Posted By
Fred
Feb 17, 2019 03:48
Following a few posts that went viral last week, with Lebanese citizens ranting about the new phone customs set by the MOT for personal users to pay, a few clarifications and a glimmer of hope have emerged. To sum up the current situation, a law passed last summer stipulated that any person who had bought a mobile phone abroad , dating even a few years back, would have to pay custom fees once the phone enters…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 13, 2019 05:43
The 90-days period set by the Telecom Ministry to register smartphones purchased from abroad has elapsed and people are starting to get messages asking them to settle their customs fees at LibanPost to avoid blocking the device. These new measures were adopted by the previous Telecom Minister Jarrah back in September yet the customs are still unclear until the hour. A friend was was forced to pay $28.6 on an iPhone 6S while another paid…
Critiques
5 years ago
Telecom Minister Mohammad Choucair has tweeted that he will work on deploying fiber optics all over Lebanon as a top priority. Now where did we heard that before? In 2013: Telecom Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui promised ...
Baladi
5 years ago
I love this. #FutureReina is a first-of-its-kind campaign launched by the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon using Artificial Intelligence to raise awareness and funds for its no-cost treatment of cancer patients. Using AI, Beirut-based agency ...
Fun
5 years ago
Someone felt the need to come up with a mobile app for the 2019 Beirut Summit and I regret downloading it already. The part that interests me the most, which are live updates or alerts ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Four months ago, Telecom Ministry announced new measures to prevent illegally imported mobile devices. Those who were to bring in a phone purchase abroad were able to use it on a Lebanese SIM for 90 ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
I don’t frankly see the benefit of offering free unlimited internet for DSL and fiber subscribers at IDM on the final night of the year. Most people do not stay home on New Year’s Eve, ...
Critiques
6 years ago
The last thing that comes to mind is connecting to the airport’s WIFI when I’m flying from Beirut Rafic Hariri’s airport, but last week I remembered they were planning to enhance the internet once and ...
Technology
6 years ago
A year ago, I wrote about the need for Ogero to offer alternatives to users still having shitty internet and I heard that they might be considering some options such as 4G data bundles but ...
Humor
6 years ago
Look up IDD or #InternetDeficitDisorder online and you’ll find a page explaining this new phenomenon that’s affecting a lot of Lebanese whenever internet starts acting up. I’m not sure if this is a joke or ...
