Switching from VISP to other ISP - Recommendation Thread

Dark_angel

As you all know by now, VISP is running their new FUP system that is not adequate for even moderated downloaders.

Can anyone recommend me any other ISP that have no problem that a user that bought a game for 50$, 8 GB in size to downloaded it with no crappy FUP system?

Thank you.

julien_saadeh

I personally recommend Inconet Data Management (IDM) ADSL service for the following reasons:

- Staff are very straight to the point, they don't have *fake* offers to announce.
- 24/7 tech support, just call 1282.
- No connection cuts, Internet is available 99% of the time.
- Double speed from 8PM to 8AM, free night traffic from 11PM to 7AM (safe to download from 12AM to 7AM with no additional 1MB to your quota, just make sure your clock is synchronized with time.windows.com).
- You simply get what you pay for.

But, 2 things to mention:
- Before applying, make sure that your phone line supports Double Speed and Night Traffic by calling the Sales Department at 1282 before 5PM.
- Do not cancel your current internet subscription before applying and installing IDM as you may encounter long delays.

I have been with IDM for 1 year and a half and I experienced a total of 24 hours of disconnections the whole time.

Cheers...

Dark_angel

Hi Julien,

Thanks for your straight to the point reply.

It seems IDM is the way to go.

The question remains can VISP at least offer something similar?

I contacted VISP sales representative and they said that they have 2 types of FUP : low and heavy.

but how much low and how much heavy no one knows.

They have also true unlimited accounts for $150

so Go figure!

Aj_BlaZ

i recommend you ogero top second sodetel third idm fourth if you know any cable man that have good offer near your house :)

Kareem

Ogero.... Period..

Kassem

Ogero is the best ISP available in Lebanon now. But in case you're going to download 8GB in one month, expect to pay at least 40$ for extra usage...

julien_saadeh

Kassem wroteOgero is the best ISP available in Lebanon now. But in case you're going to download 8GB in one month, expect to pay at least 40$ for extra usage...

I don't know what makes you say that (not only you Kassem).
But, Ogero is MUCH more expensive than ANY ISP in Lebanon, and has NO ADDITIONAL offers (double speed/ night traffic). You pay 50,000LL for 256K while at IDM you pay 26$ with the options listed in my first post.

Kassem

julien_saadeh wroteOgero is MUCH more expensive than ANY ISP in Lebanon, and has NO ADDITIONAL offers (double speed/ night traffic). You pay 50,000LL for 256K while at IDM you pay 26$ with the options listed in my first post.

That's true. But the thing is that Ogero's connection is very stable. There's hardly any downtime at all. Plus their provided speed is constant whether it's during the day, the evening, or late at night. I have a 512K account with them, I pay 70,000 L.L + around 10$ for extra usage almost every month. The problem with other ISP's is that after 11 PM their connection becomes TERRIBLE! Sometimes I ask my friends who are subscribed with IDM to download large files for me, and it takes them all night long to download a lousy 250 MB. But to give IDM their credit, they are probably the best when it comes to customer support.

julien_saadeh

But what is the point of downloading large files if you don't have free night traffic?
3 or 4GB a month wont let you download more than a song or two per day next to your browsing.

Kassem

julien_saadeh wroteBut what is the point of downloading large files if you don't have free night traffic?
3 or 4GB a month wont let you download more than a song or two per day next to your browsing.

Well, that's what we have in our retarded country so I managed to live with it. Either way I won't benefit from the free night traffic that much because I download from rapidshare.com and it's almost impossible to download as a free user after 5:00 PM so that's why I do most of my downloads between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM and it works for me. I download around 1 - 1.5 GB of videos every month and I pay for it as extra usage fees, I do not mind that but of course I wish I had an alternative... Other people's situation might be different, but Ogero best suits mine.

By the way, if you do not want to go with Ogero I suggest you check with Sodetel, they have 256K plans with unlimited download/upload for 36$ per month. But I'm not sure about their regulations so contact them first.

julien_saadeh

Sodetel have same policy as VISP. They claim it as Unlimited, once you reach a certain hidden quota, they lower your speeds. That's Fair Usage Policy.

kareem_nasser

IDM is good with me but for best pings then go to Ogero.(Period)

Dark_angel

Thanks for the input guys.

Maybe ogero has the best ping times but it fails when it comes downloading large files.

With quality customer support I think IDM is the way to go. VISP comes down the ladder maybe last position.

arithma

Kassem wrote
julien_saadeh wroteBut what is the point of downloading large files if you don't have free night traffic?
3 or 4GB a month wont let you download more than a song or two per day next to your browsing.
Well, that's what we have in our retarded country so I managed to live with it. Either way I won't benefit from the free night traffic that much because I download from rapidshare.com and it's almost impossible to download as a free user after 5:00 PM so that's why I do most of my downloads between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM and it works for me. I download around 1 - 1.5 GB of videos every month and I pay for it as extra usage fees, I do not mind that but of course I wish I had an alternative... Other people's situation might be different, but Ogero best suits mine.

By the way, if you do not want to go with Ogero I suggest you check with Sodetel, they have 256K plans with unlimited download/upload for 36$ per month. But I'm not sure about their regulations so contact them first.

I think ogero has a lot of leverage by keeping all the URLs we visit. It can blackmail you, threatening you to show the links you watch to your parents :P. I am sure it's all educational. Explain that :P

Kareem

Dark_angel wroteThanks for the input guys.

Maybe ogero has the best ping times but it fails when it comes downloading large files.

With quality customer support I think IDM is the way to go. VISP comes down the ladder maybe last position.

If you wanna download large files stick with VISP because IDM's FUP is way worse than VISP

julien_saadeh

IDM does not have FUP.

Kareem

julien_saadeh wroteIDM does not have FUP.

There is no ISP with no FUP in Lebanon, the bandwidth is not free... and if we assume there is not, the download rate must be awful

julien_saadeh

no fup and download rate is 30kb/sec at day and 60kb/sec at night for the 256K accounts

Kareem

julien_saadeh wroteno fup and download rate is 30kb/sec at day and 60kb/sec at night for the 256K accounts

So you're saying you can download 15GBs/month ? come on dude...

julien_saadeh

Ok, in aradtoumouha 7arban fal takon :P

Copy pasting from my account's page at IDM for Feb 2010:

Welcome Julien Saadeh
Change Password
Dear IDM ADSL customer, your telephone line is Unlimited nights and double the speed enabled thus allowing you to download freely from 11 PM to 7 AM at double the speed.
You have consumed a total of 2726.44 MB in upload and 21373.51 MB in download free of charge during the Unlimited Night traffic period.