Streamyx quadrupling up services to 4 times the current ones

Happy? We shouldnt be. Read on why.

"KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Internet services provider, TMNet Sdn Bhd, plans to increase its broadband capacity to four megabit (MB) by year-end from existing two MB to cater to the emerging technological evolution trend of IPTV (Internet protocol television), broadband phone, video phone and online learning."
- August 30 2006


Now read something TMNET said a few months before that,
"CYBERJAYA: Peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic is choking up local broadband lines with 20% of users utilising 80% of the total bandwidth, according to Internet service provider (ISP) TM Net Sdn Bhd.

“We are not against our customers using P2P. However, it is an unfair situation which needs to be addressed, as we cannot upgrade our infrastructure (merely) for the benefit of the minority,” he said.

Dr Ewe Hong Tat, dean of the MMU’s faculty of information technology, said the university was chosen for the launch because its students are heavy IT users.

“We hope that the students will propagate the knowledge they have learnt to their peers and to the rest of society when they join the workforce in the future,” he said." - The Star, March 1 2006

So what are we seeing here? TMNET or as many of us call TMNUT, is actually upgrading it's services even though they said it's expensive for an upgrade. Why? IPTV and all those other craps? Who the hell would watch on IPTV?! Even if there ARE people watching it, it'll only be the minority. Speaking of minority, we (P2P bitorrent users) are a minority according to them.

They can do it. They refused to. Something must've got them to do it. They aint telling.

There is also news that currently there is a 2mbps connection which costs RM188 a month. That's like paying x2 RM99 1mbps connection everymonth. Will the new 4 mpbs cost x4RM99? (RM396). Wait before you go saying cheap, calculate the amount u pay them EVERY YEAR. That's right..... over RM1000 (for RM99 package). Now with the new 4mbps you COULD pay RM4000 every year!!

"We will quadruple the current misery suffered by our subcribers - TM"-Fariz (lowyat.net)