Note: If you are looking for a comparison of various ISPs from aperformance point of view, or from end user feedback, then please checkour Service Watch section for details.
| ISP Name | Parent Company | Web Site/E-Mail | Unlimited Access | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlAlamiah | Al Alamiah Electronics
Tel: |
www.anet.net.sa | Yes | General: This company is the parent company of the famous Sakhr arabic software products. Prices: 3 Months unlimited for 1,000SR. Not on their web site yet. |
| Arab Circle | Arab Circle Internet Services
Tel: |
www.arabcircle.net.sa | Yes | General: Quite expensive at 420SR per month for unlimited access. Web Site: |
| Arab Electronics |
Arabic Computer Systems Co. Tel: Fax: |
www.ae.net.sa | Yes |
General: |
| Arab Net | Al-Ofoq Information and Communication Systems
Tel: Fax: |
www.arab.net.sa | No |
General: Web Site: Prices: |
| Atheer | Al Jeraisy Group (Partnership with Batelco, the Bahrain Telecom Company)
Tel: |
www.atheer.net.sa | Yes |
General: |
| Awal Net | Modern Electronics Establishment (Al Faisaliya Group)
Tel: |
www.awalnet.net.sa | No | General: Affiliated with a well established company in Saudi Arabia. They announced their presence in a marketing campaign that includes street billboards, and news paper ads. Web Site: Arabic/English sections. Graphics heavy home page. A special section for women (ladies) interest is available. Contains pricing info. Prices: 6 Months for 870 SR, including 250 Hours of free access. Extra hours can be purchased at 30 SR for 10 Hours, 125 SR for 50 Hours, and 225 SR for 100 Hours. |
| Dallah | Dallah Media Productions (DMP)
Tel: |
www.dmp.net.sa | Yes |
General: |
| Digi Net |
Digi Systems Tel: |
www.digi.net.sa | Yes |
General: Web Site: Prices: |
| Electronic Concepts | Tel: 01-465-6629 02-669-1755 03-899-4017 |
www.concept.net.sa | Yes |
General: Web Site: Prices: |
| ICC | International Computers Co.
Tel: |
www.icc.net.sa | No |
General: Web Site: |
| Naseej | Arabian Advanced Systems
Tel: |
www.naseej.com | Not for individuals, but available for corporate users. | General: Naseej is Arabic for "Weaving" or "Web". In the Saudi Arabia pre-internet days, Naseej Arab Information Network used to be a subscription service to several online Arabic publications in various fields, using Internet technology, as well as an e-mail provider. Their web site has grown to provide general and business news, Islamic information, sports news, weather etc. They have Naseejoha (Arabic for "Her Weaving", or "Her Web"), a Women oriented site. They give subscribers 5 MB of web page space, unlimited Web based e-mail, chat and forums. They offer a money back guarantee, if not satisfied. Web Site: Pure Arabic main page! Unreadable to many browsers / surfers! |
| NESMA | "With the technical support from Saudi American General Electric"
Tel: |
www.nesma.net.sa | No |
General: |
| NourNet | Nour Trading Co.
Tel: |
www.nour.net.sa | No |
General: |
| Oger Tel | Saudi Oger
Tel: Fax: |
www.ogertel.com | Yes | General: Feedback from users say that they are fast, reliable and have good service. They offer paperless sign up by buying CyberCredits via cards from dealers. Not taking any new subscribers as of mid August, till more dial-in ports are available from STC. May re-open subscriptions by end of September 1999. Prices: For 190 SR, you get an unlimited access account, but you have to pay in 150 SR increments using their Cyber Credits. Web Site: Very professional looking site, and very functional. Possibly the best web site of all Saudi Arabia's ISPs. You can manage your internet account directly from the web (add credits to your account, view history, ...etc.) |
| Prime Net | National Group for Communications and Computers (NGC)
Tel: |
www.prime.net.sa | No | General: Users seem to be happy with their service. Web Site: Appealing and easily navigable web site. Contains pricing information. |
| Sahara Internet Service (SIS) | Sahara Network (Jazira Network Establishment) Tel: |
www.sahara.com.sa | Yes | General: Starting as a Bulletin Board System in the early 90's, then transformed into an e-mail access provider, they are now a full ISP, with lots of experience. Somewhat expensive, perhaps due to the customer base from the e-mail-only days. Web Site: A very professional and fast loading web site. Very informative. They actively use their web site as a means to regularly communicate with their customers (e.g. Update page). Prices are published, with unlimited access at 420 SR. |
| Saudi Internet Company |
Saudi Internet Company (Alliance of 7 companies) Tel: Fax: Customer Services: |
www.sol.net.sa | Yes (?) |
General:
Prices: Web Site: |
| SBM | Saudi Business Machines (Juffali Group)
Tel: |
www.sbm.net.sa | Yes | General: One of the strong point of SBM is that they are part of ibm.net and therefore offer worldwide access points. Prices: Offer unlimited access for 225 SR, if you pre-pay a full year.Monthly payments would make it 265 SR. Web Site: Their web site used to be part of SBM's site, oriented to promoting IBM systems in Saudi Arabia. Now they have their own .net.sa web site with pricing information. |
| Saudi Online |
Commercial Investment & Development Company (CIDC) Tel: Fax: Customer Services: |
www.saudionline.com.sa | Yes (?) |
General: There used to be a dispute between Saudi Internet Company (SOL) and SaudiOnline for the name "Saudi Online". This name is now the sole right of CIDC. |
| Shabakah | Al Rajhi Group
Tel: |
www.shabakah.net.sa | Yes | General: Affiliated with a long established Saudi Arabian conglomerate. Web Site: Their web site is very well designed, and appealing, with an English home page, with a link to Arabic pages. Prices: Unlimited access is at 400 SR per month, goes down to 240 SR per month if you prepay for a year. |
| Shaheer | Shaheer
Tel: |
www.shaheer.net.sa | No | General: An up market provider that offers quality service to a limited number of subscribers, and no unlimited access. Web Site: Their web site is very informative, loads fast and is visually appealing. It has all pricing information, not only for internet access, but also for web hosting, web development, corporate accounts, ...etc. |
| SPS Net | Samir Photographic Supplies (Kodak)
Tel: |
www.sps.net.sa | Yes | General: N/A Service: Once connected, the service seems to by acceptable. Used to be difficult to connect to during busy (e.g. evening) hours, but seems to have improved lately. Web Site: The site is totally redesigned with a version that allows faster access from low bandwidth conncetions. |
| SUHUF (suhuf.net.sa) | Al-Jazirah Corporation (Newspaper publisher)
Tel: |
www.suhuf.net.sa | No | General: No unlimited access yet, but advertise that they will soon announce this service when STC installs more access ports. Money back guarantee. Web Site: Graphics Heavy. Arabic home page with an English link. Prices published on web site. |
| TRInet | Bin Laden Telecommunication Company (BTC)
Tel: |
www.tri.net.sa | ? |
General: |
| Zajil | GulfNet Saudi Arabia
Tel: |
www.zajil.net | Yes | General: Zajil (Arabic for "Homing Pigeon") provided e-mail access to the general public for a few years, before the internet started in Saudi Arabia. Now they are a full ISP. Web Site: Offers English or Arabic choice onthe main page. Graphics heavy, with some sound effects. Not much information in it. No pricing information. |
| Saudi Net | Saudi Telecomm Company (STC)
Tel: |
www.saudi.net.sa | ? | General: They are now an ISP offering dialup service to the public. Their parent company is the recently privatized phone company. It manages the modems for all ISPs. Web Site: Provides pricing information, some perferred business partners (Web Design, Cabling, ...etc.) |
Notes
- The table is sorted in pure alphabetical order. The particular ISP's position within the table does not indicate any ranking.
- Telephone Numbers are all proceeded by the area code within Saudi Arabia. 01- is for Riyadh, 02- for Jeddah, and 03- for Al Khobar/Dammam area. Numbers starting with 800- are toll free, and can be called from anywhere in the Kingdom.
- Some providers have no web site, some have web sites with little if any useful content. I have listed the site so that you can check it yourself (perhaps on a regular basis) to see if a particular ISP has useful information published.
Comments
Muhammad shamsher (not verified)
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Tue, 2012/03/20 - 07:08I wana job with u i have done Msc Electronics,and also having training corse CCNA and one and half year experience,resently i m doing job at Nexlink(ISP) peshawar Pakistan.