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August 11, 2009

IndoSmart M2

When I first heard Smart Telecom was going to lend us their EVDO modem for a few weeks, I was elated. I've been looking to check out their service since they launched it just under a year ago but I wasn't prepared to pay for two wireless broadband services.

 The last few months, people have come up to me and told me how awful their wireless broadband services are and these are customers of various providers, not just from one place. I figured all the services have their ups and downs because some other people had little issues and were happy with their providers.

 Now that I've been using Smart's EVDO for a few days, it's pretty clear they still have a long way to go to be a serious wireless broadband player.

 Just check these screenshots. Is it even possible to get 30 and 50Mbps upstream on a ZTE AC2726 EVDO modem when both the network and the modem doesn't support more than 1.8Mbps uplink.
Even stranger is the fact that my settings for HSDPA via Huawei got dragged into this whole mess.

 Tested on Mac OS X 10.5.8.

       

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January 7, 2009

Podcasting a Wide Net

Many of us have become simply too busy to tune in to shows on television or radio. Some people have decided to turn away almost completely from traditional broadcast programs because they have become disinterested with what is being offered. And while some people have made the move toward subscription channels, others subscribe to a completely different media category.

This new category is called podcasting.

Read more at Jakarta Globe

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December 22, 2008

Living in a Wireless World

For the standard Jakarta commuter, getting to work takes anywhere between 30 minutes and two hours in heavy traffic. It is a real drag because you know you will be taking away as many as four hours a day sitting bumper to bumper on the road instead of completing your tasks at work or at home.

Calculate the cost of fuel, the pollution you generate, the effects of traffic on your physical and mental health, and multiply that by 3.5 million if you ride a motorcycle or 1.5 million if you drive a car because that is how many private vehicles there are in the capital city, according to recent police figures.

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