Testing a theory...

• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 07, 21:20

  I'm finding things a little weird... so need a test. Or rather, a survey.
  
  The test is pretty simple.
  
  Go to http://mp3.baidu.com/
  
  Type in any song you like. Search for it.
  
  Report back what you found. Also tell me your ISP.
  ______________________________________________
  
  My results:
  
  1st test using Singnet - Can't find any songs
  
  2nd test using Starhub - Can find a song that I want
  
  Edit: On second thought, I removed the Baidu link. Don't want Baidu to find out what's going on here. Please don't link. Thank you.
  _______________________________________________
  
  Update
  
  11 Hubbers - working fine
  28 Singnet users - no go
  2 Pacnet user - no go
  
  2 Hubber - no go (1 using Business plan)
  1 Singnet - can stream and play the song... and now got something else.
• yuko-ogura

  28 Dec 07, 21:24

  i using singnet.
  
  yup it doesnt work for me.
• Hocklez

  28 Dec 07, 21:25

  singnet, doesn't work.
  
  so what does it mean?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 07, 21:27

  I suspect that Singnet might have been blocked by Baidu. Or Singnet did something to Baidu searches that it's returning nothing. I wasn't too sure until I was using Starhub at somebody's house.
  
  Any Starhub or PacNet users to confirm if Baidu search is working?
• diamond zone

  28 Dec 07, 21:53

  I'm using pacnet here. Search came up empty too.
• kenn3th

  28 Dec 07, 21:56

  Starhub.
  
  Working and streaming well. not to mention i m able to download both english and chinese songs.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 07, 21:59

  Me needs more samples. OK. 1 PacNet user can't get anything.
  
  OK. 1 Hubber liao.
  
  Or any other ISP.
  
  Edit: Too slow. Changed details.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 07, 22:00

  Originally posted by kenn3th:

  Starhub.
  
  Working and streaming well. not to mention i m able to download both english and chinese songs.

  Baidu can download English songs? I only managed to do that for Yahoo.
• kenn3th

  28 Dec 07, 22:06

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Baidu can download English songs? I only managed to do that for Yahoo.

  Yea, it can
  Iask.com too
  
  
  
  i tried the first song. it works streaming wise and downloading wise.
• Manager433

  28 Dec 07, 22:07

  Funny. When I copy the link, the page can load up but instead of chinese wordings, its rubbish wording like indian words. So next pop up is asking me to install chinese language pack and insert Win Xp disc which I clink 'never install any' . I stll can figure out the search bar and type in a english songs. Can dowload leh.
  
  
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 07, 22:09

  Bloody Singnet. And I thought Baidu can't recognize ang moh.
  
  More samples please.
  
  Now it's not problem exists between keyboard and chair.
• turbo_drift

  28 Dec 07, 22:10

  Singnet user.
  
  Came up empty.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 07, 22:11

  Originally posted by Manager433:

  Funny. When I copy the link, the page can load up but instead of chinese wordings, its rubbish wording like indian words. So next pop up is asking me to install chinese language pack and insert Win Xp disc which I clink 'never install any' . I stll can figure out the search bar and type in a english songs. Can dowload leh.
  
  
  
  

  You are Hubber right?
  
  Singnet OH Singnet.
• Manager433

  28 Dec 07, 22:18

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  You are Hubber right?
  
  Singnet OH Singnet.

  fat green pipes.
• KrU

  28 Dec 07, 22:19

  Hubber here. Works for me.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 07, 22:20

  Hmm... no joy with using proxies either. I'm going to TOR my way in if so many proxies fail.
• kenn3th

  28 Dec 07, 22:20

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Bloody Singnet. And I thought Baidu can't recognize ang moh.
  
  More samples please.
  
  Now it's not problem exists between keyboard and chair.

  There was a period when i couldnt get anything from baidu (starhub) and my friend using (singtel) too.
  
  
• ryangian

  28 Dec 07, 22:22

  fat green pipe.
  
  got what i wanted.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 07, 22:22

  Originally posted by kenn3th:

  There was a period when i couldnt get anything from baidu (starhub) and my friend using (singtel) too.
  
  

  That period I noted too. But after that, when people said it was working fine, I didn't experience it. I go to another Hubber's house to test, which worked fine.
  
  Which prompted this test.
  
  By the way, I noticed RP IP addresses range are blocked too. Hehe. No more song downloading from RP.
• Y_Shun

  28 Dec 07, 22:24

  singnet's problem lor tht means...
  
  told u all, cannot dl from baidu liao~! dun believe! :mad:
• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 07, 22:26

  You also from the red pipe?
  
  This is going to be my siggy now.
• kenn3th

  28 Dec 07, 22:28

  Originally posted by Y_Shun:

  singnet's problem lor tht means...
  
  told u all, cannot dl from baidu liao~! dun believe! :mad:

  Alternative:
  
  www.iask.com
• abao

  28 Dec 07, 22:30

  Singnet. Baidu not returning search results. NoScript is on.
• turbo_drift

  28 Dec 07, 22:30

  Originally posted by kenn3th:
  
  
  Alternative:
  
  [b]www.iask.com[/b]

  x2. Got what i want from iask.com
• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 07, 22:31

  Originally posted by kenn3th:
  
  
  Alternative:
  
  [b]www.iask.com[/b]

  Bookmarked!
  
  Good Singnet. Very good.