They have not updated the prices yet, though I suspect they will early July.
Elied wroteAny idea why the WISE 3G service is still at the same price ? I mean they lowered the 3G prices already why is 5gb still for 75$ ? Sort of a rip off, would be just cheaper to subscribe to 3G on my phone and use it as a hotspot.
Honestly i have no idea, but i would say they forgot to update the info :)
TrollFatGuy wroteThey have not updated the prices yet, though I suspect they will early July.
actually yes they did, check again.

http://wise.net.lb/web/adsl.jsp?id=2

from the left menu choose adsl, then packages.
m_zeid wrote
TrollFatGuy wroteThey have not updated the prices yet, though I suspect they will early July.
actually yes they did, check again.

http://wise.net.lb/web/adsl.jsp?id=2

from the left menu choose adsl, then packages.
But they haven't updated the Wireless (Box) packages, right?
I thought he meant the 3G prices, my bad. And by the way, anyone annoyed on how wise does not provide the 4Mbps for lass than 77$?
Wise is offering the 4Mbps with 80GB for 77$ while IDM and Cyberia have the 4 Mbps Unlimited for 75$
In addition check this chart:
http://wise.net.lb/web/adslMigration.jsp

They decide which plan they want to move you to, instead of asking you what you want
Anyone else still waiting for the upgrade in speed? Got my quota update yet the speed is still the same...
Aly wroteWISE released a new set of plans, which are way better now:
http://wise.net.lb/web/adsl.jsp?id=2
yes much better

they still have to do something with 8M speeds, we need plans reasonable priced and more competitive with other ISPs
can you explain more m_zeid? with examples... what's on your mind ?
@Longbit, question, it's impossible to have more than 1Mb speed on the Wise Box? and whats the limitation?
longbit wrotecan you explain more m_zeid? with examples... what's on your mind ?
okay
if you check the plans there are 3 options for 2M speed and 4 options for 4M speed, but only one for 6-8M.

Maybe a new plan like 6-8M70 will be very good, I know that I'll subscribe to that!
and it's also possible to add another one in the midpoint like 6-8M90, it's a plus but not necessary IMHO.

Ogero for example. have the plan: 6-8M60 for 65000, so the suggested plan 6-8M70 should be slightly over that, maybe 75000.
I estimated that number by looking at the difference between: 2M45=19$ and 2M55=27$. And also comparing 2M45=19$ with ogero's 2M40=24,000 L.L
Ruroken wrote@Longbit, question, it's impossible to have more than 1Mb speed on the Wise Box? and whats the limitation?
I think it's the hardware it self, since the wireless technology can handle more, and their backbone is able to provide more speeds.

cheers
anybody know if the new dsl plans are subject to FUP? nothing is mentioned on their website.
Roudykh wroteanybody know if the new dsl plans are subject to FUP? nothing is mentioned on their website.
AFAIK FUP is NOT applied.

they didn't apply FUP before the upgrades on the unlimited plan, and I don't think they will do it now.
Plus, we still have unlimited night traffic unlike ogero and other ISPs.
all of these are really appreciated, I'm glad that I'm with wise :)
are wise pings good? my result is 78ms for orange paris server(i'm with ogero)
I've been subscribed to WISE BOX and DSL for 6 years, they never had any FUP on any of their bundles.
Any idea if the WISE box is getting some new packages or upgrades ? In terms of speed that is.
i'll see what will happen to the wise box plans... PS i don't think it is a hardware limitation problem.
and guys i need your opinion about the migration, you think it was fair ? how it can be made better... anything...
ok...
1- all Quota's on wise-box have doubled... as for speed you can reach a 1.5m speed depending on the base station and other factors.
2- the transition fees from unlimited plans to limited and vice versa dropped to 5000LL. it was 54$ i guess...
3- as for the price of the 6-8m plans, it is high for reason, we don't want to encourage our customers to switch to it AT THE MEAN TIME, because the backbone between the CO's will not support it, we have some concerns... so until that is fixed we will stick to the current prices...
@m_zeid you made a nice point about the 6-8M70 plan, but for the reasons mentioned above we will stick to the current one, but be sure tha tyour opnion (everyone's opinion) is taken seriously into consideration.
4- 3g prices dropped before MOT decrease the cost on us... we decided to take the heat to be fair and equal with the wisebox and DSL customers.
@longbit, concerning the Wise box, what are the other factors that you mentioned? and how can i make sure if i'm close to the base station or if i can reach a speed of 1.5m?
@Ruroken factors such as saturation... the usual stuff that slows down your connection.
longbit wroteok...
1- all Quota's on wise-box have doubled... as for speed you can reach a 1.5m speed depending on the base station and other factors.
2- the transition fees from unlimited plans to limited and vice versa dropped to 5000LL. it was 54$ i guess...
3- as for the price of the 6-8m plans, it is high for reason, we don't want to encourage our customers to switch to it AT THE MEAN TIME, because the backbone between the CO's will not support it, we have some concerns... so until that is fixed we will stick to the current prices...
@m_zeid you made a nice point about the 6-8M70 plan, but for the reasons mentioned above we will stick to the current one, but be sure tha tyour opnion (everyone's opinion) is taken seriously into consideration.
4- 3g prices dropped before MOT decrease the cost on us... we decided to take the heat to be fair and equal with the wisebox and DSL customers.
Great news!
lowering transition fees is very nice move.
about 6-8M plan, no problem. We got used to WISE honesty, they announce about things only when they are possible.

Just a question, as far as you know, are we using fiber links between COs? Because my latency didn't improve, yet.
@m_zeid that is exactly why we are not making the 6-8 M plan easy to get (cost wise). the upgrade that was done it was only on international links, they gave us the upgrades that we've been asking for, for more than 1 year. the upgrade didn't include the local backbone between CO's, they added few CO's in some area's that didn't have dsl, that's all...
they talked about a local fiber backbone few years ago... but nothing yet.
hopefully the next step MOT will start working on good backbone/infrastructure.
@longbit, mind if I ask what sort of links are currently in place between CO's? and how are CO's connected to private ISP's gateways?

At least some good news on getting the international links, even after more than a year!
between the CO's it is not fiber optic, not sure what they are using but it i snot fiber optic, excluding downtown which is fiber optic I GUESS...
but the traffic to us is fiber optic (talking about wise) , note that not all the CO's are connected to us... the customer traffic is carried by the DSP (Data Service Provider) and then to us.
longbit wrotebetween the CO's it is not fiber optic, not sure what they are using but it i snot fiber optic, excluding downtown which is fiber optic I GUESS...
but the traffic to us is fiber optic (talking about wise) , note that not all the CO's are connected to us... the customer traffic is carried by the DSP (Data Service Provider) and then to us.
What about this?

http://jo.pcm.gov.lb/j2014/j24/wfk/kit350-1.htm
@longbit are you able to know how much speed you can give a customer before he/she applies to wise?
andrew55 wrote@longbit are you able to know how much speed you can give a customer before he/she applies to wise?
You can call Wise on 1261 or by email: info@wise.net.lb
They sure can do a feasibility test, IMO emailing them will be better in this case.
longbit wrote@m_zeid that is exactly why we are not making the 6-8 M plan easy to get (cost wise). the upgrade that was done it was only on international links, they gave us the upgrades that we've been asking for, for more than 1 year. the upgrade didn't include the local backbone between CO's, they added few CO's in some area's that didn't have dsl, that's all...
they talked about a local fiber backbone few years ago... but nothing yet.
hopefully the next step MOT will start working on good backbone/infrastructure.
That is very important, that they answer your requests!
I hope they finish the fiber backbone, and hope for Wise to install it's own DSP, that will rock!
WISE already has their own DSP, its Pesco Telecom, both companies are owned by the same group, just like IDM and GDS.
@Aly true... but the optical fiber backbone is up to MOT... hopefully it would be the next step (i should have been the first step to do... )
longbit wrote@Aly true... but the optical fiber backbone is up to MOT... hopefully it would be the next step (i should have been the first step to do... )
Isn't the fiber backbone ready? According to the official gazette, it is:

http://jo.pcm.gov.lb/j2014/j24/wfk/kit350-1.htm
longbit wrote@Aly true... but the optical fiber backbone is up to MOT... hopefully it would be the next step (i should have been the first step to do... )
Yes I know ;) but I was answering the guy who said WISE should have its own DSP ... they already have.
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Is there something going on with the WISE Box or is it just me who's getting a very low speed, I'm getting 20 kB/s instead of the usual 100 at all hours of the day sometimes even worse. I'm near the bikfaya area, and this is persistent no matter how much I try to move it around.
Same problem here with the Wise Box, getting barely 30-40 kB/s on youtube, maps, and almost all direct browser downloads, sometimes it is even slower.. BUT when I perform a speedtest I get 1.5 Mb download result and I have a speed of 160-170 kB/s using download accelerator or youtube downloader.. I'm in the Jounieh area btw. What's the matter @longbit ?
DSL 1M12>>2M55 the result is very weird
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