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Got Asus Eee PC 901 a month back since its straight availability here. It may be already out there for sometimes, and its quite slow here in Indonesia. Finally, I can get my hands on it.

So, its size is superb. 8.9″ is really small for you to carry around conveniently. Can just slip it into my Crumpler Messenger bag compartment. Perfect. I feel like getting it for myself though. But no… its for sales. Sadly again, the people here in Dumai does not need this one specifically. People still look for a cheap PC, or a standard notebook for their daily computing needs.

There goes my stock of MSI Wind U100 Limited Edition and Asus Eee PC 901. It has been in the cupboard for sometimes.

So, after opening the box, you will see the free pouch given. Its really nice and classy. Continue reading »

written by surfnux \\ tags: gadgets

Well, as most of you have known, internet access in Indonesia mainly limited to bandwidth, or time. There are unlimited access package, but it can cost a fortune. For example, Speedy Office (Unlimited) can cost as much as Rp. 700.000 per month (SGD 100), at speed of 384 kbps or 1 Mbps for some areas which have been upgraded.

Without much choices that offers unlimited bandwidth at a good price, we have to preserve these available bandwidth and maintain our internet usage. The most basic home package from Telkom Speedy which cost Rp. 200.000 per month (SGD 30), has bandwidth limit of 1 MB (Up and Down). I myself can use minimum 100 MB bandwidth per day if I were to be active in the internet.

With that, I have to stop reading blogs, no downloading unless urgent and important, reduce pictures access, and strictly on e-mail, messengers, and some informative sites like engadget.com to keep me updated. Not forgetting Google Adsense as well.

That’s all I left to do with this limited bandwidth. On the other hand, Telkomsel has offered an unlimited internet access via HSDPA/3G/GPRS at fair usage of 3 GB per month. Afterwhich, your internet speed will be capped at the minimum. The normal speed will range on HSDPA/3G/GPRS signal quality, and can be up to 3.6 Mbps for HSDPA connection. But mostly it is around 2 Mbps that you can get. It is offered under Telkomsel Flash Unlimited package. I have used Telkomsel Flash Unlimited for a month with GPRS connection only, and it can’t really help me to work efficiently @ speed of about 114 Kbps only.

So, I unsubscribe this package and wait for 3G or HSDPA access to be available in town and get back to it. So far, this is the best offer I can find. For speed of 512 Kbps, you only pay for about Rp. 250.000 (SGD 38) per month. And for the top speed at 3.6 Mbps, it cost about Rp. 500.000 (SGD 75) per month. That is fair enough and unless there is HSDPA in town, there is no use to subscribe to the top speed package.

So, way to go Indonesia. You gotta grow up a lot. Do check out other posts on my experience with internet access and connection in Indonesia below:

• Accessing Free Hotspot at Gloria jeans Coffee Pekanbaru
• Telkomsel Flash Verdict
• Blogging from Free Telkom Hotspot
• In Search for Free Hotspots

written by surfnux \\ tags: networking

After more than two months without proper internet connection at home, and relying mostly on cyber cafes, I finally found a good deal. Its from Telkomsel, a cellular telco company that has the widest coverage in Indonesia. This package is named as Telkomsel Flash. It has been around for sometimes, only lately, they launched a new package: Telkomsel Flash unlimited.

Yeah.. its the unlimited access, but capped at 3 GB Fair usage. Once your usage reaches 3 GB, your internet speed will be capped at 64 kbps only (this is for the 256 kbps and 512 kbps package). Fair enough, for the price. As for the Pro Package, after 3 GB fair usage, speed capped at 128 Kbps.

I then signed up for the cheapest, which cost Rp. 125,000, speed at 256 Mbps highest. But all I can get is only 114 Kbps or less, that is because there is no 3G coverage, or even HSDPA available in my town.

There are two packages available for this Unlimited access, such as One Year contract with free modem (Its not free actually, ‘cos they added the modem’s cost into the package); and another one is Regular Unlimited, without any contract. I signed up for the latter (of course without modem provided, and you have to use your handphone as modem). Better still, if you have 3G phone or HSDPA capable phone. But that won’t be very convenient as your phone will be utilized for the internet connection alone.
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written by surfnux \\ tags: networking

For you all the Apple fans out there, introducing to you the classic Macintosh logo - the one with the rainbow colors. Well, actually not to introduce, but to share with you all the pictures. Everyone could have already know this Macintosh logo long time before.

It was from some old PowerPC that my uncle had. This sticker was found sticked to a paper cutting machine.
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Happy Valentine’s Day people. What you got for your partner?

What’s in the box?
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