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4G soon in Lebanon
According to this article in Annahar today, telecom minister Nicolas Sehnaoui announced that live 4G tests will start on Novemeber 16 at Beirut Digital District, and the service will be commercially launched on April 23rd 2013 in selected areas.
It’s definitely about time we get 4G, but I admit I wasn’t expecting we will be getting the service anytime soon given how slow such projects go in Lebanon! I also hope its commercial launch is not going to witness the same mess that happened when we first got 3G.
Anyway, you can read about Sehnaoui’s announcement here and watch him tonight talking about it in Talk of The Town on MTV.
Alfa and Touch started offering Nano sim cards in Lebanon
Alfa and Touch both started offering Nano sim cards in Lebanon for those who have already purchased an iPhone 5 or are willing to.
I actually came across Alfa’s announcement through Elie’s blog, and then just saw Touch’s announcement on their twitter account.
Following the Pope’s visit to Lebanon
You can of course follow the Pope in Lebanon on all Lebanese TV station during his 3 days visit here, but when you’re on the move you can download this iPhone application called “LB PAPAL Visit” developed by Born Interactive to get the latest news.
Pope Benedict XVI is due to visit Lebanon for the first time ever during his 7 year pontificate.
On the occasion of His apostolic Visit to Lebanon, lbpapalvisit was created! It is an app that provides you with an inside look into the historic visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Lebanon on the 14th, 15th and the 16th of September 2012.
This app is a must-have if you wish to receive an updated schedule of the Papal visit, as well as news updates and notifications regarding his visit sent directly to your phone.
lbpapalvisit also allows you to:
– Gain access to Pope Benedict XVI’s biography
– Read the latest news regarding the Papal visit
– Browse through the picture gallery
– Read the memorable speeches
The visit’s program is also available here.
As for the road that will be closed during these 3 days, you can download this Internal Security Forces communiqué in relation with closed roads, or simply check Abir’s post about that matter.
Alfa Midline
WhatsApp & BBM relationships in Lebanon
Alfa U Chat ad
Quite funny!
Kassis Electric ad fail
Kassis Electric is offering to teach you for free how to spy on your spouse through their mobile phone when you buy them an iPhone 4 as a gift from the store!
That’s what their ad in Al-Waseet says, check the below snapshot.
So be careful next time you get a gift from Kassis Eelectric!
Stars Communications (Amhaz) – Mobile phones at cheaper prices
I bet at least half of those who will read this post already know about Stars Communications, so this goes to the other half. Stars Communications (aka Amhaz) is a cell phone shop in Dahyeh known for its very competitive prices, probably the cheapest you’ll ever find around Beirut!
Some people claim that Stars Communications are able to lower their prices that much because they don’t pay any custom fees for the mobiles they get since they’re backed up by some politician. But who cares anyway when we’re paying less? I already bought a couple of phones from there and never face a problem with them.
If you’re interested to check out the shop, they have two branches, one off Sayed Hadi Nasrallah street in Dahyeh (just go there and ask about “Amhaz”), while the other is at Beirut Mall in Tayouneh and is usually few dollars more expensive than the first branch.
Update:
Seems like there’s a third branch in Verdun under the name of LibanNet. And you may check their latest prices on this Facebook group.
Thank you Amer.
Waiting for Godot
The government always succeeds to leave us on our tiptoes waiting for the “next big thing” to solve the problems with our cellular networks.
It started with the poor service following the expansion two years ago, then the absence of 3G, and now the whole mess they got themselves into after introducing 3G! Thus the need for $110 million now to enhance the two networks and eventually put an end to the problems in 8 months.
“I am happy to announce to the Lebanese that the National Quality of Services for the cellular networks will put an end to the poor mobile services. This plan will take eight months to be completed. But the Lebanese will feel the positive results in two to three months. Today I have signed the appropriate investment decision which will allow the two cellular companies, Mtc Touch and Alfa, to start work on this big project,” the minister said. Source
I wonder what are we going to anticipate next!