Well, as we all know, Malaysia biggest broadband provider, TMNET Streamyx, sucks. Why streamyx suck? Because it gives lousy connection speed to the international server, most of the time. There are actually three ways to overcome this problem.
1. GET A GOOD IP ADDRESS.
Connection to the international server depends on our internet IP.
What is IP? Check it out here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address .
Streamyx gives us different ip every time we connect to the internet. Disconnect and reconnect does gives us a different ip. In streamyx cases, there are a lot of bad ip and a little good ip.
How to check what is our ip?
Simply log in to your modem configuration(for advanced users)
OR
simply surf this site
http://whatismyipaddress.com/ to determine what is your ip address.
How to check either our ip is good or bad?
This part is a bit complicated. Do leave comment if you do not understand this part.
Select ' Start>run '. And then, type ' cmd ' WITHOUT the apostrophes( ' ).
If you guys is blur where is the start, it is at the left bottom corner of your monitor.
Now, you guys at the cmd window.
Type ' ping 75.126.41.186 ' WITHOUT the apostrophes( ' ).
As for the result, TIME is what matter most. Good ip give <300 ms.
For example,
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Param>ping 75.126.41.186
Pinging 75.126.41.186 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 75.126.41.186: bytes=32 time=293ms TTL=45
Reply from 75.126.41.186: bytes=32 time=292ms TTL=45
Reply from 75.126.41.186: bytes=32 time=291ms TTL=45
Reply from 75.126.41.186: bytes=32 time=299ms TTL=45
Ping statistics for 75.126.41.186:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 291ms, Maximum = 299ms, Average = 293ms
C:\Documents and Settings\Param>
This is the result for my ip. It is consider good if u can get below 300 ms. You just have to keep trying to disconnect and reconnect to get better ip.
*Additional info:
- only two initial parts of ip are mattered. Example:
66.186.63.107
Only [66.186] is mattered in determining either your ip is good or bad. So, if you get 60.52 and next time you connect you also get 60.52 ip, the ping result wont change.
- Streamyx ALWAYS does rerouting, which means, sometimes, 60.52 ip can be the best and can be the worst. Always do the ping test to keep up to date with the good ip.
2. USE A DOWNLOAD MANAGER.
This is the easiest, simplest way to get high and consistant speed download at mydatabus server.
Mydatabus does support download manager. I recommend you to use Flashget and Free Download Manager. Get it here http://www.flashget.com/en/download.htm
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
If u are using firefox, you may want to try using this plugin
http://flashgot.net/
By sending simultaneous request to mydatabus server, you can get high speed at the same time.
3. USE A PROXY
Maybe advanced users want to try using proxy(US proxy if possible).
For newbies, check here for more info on how to use proxy.
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/388137
