Internet in Lebanon

The prices are not that bad but the bandwidth limit sucks. I have 5GB for breakfast!

Sep 7, 2009

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15 Comments, add your own...

1. Ozy | September 7th, 2009 at 10:34 am

What a rip-off. =/
2. rg | September 7th, 2009 at 12:07 pm

Why are they using USD? Is this Lebanon, Oregon or Lebanon the country?
3. Mark | September 7th, 2009 at 12:19 pm

Lebanon the country. We use two currencies, US Dollars and the Lebanese Pound. Everything is priced with these two currencies. We started using the US Dollar during the war when the Lebanese currency was extremely unstable and susceptible to major inflation. After the war it just stayed with us.
4. Desert | September 7th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

just for fun… Czech rep, provider UPC: up to 100 Mb/s download, 10 Mb/s upload, without FUP (dl limits), for 14 KD per month :-)
5. rg | September 7th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

That is not a good thing for any government. That renders the Lebanese central bank powerless to target inflation, or set interest rates, or even gauge the amount of currency in circulation. Basically that makes Ben Bernake Lebanon’s unelected Finance Minister.
6. Mark | September 7th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

Wouldn’t know if its a good thing or a bad thing. I just know its easier for me to calculate from KD to dollars than KD to Lebanese cuz with the Lebanese pound you get into millions and its just confusion.

1KD = 3.4USD (Approx)
1KD = 5,000LBP
7. Kevin | September 7th, 2009 at 1:43 pm

If you want an unlimited bandwidth you could try Sodetel.

http://www.sodetel.net.lb/packages.php

The problem here the highest unlimited connection they are offering is 256K. But keep in mind the fine print “Fair Usage Policy applies.”

But I still feel their offerings and packages are the best for DSL in Lebanon.
8. gilly | September 7th, 2009 at 3:12 pm

Yeah, LBP is pegged to the USD at 1500 LBP per $1, (officially 1505-1510) It is pretty shitty…we have a huge ass national debt.

On topic: The “official” DSL ISPs are pretty limited in Lebanon, I have a pretty good (cable) internet connection up in the mountains here with a local ISP (probably illegal, but who cares…it’s Lebanon, they buy a bunch of bandwidth getting beamed down from Russian satellites or something). I pay $44 a month, up to 512 kbps and a 2.5GB up+down limit PER DAY. Pings between 300-500ms depending on the time of day.
9. Lexicon | September 7th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

rip off! i got a 2048 K connection in egypt which is only $40 a month, and its unlimited
10. AdheliaJon | September 7th, 2009 at 7:42 pm

Hey i am from Lebanon, Oregon so be nice…
11. dodo | September 7th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

Don’t forget that during the night most of the ISPs offer unlimited downloads !!
12. RB | September 8th, 2009 at 3:51 am

Just like Jordan, with the stupid bandwidth limit!
13. koko | September 8th, 2009 at 8:12 am

Here in the US its 50mb download for 99$
30 mb for 63$ per month !
14. lensman | September 8th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

Virgin should come to Kuwait…
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/websales/product.do?id=3264&buspart=DISPLAY_DR_%esid!
15. Kaz | September 12th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

1024K = 133L.E (approximately $25)
Unlimited Downloads
(if you exceed 40GB a month, the speed decreases to 128K)

That’s the Vodafone offer in Egypt. All the other offers are around the same prices.

Egypt rules in this game.

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