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Aug 21, 2006
Nick81 wrote:Let's just hope these get blocked too...

Really :?:

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Aug 21, 2006
ahamed wrote:it works for me .. try changing your proxy. If that doesnt use ssl/https

EDIT: btw on which subnet r u ppl >? am on 83.110.173


Please explain.....
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Aug 21, 2006
sharewadi wrote:
Nick81 wrote:Let's just hope these get blocked too...

Really :?:



Oh noes! I have been compromised!

*stands in front of the Etisalat High Council*

*Returns badge and gun*

:cry:
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Aug 22, 2006
Here you go! Tell Etisalat what you think of them!

www.petitiononline.com/uaevoip/
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Aug 23, 2006
pretty sure they already know what we "think" of them. but will sign it anyway.
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Aug 23, 2006
petition signed!
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Aug 24, 2006
did u guys check out the post
http://www.dubaiforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=9990 it shows skype alternative
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Aug 26, 2006
it seems to be back, please don't tell Etisalat.
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Aug 26, 2006
stuchil wrote:it seems to be back, please don't tell Etisalat.



Yup, Netmeeting too
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Aug 27, 2006
Nick81 wrote:
stuchil wrote:it seems to be back, please don't tell Etisalat.



Yup, Netmeeting too



huh???? Mine still wont connect. :cry:
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Aug 27, 2006
A64Venice wrote:
Nick81 wrote:
stuchil wrote:it seems to be back, please don't tell Etisalat.



Yup, Netmeeting too



huh???? Mine still wont connect. :cry:



Actually it's really weird. At the office we can't use either Skype or Netmeeting... Dunno what's causing this.
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Aug 27, 2006
it's really strange, you can connect and it shows your contacts are online but try making a call or sending a message and you can't connect, yet from the office today using the proxy it worked.
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Aug 28, 2006
try Yahoo messenger with a proxy & the call option works.

Skype works in my office, but then they blocked VOIP On our subnet. Before VOIP Worked ( on all ports ).. they blocked it.

i am afraid they will discover skype & hook it up too
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I know exactly what is happening with Skype Aug 29, 2006
PM me if you wish to know what the score is...

Neil :D
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Sep 02, 2006
Any update on Skype guys ??

:?
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Sep 02, 2006
try using sock, http proxy try the latest build
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Oct 19, 2006
http proxies will not work with Skype mate :D but Socks5 is Okey... you have to check the Socks5 proxy lists all the time... that s a big deal :shock:
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Oct 24, 2006
wifi_guy wrote:http proxies will not work with Skype mate :D but Socks5 is Okey... you have to check the Socks5 proxy lists all the time... that s a big deal :shock:


anyone able to run skype on mac osx using socks5? managed to run skype for win on winxp emulated on top of parallel for mac using socks5 but the same socks setting on mac net preferrence did not produce the same result. any hint. pm me if info too hot.
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Oct 25, 2006
My Dad heard from an ex work collegue that Skype was the way to go, and seeing as my Dad still does frequent business with this collegue then Skype is almost invaluable to them. So when it came to him downloading Skype....the good ol' Etisalat blocked message came up.

We found an alternative option is www.google.com/talk

Works fine and quality is perfect. Saying that, I haven't spoken to him on it for about 3 weeks.....

Ross :D
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Nov 04, 2006
Try these.
This works as of today.
http://www.nettelephone.biz/ or the alternate site http://www.callfromuae.com/ .
Etisalat has blocked the original site ( http://www.nettelephone.com/ ), and so these guys have opened up these two new sites :D

Don't know what Etisalat is waiting for before blocking these too.

1) they do not know about these two alternate sites.

2) They do not have a system to monitor VoIP.
They probably jus read forums like these and
keep on blocking one by one, as and when
they come to know :lol:

3) These two alternate sites are not
"inconsistent with the religious, cultural,
political and moral values of the United Arab Emirates". !

4) Etisalat has a share in this company !
While the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA)
keeps blocking VoIP,
and all DU customers get scr$wed,
this software will continue to work only with Etisalat networks
and NOT with DU connections !!!

Once it is established that no software (Skype, etc etc)
other than nettelephone works in UAE,
nettelephone (with 90% share holdings by Eti)
will increase the charges by 500%,

:idea: :idea: :idea: Eitsalat !!.


Any other reason, can you all think of?

Anyways, it works.
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Nov 06, 2006
Finally some good news..............UAE to lift VoIP ban

check this site:

http://www.ameinfo.com/100512.html
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Sep 13, 2007
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Sep 25, 2007
muneerkm

i believe you are another sick voip illegitimate reseller
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Unblock Skype in Dubai with Witopia personnalVPN May 28, 2008
Hello,

After travelling in Dubai (UAE) and in China, I found a software that unblock Skype and censored contents in some countries.

I know Skype is blocked or there is censor in the following countries : Belize, China, Columbia, Cuba, Jordan, UAE ...

After searching internet, I found a way to make calls and to access censored content in those countries using a VPN (Virtual Private Network).

How does it works ?

A VPN encrypte the data you send on internet to a US IP adress (tunnel). This way your Internet Services Provider can't detect you are using Skype or another VoIP software ! It allow you access to censored content and geographical locked contents (i.e: listening radio on pandora.com , watching TV streams for US residents, ...).

There is a lot of VPN softwares, the first I tried was VPNaccounts. I didn't like it because it took a lot of time for activation, it was expensive and helpdesk support was very slow.

A friend of mine who lives in Belize told me about another VPN software called Witopia personnalVPN.

Now I am using Witopia personnalVPN. It is easier to use (you just have to launch the software before launching Skype), faster and cheaper than all other VPN softwares I tried.

It costs 39.99$ and works perfectly.

You can download it from the editor's website : Witopia personnalVPN

Works on Windows and Mac.

I hope this post will help people who are in those countries and reducing censorship !


Contact me if you need more information : info@helpnote.net
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