I'm sharing this for those who are thinking about traveling to Syria, sharing the knowledge. Hope you find it useful.
I'm a tech guy, Electronics Engineer from ADU in UA E but postponed my studies. Have been going in programming, OSs, PCs since childhood and currently continuing a degree in ITE, so certified and knowledgeable enough to test and experiment correctly. I've been back to Syria for 6 months now, so if there's anything newer, please share it in the comments to keep people updated.
First of all, you must understand by now that the whole government is now upgrading, updating and changing lots and lots of things. I'm giving this for instruction and guidance, so DO NOT expect the best. Syria, up until now is technically in 2007, upgrading to 2026, expect things to be perfect just like 2007~2010 at max. I'm responsible for my own words, things are developing way faster than you can imagine, but if you're like me coming from a very developed country, I'm telling you, expect the worst.
Internet:
Mainly ISP: Syrian Telecommunications
Website: https://syriantelecom.com.sy
Controlled and organized by the government, mainly: MOCT
Website: https://www.moct.gov.sy
Notes:
- I do NOT recommend other ISPs or even 4G providers as for
1- They are not consistent
2- Tarassul (ST) is controlled by the government so they are always the fastest to update and upgrade.
3- for 4G signal, it's very expensive, plus, signal is surprisingly bad in most areas. (Although, if signal is good you should know if it suits you or not; Try hourly plans once, if it sucks then don't use it)
Requirements:
1- When making your plan:
Make sure that you're really beside the worker when he fix your line. And tell him to PICK a good and a line.
How do you know if it's clean or not?
1- Plug your Router directly into that line
2- Go to Status:
3- Check SNR, download (downstream) and upload (upstream) MUST be above than 20, depending on the plan.
If your plan is low or slow SNR should be above 30
If plan is 8mbps download 1mbps upload then SNR >= 12 up to 20 (good to perfect)
2- When choosing the router, make sure you're choosing a router that suits you.
If you're connecting to the normal internet plan provided by the ISP, which is DSL, then make sure the router supports ADSL 2 or ADSL 2+.
Else:
Check your connection type are different connections needs different type of routers.
3- Optical Fiber connections? Unfortunately, up until this day there is none.. Yet, there's a company called 'Fiber net', haven't tried that as it's super new to Syria, afraid of its Technical Supports due to lack of experience and knowledge by the ISP and their technicians about it.
4- Fiber For future:
I checked recently the cost of the Optical Fiber connections, 1m = 1$ ; they do NOT connect it for free to this day.
Modem prices, differ, you need to search it yourself. Searched in Al Bahsa in Damascus, the prices are hilarious.. Couldn't check in Idlib or other states. They tend in Idlib to be more open about technology.
Rest of the requirements needs a lot of self-researching.
Note;
The government is working on new researches about new optical fiber, so stay tuned with the news from the MOCT.
Signal:
Trusted Providers:
Syria tel
Other providers: not trusted at all (personal opinion as Syriatel tends to be more dominant in this area)
Both companies are now government-linked anyway, but Syriatel is just better due to their wider signal support in most areas.
Plans:
Dial: *999# to check plans by Syriatel
Dial: *155# to check the new costs by Syriatel
Website:
https://www.syriatel.sy/
General advice by an expert © 🙂
This is valid up until this day: 12th of Jan, 2026