They Go Faster, We Get Expensive

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

So our broadband has been a rubbish for many years now but being Malaysians we try to go with whats available to us but when you see whats happening around us, i need to scream.

Ok, what am i whinning about.. Have a look at the streamyx pricing.

So the fastest speed offered is 4Mbps and its RM268 to get that kind of speed. Expensive? I definately think so, considering that the governemnt is pushing for broadband penetration, it looks like you need to pay a premium to enjoy such speeds. BUT THATS REALITY ISNT IT?

Now from across the Causeway :

SINGAPORE – Mobile broadband speeds are set to double to 42Mbps by the second half of the year. And this might not burn a hole in your wallet.

Now how much does it cost? Yes the currency is stronger and all that jazz but when you compare things like this, its gotta be dollar to dollar isnt it? Singaporeans dont earn less then you(dollar to dollar).

SingTel currently offers a 21Mbps mobile broadband service that is priced at $69.30 with a two-year contract. There is no indication of how much 42Mbps is going to cost but even if its double(very unlikely) its still cheaper than what we pay for blady 2Mbps!

Some simple maths so it makes sense to me, i pay RM118 (RM88 + phone line rental) and i get 1Mbps. In a Singaporean context it would be (RM3 per Mbps [RM3.30 x 21 = RM63] )

So in a nutshell we pay 36 times more!!

Amazing ha!

Source : TodayOnline

18.03.2010 IT/Gadgets No Comments

3D TV Set To Arrive

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

A 3D television is a television that employs techniques of 3D presentation, such as stereoscopic capture, multi-view capture, or 2D plus depth, and a 3D display

In laymans terms, did you watch Avatar in the theaters and did they give you this huge pair of glasses to wear while watching it? Well if you felt like you were so close to purple people and was afraid you almost got kissed, Thats 3D!

Now imagine having one of those at home? Imagine watching football and the feel of the ball coming so close to it you end up heading a wall thinking its the ball , Next month thats going to hit our shores! (more…)

16.03.2010 TV No Comments

Astro Sports Package Price Hike!

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

I received a letter from Astro today informing me of the new price of the Astro Sports package and its gone up!! I currently subscribe to the Astro Family Package(default) ,Variety, Learning & Sports and pay RM 59.95. With the new price hike now i have to pay RM 71.95, which is a RM12 price hike!

Globally the cost of sports content has escalated substantially. At Astro, we ave absorbed these cost over the past years and have managed to keep our sports package at the lowest possible price in the region. However we are unable to continue to absorbing the cost increases, For us to continue offering premium international and local sporting programmes, a revision of the Astro Sports package is unavoidable.

Now the best part, (how kind of Astro) (more…)

30.07.2009 Malaysia, Thoughts 2 Comments

Lowyatt.net – Vijandren Ramadass

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Lowyatt.net

Ever wondered who started lowyatt.net ? The founder is Mr. Vijandren Ramadass! He started the website simply to show Malaysians of price of IT products available in KL. It was started in the early 2000’s when he was studying in JB and realized that price of IT products were significantly more expensive as compared to KL.

Today the site kicks in more than 2mil hits a month and rakes in the bucks via only advertising! The founder was on BFM to share how it started and what it is all about!

Listen to the rest of the podcast! (more…)

12.07.2009 Blogs/Sites, IT/Gadgets 4 Comments

Liverpool FC Singapore Tour 2009

Monday, June 8th, 2009

liverpool_fc_by_josephlee Liverpool FC will be playing in Thailand and Singapore as part of the preparations for the 2009-2010 season preparations. The summer tour to Singapore is on the 26th of July at the National Stadium in Singapore where they will be taking on the Singapore selection side.

The stars who almost won the top prize in English fooball will feature the big names in the team and hopefully there will be a few new Kop’iets gracing the infamous red shirt while they play in Singapore.

Tickers are priced at SG$88 & SG$188

You can even download a exlusive Kops come to Asia screensaver that was prepared by sponsors Profitable Group

Apparently the Bangkok tickets are almost sold out!!

08.06.2009 Sports 19 Comments

How Much For A Domain?

Friday, January 16th, 2009

domain-names

Ever wondered how much some premium domain names are worth? When i say premium were talking sex.com,porn.com,shop.com ..yea the really easy to remember names that pretty much tells you straight away what the site is. Here’s a run down of some of the best ones!

Sex.com - Sold for: $14 million on January 19th, 2006

Fund.com – $9,999,950 – Sold in 2008

Porn.com - Sold for $9,000,000 sometime in 2007 (Update: OR $9,500,000 — Two different prices shown across many different sites/news reports)

Business.com – Sold for $7,500,000 in 1999 (Remember: This was pretty much a “business” sale with a developed name)

Diamonds.com – Sold for $7,500,000

Beer.com - Sold for $7,000,000

AsSeenOnTV.com – Sold for $5,100,000 in January of 2000

Korea.com – $5,000,000 – Sold in January of 2000

Casino.com – $5,500,000 – Sold to a private company in 2003

YP.com – $3,850,000 – Sold to YellowPages.com

Shop.com – Sold for $3,500,000 in 2001

More ? (more…)

16.01.2009 Blogs/Sites 4 Comments

Crude Oil Dips Below $USD40

Friday, December 19th, 2008

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On the 23rd of October i did a posting on how the world crude oil price had dropped drasically to USD$67 and i was dissapointed how the price of fuel was too high. Since then we have had the price dropped 7 times and the last a few days ago to RM1.80 a liter of fuel.

Today while i was looking at the crude oil price it dropped further to USD$38 which is almost half of what the price was not even 2 months ago! Its crazy!! Well..am i happy with the price of fuel that I’m paying now..My answer YES! should retail fuel price drop further? I say NO

Why i feel that it should not drop further is simple for me at least(STRICTLY MY THOUGHTS).

1) I think if the price drops too low, the jams on the road is going to go crazy! Thats not going to do any favours to the environment and frankly i think with a already shit like economy, more jams is not going to do any favours to productivity.

2) I think this is a good opportunity for the government to save from the profits that are being made and to channel it into areas where the country badly needs improvement. (ie- public transport,health,education)

BUT having said that i hope that the government spends the money with more caution and transparency as it must come back to benefit the nation. When we say better public transportation does not mean new buses but better routes, better frequency, better access.

When we say education, to train the those who’s jobs are in jeopardy with the economic meltdown to be skilled for new opportunities

When we say health it is to ensure that those who cant afford it have got a place to go when their sick and get the treatment they deserve.

There is always positives out of negatives and in bad times we have and must innovate and come up with better ways to make life go on. The mood is not at its best and i hope the government will play its part to give people hope and help those in need! What else do we need a governtment for other than to take care of the well being of ALL Malaysians?

19.12.2008 Malaysia, Thoughts No Comments

Buy What You Need

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

The economy is going to the dumps and with cost of living sjy rocketing more and more people are finding it difficult to make ends meet. But why is prices going to the roof and what can we consumers do to try keep the prices low? A friend of mine sent me this good story that gives you a idea how you can help keep the price low and how everyone has a part to play.

A man eats two eggs each morning for breakfast. When he goes to the grocery store he pays 60 cents a dozen. Since a dozen eggs won’t last a week he normally buys two dozen at a time. One day while buying eggs he notices that the price has risen to 72 cents. The next time he buys groceries, eggs are 76 cents a dozen.

When asked to explain the price of eggs the store owner says, ‘The price has gone up and I have to raise my price accordingly’. This store buys 100 dozen eggs a day. He checked around for a better price and all the distributors have raised their prices. The distributors have begun to buy from the huge egg farms. The small egg farms have been driven out of business. The huge egg farms sell 100,000 dozen eggs a day to distributors. With no competition, they can set the price as they see fit. The distributors then have to raise their prices to t he grocery stores. And on and on and on. (more…)

25.11.2008 Malaysia, Thoughts 3 Comments

Happy With the Current Fuel Price?

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Its a very simple question that i would like to ask fellow Malaysians…

ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE PRICE OF FUEL RIGHT NOW??

I always wondered how the price of fuel was calculated before the hike and now and are we paying the price we should be paying? I’m no economist but common sense would tell you that if the price is low, why do we need a subsidy? Cant we spend the money on other areas that really need it? Well thanks to MediaRakyat I now know the answer.

Some may wonder why on earth at the Pakatan Mp’s constant noise about the fuel price and the subsidies given . Here’s your answer..

Based on a calculation you should be paying RM1.05 for a litre of fuel today!!

How do you get this figure? (more…)

05.11.2008 Malaysia, Thoughts 3 Comments

Crude Oil Drops Below USD$70

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

I have been watching the crude oil price for a while now. If you look at the sidebar,you will see a live update of the world crude oil price from when it was about $150 and our dearest government raised our fuel prices to RM2.70 a liter to RM 2.40 that we pay for a liter of fuel today.

But does this justify as compared to where the world crude oil stands??

Questions

I’m no economical champion but its pretty obvious that we are paying premium price for fuel isnt it?? But why?
Is our fuels still subsidized by the govt?
Reduce in fuel price does not mean reduced in cost of food/services.others who conveniently increased their prices when the bold move of increasing the fuel was done not so long ago, how?

With the economic meltdown and many nations going into recession i hope that we are managing the situation more prudently in ensuring we don’t drop into too deep shit.. Its a royal mess to get out, if you know what i mean.

23.10.2008 Malaysia, Thoughts 4 Comments

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