Comments on: Current DSL Prices (February 2008)

By: Quakebox

Quakebox — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:38:19 +0000

I have the same problem as Stafa and I tried contacting MOC but no luck then I went with W-Net but I’m still not satisfied since I need 4mb connection what can I say about MOC, what a lousy Ministry a real Lousy, I mean Kuwait is very big as whole Africa so they can’t fix areas copper lines, wake up! we are here! hello! get off your chairs it’s been 3 years I am facing same problem in Adan area my highest reached connection is 786k, I have to sell my home apparently and go to Janub AlSurra, just for their new fiber optic lines!!
I mean how many loyal subscribers are in Mubarrak Alkabir we are a whole nation in Mubarak Alkabir, what we need is a telephone service company take over the MOC crap, and deliver real services!

By: Zimbabway

Zimbabway — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:10:23 +0000

I think and know that all internet providers in Kuwait are Ali Babas. Poor servise, unreliable and mony wize extreamly expensive and black holed.they just take your mony and bust your pocket unsivilized behavior.
in the US and ather countries 8 MB and real speed for $ 25 a month any day itruption the give you one week free or your mony back.. Good havens.

By: ahmad hassaan

ahmad hassaan — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:47:56 +0000

new ISP company is tawasultele dot com ,it’s for corporations only not for home users.
regards

By: Lunardream

Lunardream — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:23:29 +0000

guys
need help here
well, since you guys mentioned Ego and everything about the 30Gb cap for downloads, is this the same for Wnet?? man, I’ve been with them since like last october and I do get the feeling that this is what I”m getting for donwloading a relative amount of 10+Gb during the month or more even. Meanwhile, I do see a lot of speed swings and drops that I don’t get and makes me feel crazy. Does the condition of Ego apply to Wnet?? nobody at Wataniya knows shit (only one dude I met there at technical support and he’s a very cool guy) about technical stuff that we’re talking about.

By: shak

shak — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:36:31 +0000

How much upload does Qnet give with the 4mb connection?

By: Basit

Basit — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:27:57 +0000

haha loved the “we’re paying $9 for gas here” post haha.

my W-Net Aircard subscription expired…
im getting UN 512k … since i’ve heard MANY ppl switching to UN.

if someone has something else to offer before i get this…do so now.
and Zajil sounds good too for some reason though not many ppl use it.

By: versache

versache — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:52:14 +0000

well even thoue zajil lower in price for 256 and 512, I do prefer to go with Qnet for the home and for my office, I have very very bad expreiance with this F**kin zajil, am with qnet

By: K.theKuwaiti

K.theKuwaiti — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:56:46 +0000

crocko rock:
While I am going to take your remarks with a grain of salt, I still feel the need to explain the concept to you once again .. The original poster (xiphoid) was bragging about cheap internet. I am bragging about cheap gasoline. (since the common factor is Location).

By: crocko rock

crocko rock — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:49:00 +0000

K, sorry, but your long winded explanation wont cut it. You are clearly comparing service with service - and what the price of Living has to do with internet prices I don’t know.

Why don’t you just use the CPI of both countries if you want to expand your argument beyond these parameters.

As it stands:

USA = 6mb = 144 KD

KUWAIT = 4mb = 850 KD

I don’t think you can add much more to this equation without looking silly.

By: sfsa78

sfsa78 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:35:18 +0000

US Crashes Internet In Middle East After Saudi Threat, Russia Responds With Air Forces

By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers
http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/media/internet/news.php?q=1202097708

Reports circulating in the Kremlin today are painting a grim picture of just how desperate US War Leaders have become as their economy continues its freefall towards total bankruptcy by their crashing of Global Internet access for the Middle Eastâ€™s banking centers in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Iran, UAR, Turkey and Kuwait.

These reports state that the Americans became â€˜enragedâ€™ this past week when the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rejected US demands for an immediate increase in oil production.

Moscowâ€™s actions against the West, in the severing by the United States of these cables, was swift as President Putin ordered Russian Air Force Fighters and Bombers to take immediate action to protect the Russian Nations vital undersea cables in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.

To some of the Russian Air Force assets used we can read as reported by the Reuters News Service article titled “Russia sends bombers, fighters to Atlantic, Arctic”, and which says:

“Air force pilots will carry out practice in the areas involving reconnaissance, missile-bombing attacks on a navy attack force of a hypothetical enemy, air-to-air combat and refuelling and patrolling,” an air force spokesman said. The bomber group included two Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers, codenamed “Blackjack” by NATO, two turbo-prop Tu-95 “Bear” strategic bombers, and eight Tu-22 “Blinder” bombers. MiG-31 and Su-27 fighters were also sent to the region.”

By: Stafa

Stafa — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:41:30 +0000

what sucks more is that I renewed my connection yesterday and I got 3 months of 1mb, now they’re looking into it to see what they can do.
K, what do u mean beg the MOC? what can they do about it? and what can I do from my side?

By: K.theKuwaiti

K.theKuwaiti — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:06:30 +0000

crocko rock:

I am comparing services to services; e.g. telephone, television, electricity, water and transportation (gasoline). These are items which the majority of use and pay for on a monthly basis.

When you break down the monthly cost of services (internet/transportation) .. you realize that its comparable, if not cheaper, in Kuwait.

In regards to my comment in the other post about not paying more than 20% markup .. I am referring to goods which can be obtained online and sent to Kuwait.

And, unless you have found a way in which I can purchase ‘faster internet’ or ‘transportation to work’ from Amazon at a lower price .. my comment stands.

stafa:
Beg the MOC ..

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:58:05 +0000

Stafa i have the same issue although at a higher speed. I was supposed to get 2MB but the highest my line can handle is 1.5. I guess I am lucky its not maxed out at 512.

By: Stafa

Stafa — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:52:18 +0000

I am having trouble getting a connection higher than 512k due to the low quality of my line (not the internal wiring, the actual cable coming from the exchange to my house) does anyone know ANY POSSIBLE way to get over this problem? I really wanna go for 1mb!
thnx

By: Musa'ad Haider

Musa'ad Haider — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:41:21 +0000

Xiphoid:
And I am paying 9$ for a tank of gas .. we can play this game all day.

K, you rock man! Witty thinking! Even though I dont agree that throwing oil at someone’s face is the way to hide where we lag but still, witty thinking!