Sodetel Gaming Package Impressions, so far

XhacK

Hey guys, I have asked you previously about Sodetel Gaming package and tested it at my friend's place and I was impressed, and now after 15 days of using it I can say that IT IS AMAZING!

I didn't want to post this thread until a month or two pass just to check their support and stability but hey I know they WILL have their problems now and then...but at least when I go online to play with friends I get the best possible (affordable) gaming experience in lebanon.

I have the 512Kb (44$) + fixed IP (22$), I always get 3 bars in MW2 on PS3 and here are a couple of speedtests:

Pingtest:

[UPDATE]
I made the above tests at 5pm on Saturday.

Below are couple of tests at 1 am Sat.

Please note that...better connection => more online time => running out of quota!
I have only 1GB Down | 1GB up for the rest of the month :s

rolf

Thats good (but not great) news and a smart initiative from Sodetel.

Flakk

Thank you for letting us know about that. Might apply for it next month.

kareem_nasser

this is bad all users should have this.... :(

elchebib

Nice :)

kareem_nasser

No really even for bandwidth we differentiate??!!!

Hybrid

How much do you download at night after 11pm?

wollyka

no mention of it on Sodetel website.. fixed IP, u mean fixed real IP? and like Paladin said, how much do you download especially after 11 pm?

Aly

Quite impressing, but I don't think that's a "Gaming package" the fact that you have payed for a fixed IP, they assign to you an IP on a fiber optic backbone most likely on the Level 3 carrier, and that's why you have low ping day and night. I hope your current internet experience will last as long as possible.

XhacK

Aly wroteQuite impressing, but I don't think that's a "Gaming package" the fact that you have payed for a fixed IP, they assign to you an IP on a fiber optic backbone most likely on the Level 3 carrier, and that's why you have low ping day and night. I hope your current internet experience will last as long as possible.

wollyka wroteno mention of it on Sodetel website.. fixed IP, u mean fixed real IP? and like Paladin said, how much do you download especially after 11 pm?

I don't 'download' that much, I just upgraded my ubuntu version and watched a couple of youtube videos and (of course) always playing online. Bear in mind that I have the unlimited traffic at night.

wollyka

At least some of us are enjoying.. After the 1st of May, Cyberia improved the browsing (websites and videos load faster) but they implemented a more restricted FUP..

kareem_nasser

IDM still nothing....

euryale

i signed up for idm last month and they finally sent me login and pass for the dsl.. my first impressions are a nightmare i had my download reduced to 16kb/s during double speed time, this is my fourth day with them and they don't seem to deliver the promised speed of 512kb(i download at maximum 48kb/s instead of 60~64 which would be the real 512 i contracted) so far i only had 1 night of double speed not to mention the 480 ping on almost all servers.. can anyone tell me if idm has such gaming package also?
edit: not to mention the ping is not stable, it loses packets every 15 seconds!!! crap!

WizaRd

I'd like to see the same above tests done at exactly 11.30PM any day of the week.

XhacK

Flyingwizard wroteI'd like to see the same above tests done at exactly 11.30PM any day of the week.

Will do. But so far I'm not noticing any connection speed drop at 11PM (when downloaders wake up :) )

Jingles

hello i use limited internet and have only 2.5 gb worth of download and waste it on ps3 quick like 10 days only,... can u tell me if the sodetel gaming package is unlimited ...and if its not how much download memory does it have...and where can i get it because ive been looking alot and i cant find it ...plz help especially if u live in north lebanon and if ulive anywhere else tell me also...

dg-1618

Dont waste your time with Sodetel.

The connection goes down every 2 days lately (and don't believe anyone who would tell you otherwise because he would probably be someone who works there).
Their ping is not always the best at night.

And all they can say "This is a residential service and you have to accept it as it is".

Bi ayya balad mot7adir bya3to heik jaweb lal customer ???

More on the topic: http://www.lebgeeks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=57433#p57433

Jingles

DG wroteDont waste your time with Sodetel.

The connection goes down every 2 days lately (and don't believe anyone who would tell you otherwise because he would probably be someone who works there).
Their ping is not always the best at night.

And all they can say "This is a residential service and you have to accept it as it is".

Bi ayya balad mot7adir bya3to heik jaweb lal customer ???

k man ty..but im still trying hard to find a good unlimited internet

monkey-d-luffy

You won't find any (:
Not in leb

vengeance666

Jingles wrotek man ty..but im still trying hard to find a good unlimited internet

well you have two choices if you are willing to play WoW in lebanon :

First you go for unlimited "internet" like VISP , so you won't pay any huge bills but you keep cursing and nagging the whole month that your latency is litteraly crap , thus you won't always ( like most of the times ) be able to do the big stuff like 40 man battlegrounds , 25 man raids etccc

Second you can go for what so called "limited" internet ( and i don't understand where's the limite , 2gb is considered a quota ? ) and get that dreamy 200 ms more than once per month ;) but everything comes with a price and this is where ogero comes and makes you sell your house to pay your internet bill :D

so you choose : red pill or blue pill ... you are in lebanon there is no way out :D