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amkahal

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Re: Internet in Lebanon - General Questions

@Kareem: 100% true, but i am wondering about the reasons of getting 30 ms ?!?!
maybe he can do a pingtest.net for us, i think it's better.

emperor21k

Member

Re: Internet in Lebanon - General Questions

kareem ya khayeh first of all i am not a telecom engineer , and i'm sure you know about these stuff more than i do :), but i am telling you that i am confused about these numbers as you are now, this is why i posted just to get some clarifications. I'll try and do another tracert tonight and a pingtest.net to see if it's still the same.

Kareem

Member

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kareem ya khayeh first of all i am not a telecom engineer , and i'm sure you know about these stuff more than i do :), but i am telling you that i am confused about these numbers as you are now, this is why i posted just to get some clarifications. I'll try and do another tracert tonight and a pingtest.net to see if it's still the same.

I already said " with all due respect and I do not want you to feel offended "  but I am sure something got wrong somewhere and the results returned are not accurate. Cheers.

jasmar82

Member

Re: Internet in Lebanon - General Questions

Has the decree been published in the official gazette or not yet?

abougrej

Member

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No it has not been published, but it wouldn't matter for two things:
- The new plans will still be effective as of 1st of October if it is published next week.
- The PM confirmed today in a press conference that it will be effective by then.

danso

Member

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Sodetel is already teasing on its website about lower prices and a faster connection

hamzewassim

Banned

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Sodetel is already teasing on its website about lower prices and a faster connection

They're not those are old prices. As I checked this: http://sodetel.net.lb/services/index.php?section=DSL

Raficoo

Member

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Sodetel is already teasing on its website about lower prices and a faster connection

They're not those are old prices. As I checked this: http://sodetel.net.lb/services/index.php?section=DSL

main page.. http://sodetel.net.lb/ headliner

hamzewassim

Banned

Re: Internet in Lebanon - General Questions

Sodetel is already teasing on its website about lower prices and a faster connection

They're not those are old prices. As I checked this: http://sodetel.net.lb/services/index.php?section=DSL

main page.. http://sodetel.net.lb/ headliner

I thought you meant that they're announcing the new packages though Cyberia is also talking about new prices but not detailed plans and packages. I have peace of mind right now I'm an ogero costumer.

Koyaanisqatsi

Banned

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I'm already seeing spikes at night for some whiles, download rate is reaching 100kbs but I can only download around 150mb and then it drops to 30kbs. I'm running on a 256kbps.

I mainly use the connection to download movies and documentaries, I could really use good speeds with unlimited night traffic. Without that, this whole plan makes no sense to me.

jsaade

Member

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Mm about the new packages. There are conflicting opinions about caps.
When they say 4gb is it both up and down?
If yes then these suck so much

xazbrat

Member

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Mm about the new packages. There are conflicting opinions about caps.
When they say 4gb is it both up and down?
If yes then these suck so much

I just posted an article from Now Lebanon and their sources said it was combined--so a 4gig cap is your total up and down.  It was the first I heard of it so it shocked me.

emperor21k

Member

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i also checked this from many sources and it 4 gb download and 4 gb upload its not a split.

jsaade

Member

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You are both saying a  different thing if it is 4gb up and 4 gb down then this is fine but if it is 4gb for both up and down then it is crazy

Fernand

Member

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Hello I need some help.
I'm moving to another place and thinking about jumping on the WISE bandwagon since I need a portable internet solution. I have some questions: Is it a good solution? Latency is great to europe all day? Speed is stable? Coverage in beirut is optimal? and most importantly will the ISP change the boxes once the new plans are announced or do current boxes support 2+mbps?
Thank you

dp0001

Member

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Anyone has any ideas on what will happen to pay-as-you-go?

thegodfatherdany

Member

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Side question: Is it true that you can download as much as you want on DSL regular plans from 11pm to 7am ???

Bassem

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Side question: Is it true that you can download as much as you want on DSL regular plans from 11pm to 7am ???

It depends on the ISP and the plan, and where you live. I have the SoDeTel Regular 512K plan, with unlimited from 11pm to 7am. It's a big help.
However, you'd need to check if this service is available in your region, before applying. I made sure to have the sales dept check before I signed on. Not all areas can benefit from it.

A.L

Member

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I have a question. when i test my speed at speedtest.net it gives me a terrible ping as in the picture :

when i test it from pingtest.net  it gives me the regular ping for my plan ( sodetel 256k) :

so any one can explain to me what's happening.

Last edited by A.L (September 13 2011)

xterm

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Re: Internet in Lebanon - General Questions

I have a question. when i test my speed at speedtest.net it gives me a terrible ping as in the picture :
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1481007312.png
when i test it from pingtest.net  it gives me the regular ping for my plan ( sodetel 256k) :
http://www.pingtest.net/result/46840814.png
so any one can explain to me what's happening.

Different servers, not necessarily same result.

A.L

Member

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it doesn't matter what server i test it from it is always the same here's a speedtest from nablus :

and here's a pingtest from the same server:

the difference is still huge

hussam

Member

Re: Internet in Lebanon - General Questions

Does Sodetel use a different link for http and non http connections?

partam

Member

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Our 1Mbps with IDM today got upgraded to 4Mbps automatically, it's now
Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]:    1.098 / 4.399 on the Speedtouch.

However the speeds we're getting are still 1Mbps.
I think they just switched the modem.

nuclearcat

Member

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Does Sodetel use a different link for http and non http connections?

hussam - Most of ISP's do that, in Leb. Except Ogero.

Last edited by nuclearcat (September 14 2011)

Chup

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Re: Internet in Lebanon - General Questions

Our 1Mbps with IDM today got upgraded to 4Mbps automatically, it's now
Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]:    1.098 / 4.399 on the Speedtouch.

However the speeds we're getting are still 1Mbps.
I think they just switched the modem.

Care to elaborate ? what do you mean ?