I used to have almost stable 8 Mbps, lately im getting 2-3 Mbps. WTF is happening ? Also Alfa isnt connecting to LTE, even if I force LTE it just doesnt connect, so stuck on H+ there too.
Romanvian wroteI used to have almost stable 8 Mbps, lately im getting 2-3 Mbps. WTF is happening ? Also Alfa isnt connecting to LTE, even if I force LTE it just doesnt connect, so stuck on H+ there too.
The storm destroyed some antennas especially in Mount Lebanon. You won't get 4g+ soon.
Yesterday, i didn't have any 3G or 4G in Beirut for over an hour
And given the actual Coronavirus crisis only half if not a third of the technicians will go to repair antennas on sites making the repairs much slower
infiniteloop wroteAnd given the actual Coronavirus crisis only half if not a third of the technicians will go to repair antennas on sites making the repairs much slower
Thats weird. I might understand workers in office, who dont want to socialize, but working at roofs, at open air...
For me i dont mind to work in server rooms or outside, as soon as no need to contact close with other people and they are healthy.
From the IDM homepage:
Dear IDM subscriber*,

As a response to the situation caused by the Corona virus outbreak and to encourage people working from home, IDM is pleased to inform you that It has started working with the Ministry of Telecom to increase the speed and to double the capacity of your package, free of charge.
This measure will come into effect and will be announced as soon as the technical requirements with the Ministry are completed.
Stay tuned, stay safe!

*Applicable to all “residential” DSL and Fiber subscribers

IDM, the Internet people
Exactly a week and still 200-300ms to Europe servers in the evening (gamers time).
Any news about this high ping with IDM?
Trauma wroteExactly a week and still 200-300ms to Europe servers in the evening (gamers time).
Any news about this high ping with IDM?
I'm with Mobi, and I've been suffering from high ping/low speed at peak time(not exactly 200-300ms tho)
IDM doubled the quota
edit: but pings are higher now and speeds are even lower and packets losses are over the roof
Ogero posted :
لقد تبين اثر التدقيق أن هناك بطء في الخدمة يحصل بشكل خاص خلال فترات الليل لدى مقدم الخدمات الخارجي (level 3 ) ويتاثر به جزء من المشتركين. فبادرنا إلى التواصل معه فوراً وعليه باشر بدوره في الإصلاح.
wollyka wroteIDM doubled the quota
But now I can't even log in to Yahoo at all.
Weird how only YouTube is better. Some websites take 4 minutes to load or don't load at all. And lots of packet loss.

Anyone else facing this problem with IDM?
Trauma wrote
wollyka wroteIDM doubled the quota
But now I can't even log in to Yahoo at all.
Weird how only YouTube is better. Some websites take 4 minutes to load or don't load at all. And lots of packet loss.

Anyone else facing this problem with IDM?
We are all facing problems
I have a 29 Mbps connection - according to my modem now
I am getting this now


Youtube has a cache in Lebanon so it is a local connection not international
what is the point of double internet when you get this:

Trace complete.

Pinging 8.8.4.4 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=201ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=200ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=204ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=201ms TTL=50
Request timed out.
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=216ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=204ms TTL=50
Request timed out.
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=201ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=205ms TTL=50
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=227ms TTL=50
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 8.8.4.4:
Packets: Sent = 15, Received = 9, Lost = 6 (40% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 200ms, Maximum = 227ms, Average = 206ms

Tracing route to 8.8.4.4 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.254
2 181 ms 176 ms 172 ms 172.17.18.1
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 190 ms 189 ms 191 ms 212.36.211.164
5 * 212 ms 212 ms 212.36.211.201
6 * * 198 ms 172.16.50.1
7 * * 191 ms 172.16.48.2
8 * 235 ms * 172.16.48.1
9 256 ms 250 ms 259 ms 81.52.187.243
10 * 246 ms 254 ms 72.14.197.198
11 247 ms 245 ms 242 ms 108.170.225.83
12 * 246 ms 237 ms 66.249.95.43
13 * * 248 ms 8.8.4.4

Trace complete.
The313 wrotewhat is the point of double internet when you get this:

Trace complete.

Pinging 8.8.4.4 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=201ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=200ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=204ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=201ms TTL=50
Request timed out.
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=216ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=204ms TTL=50
Request timed out.
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=201ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=205ms TTL=50
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 8.8.4.4: bytes=32 time=227ms TTL=50
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 8.8.4.4:
Packets: Sent = 15, Received = 9, Lost = 6 (40% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 200ms, Maximum = 227ms, Average = 206ms

Tracing route to 8.8.4.4 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.254
2 181 ms 176 ms 172 ms 172.17.18.1
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 190 ms 189 ms 191 ms 212.36.211.164
5 * 212 ms 212 ms 212.36.211.201
6 * * 198 ms 172.16.50.1
7 * * 191 ms 172.16.48.2
8 * 235 ms * 172.16.48.1
9 256 ms 250 ms 259 ms 81.52.187.243
10 * 246 ms 254 ms 72.14.197.198
11 247 ms 245 ms 242 ms 108.170.225.83
12 * 246 ms 237 ms 66.249.95.43
13 * * 248 ms 8.8.4.4

Trace complete.
same here 40% packet loss
Trauma wrote
wollyka wroteIDM doubled the quota
But now I can't even log in to Yahoo at all.
Weird how only YouTube is better. Some websites take 4 minutes to load or don't load at all. And lots of packet loss.

Anyone else facing this problem with IDM?
I'm with Ogero and I have had problems with Yahoo, reddit, naharnet and host of other sites since November. I am using Windscribe's free VPN which gives me 10 gig a month which is enough for browsing and watching a few geographically limited videos. WIthout the VPN, getting onto those sites is a lottery
Has anyone tried IDM's VDSL? What router do they provide? They said they provide a router for 55$. I told them to switch me over to VDSL but I will be getting my own modem/router. (Any modem + router / combo recommendations for me, loose budget as long as it will last)
Also what speeds are you getting with VDSL?
We have the best Customer Support over here on IDM,

I asked them about the ping today and all they replied was:

Due to the current circumstances our customers might be affected by low speeds thank you for understanding .....

Literally the most useful customer support ever guys!
Shix wroteHas anyone tried IDM's VDSL? What router do they provide? They said they provide a router for 55$. I told them to switch me over to VDSL but I will be getting my own modem/router. (Any modem + router / combo recommendations for me, loose budget as long as it will last)
Also what speeds are you getting with VDSL?
Yes, i have the VDSL modem
It is the Tecnhicolor TG589vac v2. I use it as modem only. I connected my AC68U router to it in bridge mode. It works perfectly.
I have a Asus DSL-N16 VDSL modem/router (price around 55$). I can use it to tweak the SNR and increase/decrease speed. However, it is less stable than the Technicolor modem (that has a Broadcom which is more suitable for weak lines line Lebanon than the MediaTek chip available in Asus).

You can get the Asus dsl AC68u modem/router (but it is expensive around 200$) or the TP link Archer VR900 (Broadcom chip) for 190$. I recommend the Archer since it has a Broadcom chip like i said. If you want cheaper get the Archer VR600 or the VR400)

The speed depends on your distance from the CO
I was getting 14 Mbps/ 1 Mbps on adsl2+. On VDSL2 i get between 24 - 30 Mbps(depends on the day.time) download and 7-8 Mbps upload.
Well those were before the coronovirus, now the modem is still synchronizing at those speeds but the actual download speed is half what it used to be due to the congestion and lack of international bandwidth. Things are now a little better since yesterday. I hope that things will return to normal when we get out of this virus crisis.
After 2 days of a better internet connection, tonight the lag returned, torrents are blocked again and the speed is generally low (not over 4 Mbps on a 25 Mbps connection). Back to square one it seems
wollyka wroteAfter 2 days of a better internet connection, tonight the lag returned, torrents are blocked again and the speed is generally low (not over 4 Mbps on a 25 Mbps connection. Back to square one it seems
I'm facing lags 300ms for 2 weeks. I see i'm not the only one.
Trauma wrote
wollyka wroteAfter 2 days of a better internet connection, tonight the lag returned, torrents are blocked again and the speed is generally low (not over 4 Mbps on a 25 Mbps connection. Back to square one it seems
I'm facing lags 300ms for 2 weeks. I see i'm not the only one.
You are not. Try torrents, I am sure that you will noticed that they are also blocked at nights. Same for battle.net downloads and sometimes steam downloads.
The latency was OK during the weekend - around 80-120 ms. Now it is around 200-250ms. In a nutshell, you cannot download and you cannot play online games at nights with that lag..