5 months later
Anyone here in Awkar/Aoukar ? If so, how's your DSL connection over there (speed, stability, etc....)

Also interested in Mazraat Yachouh, Antelias, Naccache and Rabweh (upper streets 9, 10 and 11).

Thanks.
Rabwe between street 9 and street 11,7mb to 12mb depending where and you home installation
Mtayleb Street 41, 4mb from Maten Moyene CO, i think Mazraat Yachouh and Awkar also from Maten Moyene CO
DG wroteAnyone here in Awkar/Aoukar ? If so, how's your DSL connection over there (speed, stability, etc....)

Also interested in Mazraat Yachouh, Antelias, Naccache and Rabweh (upper streets 9, 10 and 11).

Thanks.
Mazraat Yachouh. Have the open speed and the max download speed I get is 1,700 MB/s. The average is usually 1,400 MB/s. In terms of stability, I only had one problem in 3 years and they fixed it in 3 days from the day I reported the problem.
Hey guys, a few years ago, Sodetel made an offer for free installation + modem + first month's subscription. Do you know any DSL company currently offering something like this?
FadZ wroteHey guys, a few years ago, Sodetel made an offer for free installation + modem + first month's subscription. Do you know any DSL company currently offering something like this?
You better not fall for these marketing gimmicks, you will suffer from bad internet on the long term, subsribe to a good reputable ISP like Ogero or any other private ISP that has a good presence in your central office.
12 days later
5 days i was visited by an ogero employee claiming that they are doing studies for fiber in Antelias. Now i am having constant disconnections ever since. My line was very stable is anyone experiencing similar problems in my area?
5 days later
I recently sold my house and, according to the contract, I have till the end of March 2019 to move out. So I have been looking for a new place to buy /rent. There is a sad reality in Lebanon. All new apartments ( 6 - 7 years or less) do NOT have a phone box and/or landlines.
So either I have to get a new apartment without DSL (which is very hard for me to imagine being without as I play WoW and other online games) or I have to accept an old / used apartment (which I don't really like) in order to probably find a landline.
On top of that, finding an old apartment with a phone box in the building doesn't mean DSL will be good there. It depends on the distance from the CO, etc...
As a conclusion, had I known it was going to be such a nightmare, I would have never sold my apartment.
DG wroteAs a conclusion, had I known it was going to be such a nightmare, I would have never sold my apartment.
Terranet is advertising for a microwave connection with unlimited 2Mbps 50$ => 12 Mbps180$ plans.

Worth checking it out.

Good luck!
Thanks for the reply. I just called them and they said I have to send a "location" ping from the apartment's location (the one I wish to rent or buy) so they can perform a coverage test. And there's a one time initial fee of around 220 USD.

The problem is, I still haven't decided where I wish to buy or rent.
8 days later
What is the average connection speed in Lebanon at the moment?
What can I expect, speed-wise, and reliability wise? Any other quirks?
I'm talking about DSL-type connections, not "neighborhood cable" or others.
Thank you.

SNR vary between buildings, but for most of us here speeds aren't stable.
7 Mbps, is this number realistic in your opinion and in your experience as a end user? Thank you.
rolf wrote7 Mbps, is this number realistic in your opinion and in your experience as a end user? Thank you.
I live in an average neighborhood near a city(1.8km~ away from central),my internet speed hovers between 5mbps and 11mbps (the fluctuation is probably caused by poor cable isolation from the building).So yes, that number is realistic for me,ASSSUMING the user is living in/near a city.
rolf wrote7 Mbps, is this number realistic in your opinion and in your experience as a end user? Thank you.
Hi
Ogero provide speed test for landlines, it is reasonably accurate, it will give you the Internet speed delivered to ogero box in your building.

Just enter your landline number and it will give you the speed of your line.
I get around 14 Mbps on open speed during the day, sometimes more. Sin El Fil centrale
7 days later
nothing to be proud off , we still one of the worst countries if not the worst , and one of the most expensive , wake me up when we have 50+ mb everywhere and with reasonable prices .
@ManOwaRR, "50+ mb everywhere" ? Dude I have been looking for a new apartment (relatively new building 10 years or less with a phone line to use DSL).

Sad reality is, this combination does NOT seem to exist in this country. You either need to rent / buy an apartment that is older than 20 years or so to find something with a phone line OR you can buy a new apartment in a new building and reminisce about the times you had DSL internet in your old apartment.

I have been looking for more than 2 months with no luck. Might as well take a risk and buy a new apartment and try Terranet's Agogo WDSL service. But I fear that, if I do that, I might get stuck in that apartment for a very long time with no DSL (especially when FTC becomes widely available).