it seems that good new on the way, keep testing guys, we want technical screenshots (tracert,ping,speedtest,pingtest), and please mention your provider, your package, and what was the latency before.
We also need the location as well. (Where you're testing from).

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Ogero HDSL
77.42.*
Jal El Dib
Route : 81ms
Ping : 85ms

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I'll test from home at night.


a noticeable decrease in latency for Terranet on 23:10 - 6 Sep from 180 ms to 160 ms.

(ping source: NY ------> ping destination: ssg.terra.net.lb)
emperor21k wrote
amkahal wrote@emperor21k: Please do a tracert and ping to bbc.co.uk for us.
here you go

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With all due respect, this is not possible... over ADSL, the 2nd hop latency you got is 10ms, it either means you are at the central office connected through LAN cable, at Ogero or I simply don't know anything about telecom and thinking of changing career.

from your location to BBC location there is ~ 2500mi ( 4000KM )... and from the 2nd hop to the last one you got it in 18ms.. if you do the math your traveling speed is 2 x 2.3 x10^6 m/s which is more than the speed of light we call c ... ( icmp ping shows the time for a roundtrip, i.e. 2 x the distance )

The speed at which light propagates through transparent materials, such as glass or air, is less than c because of refractive index (n) and for Optical fibre n = 1.3- 1.5 that means light cannot travel at speed above 1.5x10^ m/s considering all factors..

When light is travelling around the globe in an optical fibre, the actual transit time is longer, in part because the speed of light is slower by about 35% to 50% in an optical fibre, depending on its refractive index...

Furthermore, straight lines rarely occur in global communications situations and delays are created when the signal passes through an electronic switch or signal regenerator

So your case is against physics law..

For more information : http://royal.pingdom.com/2007/06/01/theoretical-vs-real-world-speed-limit-of-ping/
@Kareem: 100% true, but i am wondering about the reasons of getting 30 ms ?!?!
maybe he can do a pingtest.net for us, i think it's better.
kareem ya khayeh first of all i am not a telecom engineer , and i'm sure you know about these stuff more than i do :), but i am telling you that i am confused about these numbers as you are now, this is why i posted just to get some clarifications. I'll try and do another tracert tonight and a pingtest.net to see if it's still the same.
emperor21k wrotekareem ya khayeh first of all i am not a telecom engineer , and i'm sure you know about these stuff more than i do :), but i am telling you that i am confused about these numbers as you are now, this is why i posted just to get some clarifications. I'll try and do another tracert tonight and a pingtest.net to see if it's still the same.
I already said " with all due respect and I do not want you to feel offended " but I am sure something got wrong somewhere and the results returned are not accurate. Cheers.
Has the decree been published in the official gazette or not yet?
No it has not been published, but it wouldn't matter for two things:
- The new plans will still be effective as of 1st of October if it is published next week.
- The PM confirmed today in a press conference that it will be effective by then.
Sodetel is already teasing on its website about lower prices and a faster connection
Raficoo wrote
hamzewassim wrote
danso wroteSodetel is already teasing on its website about lower prices and a faster connection
They're not those are old prices. As I checked this: http://sodetel.net.lb/services/index.php?section=DSL
main page.. http://sodetel.net.lb/ headliner
I thought you meant that they're announcing the new packages though Cyberia is also talking about new prices but not detailed plans and packages. I have peace of mind right now I'm an ogero costumer.
I'm already seeing spikes at night for some whiles, download rate is reaching 100kbs but I can only download around 150mb and then it drops to 30kbs. I'm running on a 256kbps.

I mainly use the connection to download movies and documentaries, I could really use good speeds with unlimited night traffic. Without that, this whole plan makes no sense to me.
Mm about the new packages. There are conflicting opinions about caps.
When they say 4gb is it both up and down?
If yes then these suck so much
ZeRaW wroteMm about the new packages. There are conflicting opinions about caps.
When they say 4gb is it both up and down?
If yes then these suck so much
I just posted an article from Now Lebanon and their sources said it was combined--so a 4gig cap is your total up and down. It was the first I heard of it so it shocked me.
i also checked this from many sources and it 4 gb download and 4 gb upload its not a split.
You are both saying a different thing if it is 4gb up and 4 gb down then this is fine but if it is 4gb for both up and down then it is crazy
Hello I need some help.
I'm moving to another place and thinking about jumping on the WISE bandwagon since I need a portable internet solution. I have some questions: Is it a good solution? Latency is great to europe all day? Speed is stable? Coverage in beirut is optimal? and most importantly will the ISP change the boxes once the new plans are announced or do current boxes support 2+mbps?
Thank you