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P1 WIGGY – Best Mobile Broadband in Malaysia*
*base on YapThomas’ observation so far and NO, I’m not paid for this write up*
Now you see why I put a * at the end of my topic? Because, I don’t want other mobile broadband providers suing me or anyone else telling me that I’m wrong for putting up that statement.
You want the best mobile broadband? Here is YapThomas’ recommendation.

(pix by DannyFoo)
This is the kind of mobile broadband that people like me who is on constant move that demands a reliable, stable and fast internet connection on the go wants.
It has been years since I waited for a decent broadband. It has been 2 years now since Green Packet was awarded the WiMAX service here in Malaysia. The wait has been a worthy one.
Let me quote one sentence I wrote back in my March 2007 post.
“But, one particular company, namely GreenPacket is gonna kick everyone’s ass so big this time.“
I would say that… true to my words, they did so in mobile broadband. Or was it that I complained about them back in October 2008 that’s why they came out with the Wiggy?
What is Wiggy you ask? Just five basic knowledge about Wiggy from P1.

One of the features I look for in a mobile broadband is connectivity. It has to be constantly connected. Like how I tested Celcom Broadband on the road back in March 2009. But then again, that is not the connectivity that I want. I want a connectivity that doesn’t break off from time to time. I tried both Maxis Broadband and Celcom Broadband and it was horrible! I can’t even stay connected for a good 3 hour and it is very frustrating that when you are in the middle of your work, connection just cuts off.
Come let me show you how good this Wiggy is at connectivity. I was stayed connected for a good 17 hours. and the longest was nearly 29 hours! Keng or not!???



This is how small Wiggy is compared to an AA batery. I can carry it everywhere I go. Well, the same as Maxis and Celcom Broadband, but I think Wiggy looks way cooler…

(pix by DannyFoo)
During the media launch few weeks ago, Chief Marketing Officer of P1 Michael Lai said that we should bash them as hard as we could. I’ve only got one thing to bash.
“Can you please put more network coverage on the map and start kicking ass harder??!!“
That’s all I could bash, because with Wiggy I can do the followings which I can’t on Maxis Broadband and Celcom Broadband.
- I can load YouTube without major lagging problem…
- I get to upload pictures to Facebook…
- I get to connect to my VPN and use my booking system…
- I get to upload pictures to Flickr so that I can blog…
- I manage to finish download 1 movie!! Whoa.!!
Well, that’s kinda it. There are more but I don’t think I need to proof my point further.
So what are you waiting for? Grab a Wiggy and have fun now! Oh look, they are giving a 10GB of Fair Usage Treshold. With Celcom Broadband, I only get 5GB and I’m paying RM 139 for it! Talk about value, you know how to calculate lah okay…

Oh, one last note. I do really hope that the connection of Wiggy in my area will be the same. I will definitely complaint if in the the near future more and more people starts using Wiggy in my area and congest the connection. Definitely will…
That if P1 continue to let me use Wiggy for free or just end my trial period after 3 months. Maybe a discount will do lah.. I’m not greedy. I will write nice things if your product is nice to use. So far, it has been great.
Read more of my other WiMAX posts.
Note:
* Different location may affect my views
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about 2 years ago
the problem is limited coverage.. so would stay with Celcom Broadband because in my experience with Celcom Broadband is not actually really bad, i still can surf internet or watching youtube even in the car during travel as long as the coverage is available.. and of course, celcom 3g coverage is much much more wider compare to p1 wimax coverage.
- I can load YouTube without major lagging problem… (ok, maybe u right)
- I get to upload pictures to Facebook… (no prob with my Celcom BB)
- I get to connect to my VPN and use my booking system… (not sure, maybe Celcom BB doesn’t support VPN connection)
- I get to upload pictures to Flickr so that I can blog… (no prob with my Celcom BB)
- I manage to finish download 1 movie!! Whoa.!! (i already download lot of movie since im using Celcom BB for the first time)
about the usage quota allocated, i agree 5G for Celcom BB is a small ammount, it only suitable for basic surfing (and that is why im downloading only 2 movies per month with 1GB size each, so i can use another 3GB allocated for my other usage)
about 2 years ago
The management of P1 is absolutely terrible. They can’t hold down staff longer than a year so cos of dat their marketing, tech improvement, cust service etc can’t be executed. Which is prob the main reason y the sales are still quite stagnant in the market.
about 2 years ago
Ooo.. Wiggy.. heard of it, tried it on friend’s computer.. Apparently it is very good when there’s full signal.. but will not allow connectivity for signal at 50% and below.. T_T
and when calculate, it’s quite expensive coz it’s like 500+ for first month (but considering it’s a 10Mbps line, ok la)
but I LOVE THE SPEED! wish my landline could be that fast.. >.<
about 2 years ago
would you be interested of setting up a counter at your page, referring applications to me and get yourself commission?
about 2 years ago
nice.. ;D i’ll go get a wiggy now haha
about 2 years ago
download one movie?!! HUWAAH!! geng. thnx for the write up Thomas! XD
about 2 years ago
holaBola: Well.. you’ve got your points..
erin: Whoa!? Really? Oh yeah! You should know better what
And their market is kinda niche so to say..
Jeffro: You can’t compare it with Streamyx.. cause.. well you know…
jolene: Ermmm… thanks.. but no thanks. hehe
vic: hahaha Don’t blame me if it is slow at your area..
maRCus: Yes! One movie.
about 2 years ago
well i saw some1 at starbucks using it.. he downloaded x-men (leaked copy) from bittorrent and after my coffee and lunch i saw him watching it… >.<
its quite ex weih.. but for faster connection who cares? lol
about 2 years ago
vic: Whoa… Good ah!
about 1 year ago
Never tried Celcom and never tried Digi, but used to have a “entry-level” package (with minimum speed) from P1 and my experience wasn’t so great – maybe it’s the area (Sentul, KL) or the way the modem meant to work (it’s directional so depending where in the apartment, I always to have to “adjust the direction it points to” and I hated that)
On the other hand, have just started using Maxis Mobile Broadband (just because their promoter are always in my face) I also signed up for their entry level package (RM38 per month with modem) and surprisingly (because many people said their services sucks) the speed was reasonable (did an internet speed test and got 1.44 Mbps for download – that’s better than most fixed line Stramyx connections!) and connection was stable.. longest uninterupted connection was about 3 hours (and it stopped because my laptop ran out of battery not because of it)…
So I guess different people with different experiences huh?
about 11 months ago
I’m from Penang, my wife is from T’ganu and (for now) we’re staying in Klang. the nature of our business requires near constant net connections, and we travel a lot. been using Celcom BB for quite some time now and while its performance is ok at best, the coverage is, to me at least, unbeatable.
about 10 months ago
Bro..im using a P1 modem..can i use bolehvpn through P1? Thanks…