4peterkh4 wrotePS: watch out your phone bill at the end of the month...
it's like 6000LL per hour. X30 days = 120$, + I think 15$ for the card.... = only 135$/month for the worst internet available in the world. Very Smart :p
if you live in beirut get cable internet. installation ~60$ then 20-30 $ per month, you can stop it when you want
no additional fees to unsubscribe or resubscribe, youu get the internet in less than 2h after the installation :)
So just confirming, you don't just pay for the card, you pay for your usage? Because as I was looking on Wise's site, they had a card, $20, for unlimited access for a month.
Also, I do not live in Beirut. I live in Karm Saddeh, between Zgharta and Ehden.
EDIT: So just confirming, and this is kind-of a decision factor now that I've learned of it. If I buy a pre-paid dial up with unlimited access, such as this
http://www.idm.net.lb/products/dial_up/single/56k.asp, would I still pay per visit to each page? This is very important because I'm a heavy internet user and we're trying to get an inexpensive and reliable connection. If that's the case, I might just have to go with a used box and go wireless broadband..
So if that's the case, where are some good places to purchase refurbished/used boxes. Any online stores like ebay but for Lebanon, or do some electronic stores offer them. Also, what is a general price range, the wise box new costs $180, so would it be near like 130 or 90?
Thank you for letting me know about that. Our phone bill would've been hundreds, possibly thousands, as I'm online downloading (sorta with this connection), watching vids, surfing, video calling, etc... for over 4-6 hours a day.
EDIT (x2): Lol, here I am again (only because of the help you're giving me, and I do appreciate it). I've switched my mind to go with IDM because with wise it's not even a 56k connection, it's 33.6k, which I would much rather pay $5 more to the get 56k speed (
http://www.idm.net.lb/products/dial_up/single/56k.asp).
Also, what role does Ogero play? (
http://www.ogero.gov.lb/Published/EN/internetline1.html) Under internet flat rates, when do they charge you with that? What services do they not charge you for? If I buy the pre paid above, do I still have to pay these fees?!