Free night traffic decree posted in official gazette

The decree stating that internet night traffic from 12AM to 7AM should be free has be published in the official gazette last Thursday. But it looks like it is currently exclusive to Ogero subscribers only as I’m subscribed to IDM and still get the following message each time I log in to my account:

Note that your telephone line is NOT Unlimited nights enabled since your line did not pass the feasibility test done to support such service enhancement.
We would like to assure you that we intend to offer this service for all our subscribers and will be working on enabling your line with Unlimited night traffic , and whenever such change will take place we will inform you accordingly.

Almost all IDM subscriber in Beirut get double the speed and unlimited traffic at night, while others outside Beirut get the message above. If a subscriber’s phone line cannot handle more than 1mbps, why can’t they just enable the unlimited night traffic alone for them while keeping their speed as it is?!

Anyway, you may click here to read the full text of decree as shared by minister Nicolas Sehnaoui on twitter. I hope it doesn’t take too long until all ISPs abide by it!

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4 Responses to Free night traffic decree posted in official gazette

  1. Chup May 7, 2012 at 10:31 am #

    You have to keep in mind that the IDM users that have the unlimited traffic at night, don’t suffer from a serious drop in speed considering all the users will start their downloads simultaneously.
    Picture a water pipe, if you open the faucet, water will run smoothly, that’s your normal everyday connection.
    If you open it to the max, the amount of water the pipe can handle will hit a stable spot no matter how much you turn the faucet on.
    That’s basically the case.
    The areas that have the double speed enabled, didn’t hit the maximum limit yet.
    As for you, you’re in a crowded area with lots of IDM users in which the CO ( Central Office ) can’t handle such a task.
    When they upgrade the CO, you’d be good.

    • Rami May 7, 2012 at 11:19 am #

      Thanks for the feedback! I actually live in Aramoun and therefore connected to Khalde’s central office, and I don’t really think it’s a very crowded area… Anyway, I believe it’s really about time Ogero upgrades its telecommunication infrastructure so everyone can benefit from high speeds!

  2. Lévon May 7, 2012 at 12:05 pm #

    I hope political counterattacks don’t ruin this 4 us, the people.

  3. Tarek May 7, 2012 at 12:15 pm #

    Yeah me too.. Since I live thousands of kilometers away from Beirut (in Furn Chebbek) I don’t have unlimited nights either… And I STILL don’t… IDM better give it to us soon…

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