Internet in Lebanon - General Questions

samer · 2011-08-23T21:02:43+00:00

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NAM

tbaba wroteI'm Ogero customer and they are fantastic!

But now, I need a portable access to internet in Lebanon, I tried 3G (Alfa and Touch) but it's not fair to pay 69$ for only 20GB.

What do you recommend for me?

Coverage is the main issue in lebanon .. check mobi and connect and ifly .. but most likely mtc and alfa have the best coverage (and better speeds)

Adnan

I called my Internet provider a few weeks ago to ask them if I could upgrade to 8Mbps. A few days ago they called me and said that it's impossible on my line.

I was expecting it because my modem syncs on G.DMT and the peek of ADSL is 8Mbps.
Can anyone tell me more about the modulation, what specifies it? Is it set at the Central? I tried manually setting the modulation to ADSL2 but it won't sync, I guess it's because it's not supported (by the Central, again?). I remember that a few months ago it was possible to sync on both modulations, they possibly disabled it.

My Central is Tripoli Tall.

Thanks in advance.

BetterGoogleIt

Hello guys, whatismyipaddress.com says that my IP comes from an ISP called WIN DSL s.a.r.l. from Baabda but my connection is from VISP. Any idea why?

MrElie

well VISP doesn't always have the bandwidth. So sometimes they buy from 3rd party ISP's or are using the WAN connectivity or 3rd party ISP's. That's normal.

hussam

BetterGoogleIt wroteHello guys, whatismyipaddress.com says that my IP comes from an ISP called WIN DSL s.a.r.l. from Baabda but my connection is from VISP. Any idea why?

Call VISP and check.

Nemesis-301

sodetels 1.5mb unlimited internet is terrible, I can't play any games online (latency 300+), and I am only getting 1 mb of my 1.5, funny how its always ogeros fault or my line's fault whenever I call them, anyway I wanna switch isp's, I know ogero is the best regarding latency, but I also want an unlimited plan, and ogero only has the 2mb plan which is 50$ and I can't afford that. I am thinking of going with wise, 1mb unlimited, what do you guys think? any better options out there?

NAM

Nemesis-301 wrotesodetels 1.5mb unlimited internet is terrible, I can't play any games online (latency 300+), and I am only getting 1 mb of my 1.5, funny how its always ogeros fault or my line's fault whenever I call them, anyway I wanna switch isp's, I know ogero is the best regarding latency, but I also want an unlimited plan, and ogero only has the 2mb plan which is 50$ and I can't afford that. I am thinking of going with wise, 1mb unlimited, what do you guys think? any better options out there?

Check your neighbor's connection .. no matter what anyone on the forum recommends the connection to your house will vary depending on how far you are from the central and how crowded your area is.
That said, Ogero is the best ISP in Lebanon .. the second best might be IDM (fewer concerns were made about this ISP than any other one)

themike10452

Adnan wroteI called my Internet provider a few weeks ago to ask them if I could upgrade to 8Mbps. A few days ago they called me and said that it's impossible on my line.

I was expecting it because my modem syncs on G.DMT and the peek of ADSL is 8Mbps.
Can anyone tell me more about the modulation, what specifies it? Is it set at the Central? I tried manually setting the modulation to ADSL2 but it won't sync, I guess it's because it's not supported (by the Central, again?). I remember that a few months ago it was possible to sync on both modulations, they possibly disabled it.

My Central is Tripoli Tall.

Thanks in advance.

Same case in Batroun, with sodetel, 8Mbps is not possible. What a farce.

NickTheQuick

themike10452 wrote
Adnan wroteI called my Internet provider a few weeks ago to ask them if I could upgrade to 8Mbps. A few days ago they called me and said that it's impossible on my line.

I was expecting it because my modem syncs on G.DMT and the peek of ADSL is 8Mbps.
Can anyone tell me more about the modulation, what specifies it? Is it set at the Central? I tried manually setting the modulation to ADSL2 but it won't sync, I guess it's because it's not supported (by the Central, again?). I remember that a few months ago it was possible to sync on both modulations, they possibly disabled it.

My Central is Tripoli Tall.

Thanks in advance.
Same case in Batroun, with sodetel, 8Mbps is not possible. What a farce.

Same case here man, in Zouk. my modem can't sync to ADSL2 anymore. It happened almost six months ago, I called IDM and they told me that my Central must have switched the modulation to ADSL. it affected my ping to europe positively though. i used to get 90ms to europe now i get 70ms which i guess is great. and i am still getting 4MB speed so can't complain.

Adnan

NickTheQuick wrote [...]

Same case here man, in Zouk. my modem can't sync to ADSL2 anymore. It happened almost six months ago, I called IDM and they told me that my Central must have switched the modulation to ADSL. it affected my ping to europe positively though. i used to get 90ms to europe now i get 70ms which i guess is great. and i am still getting 4MB speed so can't complain.

Yeah I noticed that the ping was better, I guess getting 40 to 80ms with Sodetel is awesome. I'm actually fine with 4Mbps too but the quota is too tiny for a family of 5.

NickTheQuick

Adnan wrote
NickTheQuick wrote [...]

Same case here man, in Zouk. my modem can't sync to ADSL2 anymore. It happened almost six months ago, I called IDM and they told me that my Central must have switched the modulation to ADSL. it affected my ping to europe positively though. i used to get 90ms to europe now i get 70ms which i guess is great. and i am still getting 4MB speed so can't complain.

Yeah I noticed that the ping was better, I guess getting 40 to 80ms with Sodetel is awesome. 4Mbps is good, but 45GB is too tiny for 5 people. But that's just ~~Sodetel~~ all ISPs.

well i get 50GB :P not that ist matters but i am the only heavy user at home and im subscribed to the unlimited midnight plan so most of the time i manage to stay within my quota.

makhoder

ADSL modulation decreases the ping since it forces the central to use Fast Mode instead of Interleave

rami80

Hello,

I have an Ogero adsl connection at home, however everyone else also uses it so renders the connection useless for gaming. So I am looking for a 3g dongle or internet box( like WISE) for myself. What do you recommend? I live in Beirut near Spears.

Hybrid

Is that why the internet is slow the last 2 days?

http://newspaper.annahar.com/article/333698-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81-%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A9?id=333698

I personally don't have DSL at home right now, so can't tell, but at work it's way slower than usual

ballad

ping to EU is 500ms, I've checked with several people in Lebanon.
Anyone knows why?

Silentcontrol

any news about the internet in our country ? i mean like with whats going on on the new wit abed el menhem youssef...
all i care about is having a decent internet so i can virtually escape this messed up country.

Doom

tannourine and batroun got fiber installed and speed got tested,80mbps(Expected more tho)!Check boutros harb's facebook page.

NuclearVision

good luck for the rest of lebanon :P

Silentcontrol

Doom wrotetannourine and batroun got fiber installed and speed got tested,80mbps(Expected more tho)!Check boutros harb's facebook page.

When you say fiber you mean fiber to home?
If yes how are they priced?

ironman

Doom wrotetannourine and batroun got fiber installed and speed got tested,80mbps(Expected more tho)!Check boutros harb's facebook page.

What a coincidence,,,, they started by Tannourine first...

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