Here’s a bunch of notes for anyone interested in getting the iPhone4 with maxis – quite possibly just for my own reference rather than anyone else given the amount of traffic I receive. A quick breakdown of my monthly approximate expenditure with maxis: Value 50 Plan (RM50) – RM0.15 average calls, RM0.10 average SMS –…
Unifi Yay/Nay?
So I heard an interview over at BFM about the new Telekom Malaysia UNIFI service. A number of things occured to me: Method of delivery; the guys over at Telekom Malaysia decided to lay brand new fibre to deliver the new UNIFI service. Why? Sure, fibre is more future proof compared to copper but it’s…
HTC Desire (Slightly less so after awhile)
Initial thoughts in chronological order: #1: Wow… that is a REALLY REALLY unimpressive box. I’d be more impressed by multicoloured toilet paper. That’s how unimpressive it is. #2: Why is this Sense UI so confusing? Or is the Android UI itself confusing… and the Sense UI just adding a little more confusion on top of…
ISPs and Contracts in a country with monopolies aplenty
I’m slightly unclear on the logic behind binding people to long (or any) contracts at all; especially when, the majority of the time, the customer has absolutely no (other) choice if he/she chooses to terminate the contract. Malaysia seems to be full of these people who seem to be unclear on what the main purpose…
Gentoo rsync
PORTAGE_RSYNC_INITIAL_TIMEOUT=60 fixes rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(544) [generator=3.0.6]
The Nokia N900 – Nokia’s Saviour?
Been about a week since I got my N900 here in Malaysia; a quick bitesized review: Battery Life Pretty bad. I’ve never even considered buying a car charger for any of my previous phones (and believe me when I say I’ve had a lot of phones). So, me ordering a car charger for the N900…
The N900 has landed!
To all the nay-sayers: I am biatch0. Do NOT doubt me. Initial thoughts: – putting 2 hamsters on a wheel and hanging it below the N900 may provide more power than the currently included battery. – looks like about 6 hours with typical I HAVE A NEW TOY AND CAN’T KEEP MY HANDS OFF IT…
Nokia N900 Availability in Malaysia: The Search Continues Part VI
Keywords (left: N900 filtered, right: no filter) for site. Hey Nokia, I’m not really sure about this… but I think, maybe, just maybe, there just might be a market for the N900 in Asia!!! Obviously, with all your highly paid market researchers and such, you should take what I say with a grain of salt……
Nokia N900 Availability in Malaysia: The Search Continues Part V
From current information, Asia/Australia/etc. will not be seeing the N900 officially launched AT ALL. Which is rather interesting if the bit of info below is taken into consideration: NOKIA MOBILE DEVICE VOLUME BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA Q3/2009 Europe 27.1 million units Middle East & Africa 19.6 million units Greater China 18.5 million units Asia-Pacific 30.5 million…