Comments on: bmobile Zoom! (+ E-Speed, DST Go!) Findings

By: ardi angeles

ardi angeles — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:09:29 +0000

where can i get a bmobile software for my pc? I lost my cd :c

By: Md

Md — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:40:01 +0000

hi thewheat,

is it any chance to running own server with Bmobile broadband, so far i cant access my site, even change from port 80 to 8000(router port forward). seem no ports can be used. well im using E220 Huawei broadband + Vigsys VD30 router + Bmobile broadband..do you have any solutions.

Pinging http://www.darkcode31337.co.cc [202.93.215.91] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 202.93.215.91:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

here is netstat

C:\Users\Darkcode31337>netstat -ano

Active Connections

Proto Local Address TCP 0.0.0.0:21 TCP 0.0.0.0:25 TCP 0.0.0.0:80 TCP 0.0.0.0:110 TCP 0.0.0.0:135 TCP 0.0.0.0:143 TCP 0.0.0.0:445 TCP 0.0.0.0:3306 TCP 0.0.0.0:5357 TCP 0.0.0.0:49152 TCP 0.0.0.0:49153 TCP 0.0.0.0:49154 TCP 0.0.0.0:49155 TCP 0.0.0.0:49156 TCP 0.0.0.0:49157 TCP 127.0.0.1:14147 TCP 127.0.0.1:14147 TCP 127.0.0.1:49158 TCP 127.0.0.1:59359 TCP 127.0.0.1:59360 TCP 127.0.0.1:59361 TCP 127.0.0.1:59362 TCP 192.168.2.149:139 TCP 192.168.2.149:60670 TCP 192.168.2.149:60758 TCP 192.168.2.149:60780 TCP 192.168.2.149:60782 TCP 192.168.2.149:60785 TCP 192.168.2.149:60786 TCP 192.168.2.149:60788 TCP [::]:135 TCP [::]:445 TCP [::]:5357 TCP [::]:49152 TCP [::]:49153 TCP [::]:49154 TCP [::]:49155 TCP [::]:49156 TCP [::]:49157 UDP 0.0.0.0:500 UDP 0.0.0.0:3702 UDP 0.0.0.0:3702 UDP 0.0.0.0:4500 UDP 0.0.0.0:5355 UDP 0.0.0.0:63946 UDP 127.0.0.1:1900 UDP 127.0.0.1:62018 UDP 192.168.2.149:137 UDP 192.168.2.149:138 UDP 192.168.2.149:1900 UDP 192.168.2.149:62017 UDP [::]:500 UDP [::]:3702 UDP [::]:3702 UDP [::]:4500 UDP [::]:5355 UDP [::]:63947 UDP [::1]:1900 UDP [::1]:62016 UDP [fe80::90d5: 2964
UDP [fe80::90d5: 2964 Foreign Address State PID
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 1384
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 1748
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 3732
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 1748
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 740
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 1748
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 4
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 216
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 4
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 444
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 836
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 904
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 548
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 540
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 2076
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 1384
127.0.0.1:49158 ESTABLISHED 1384
127.0.0.1:14147 ESTABLISHED 2272
127.0.0.1:59360 ESTABLISHED 3884
127.0.0.1:59359 ESTABLISHED 3884
127.0.0.1:59362 ESTABLISHED 3884
127.0.0.1:59361 ESTABLISHED 3884
0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 4
70.38.38.234:80 ESTABLISHED 3884
64.4.44.35:80 ESTABLISHED 3884
69.28.158.131:27038 TIME_WAIT 0
69.63.189.11:80 ESTABLISHED 3884
69.63.180.45:80 ESTABLISHED 3884
69.28.153.82:27038 TIME_WAIT 0
203.66.135.193:27030 ESTABLISHED 1876
[::]:0 LISTENING 740
[::]:0 LISTENING 4
[::]:0 LISTENING 4
[::]:0 LISTENING 444
[::]:0 LISTENING 836
[::]:0 LISTENING 904
[::]:0 LISTENING 548
[::]:0 LISTENING 540
[::]:0 LISTENING 2076
*:* 904
*:* 2964
*:* 2964
*:* 904
*:* 900
*:* 2964
*:* 2964
*:* 2964
*:* 4
*:* 4
*:* 2964
*:* 2964
*:* 904
*:* 2964
*:* 2964
*:* 904
*:* 900
*:* 2964
*:* 2964
*:* 2964
c7c1:5be7:c905%11]:1900 *:*
c7c1:5be7:c905%11]:62015 *:*

if u have any solutions about that plz sent me an email plz…

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:17:16 +0000

Patrick,

I guess they cannot afford to have 100% 3.5G coverage for all parts of Brunei, so maybe some areas like Sg. Liang may only be limited to 3G speeds.

In the past two months of testing the ZOOM! the best I’ve got is about 500KB/s (3.9Mb/s) but its very rare to attain this speed. The advertised ‘up to 7.2Mbps’ is really just a marketing gimmick.

I haven’t had the chance to try out Win7 with ZOOM! yet but I doubt that it’s due to the OS. I’ve tried it on 1 desktop and 2 laptops running on XP and all exhibit the same problem (i.e. loss of connectivity after a while).

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:02:31 +0000

I called up 177 and query about the tower in Sungai Liang since i have issued lately with espeed and bmobile which the speed reach maximum of 200kbps only since 9 of march.
Strangely, the staff told me the tower here is only capable of 3.5mbps however i insist explained that it never pass 1mbps for the last few years. The explanation is again, it’s shared among all other user.

@eric,
I do have that problem on random disconnect few years ago, but it seems resolve for me. Recently i install windows 7 and it’s seem the bmobile never disconnected.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:26:58 +0000

Yea I agree with Patrick; location is the main issue here. At my office in KB, I can get very good speeds almost all day round without any disconnections.

However, when I get back to my place at Panaga, eventhough the speeds are okay, I’d get ‘disconnected’ after between 30-60mins of downloads. The modem would state that it’s still connected though, but there’s no packets going in or out, so basically the line is dead. Only way to reconnect is to unplug and reconnect the modem physically. It’s a real hassle having to do that every 30-60mins.

Called 177 and the technician told me that the Panaga area is very congested and from what I can see, it would take a long time before they can resolve the issue as they have not set up any extra transmission towers to date.

To sum up, I would keep the ZOOM! if:

1. I stayed in KB…or
2. The connection would stay connected at Panaga.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:02:58 +0000

My Experience with Zooom! is that it depends on where you stay. As for myself, I tested it in sungai liang, no matter how i tweaked it, my speed can reach maximum 1mbps which is way below the subscribe 3.5speed.
When i tested the same modem in Kuala Belait, the speed can reach 200kbps like how eric has tested it.
If you have problem on torrenting with Zoom!, it is most probably due to the incoming port issue. However, in Zoom! there is no way you can port forward for your torrent port, since i think bmobile basically block it anyway.
No doubt, you can try to open port with your firewall, just to be in the same side that sometime my bmobile port is open, and sometime it’s closed….

By: thewheat

thewheat — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:07:00 +0000

@ahjohnlah 3.5G typically goes up to 7.2Mbps (7.2Mbps is the maximum advertised bandwidth so anything faster on the modem side probably won't help anyway) and 3.75G seems to be focused on upload rather than download, so I would say no.

By: ahjohnlah

ahjohnlah — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:07:21 +0000

halo…now i using zooom 3.5g modem.if i change to 3.75g modem is it faster surfing n downloading????or is the same as usual.

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By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:04:50 +0000

Hi there,

utorrent has no problems with the incoming/outgoing connections; only ZOOM! has that problem so I guess they may have blocked the ports on their router.

Will continue to use it for another week or so before I make the final decision. I really wish I can keep it though :)