Internet
There is “a problem” with night time internet
There is slow internet and then there is internet so slow you can't even tell how slow it is. In other words, tonight I...
888 minutes left to upload your video
I've been uploading this 1 minute 24 second video since last night. That's over 12 hours and it is not half way uploaded.Despite incessant...
Dear Hariri, where is our bandwidth?
If you haven't noticed, Lebanon's internet is still one of the world's worst, and once again, telecom minister Nicolas Sehnaoui is blaming former prime...
Whose telecom is it?
Telecom minister Nicolas Sehnaoui is in the news every day it seems, either launching new initiatives or defending past ones.Today he was responding to...
13 hours to download Skype
Six years ago, Lebanon's telecom minister promised that the country would enter the knowledge economy "through the front door."Today the ministry is using similar...
When will the fiber be ready?
Lebanon Slowly Glimpses Its Blazingly Fast Future
Published in Bold Magazine, May 2013
Fiber laid in mount Lebanon in late 2011; the final completion date remains...
Jordan airport internet
This is a speed test from the free wifi zone at Amman airport, provided by ISP Zain.Let's compare this to the speeds in Beirut...
Run out of internet? Try the park
Like many Lebanese, I'm already out of internet this month (yes that is possible) which means I'm charged a penalty for each additional megabyte...
Request for an explanation
Dear Mr. Hariri, The internet has been totally pathetic lately, half as pathetic as usual that is.Though I and thousands of other Lebanese are paying...
The “additional” gig money trap
One of the most interesting items in your Lebanese internet bill is the "additional consumption" or "استهلاك إضافية" which is the third row.The basic...
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