Vonage not active in Dubai, U.A.E. Probable ISP block.

Posts: 36 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 36

ragga wrote:

TRA allowed as of last night Etisalat customers to use skype. They unblocked the ports.

Ragga,

Without giving away any confidences, do you have a direct source of information? I heard that Skype was back on from a coworker today but have not checked it.

Skype is back on for Etisilat and Tecom users or just Etisilat.

Stu

Posts: 24 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Posts: 24

ragga wrote:

TRA allowed as of last night Etisalat customers to use skype. They unblocked the ports.

thanks for the update - was this an official announced position?

Posts: 6 · New Forum Member Joined: Aug 20, 2006 Posts: 6

So does that mean ports for Vonage are opened also? Still not getting anything on Vonage.

Posts: 59 · Full Forum Member Joined: Aug 16, 2006 Posts: 59

No it was not official. I havent tested Vonage on etisalat but it does NOT work on tecom.

Posts: 24 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Posts: 24

Hi Ragga

You are right - no change on Tecom either for Vonage

thanks

Posts: 6 · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject: Thanks

Hi All
Have been away from Dubai for about 10 days, and returned to find the emmense volume of this post! A few comments:

1. Thanks to the constant updates, comments and advice from the regulars here (Ragga, Moh, Stu, Intrasemi, Jumanji et al..). Much appreciated. Have signed the petition, now at 2131 signatures!
2. My Skype is now showing "connected", have only tried to use it to call my home number, and it rang.
3. Got a call from a canadian colleague in Jumeira/Satwa area, his Vonage is now working as of Midday Monday 28th. A mutual friend near Al-Wasl/Park 'n Shop has had Vonage working fine until only 2 days ago! My PAP2 is back in the UK, was going to return it, so wil now get it back here by the weekend and will try it then.
4. Does anyone know if the TRA have been contacted at all, and asked about their so called "law", which makes Voip illegal?
5. I can appreciate the frustration of business Voip users in TECOM areas. As a home user under Etisalat, I fail to see how another home user in the TECOM areas should be subject to different "laws" regarding net usage than me, including Voip. If the block is lifted in TECOM, it should also be lifted outside those areas.

Cheers,
Chris
Onward... to infinity and beyond!

iMac G5 user
Etisalat 512 line
Linksys router
Linksys PAP2 adapter

Posts: 11 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Aug 18, 2006 Posts: 11

ChrisDXB - your post was so reassuring..if their Vonage is working maybe ours will too!

You guys I called TECOM again yesterday and the girl asked me all my info (a first) and again told me the same excuse "we're still working on it B.S." BUT when I asked her if complaints are still coming in, she said, well they are not as much anymore.

PLEASE guys lets keep calling them so that we can keep the pressure on! Otherwise they might think that they won!

THANKS!

Posts: 86 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Aug 14, 2006 Posts: 86

hello all.. haven't been around as much lately as i have a guest in town.. but i am still optimistic that it will be working here soon.

chris, it was good to read your post.. i really hope they can get it working for our area..

as for everyone else.. i know it gets tiresome, boring, repetitive.. but make it a part of your schedule.. call every morning first thing when you get into the office, right before lunch, and then once more when you get home. 5 minutes total time a day is worth it.

Posts: 36 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 36

Several of my friends who use Skype had problems doing straight IMs today.

Posts: 59 · Full Forum Member Joined: Aug 16, 2006 Posts: 59

Have you guys tested skype on TECOM connection?