the internet speed within Thailand.

Edited December 16, 2009 by Jonathanpattaya

[jfchandler]

The original The Nation post that opened this thread said the new line both opened yesterday, and then later in the same article said it would not be open until August!!! After I posted here about that, that post was deleted and someone edited the original post to remove the August reference from The Nation article.

Now, another "news" article is posted from Singapore that also says the new line is not in service yet, but the Admin here on TV says they're being told it is already in service.

Is anyone else here beginning to wonder do these "news" reports have any validity or accuracy???

PS - I will second Totster's admonition above: It's USELESS to post talking about your download and upload speeds, without also indicating what ISP company, your home area, and service of theirs you're using (name or speed), and then also what location/destination you're running the speedtest to...

[someoneelse]

Now, another "news" article is posted from Singapore that also says the new line is not in service yet, but the Admin here on TV says they're being told it is already in service.

No, the other news article said StarHub hadn't put its bit of the cable into service yet. It doesn't mean that the cable isn't ready to carry traffic, just that the Singaporeans won't start using it for a bit.

[george]

Now, another "news" article is posted from Singapore that also says the new line is not in service yet, but the Admin here on TV says they're being told it is already in service.

No, the other news article said StarHub hadn't put its bit of the cable into service yet. It doesn't mean that the cable isn't ready to carry traffic, just that the Singaporeans won't start using it for a bit.

I see in our server logs that we get/send traffic thru AAG.

[basjke]

p.s.: can you please tell us for which provider you work?

I have worked for 4 ISPs in Denmark over the course of 6 years, I know about moaners and whiners, the percentage that will never get a good connection. Move. Maybe you should ask the 90% in this thread why they are experiencing a better connection - and where they live.

I can also stream video now, by the way, which I couldn't before.

Ok if you are so knowledgable then tell us all what happens to this whiner.

I am on true 8 Mb package I can do a speedtest to anywhere in Europe or the US,using speedtest.net,and I will get results between 11.000 and 14.000 kbps download.Wonderful isn't it?Also my modem status shows dsl : 14336 kbps / 509 kbps.Again wonderful isn't it and I should thank them for giving me those speeds.

But here it comes,when I download an attachement from my hotmail I will get a download speed of 15KB/sec.Many times I am even not able to download the file as it will simply stop at some pointy and I have to start the download again.

When I do a download speedtest to a dedicated server in europe e.g. speedtest.bbned.nl I also will get those speeds of 15 KB/sec.Downloading a 100 Mb file from their server shows an estimated time of 2 hours 30 minutes.Ooops

Downloading from a paid newsserver with 20 connections spread over 3 continents will start at 1.4MB/sec but after approx 3 minutes the speed will drop abruptly to between 100 and 200 KB/sec.Ooops again

I know it is my computer,modem,connection or probably the servers abroad which have not enough bandwidth but for sure not the Thai isp.

Edited December 16, 2009 by basjke

[kollart]

True on lower Sukhumvit:

Last Result:

Download Speed: 2989 kbps (373.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

Upload Speed: 500 kbps (62.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

Latency: 80 ms

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 2:10:25 AM

Last Result:

Download Speed: 9456 kbps (1182 KB/sec transfer rate)

Upload Speed: 852 kbps (106.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

Latency: 73 ms

16 December 2009 12:25:29

Maxnet in Pratunam, 10m/1M about 1600/month...Been stabile speed for soon a week after having it installed!

[powderpuff]

My connection has returned to garbage today. Speed test to Oregon. Down 1.38 up .19 ping 338 ms

[jfchandler]

Actually, that's not what the article above says... The article above says this...

The cable system carries a bandwidth of 1.92 Terabits per second (Tbps) and was built with a 19-member consortium, at the cost of US$500 million, and will be ready for service in January 2010, said StarHub.

That language appears to be referencing the entire AAG, not just the Singapore part of it. The "cable system" was built by a 19-member consortium, not just the Singapore part of it. So it's hard to know just what StarHub is talking about re the January 2010 time reference.

And even if they meant only the Singapore part being up in January, that's at odds with what George is reporting here...about the local Singapore part already being up and running.

I could be wrong, but I'd seriously doubt the end users in Thailand today are somehow getting markedly better/faster connections to the U.S. than they/we were getting one or two days earlier...

For whatever it's worth, last night around midnight BKK time, after reading this thread, I did a Speedtest.net check of my connection to Los Angeles CA using my True 4 mb DSL connection from BKK... Somewhat to my surprise, that test produced a nearly 4 mbp/s download speed.

I re-ran that same exact test again now... 5:30 p.m. Wednesday... with all my PC stuff the same, and got only a nearly 1.2 Mbp/s download speed. If I used the logic exhibited by other posters here, I guess I ought to conclude the new AAG is going to reduce my download speeds by about 70%... Pretty silly, of course.

But who knows if the darned thing is carrying any traffic from Thailand yet or not anyway???

Now, another "news" article is posted from Singapore that also says the new line is not in service yet, but the Admin here on TV says they're being told it is already in service.

No, the other news article said StarHub hadn't put its bit of the cable into service yet. It doesn't mean that the cable isn't ready to carry traffic, just that the Singaporeans won't start using it for a bit.

Edited December 16, 2009 by jfchandler

[Luxius]

I know it is my computer,modem,connection or probably the servers abroad which have not enough bandwidth but for sure not the Thai isp.

I am never quick to jump to conclusions. There could be a lot of reasons.

Has your connection been tested on a second computer?

[SoiGirlHunter]

FWIW hutch cdma evdo here in jomtien is running at a full meg download from new york city, about a 50% improvement

ping is same same though

Edited December 16, 2009 by SoiGirlHunter

[powderpuff]

Thanks JC. Additionally I fail to see how GOOGLE is gonna come up with the BILLIONS of $ to compete with a 19 nation consortium of state controlled telecoms. What BS.

[basjke]

I know it is my computer,modem,connection or probably the servers abroad which have not enough bandwidth but for sure not the Thai isp.

I am never quick to jump to conclusions. There could be a lot of reasons.

Has your connection been tested on a second computer?

Thanks for telling me it's my computer.

Now I know why you worked for 4 different isp's in as many years.You were probably working in the call center and you were the best for blaming the customers with your stupid answers.

[terryfrd]

Home subscriber with TRUE in Ekamai area. I've got two variables. I upgraded to the premium 16 mbs package about a week ago and then there is the possibilty the new submarine gateway is opened. In the past hour I've been getting download speeds from various places in US (San Fran, St Louis, new york) of between 9 and 12 mbs. Only LA is slow at about 4 mbs. Upload speeds range from 0.5 to 0.9 mbs. All are much quicker than my previous 4mbs account.

[A_Traveller]

I see that the Government of Singapore seems to think the service is live, MTI Speech 8 Dec 2009

Regards

Edited December 16, 2009 by A_Traveller

[jfchandler]

You're getting 4 mbps to LA on a 16 mbps line... I'm getting 1 mbps on a 4 mbps True line... Glad to know the new AAG is up and running...

Home subscriber with TRUE in Ekamai area. I've got two variables. I upgraded to the premium 16 mbs package about a week ago and then there is the possibilty the new submarine gateway is opened. In the past hour I've been getting download speeds from various places in US (San Fran, St Louis, new york) of between 9 and 12 mbs. Only LA is slow at about 4 mbs. Upload speeds range from 0.5 to 0.9 mbs. All are much quicker than my previous 4mbs account.

[terryfrd]

You're getting 4 mbps to LA on a 16 mbps line... I'm getting 1 mbps on a 4 mbps True line... Glad to know the new AAG is up and running...

3.69 a minute ago. I was lucky to get 1 mbps with my 4 mbps line a week ago.

[powderpuff]

The download speeds are fantastic. The problem is & has always been the upload speed.

[jackr]

I'm not too worried if it's super-fast... decent consistency at a medium speed and at a respectable price is good enough. Connectivity is currently way overpriced over here.

[Luxius]

I know it is my computer,modem,connection or probably the servers abroad which have not enough bandwidth but for sure not the Thai isp.

I am never quick to jump to conclusions. There could be a lot of reasons.

Has your connection been tested on a second computer?

Thanks for telling me it's my computer.

Now I know why you worked for 4 different isp's in as many years.You were probably working in the call center and you were the best for blaming the customers with your stupid answers.

I have worked in 1st line helpdesk, 2nd line (callback), and 3rd line (back office), backbone monitoring and pretty much everything that has to do with core routing. You can question my experience and technical skills - my employers never did - but the fact of the matter is, that 8/10 cases it IS in fact the computer that's causing the problem (omitting known network errors). I'm not going to do a step-by-step support session right here, nor will I make a list of all possible causes of error, but it could be anything from hardware to software error.

Now, if you are not at least going to exclude the possibility, that YOUR piece of equipment was faulty on ALL four mentioned connections, then who is being... stupid?

[basjke]

I know it is my computer,modem,connection or probably the servers abroad which have not enough bandwidth but for sure not the Thai isp.

I am never quick to jump to conclusions. There could be a lot of reasons.

Has your connection been tested on a second computer?

Thanks for telling me it's my computer.

Now I know why you worked for 4 different isp's in as many years.You were probably working in the call center and you were the best for blaming the customers with your stupid answers.

I have worked in 1st line helpdesk, 2nd line (callback), and 3rd line (back office), backbone monitoring and pretty much everything that has to do with core routing. You can question my experience and technical skills - my employers never did - but the fact of the matter is, that 8/10 cases it IS in fact the computer that's causing the problem (omitting known network errors). I'm not going to do a step-by-step support session right here, nor will I make a list of all possible causes of error, but it could be anything from hardware to software error.

Now, if you are not at least going to exclude the possibility, that YOUR piece of equipment was faulty on ALL four mentioned connections, then who is being... stupid?

You don't want me to answer that question do you>

[lounger]

Having an operational cable does not equal a faster operation in Thailand. There are probably numerous commissions of people who want to look like they are important who have to deal with the subject first, than maybe, they may start giving the consumers a bit more bandwidth. So do not get to exited. It will take a long long time before we actually see an improved internet speed.

Am getting net consistent bwidth of 4.3 Mbps on a monthly pyt of 350Bt ! ChiangMai Rocks! )

Rgdz from Brewsta

Huh! in Singburi its under 400 download and upload according to ThaiVisa Test, but 1.4mb per ADSLTHailand, for 500baht per month ( sometimes its so slow redings cannot be taken). Prioritising!