Virtual ISP blog / Google.com and Google.de, DSL/wireless/cable hysteria
October 21, 2008, 04:36 AM
You dont like to be redirected to German version? just type:
www2.google.com
or
google.com/en
Why such thing happening?
We are using Globax accelerator service, and our server located in Germany, and Google using redirection based on IP geolocation. Probably we will be able to solve this issue soon once and forever.
DSL, Cable networks, Wireless ISP and internet hysteria in Lebanon
Also speed can be lower, if cable infrastructure of telephone company is not in good condition. Speed can drop also if connection between telephone exchange point to main NOC is low, because of poor weather conditions, if wires is not insulated from water well.
You dont like to be redirected to German version? just type:
www2.google.com
or
google.com/en
Why such thing happening?
We are using Globax accelerator service, and our server located in Germany, and Google using redirection based on IP geolocation. Probably we will be able to solve this issue soon once and forever.
DSL, Cable networks, Wireless ISP and internet hysteria in Lebanon
DSL
Each internet user notice that many advertising banners on road show "DSL internet" offers. I am sure, they start thinking, what is a difference with "Cable provider", "DSL", "Wireless ISP" and others. The difference is in access methods and sure companies and people who provide the service. What is DSL? Modern DSL able to archieve speeds up to 24Mbit/s, BUT it depends on distance. Here is graph, how speed related to distance.Also speed can be lower, if cable infrastructure of telephone company is not in good condition. Speed can drop also if connection between telephone exchange point to main NOC is low, because of poor weather conditions, if wires is not insulated from water well.
Cable
Cable in international meaning usually means DOCSIS internet access, which is not used in Lebanon. Right name of Lebanese "Cable ISP" is Ethernet provider. Most of Ethernet providers in Lebanon providing local connection on speed 100Mbps. Ethernet is most successfull access technology, because of speed and implementation cost. VISP have many resellers who provide access to internet over their own Ethernet infrastructure. But Ethernet is vulnerable to problems also, especially if network not designed well, if reseller doesn't use proper cables, it is vulnerable to "cut&run" attack (when someone cut cable :-) ), equipment is sensitive to EMP made by lightenings. We are working hard to cooperate with our reseller and to improve their networks.Wireless
Most complicated, but also most advanced technology, to provide internet access. Depends on equipment, can provide even Gigabit speed. Most of equipment used in Lebanon able to provide 10-100Mbps air bandwidth, speed is varying on distance, but that all can be improved by using by "better" antennas (with better gain,more narrow beam). VISP have his own wireless network, which deliver internet directly to customer house. Wireless networks also vulnerable to EMP, interference, bad antenna alignment. Most of this technologies able to provide easily speeds for connection speed available in Lebanon market. So when you are choosing internet connection, important is not access technology, but WHO provide you service. And it is your right to ask to fix "access network" if it is not working properly. We are always glad to assist our customers to diagnose the problem, but if customer taking internet access not by our access network, and he is not direct VISP customer - they only thing we can help, that we can confirm to reseller, that his access network have problem and we can give technical details of this problem to reseller and assist him to fix the problem. If you are direct VISP customer, and support is not taking care about your problem, please send us information about this incident with details over customer support form at https://customer.visp.net.lb. This mail sent directly to manager who is in charge for customer care service.