Internet Connection In Egypt

[Ahmed N Cheryl 0]

I am getting so frustrated with the connections in Egypt. Our Interview is only two days away and we have barely been able to talk.

I am sure my Habibi will do fine...but I would feel so much better if we could have talked and reviewed all the info he knows about me and my family and whatever else we think they might ask. I just want this to go well so he will get approved and hopefully get his visa in hand soon. Not being able to talk to him has really been depressing. When we do get to talk we usually get cut off in the middle of our conversation. I know I should not worry....he is so confident that all will go well. And until today I have had a pretty good feeling about our interview. But I guess time is just running out.

I want to talk to my Habibi and see his face. But most of all I want the Interview to be over and him receive approval. I am ready for my husband to be to be my husband.

Anyway, back to the point has anyone heard any more news about when the cables will be fixed and Internet restored?

TimeLine:

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Became couple after few months of friendship in January 2007

First trip to Egypt June 21 2007 He is so wonderful!!!!

Engaged June 21 2007

Filed I-129F July 21st 2007

USCIS receives packet July 25th 2007

receive NOA1 August 14th 2007

Waiting

Waiting

Waiting

Leaving for Egypt again to see my love 10-20-2007

Back from Egypt 11-10-2007

I-129F Approved December 2nd 2007

NOA2 received in Mail December 7th 2007

Waiting working on our Packet 3 stuff

NVC Received Papers 12-06-2007

NVC Mailed Papers To Embassy 12-07-2007

Got Hard copy from NVC today 12-13-2007

Embassy received Papers 12-17-07

Packet 3 mailed by Embassy 12-17-2007

waiting

waiting

waiting

Packet 3 received 12-22-2007

Checked Fed Ex site again my package to Ahmed is on delivery truck on way to his home!!!!!!

Ahmed received the packet 3 I sent 12-22-2007

Birth Certificate, Police History and Military Certificate completed 12-23-2007

Medical Exam 12-24-2007

Today we got results of Medical exam and all translations back from translator

Packet 3 mailed to Embassy via DHL 12-26-2007

Embassy receives Packet 3 12-27-2007

waiting Packet 4

Called NVC Interview is Feb 11th 2008 at 0730 Packet 4 mailed by embassy today 1-22-2008

Just 2 days left before Interview......so nervous

AHMEDCHERYL

[Ban Hammer 13,550]

Anyway, back to the point has anyone heard any more news about when the cables will be fixed and Internet restored?

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=109097

[ya falaha! 0]

My husband and I have had no trouble communicating with Egypt by phone or internet. And we're talking boonies Egypt, too.

[Becky&Sam 0]

We have had the same problems with the phone connections this past week. We are cut off midconversation every time. We are able to text each other and get almost all of those. Haven't even tried internet lately with the reported problems.

If he is confident and has all information already then he should do fine. I remember the nervousness and fear at the time of my husband's interview. His interview really went well though and I am sure yours will too. Good luck!!!

Edited February 8, 2008 by Becky&Sam

[doodlebugg 10]

We haven't tried yet. I hate chatting with him via the net. We always end up in a tiff. lol. We'll start out fine, then our cams freeze up, then the whole thing will freeze within 5 minutes and he'll have to reboot. I"ll wait 10 minutes and then call him. He'll be mad that i called 'cause he doesn't want me to spend the money for the call when we're chatting anyhow. Then we'll talk and his mic will go out usually at a pivotal point in the conversation. Then he'll complain that my cam froze and ask me to fix it. He insists that I need to turn this and switch off that and I have no farkin' idea what he means and he'll get frustrated and I'll get frustrated. Then he'll say something that I misunderstand because the reception sucks and I"ll get mad at what I THINK he said and it will take until later on that night when we text each other to fix the misunderstanding.

Bottom line I'd rather not use the internet to talk to him but he misses seeing me so we're going to try today and I'll let ya know how it is.

[Becky&Sam 0]

We haven't tried yet. I hate chatting with him via the net. We always end up in a tiff. lol. We'll start out fine, then our cams freeze up, then the whole thing will freeze within 5 minutes and he'll have to reboot. I"ll wait 10 minutes and then call him. He'll be mad that i called 'cause he doesn't want me to spend the money for the call when we're chatting anyhow. Then we'll talk and his mic will go out usually at a pivotal point in the conversation. Then he'll complain that my cam froze and ask me to fix it. He insists that I need to turn this and switch off that and I have no farkin' idea what he means and he'll get frustrated and I'll get frustrated. Then he'll say something that I misunderstand because the reception sucks and I"ll get mad at what I THINK he said and it will take until later on that night when we text each other to fix the misunderstanding.

Bottom line I'd rather not use the internet to talk to him but he misses seeing me so we're going to try today and I'll let ya know how it is.

When we are on internet we have all these same issues happening with cam freezing, etc. It is so frustrating when you are in the middle of a conversation and just have it all freeze or DC.

[tenderheartusa79 14]

hi Chery

how are ya ? i hope everything is OK with you

well the Internet connection is so pretty good now in Egypt since Monday and they keep fixing it

they are playing kinda bad games with the Internet connection DNS and with some connections IP

and its about 80% now of the normal speed or maybe a little bit more than that

i know you worried so much about the interview but he will pass it inshallah i heard they approve everyone now in Egypt hopefully

my best wishes for you

[doodlebugg 10]

hi Chery

how are ya ? i hope everything is OK with you

well the Internet connection is so pretty good now in Egypt since Monday and they keep fixing it

they are playing kinda bad games with the Internet connection DNS and with some connections IP

and its about 80% now of the normal speed or maybe a little bit more than that

i know you worried so much about the interview but he will pass it inshallah i heard they approve everyone now in Egypt hopefully

my best wishes for you

where did you hear that?

[ya falaha! 0]

They've always "approved" everyone. It's getting the visa in a timely fashion that's the problem.

[Aymerlu 3]

My husband and I talked to his sisters and cousins for a long time yesterday with no problems at all

[SandyNJack 5]

My SO has Vonage and the last two days he has been calling me and everything has been just fine.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

We haven't tried yet. I hate chatting with him via the net. We always end up in a tiff. lol. We'll start out fine, then our cams freeze up, then the whole thing will freeze within 5 minutes and he'll have to reboot. I"ll wait 10 minutes and then call him. He'll be mad that i called 'cause he doesn't want me to spend the money for the call when we're chatting anyhow. Then we'll talk and his mic will go out usually at a pivotal point in the conversation. Then he'll complain that my cam froze and ask me to fix it. He insists that I need to turn this and switch off that and I have no farkin' idea what he means and he'll get frustrated and I'll get frustrated. Then he'll say something that I misunderstand because the reception sucks and I"ll get mad at what I THINK he said and it will take until later on that night when we text each other to fix the misunderstanding.

Bottom line I'd rather not use the internet to talk to him but he misses seeing me so we're going to try today and I'll let ya know how it is.

When we are on internet we have all these same issues happening with cam freezing, etc. It is so frustrating when you are in the middle of a conversation and just have it all freeze or DC.

We often had similar problems with the internet in the West Bank. A lot of it is caused by overloaded servers (running wayyyyyy too many computers off the same line in the net cafe, etc.)

[Ahmed N Cheryl 0]

Thanks for all your replys. My SO lives in Damanhour Egypt. He had connection one day at his home all day while I was at work and lost it again as soon as I got off.

He has tried so hard to go to net cafes so we can talk but we have not had much luck there either. Once or twice we were able to talk for a couple of hours.

But the Interview is Monday and he needs to print our Skype Log for phone calls, Our emails, and our msn conversations from December until now for the Interview. Lucky we had printed all up to December 29th because we sent it with our Packet 4.

They returned it to us and told us bring to Interview....so we still have it. But we have nothing from December 29th until now. So I am getting nervous about it. Think they may tell him he does not have enough proof of relationship....and may deny him or put us into AP.

Maybe I am worrying over nothing.....But sometimes Cairo is quick and sometimes it seems as if they search for anything to hold you in AP.

Just pray he will get connection or find internet cafe with connection and printer so he can print our records before Monday.

Thanks for all your support.

Cheryl

[Vivi and Michael 0]

Cheryl: Are you able to print those logs? because if you are, just print them, scan them and email them to him so he'll print them. I see he has no way to get them. Do you have them saved???

Good luck!!

[Vivi and Michael 0]

or just fax them to him!!!!!! he'll be able to explain the Consular Officer that due to internet problems in Egypt you had to fax the logs for him to take them to interview.

I don't know, I'm sorry if I am saying dumb things, I just want to help....