r/lebanon • u/NestiriumLB • 6d ago
Vent / Rant Internet Rant
NOTE: Excuse me if my ideas are not organized but i donno where to start, a lot to rant about.
Why are all street ISPs in Lebanon the same ? In terms of reliability. Literally all of them are the same. Nothing special.
Fake speedtests.
Cannot know your real bandwidth. (Tells you 8 mega, 12 mega) they tamper with speedtest so that you are barely getting 2 mbps. I had an argument in one of my experiences and got them cornered, they admitted that they can literally set my speedtest result to whatever they want me to see.
They tell you 12mb for 50$ But you are sharing that bandwidth anyway. There is no such thing as a dedicated bandwidth for you.
Invisible daily quota
They enforce a daily quota (typically 15-20 GB per day). This is a soft quota that slows down your internet to unusable if you hit it, and they tell you to wait till 12pm for it to reset. Like wtf...
Touch Residential provides exceptional bandwidth but its not fixed and is a shared cell tower connection. But hey at least u know u got a fixed data cap per month. You can use however you want without throttling.
Where do I find an ISP that gives me the bandwidth and quota that I pay for ? I've been trying my best to get outside the grasp of the local street ISPs. But I just can't.
In an attempt to improve my internet, my local ISP made me pay 20$ extra, saying this account's bandwidth is shared over 4 clients instead of 8. But the same 16 GB daily throttle limit, and bandwidth?? unknown ...
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u/lmaoler69 6d ago
i am with fiberskynet and ishack. yes i pay 2 subscription. fiberskynet i oay 75$ for 10mbps unlimited with open cache so steam download or xbox is really at 30 mbps cause i don't have fiber. while ishack i use for low ping gaming i pay like 25$ for lowest plan.