Raficoo
So my dad went to Ogero today to apply for the new DSL plans, and he's telling me that a manager told him that starting 1st July you can apply for a new plan, however according to him, it won't be until August 1st that we actually get the new speeds and quotas... so I'm not sure whether they're not informed correctly about the speed implementation date, or this is the actual case. Did anyone else using Ogero tried to apply yet?
NuclearVision
@raficoo what's odd? You can apply for the plan one month before the speeds are implemented :)
HotCreep
NuclearVision wrote@raficoo what's odd? You can apply for the plan one month before the speeds are implemented :)
Depends on whether he wanted to apply for a new dsl line or to switch from an old plan to a new one. The switch is supposed take place on the 1st of July, applying for a new plan takes a month so yea
Raficoo
NuclearVision wrote@raficoo what's odd? You can apply for the plan one month before the speeds are implemented :)
HotCreep wroteDepends on whether he wanted to apply for a new dsl line or to switch from an old plan to a new one. The switch is supposed take place on the 1st of July, applying for a new plan takes a month so yea
I want to apply for a higher plan than the lowest one(which comes by default without applying), but what I'm not getting is whether Ogero users will get the new minimum speed(2mbit) on July 1st or August 1st?
HotCreep
Raficoo wroteNuclearVision wrote@raficoo what's odd? You can apply for the plan one month before the speeds are implemented :)
HotCreep wroteDepends on whether he wanted to apply for a new dsl line or to switch from an old plan to a new one. The switch is supposed take place on the 1st of July, applying for a new plan takes a month so yea
I want to apply for a higher plan than the lowest one(which comes by default without applying), but what I'm not getting is whether Ogero users will get the new minimum speed(2mbit) on July 1st or August 1st?
I just posted what happened to you to the minister's councilor, he replied with and I quote
"Not true. Please send a message to
suggestions@mpt.gov.lb with details (your phone #, Ogero CO, name of the "manager")"
So i guess that means all the upgrades will be implemented on the 1st of July
Raficoo
HotCreep wroteI just posted what happened to you to the minister's councilor, he replied with and I quote
"Not true. Please send a message to
suggestions@mpt.gov.lb with details (your phone #, Ogero CO, name of the "manager")"
So i guess that means all the upgrades will be implemented on the 1st of July
haha yea I just saw the tweet myself, thanks for asking him!
HotCreep
Not a problem, I wanted to know myself after all :-P
ILIA_93
I went to Ogero to apply last Thursday, the employees didn't receive any instructions yet about the new plans, all they know that there will be new plans next month, even if you call 1515, the employees are useless too. I don't know who is responsible for managing this, and why the employees are less informed about this than the normal population! If the ministry approved the new speed to be supplied starting 1st of July, then we must be allowed to choose the plans we want already :/ Unless it is true that they won't provide the new plans until next August...
Johnaudi
Cyberia has still provided no information and still says it will : "in the coming days".
5 days left till it becomes the 21st, where it's no longer possible to switch plans after that date.
nuclearcat
I am curious if backbone bandwidth will be given to private ISPs, migration process as i heard made easy, so most of users will migrate to Ogero. Most hit will be IDM and Terranet.
On worst scenario you will see bankruptcy and closure of IDM and Terranet.
geekevo
Nuclearcat this is unacceptable this should be put on the limelight for a while. It's like ogero wants to monopolize the market.
Johnaudi
I don't think this will become a cartel though.
nuclearcat
Cartel? No, ISPs too divided, and i never seen them cooperating properly.
Unacceptable - yes. As soon as market monopolized... well, it is already monopolized, and politicians using it for their purposes, and country technological power are their last concern. When they need some political gains, you will see some improvements on telecom.
Just when end-users internet monopolized also, you might see worse things. But you are geeks, and some of you understand that. Majority of people just will switch to Ogero. And thats sad.
ballad
nuclearcat wroteBut you are geeks, and some of you understand that. Majority of people just will switch to Ogero. And thats sad.
but ogero is supplying what the geek needs, which is a constant ping 24/7 and a reliable speed.
take for example visp or sodetel, both unreliable for games.
sailor
I got this reply from idm today
Thank you for your email.
In answer to your inquiry below, please be informed that we are still preparing the new pricing and packages, and shall notify you as soon as it is completed .
Moreover, we will propose to you the adequate package at the beginning of July.
Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Johnaudi
I called Cyberia a few minutes ago, the support woman was quite friendly.
She told me that the company will pick the plans, and if you want to change plans you have to go to their center in Hamra, and pay about 8,000L.L for the plan change before the 20th of July, though you're going to live with the given internet for the rest of the month until the plan changes the month after that.
I'm really hoping they will send me up from 2M 20GB (75,000L.L) to 6-8M 60GB (65,000L.L).
I've also been told that they will not switch over unlimited plans, but that's an estimate guess.
The new prices will come up by the end of this week, rather say, beginning of next week.
sailor
Finally idm said they will upgrade my current plan 2mb 10gb to 4mb 50gb
This email from them
Please be informed that your plan will be upgraded to 4096K-50Gb for US$ 33 (VAT excluded).
In case you would like to have a lower or higher plan you can submit your request by July in order to effectively change it in August 2014.
Sincerely,
GreenM
I just called Cyberia to ask about my upgraded plan. The support guy said my current plan of 1 Mbps - 10 GB will be upgraded to 2 Mbps - 40 GB. I then asked him about the second plan, it's going to be 4 Mbps - 60 GB.
kfc
GreenM wroteI just called Cyberia to ask about my upgraded plan. The support guy said my current plan of 1 Mbps - 10 GB will be upgraded to 2 Mbps - 40 GB. I then asked him about the second plan, it's going to be 4 Mbps - 60 GB.
chou baddak fioun, they know nothing so far. they are just speculating
hussam
nuclearcat wroteI am curious if backbone bandwidth will be given to private ISPs, migration process as i heard made easy, so most of users will migrate to Ogero. Most hit will be IDM and Terranet.
On worst scenario you will see bankruptcy and closure of IDM and Terranet.
Unlikely. Doesn't Terranet have their own backbone that does not go through Ogero? I heard both Sodetel and Terranet have some license to not use Ogero's backbone.
IDM will just get cheaper bandwidth from Ogero and distribute it for cheaper prices. The net result will be the same.
nuclearcat wroteMajority of people just will switch to Ogero. And thats sad.
Understandable. They are going to offer a package that others are not going to compete with (for whatever reason).
And above all, they are going to make it more accessible.