In addition, due to Aramco's proprietary telephone network, I can't order STCĭoes anyone else in this forum have any experience regarding this issue?
#Stc dsl internet free
My father pays $40 USD a month for it, as does every other Aramco DSL user, I honestly would except better service, plans and options for the price, its not free after all. Rest of DH relies on Aramco DSL or 4G broadband.Įvery single one of my friends in Dhahran for the last 7 years I have been here (Including myself) have complained over and over again about the internet connection and options in Dhahran. (now very expensive due to the law against throttling).įTTH provided by STC is only available in the Hills, and they enjoy fast speeds (unto 200mbps) and low latency. I went to the Community Internet office in Al-Mujama, and they told me to go to STC, Zain or Mobily. I called Aramco IT Helpdesk (904 on camp) but they don't really help. However, for some reason AramcoExpats is blocked on DSL.
Aramco's new DSL modems (D-Link) can be accessed at 192.168.1.1 (pass/username: admin). There are multiple DSLAMs across camp, and using the calculator and my DSL modem interface, I am roughly (1400m / 1.4 Km) from my DSLAM exchange, and via ADSL2+ the attainable rate I should be able to get is ~16Mbps down and 1Mbps up (even more if maybe I can convince housing maintenance to renew my copper telephone lines). In most modern DSL connections (20-30Mbps) the Cabinets are powered by Fibre (DSLAM Exchange) but in Aramco, according to ITC, the outdated broadband infrastructure uses a Coaxial Cable connection in the DSLAM exchange to connect DSL connections (this bandwidth is spilt among the users of Aramco DSL).
You can verify this in your modem settings.Īramco's network is powered by the Integrated Telecom Company, and upon communication with them, they wanted Aramco to provide Fiber-to-the-Cabinet, but I believe the company chose not to invest in broadband network infrastructure (ITC has been lobbying for about 2 years now). Funny thing is LTE (Wireless connection) has less latency/ping (ms) than DSL (hardwired connection).Īramco's ADSL2+ network is throttled to 6mbps down and 765kbps up. However, my father hates STC (because of their previous throttling) and doesn't believe me, and doesn't want to spend any money on it, so its only a one month thing. Long story short, the government has outlawed Data fair usage caps on 4G LTE Broadband plans, So I used it for a month (with my money) an it is blazing fast (STC QuickNET fluctuating between 40-60Mbps down). I did a lot of research because I was driven insane. I left to boarding school in 2015, but come back for the summers (like RN)Īramco ADSL2+ is very slow unfortunately. I've been in DH since 2011 and have tried EVERYTHING. If you buy a router from one of these companies, you will have to set it up yourself but this is fairly straightforward unless you want to change the default settings. As this can vary from street to street and even house to house, it can be difficult to figure out which one will be best. The trick is to get the one that delivers the best speed for your location. The IT guys who deliver the router should set it up for you - at least, they do in Dhahran.įor STC, Mobily or Zain routers you just have to visit one of their outlets and choose a subscription package. Unless they are out of routers (which happens from time to time) you should be connected within a week. To get company internet service, you just have to apply online from the CRM system on myhome (the Corporate Portal intranet site). In terms of applying for, getting and setting up, it depends on which you're going for - company-provided or outside service provider. I can't really speak to question 1 as I'm not in RT but I think the other two would be more or less the same as in Dhahran.
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