Wifi

[brian@bekasi]

I currently have telephone and wifi provided by Telkomsel at a cost of about 330,000 per month. When they banned Netflix months ago, I started to play with VPN's and subscribed to one. However, the VPN's I have tried have tendency to play with your computer and take control of some programs. Netflix also are able to identify the third party connection from some countries.

I have decided just to get a new WIFI provider and their router provided they allow access to netflix. Telkomsel promised me fibre about 3 weeks ago within 2 days and that has not happened.

Despite living here for 3 years I have taken no interest in the Telecommunications scene. In any case I have always been a dummy in regards to comms..

I would appreciate the answers to the following (silly?) questions:

• I assume Telkomsel own the telephone lines and you cannot switch providers for telephone services as well as WIFI. Is this correct?
• If this the case, I assume I retain the same telephone line (and pay Telkomsel) and just plug in the router from the internet provider. Is this correct?

Any help would be appreciated as I am paying netflix and have deleted the VPN. My current service also drops out in the rain.

 

[jstar]

Oops Brian, that nomenclature is a bit different:

You have two (or five if you include fiber, gsm and satellite) technical options for connecting to the Internet. The 'wired' copper options are:
- ADSL (via the telephone line)
- Cable (via the coax or shared tv line)

The different providers as First Media and Telkomsel etc. all use these solutions. But you can select a different provider for telephone as for Internet! They have different subscription possibilities.

To avoid Babylonic confusion: WiFi is a wireless connection to a router. The router connects via a modem to (the cable of) the provider. NB: Sometimes the completely wireless solutions to the provider's network are here also (inaccurately) called WIFI but that is a separate solution, often via 3G/4G and a so called LTE modem.

So if a provider has a presence in your area, you can select them. If you choose an ADSL solution you would need a telephone line, for a Cable solution a coax entering the house. For Fiber there are dedicated fiber optics.

The TV receiver and router/modem are always specific per provider; during the installation you will see the name of the WiFi network and the password to connect. And you can change both yourself.

Something else; the whole Internet Sehat is something rather vague. And it can be that a website that still works today, will be banned tomorrow. So a guarantee that Netflix will work might be wishful thinking, even if they allow it now (for the time being). Esp. since movies etc. are even more scrutinized.

 

[brian@bekasi]

Thanks and thinking it through my knowledge and thinking is about 10 out of date..

Telkomsel were going to instal fibre as a cable connection purely for the internet but this has not happened. This think because I did not want their TV services.

So another silly question.I have a standalone wifi router without connections to ADSL or cable and if so, where does the connection to the SIM occur. In australia I had a SIM I inserted in a mini modem that was connected to the computer. Is that what happens here? Where is the SIM housed?

Sorry it is frightening that I was once head of IT for a government department but was many years ago. I do have expertise in a specialist software product but have never been concerned with the hardware and the comms side.

 

[jstar]

No problem.

Okay, what you describe now is a router/modem combination which can connect wirelessly. So that is a 4G solution, the other 'WiFi', not one via a cable.

Coincidently I just put this link on B_a thread about 3G/4G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOBMa07fwbg

It explains rather basically how the router with 4G is installed and what you need....Normally with these types of routers there are SIM card slots yes:

If you can have Cable at home, I would always prefer that over 4G and other wireless solutions. It will always be faster. Only if there is no way to get coax or so to your house I would consider wireless solutions.

 

[brian@bekasi]

Thank you very much for the information it helps me greatly. We only have ADSL and satellite (Indovision).I was trying for a number of months for Indovision to connect their internet but they have never come to instal despite many requests.This was the prime reason I started thinking about other solutions including WIFI. Thanks again.

 

[Exile]

No problem.

Okay, what you describe now is a router/modem combination which can connect wirelessly. So that is a 4G solution, the other 'WiFi', not one via a cable.

Coincidently I just put this link on B_a thread about 3G/4G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOBMa07fwbg

It explains rather basically how the router with 4G is installed and what you need....Normally with these types of routers there are SIM card slots yes:

If you can have Cable at home, I would always prefer that over 4G and other wireless solutions. It will always be faster. Only if there is no way to get coax or so to your house I would consider wireless solutions.

So does it means that I can buy any 4G SIM card and use it in this TP Link?

 

[Euc-]

So does it means that I can buy any 4G SIM card and use it in this TP Link?

As long as it has an active internet package then yes.

 

[jstar]

There are two models btw, a small portable one which is convenient 'on the road' and a bigger one with antennas for at home or so. Make sure the WiFi is at least 802.11N. (No G or lower.)

 

[Exile]

Awesome!