Comments on: My StarHub Fibre Broadband is live – 24 hours later

By: no-agc

no-agc — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:07:39 +0000

I’m really pissed with the Huawei HG256 router piece of shit. I’ve been having this for couple of months and not been able to do port forwarding. Called up starhub 2 month ago only to be refered to huawei service centre in Malaysia and you know what, I’ve been dealing with them with almost 1 month before getting an answer the ath Huawei router software is faulty. What a piece of shit. The whole Starhub and Huawei combo is a scam.

By: Ragav

Ragav — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:41:49 +0000

Mainly reliability and technical assistance in case of issues!

But also understand that RGH alone is not enough and needs an additional wireless router. Is that so?

By: Fendi

Fendi — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:28:13 +0000

Issue solved. Yes, it is the problem with HG256 provided by M1. If that router is not owned by any provider, probably I will not have the problem. It is also a very stupid design from seagate to require online activation for a hardware. Basically, the activation is to create address for online remote access. I say it is stupid, because this should not be a requirement. It can be just one of the features on the application dashboard. The solution is bring your GoFlex home to your friend or relative home and try it there.

By: Paul Mah

Paul Mah — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:04:09 +0000

Hi, well, I haven’t encountered much problem with it so far. What are your concerns really? Reliability or fast Internet access? There is no doubt that the future of Internet connectivity is fiber optics however, though you may want to sign up outside of IT shows, and be prepared to wait weeks for activation.

By: Paul Mah

Paul Mah — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:02:49 +0000

Hi Fendi, I haven’t used the GoFlex Home. You mean you can’t access it at all when connected to the HG256? (Router issues is separate from that of your Internet connection)

By: Ragav

Ragav — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:49:49 +0000

Hi,

I just made up mind to sign-up for Starhub MaxInfinity Ultimate. But reading forums and your article, looks like the Fibre optic market in Sing is not yet mature. Should I still go ahead or wait for some more time? There is a hefty termination charge by both Starhub and Opennet if one wants to cancel after subscribing.
Is it really worth it or should I look at SingTel/M1 etc. Please suggest.

By: Fendi

Fendi — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:59:22 +0000

Paul, do you have GoFlex Home? I have one. It doesn’t work on my M1 fiber, which is using HG256.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:46:27 +0000

Hi there, thanks for sharing this. I have a question though. Let’s say you want to use this M1 fibre broadband at a friend’s place, and you physically bring your router to the friend’s place (NGBB enabled), can you actually use it there? Or is it strictly limited to the exact residential address?

(I am asking this because in the past, i did bring my Starhub modem to a friend’s place and I was able to use my broadband there). thanks in advance, hope you can advise.

By: Paul Mah

Paul Mah — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:42:52 +0000

Hi Thomas, you mean you have a problem using the WAP4410N with your HS256?

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:57:32 +0000

HI , I had a hard time trying to establish a wirless repeated with HS256 Huwei rotuter with linksys WAP4410N