Amplia (formerly Massy Fibre) Internet Thread

[The Raven]

Any one has massy Internet in Caroni or Kelly. Signed up but got no reply as yet.

[novastar1]

Massy called me the other day asking if I was still interested in their service
So I asked them if they run fibre direct to your home
lady replied they utilize other service providers wiring.
Then I asked if they use Flow she said YES
I replied no thank you
Still waiting on Digicel was promised next week

This is totally incorrect.
Massy has run their own Fiber Optic Lines all the way from their head end to the customers living rooms. They have absolutely nothing to do with Flow lines. That CSR did not know what he/she was talking about.
Massy uses GPON which is a fibre optic technology totally different from what Flow is using (DOCSIS). It is the same basic technology that Digicel is using, though with different vendors etc.
Ping times are excellent, download speeds are consistent and the upload speeds unmatched by anyone else.

Can confirm.... fibre goes straight to your modem....looks very similar to an optical audio (toslink/) cable

[dougla_boy]

I have been doing speed tests randomly...an it is working great...speeds has been consistent all through...and I run my PS3 and it works great....

[plex]

Massy called me the other day asking if I was still interested in their service
So I asked them if they run fibre direct to your home
lady replied they utilize other service providers wiring.
Then I asked if they use Flow she said YES
I replied no thank you
Still waiting on Digicel was promised next week

This is totally incorrect.
Massy has run their own Fiber Optic Lines all the way from their head end to the customers living rooms. They have absolutely nothing to do with Flow lines. That CSR did not know what he/she was talking about.
Massy uses GPON which is a fibre optic technology totally different from what Flow is using (DOCSIS). It is the same basic technology that Digicel is using, though with different vendors etc.
Ping times are excellent, download speeds are consistent and the upload speeds unmatched by anyone else.

Can confirm.... fibre goes straight to your modem....looks very similar to an optical audio (toslink/) cable

Can also confirm. I remembered the tech from Massy told me if the cable get damaged they have to run over a new fiber straight back from the ttec pole. So its fibre right through.

[R-H-D]

Could be that I live in a multi housing complex that's why the CSR said that

[masterkyle]

Ok guys I my Massy Net on Thursday. (San Fernando area) But the package that was 30mb down 15mb up is now 25MB d and 12.5 u.

Upload speed is very good as I can upload a 2GB video to Google Drive in 20 min.

Online Play is Good as well on the ps4.

Since I got it I've been testing it with YouTube and during peak times playing some videos at 1080p the loading seems to barely outrun the playback sometimes meeting it and buffering. Or I would have to pause playback to let the video load a bit first.

Called the Technician which was so fast like a 2 second wait. He told me it might be that they are working on the fibre in the area and it may be affecting some customers and to unplug the router for 10 mins, monitor it over the night and call him in the morning.

Just tried the Youtube playback at this offpeak time and its better but I'll check again tomorrow evening.

This is my speed test comparison. Between flow and Massy, which I have both running until I'm ready to fully switch.

[shaneelal]

^
When doing speed tests for comparison, it is recommended to use a server outside the country, probably one in Miami.

[masterkyle]

^
When doing speed tests for comparison, it is recommended to use a server outside the country, probably one in Miami.

Ok thanks will retest and update results.

[X_Factor]

still waiting for another option here in st augustine

[TriP]

massy internet users - payment made at any moneygrams at massy supermarkets aka was "hilo"

[dougla_boy]

updated to 25 mb, and it works great...no problems for the most part.....only once it was a bit slow, and i was using Kodi Exodus watching "The Raid Redemption" and it was slow to the end...called them and they helped me with it ASAP....also, i got this month free

[Daran]

Ok guys I my Massy Net on Thursday. (San Fernando area) But the package that was 30mb down 15mb up is now 25MB d and 12.5 u.

Upload speed is very good as I can upload a 2GB video to Google Drive in 20 min.

Online Play is Good as well on the ps4.

Since I got it I've been testing it with YouTube and during peak times playing some videos at 1080p the loading seems to barely outrun the playback sometimes meeting it and buffering. Or I would have to pause playback to let the video load a bit first.

Called the Technician which was so fast like a 2 second wait. He told me it might be that they are working on the fibre in the area and it may be affecting some customers and to unplug the router for 10 mins, monitor it over the night and call him in the morning.

Just tried the Youtube playback at this offpeak time and its better but I'll check again tomorrow evening.

This is my speed test comparison. Between flow and Massy, which I have both running until I'm ready to fully switch.

A few things, first do a speed test to servers outside of Trinidad as already suggested.

Second thing, the technician is simply speculating. If they were working on the fibe (assuming he meant the outside plant and not something in the core), your connection would be off. Fiber is very temperamental and while losses can slow down speeds, it's usually either it works or doesn't.

Thirdly, the problem is most likely due to slow speeds between you the youtube servers (not blaming Massy here). Most ISP's do caching of frequency downloaded content which is why some youtube videos load incredibly fast and others take much longer. I know TSTT does this but really don't know if Digi or Massy does.

[JF.K]

Massy called me the other day asking if I was still interested in their service
So I asked them if they run fibre direct to your home
lady replied they utilize other service providers wiring.
Then I asked if they use Flow she said YES
I replied no thank you
Still waiting on Digicel was promised next week

This is totally incorrect.
Massy has run their own Fiber Optic Lines all the way from their head end to the customers living rooms. They have absolutely nothing to do with Flow lines. That CSR did not know what he/she was talking about.

Do you know that in some areas both Digicel and Massy are using T&TEC's fibre?

[Trinislacker]

T&TEC has fibre?

[novastar1]

Massy called me the other day asking if I was still interested in their service
So I asked them if they run fibre direct to your home
lady replied they utilize other service providers wiring.
Then I asked if they use Flow she said YES
I replied no thank you
Still waiting on Digicel was promised next week

This is totally incorrect.
Massy has run their own Fiber Optic Lines all the way from their head end to the customers living rooms. They have absolutely nothing to do with Flow lines. That CSR did not know what he/she was talking about.

Do you know that in some areas both Digicel and Massy are using T&TEC's fibre?

Why does an electricity company have fibre?

[JF.K]

Massy called me the other day asking if I was still interested in their service
So I asked them if they run fibre direct to your home
lady replied they utilize other service providers wiring.
Then I asked if they use Flow she said YES
I replied no thank you
Still waiting on Digicel was promised next week

This is totally incorrect.
Massy has run their own Fiber Optic Lines all the way from their head end to the customers living rooms. They have absolutely nothing to do with Flow lines. That CSR did not know what he/she was talking about.

Do you know that in some areas both Digicel and Massy are using T&TEC's fibre?

Why does an electricity company have fibre?

I think they use it for communication between substations and their main control office etc.
This is not something new though.

Their plans to sell 'space' on their fibre network to internet providers, was in the making a long time ago.

http://www.newsday.co.tt/business/0,62358.html

 http://www.newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,50932.html

[mitch1980]

Massy called me the other day asking if I was still interested in their service
So I asked them if they run fibre direct to your home
lady replied they utilize other service providers wiring.
Then I asked if they use Flow she said YES
I replied no thank you
Still waiting on Digicel was promised next week

This is totally incorrect.
Massy has run their own Fiber Optic Lines all the way from their head end to the customers living rooms. They have absolutely nothing to do with Flow lines. That CSR did not know what he/she was talking about.

Do you know that in some areas both Digicel and Massy are using T&TEC's fibre?

Why does an electricity company have fibre?

I think they use it for communication between substations and their main control office etc.
This is not something new though.

Their plans to sell 'space' on their fibre network to internet providers, was in the making a long time ago.

http://www.newsday.co.tt/business/0,62358.html

http://www.newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,50932.html

RHD this true fromthe point of the main backbone Fibre lines run f through the caribbean sea. Massey has leased fibre
from FLOW to do this. Massey have however run their own contry fibre connecting to the lines leased from FLOW to the users in TNT

[JF.K]

Massy called me the other day asking if I was still interested in their service
So I asked them if they run fibre direct to your home
lady replied they utilize other service providers wiring.
Then I asked if they use Flow she said YES
I replied no thank you
Still waiting on Digicel was promised next week

This is totally incorrect.
Massy has run their own Fiber Optic Lines all the way from their head end to the customers living rooms. They have absolutely nothing to do with Flow lines. That CSR did not know what he/she was talking about.

Do you know that in some areas both Digicel and Massy are using T&TEC's fibre?

Why does an electricity company have fibre?

I think they use it for communication between substations and their main control office etc.
This is not something new though.

Their plans to sell 'space' on their fibre network to internet providers, was in the making a long time ago.

http://www.newsday.co.tt/business/0,62358.html

http://www.newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,50932.html

RHD this true fromthe point of the main backbone Fibre lines run f through the caribbean sea. Massey has leased fibre
from FLOW to do this. Massey have however run their own contry fibre connecting to the lines leased from FLOW to the users in TNT

Digicel is presently paying T&TEC:
US$20,000.00 per kilometer of fibre.
And I think it's approx 170km of fibre being used by Digicel.

Well... at least that's what my partner on the inside told me.

Massy is on board as well and I think they want to increase use of T&TEC fibre over similar distances

[pete]

TTEC recently had a tender out for supply and installation of fiber as well.

[whizzard]

If I remember correctly, T&TEC once had plans to offer data services, some form of PLC.

[PapaC]

First speedtest

Installed the service today.

[supercharged turbo]

Anybody know when Massy would be in the Couva area?

[Kronik]

Massy called me the other day asking if I was still interested in their service
So I asked them if they run fibre direct to your home
lady replied they utilize other service providers wiring.
Then I asked if they use Flow she said YES
I replied no thank you
Still waiting on Digicel was promised next week

This is totally incorrect.
Massy has run their own Fiber Optic Lines all the way from their head end to the customers living rooms. They have absolutely nothing to do with Flow lines. That CSR did not know what he/she was talking about.

Do you know that in some areas both Digicel and Massy are using T&TEC's fibre?

Why does an electricity company have fibre?

I think they use it for communication between substations and their main control office etc.
This is not something new though.

Their plans to sell 'space' on their fibre network to internet providers, was in the making a long time ago.

http://www.newsday.co.tt/business/0,62358.html

http://www.newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,50932.html

RHD this true fromthe point of the main backbone Fibre lines run f through the caribbean sea. Massey has leased fibre
from FLOW to do this. Massey have however run their own contry fibre connecting to the lines leased from FLOW to the users in TNT

Digicel is presently paying T&TEC:
US$20,000.00 per kilometer of fibre.
And I think it's approx 170km of fibre being used by Digicel.

Well... at least that's what my partner on the inside told me.

Massy is on board as well and I think they want to increase use of T&TEC fibre over similar distances

This is correct. TTEC is expanding its fiber network as well so that it can lease out the lines. The long game intention of this is to remove the lines that service providers currently have run and use on TTEC poles and lease out TTEC lines to these providers.

This would open a gateway for a new provider to have access to a countrywide fiber network without having to run the infrastructure, and to generate income for TTEC

[samureye]

Nobody talking about Massy, but getting them on Saturday in Trincity. If anyone wants to know anything I will be happy to report. Plan on getting the 50/25 package.

[novastar1]

Excellent customer service from Massy as well...... private message them on Facebook and they'll actually CALL you back. Beats waiting 45 minutes on hold on the other network

[ryo]

Anyone in five rivers and Bon air west have Massy internet if so how good is it working

[Vinnny]

Anybody have a speedtest to Miami?

[lchan485]

Nobody talking about Massy, but getting them on Saturday in Trincity. If anyone wants to know anything I will be happy to report. Plan on getting the 50/25 package.

Hi.
Any feed back as to how its working. Is port forwarding working?

[kcgilll]

Nobody talking about Massy, but getting them on Saturday in Trincity. If anyone wants to know anything I will be happy to report. Plan on getting the 50/25 package.

Were you able to get the service installed yet. And how is it working??

[teems1]

20K USD per km, but for what period of time? 1 month? 1 year?

170km @ 20K per is 3.4m....

Quite a chunk of change even for the big telecoms.