ADSL Service

Frequently Asked Questions

Will I need an additional telephone line to have the ADSL Service?
No. ADSL operates over your existing telephone line without interfering with voice or fax transmission. You can talk on the telephone or send and receive faxes while connected to the Internet.

Since ADSL and dial-up both use my telephone line, how come dial-up goes up to 56k and ADSL can go up to 2Mbit/s?
With the ADSL technology, Pesco Telecom have installed in the central offices of the MOT very high-end and expensive equipment that allow you to use the high bandwidth on the copper wire of your telephone line. With dial-up, there are no investments made from any operator and you benefit only from the basic infrastructure of the copper wire.

If there are many users on my central at the MOT, will this affect my internet connection and make it slower?
No. ADSL is a dedicated service, where each user essentially has his or her own private circuit to the central telephone office. This means bandwidth and service speeds do not vary based on the number of subscribers in a particular area but on the packages offered by the Internet Service Provider.

Do I need to buy any equipment to install at home to get an ADSL connection?
Yes. Each ADSL connection requires a modem, which is the equipment that connects your phone line to the computer.

What are the main benefits of ADSL for someone like me?
Broadband enhances existing Internet applications, while paving the way for new solutions, which were too expensive, inefficient or slow to consider in the past. This may include everything from online gaming, new applications, downloading music and videos, e-learning and increased levels of electronic commerce.

Coverage:
Pesco Telecom rents the copper from the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication (MoT), connects it to its DSLAM’s and in turn, and sells the service to the Internet Service Providers (Terranet, Cyberia, Wise, IDM, and Sodetel). These ISP’s sell the full package to the end-users within their services portfolio. Pesco Telecom plans on being present in all MoT exchanges in several phases.

• Phase 1: Riadh El Solh, Mina El Hosn, Ras Beirut, Naher Beirut, Achrafieh, Bir Hassan, Jounieh, Tripoli Mina, Saida and Zahle.
• Phase 2: Zouk Michael, Jdeideh, Dora, Sin El Fil, Dekwaneh, Antelias, Jal El Dib, Mansourieh, Broumana, Mazraat Yachouh, Dbayeh, Chiyah, Hazmieh, Justice, Badaro, Furn El Chebbak, Aley, Elissar, Amroussieh, Mazraa, Hamra, Ras El Nabeh, Choueifat, Dammour.
• Phase 3: All remaining Central Offices where the MOT provides us with the backbone connectivity.

Contact your ISP to check if the service is available in your area. Some ISP’s, WISE, provide you with an online tool to check if the service is presently available at your Central Office or not.