It usually takes 25days max. But they're just too lazy to do it faster.
with "wasta" they installed here in less than a week
wasta where at the idm where i applied or at ogero
Avo if they told me 25 days i would relaxe and wait
but they told me 6 weeks which is too much
Try tweeting to the minister. He seems to be helpful when it comes to these things.
You would be amazed on how much a $50 can accelerate the process. Actually this is how every institution works in Lebanon. You should always carry at least $50 in your pocket, you never know when you need to bribe somebody. By bribary you would be stacking the corruption, you can always use the excuse of "everybody is doing it" or "shou we2fet 3alayeh", by doing so you would be a good Lebanese. Ofcouse, you can always do the wrong thing and just wait.

p.s: The truth is that the people are corrupt which in turn corrups the government not the other way around.
By telling you that you have to wait 6 weeks, they're actually telling you "show me the money". If people would stop feeding those bastards with the $50 bribe (or whatever number that is), maybe - and I say maybe - those lazy parasites working in the public sector would give up and start doing their job without waiting for a bribe.

The funny thing is they had the audacity to close down public institutions and ask for an increase in their salaries. They barely work 4 hours of the day (and I guess I'm being too optimistic), and they want to get paid just like those working AT LEAST 8 hours in the private sector.
Not to go offtopic but I had an incident with Ogero people where they refused to do any work without a bribe. Even talking to their manager who basically told me to "take care of them". Trying to do the right thing gets you nowhere. The system is too corrupt for any fixing.

To OP, if you can get a hold of the people in charge of installations at your area. Tell them that you'll greatly appreciate it if you can get it faster and that everyone will be happy if they did. As in, tell them you'll bribe them if you can get it faster.
samer nice idea!
i did it and this what the Minister sent back ( Send me your mob number Nabil please )
i gave him my mobile number and now am waiting to see if anyone from ogero or idm will call me
i will keep you updated
18 days later
after 3 weeks of waiting time i called IDM today they said my application still at ogero, they are testing the line!
it should be done this week then they move to the second step which is the T1 buy then the installation time which takes 2 weeks
also the Minister didnt reply last tweet from him was : SEND ME YOUR MOB NUM IN DM ....
the problem is my mobi expire in 6 days and i dont want o pay 50$ to use the mobi for half month
any idea?
You could get 3G 750MB for 20$ just for the half of the month remaining?
Don't wait them to come, your account usually gets created within 3 weeks, just call them and obtain your username and password, buy a DSL router and configure it yourself rather than wait them to come and configure it for you,that's what i did
ranibalaa wroteYou could get 3G 750MB for 20$ just for the half of the month remaining?
you can get 4G LTE 750MB for 20$

4G LTE Consumption Price/Month*
Offer 1 750 MB $19
Offer 2 1.5 GB $29
Offer 3 3 GB $49
Offer 4 5 GB $69
Offer 5 10 GB $99
Offer 6 20 GB $119
Offer 7 40 GB $149
https://www.touch.com.lb/autoforms/portal/touch/personal/internet-offers/4g-lte/overview

and buy a router or USB dongle
https://www.touch.com.lb/autoforms/portal/touch/personal/internet-offers/4g-lte/devices
shant wroteDon't wait them to come, your account usually gets created within 3 weeks, just call them and obtain your username and password, buy a DSL router and configure it yourself rather than wait them to come and configure it for you,that's what i did
They gave me the dsl router first day i applied i will call idm tomorrow to check if they have username and password for me and try
2 months later
finally i got my adsl a week ago
application date was in 15 may 2013
installation date was in 07 august 2013
12 weeks with 6 weeks difference (idm said it will take 6 weeks)
Thanks God i got it finally
thanks for guys who tried to help me
sailor wroteAvo if they told me 25 days i would relaxe and wait
but they told me 6 weeks which is too much
I wouldn't relax in any case, you can take their time and multiply by 1.5 or 2 and you would be closer to the most probably outcome in the future.
But then there are enough things to get stressed about in Lebanon, and you don't need more.

Maybe you're asking in the wrong place. Just ask the party in charge of the installation how it can be accelerated.
Kassem wroteBy telling you that you have to wait 6 weeks, they're actually telling you "show me the money". If people would stop feeding those bastards with the $50 bribe (or whatever number that is), maybe - and I say maybe - those lazy parasites working in the public sector would give up and start doing their job without waiting for a bribe.
Or maybe if these lazy parasites would be paid a decent salary to start with?
Not that I know what they're paid, but it is usually the case when there is corruption, that it is also partly out of necessity.
4 months later
I was just going to make a thread about this.

I called IDM yesterday to tell them I wanted to apply for ADSL. I give the woman my old phone number and she realizes they already have all our information from our last subscription. I tell her to just start it on our new phone number.

Great. If they already have all our info, maybe it will not take too long?

She told me we would have to wait for at least 2 months... And so if sailor got his connection in 12 weeks when they told him 6, that means I'm getting mine in 4 months.

IDM are too kind.
I don't get why others isps take so much time, ogero took 1 week to install my internet.
ramy58 wroteI don't get why others isps take so much time, ogero took 1 week to install my internet.
It's quite random from what I've seen. Ogero or no ogero, sometimes it's 3 days sometimes it's 2 months. I don't know what the reasons are for this randomness however, if someone has any thoughts please share.
I'm going to call Ogero tomorrow and see what they say. I'll just pick the best out of the two since there is not much difference in performance.