Internet Download Manager ~ a nice tool to grab YouTube, MySpaceTV and Google video
02 Jan
Posted by Jayce as Software
YouTube is not working so well with TM Net Streamyx SLOW connection (throttling). I tried SpeedBit Video Accelerator but failed. I also tried Easy YouTube Video Downloader but it does not support multiple connections. Finally, Internet Download Manager comes to rescue.
I am a heavy YouTube user lately. Watching a lot of my next mobile phone HTC HD2 review. Most of the reviews are in HD mode. So is this SpeedBit Video Accelerator going to help me reduce YouTube videos loading time? Let’s try it out.
Yeah… I just upgraded my TM Net Streamyx internet package from Streamyx 512Kbps to Streamyx 1.0Mbps. I submitted the upgrade application just before Malaysia Budget 2010 that will give RM500 tax relief on broadband subscription fee. Anyway, I feel that my Internet connection speed was slow and needed to be upgraded to catch up. Therefore, I did it.
So how to test internet connection speed? There is a free tool from TM Net itself ~ TM Speedometer. With it, you can test your Internet connection speed with local server at Brickfields (Kuala Lumpur), Kelana Jaya (Petaling Jaya) and Cyberjaya. However, the test only cover connection within Malaysia only (Most of the Malaysia web servers are located there)
TM Speedometer
How is your Internet connection speed now? No more slow TM Net Streamyx? Hmm… I am still facing slowness when connect to my blogs which hosted at US. Based on Streamyx website, the connection speed should back to normal by 5 April 2009. But I did not feel that my Internet connection is back to normal. How about yours?
Yes, you are faster than Streamyx! 
Will start to blog actively when the connection speed is really back to normal.
TM Net Streamyx is as slow as turtle? Is this statement true? By the time I wrote this article. TM Net website is still not accessible from my house using TM Net own service ~ Streamyx. Besides, the connection speed to almost every website is as slow as turtle especially websites hosted in US. Is there any underwater connection break down again?
TM Net website is not found
I am still using 512Kb TM Net Streamyx which cost me RM 66 (USD 18) per month. This is the cheapest unlimited access broadband that TM Net provide. I can get 8MB connection at least if I stay in China with this price. When can Malaysia broadband improve?
What is your broadband connection speed and how much does it cost?
