davita
I'm now a little confused. Is this Telkom wifi.id just a name?
I thought fibre optic cables would be connected to the subscriber's abode and the wifi (data,TV,etc) routed privately (password) and by subscription.
City wide wifi I understand are transmitters placed in strategic locations for mobile use....as in many airports and some cities. The Telkom wifi.id website seems to indicate the latter.
davita
spicyayam wroteAll the cable was installed today, but now have to wait for them to turn on the service
Spicy...I'd appreciate some advice. I noticed, since yesterday, a cable has been strung between new poles that were installed down my street a few weeks ago. There is a pole directly opposite my house but the cable is just supported thru' a loop and continues down the street. Thru' my binoculars I can read it is fibre optic cable but cannot see how they will splice into the cable to distribute to anyone.
My question is how did they manage that where you live...do they connect to some distribution box somewhere else or can they cut into a fibre optic cable and splice, like they do with copper. I would doubt the latter but appreciate your input.
Thanks.
spicyayam
I missed it when they installed the cable in our street. It looks just like a very thick cable which they run on the telephone poles just below the telephone cable. Maybe later I can go out in the street and take a picture. They do run the cable right into your house, attach some kind router to your ceiling and then you get what looks like a bigger than usual modem.
Since they did all of the installation they said they need to do some kind of final configuration, but haven't been back since my last post. They didn't give any passwords so can't try it yet. We just back home after a few days away so will follow up again.
[USER=4796]@JohnnyCool[/USER] I would suggest just keep calling the sales person. In the end that seemed to help for us getting it installed as we said we just want to try it first before agreeing to any other of the services they were offering (telephone, tv channels etc)
spicyayam
I agree the marketing is very confusing. Why not just call it Telkom fibre home/Telkom fibre business/Telkom wifi. Look how the name "Speedy" worked out for their ADSL service.
It is amazing how they came and set everything up promising to come back the next day and then nothing?
Another interesting thing is when they first asked us to join the price was 250k per month. Fortunately we have that price locked in for one year. If we wanted another access point, the price is already 500K per month.
bakung
[b]wifi.id[/b]
i just had a look at my available wireless connections and one of them is wifi.id with a speed showing 72.4mbs but when i click connect it does so but says limited, cant get onto it but at that speed be ok. need more details
JohnnyCool
The fibre optic service Telkom has available in [I]some[/I] areas is supposed to be fibre-to-the-home. That means the cable is physically connected to the home.
It has nothing to do with wi-fi which is based on radio wave transmission.
The recent Telkom offerings seem to come in packages called [B]IndiHome[/B], which include data, TV, digital telephone and the equipment that goes with it.
There are four packages depending on download speed: 10, 20, 50 or 100 Mbps. There are paid options to get more than the default 99 TV channels in all packages.
The hard part, at least for me, is actually getting it installed even after being "surveyed" and told that it's available to my home.
I forget, exactly, but I started the process about five weeks ago. And am still waiting.
:dejection:
davita
bakung wrotei just had a look at my available wireless connections and one of them is wifi.id with a speed showing 72.4mbs but when i click connect it does so but says limited, cant get onto it but at that speed be ok. need more details
I have the same wifi.id available but cannot connect.
I remember reading somewhere that Indonesia had the slowest desktop internet out of around 50 countries....my impression is that it's become even slower.
Telkom and Australian Telstro signed a joint venture to share technology recently...I'd hoped Indonesia would gain but, given the conflict between Aus and RI, it's possible co-operation may not be pursued.
spicyayam
This is the telephone line and cable on the main road which then goes to our house. The workers doing the installation to our house asked for a kitchen knife to cut the insulation on the cable.
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davita
JohnnyCool wroteThe fibre optic service Telkom has available in [I]some[/I] areas is supposed to be fibre-to-the-home. [COLOR="#FF0000"]That means the cable is physically connected to the home.
It has nothing to do with wi-fi which is based on radio wave transmission.[/COLOR]
The recent Telkom offerings seem to come in packages called [B]IndiHome[/B], which include data, TV, digital telephone and the equipment that goes with it.
There are four packages depending on download speed: 10, 20, 50 or 100 Mbps. There are paid options to get more than the default 99 TV channels in all packages.
The hard part, at least for me, is actually getting it installed even after being "surveyed" and told that it's available to my home.
I forget, exactly, but I started the process about five weeks ago. And am still waiting.
:dejection:
Thanks for the info JohnnyC...that's what I imagined but got confused over the Telkom website.
As I said in earlier on this thread they've just strung a fibre-optic cable up my street but I cannot see how it can be connected across to my house...I cannot imagine they just splice like they do with copper wire...any ideas on how it'll be done?
spicyayam
Looks like it is finally working.
spicyayam
Telkom Speedy:
davita
[quote="spicyayam, post: 103982"]This is the telephone line and cable on the main road which then goes to our house. The workers doing the installation to our house asked for a kitchen knife to cut the insulation on the cable.
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[quote="spicyayam, post: 104029"]Looks like it is finally working.
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That's fantastic Spicy.... congrats and please keep up the info on its future performance.
The cable opposite my house looks more like your one on the left of your pole as it is just supported and continues down the street...I can see you have a dedicated cable go directly to your place....Oh! Well...I'll just wait and see what transpures.
spicyayam
I don't know what the problem is, but now I can't get on it. Back on the ADSL.
One annoying thing is you need to log in through a browser. It would be nice if there was a way around this.
JohnnyCool
Well, you're "lucky" Spicy. At least you've got it to your place.
It's a pity that it's stopped working.
I'm
still waiting here in Sanur. The rep won't answer her phone.
I will go to Telkom's office in Denpasar tomorrow to ask WTF is going on.
Meanwhile, I'm stuck with my over-priced ADSL connection.
It's not all
that bad, for what it is. Just too expensive.
I just got this, a Grade C and am paying more than one million a month.
(Note that this result is while I was downloading two movies at the same time.)
spicyayam
It seems like some kind of problem with the DNS. If I use Google's DNS settings, it is working fine.
I don't know how to access the modem to set DNS settings on that. If anyone knows...
spicyayam
Thanks. I can set it on my laptop. But I want to be able to set it on the modem so any device that connects will get Google's DNS automatically, instead of Telkoms which just don't seem to work. Other than the browser log in they don't give you any other passwords to log into the equipment.
With our Speedy modem we could connect other access points to it, but they don't allow this. You could also easily log into the access point and configure it yourself.
They want us to pay for additional access points for a monthly fee. Everything is locked down, which is annoying as well as that browser log in.
I should probably stop complaining. I had to use a USB modem the other week and feel sorry if anyone has to rely on that for their internet.
spicyayam
Trying to log on to the internet after turning off your computer is frustrating. You can either connect and then have problems or not get the log on screen at all. Once you are connected it is fine.
I think the solution might be to set up one computer have that connect to the internet and then share the connection using software like Connectify. I am testing this now and it seems to work well. It also gives you some measure of control.
JohnnyCool
[QUOTE][I][B]...It seems like some kind of problem with the DNS. If I use Google's DNS settings, it is working fine.
I don't know how to access the modem to set DNS settings on that. If anyone knows...[/B][/I][/QUOTE]
If that's the case, how did you set your connection to use Google's DNS in the first place, or did somebody do that for you?
Which operating system are you using? Windows? If so, which version (Windows 7, Windows 8.1)?
In Windows, it's quite "easy" to change DNS settings. The only, (and main reason), to change DNS settings in your modem is to apply them to all connected and wi-fi devices in your immediate vicinity.
It's not really necessary - just a matter of convenience.
The usual method is to open |Control Panel|Network and Sharing Center
"Change Adapter Settings"
Right click "Local Area Connection"
Click "Properties"
Highlight "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TPC/IP4)"
Click "Properties"
Make sure "Obtain an IP address automatically" is checked
Check "Use the following DNS server addresses"
Type in the Preferred and Alternate DNS server
For Google DNS:
Primary: 8.8.8.8
Alternate: 8.8.4.4
Click "OK" and it's done.
I hope this helps. If not, pick me up with a helicopter, fly me to North Bali and back.
Failing that, feel free to PM me. (I just hope you're not using an Apple computer, about which I know sweet FA).
Cheers!
:angel:
JohnnyCool
[QUOTE][I][B]"...Everything is locked down, which is annoying as well as that browser log in..."
[/B][/I][/QUOTE]
If that's the case, then I guess you can't get into the modem and change the DNS settings. Still, if the speeds you seem to be getting are real and consistent, shouldn't need to.
Telkom charging for additional access points seems a tad greedy to me. How much are they asking?
Third party virtual hotspot software, (like Connectify), may be the only way around it. There are many free ones out there and they mostly all do the same thing. Some come bundled with crapware, others are fine.
I went to Telkom in Denpasar yesterday to find out why the "available" fibre optic hasn't been installed to my house yet.
A pleasant young lass checked with technicians and she struggled to explain to me, in English, that it [B]is[/B] available. [B]
But[/B] - at the moment, it only extends five metres from the nearest pole. Oh - OK, then.
I was told that I should go to the office again next month for another "survey". [I]Maybe[/I] by then, the range will have extended further.
:icon_eek:
spicyayam
The whole log in system seems very buggy. It can take many attempts just to get connected. Once you are connected it is fine. But if you go out and then come back to your computer you have to go through the whole log in thing again.
On a page you are redirected to after you log in, there is a link to Google. The link is broken. It is a small thing but you wonder why no one has fixed this.
I can only hope it will get better. It also means we can't cancel Speedy for a while.
