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

Posts: 1715 · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:04 am Post subject:

You also might want to look into IPCop firewalls. They support direct VPN between IPCop systems, almost plug & play. Free too. www.ipcop.org I used to use WRT54GS routers everywhere, but have been slowly migrating over to IPCop for everything. I still think the WRT54GS is a fine router, especially for the price, but it is what it is... and the IPCop firewall can be run on far more powerful processors.

There's a soldier in Iraq who is running his own ISP for his fellow troops, using Smoothwall (what IPCop is based off of) for ~300 customers without a problem. He says he'd run IPCop if he had to do it over again.

Posts: 6 · New Forum Member Joined: Jun 27, 2006 Posts: 6

VonageTPA wrote:

You also might want to look into IPCop firewalls. They support direct VPN between IPCop systems, almost plug & play. Free too. www.ipcop.org I used to use WRT54GS routers everywhere, but have been slowly migrating over to IPCop for everything. I still think the WRT54GS is a fine router, especially for the price, but it is what it is... and the IPCop firewall can be run on far more powerful processors.

There's a soldier in Iraq who is running his own ISP for his fellow troops, using Smoothwall (what IPCop is based off of) for ~300 customers without a problem. He says he'd run IPCop if he had to do it over again.

so what exactly is this? is this just some software to download in order for Vonage to work again? please help

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Jul 03, 2006 Posts: 2

Hi......Vonage was working fine a week back in Dubai.....I just got back from some travelling and have not been able to get a dialtone for the line since I reconnected it.........so is it confirmed that Etisalat is actually blocking it?
Also.....I know some of you are working on a solution.....has anyone figured out anything yet....
man this is frustrating.......

Posts: 6 · New Forum Member Joined: Jun 27, 2006 Posts: 6

yeah its definite, its not working, its only active around new dubai, thats like sheikh zayed road and places, where dubai internet city is providing the service..pretty weird huh! living in the same country, infact same city with different rules! solutions..none as yet.. Sad

Posts: 3 · New Forum Member Joined: Jul 03, 2006 Posts: 3

hey
we pay high rent
we pay house tax
we pay high living cost, visa fees,tuition ,

WE PAY HIGH INTERNET COST TO USE THE FACILITIES THAT INTERNET PROVIDES US

this action taken by the UAE is not fair , I call out all the Vonage user to send letter to US and Canadian Ambassador to pressure the goverment to unblock the Voip ports

users in QATAR has succeeded ,the goverment of Qatar allowed Voip to be used after US Ambassador discussed this issue with the authorities

if Qatar can do it why not UAE

a person succeed by speaking for himself , teams succeed by standing at once

peace

Posts: 6 · New Forum Member Joined: Jun 27, 2006 Posts: 6

haha my freind your right, but America doesnt have a base like it has in Qatar. In this country people just go with the flow, nobody wants to stand up and talk n debate..things go the way they have to.anyway guess nothing much is gonna happen about it.

Posts: 533

au48 wrote:

hey
we pay high rent
we pay house tax
we pay high living cost, visa fees,tuition ,

WE PAY HIGH INTERNET COST TO USE THE FACILITIES THAT INTERNET PROVIDES US

this action taken by the UAE is not fair , I call out all the Vonage user to send letter to US and Canadian Ambassador to pressure the goverment to unblock the Voip ports

users in QATAR has succeeded ,the goverment of Qatar allowed Voip to be used after US Ambassador discussed this issue with the authorities

if Qatar can do it why not UAE

a person succeed by speaking for himself , teams succeed by standing at once

peace

YOU are also violating the Vonage ToS by using their service in UAE anyway, so deal.

Posts: 6 · New Forum Member Joined: Jun 27, 2006 Posts: 6

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YOU are also violating the Vonage ToS by using their service in UAE anyway, so deal.

Well I do agree with YOU that its violating their TOS, but if Vonage directly blocked our services, we didnt really mind, but if the ISP is blocking it, in order to get rid of competition, and continue its monopoly, since they are launcing their own Voip services by the end of the year, at a much more expensive rate, i think its very UNFAIR deal.

Posts: 12 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 12

Hi, Vonage is also blocked in Dubai, it got blocked last friday and in sharjah on Suday.

I downloaded web tunnel from primedius.com and installed on my computer and can access the Vonage web site but can not get Vonage phone to work.

I also downloaded Vonage softphone and tried to make it work with webtunnel but it does not, how did you make your Vonage softphone work ? which software did you download ?

I am useing another sevrice whcih is similar to Vonage not as good, but works, if intrested then write back !

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Jun 28, 2006 Posts: 2

Hey varora1,

Can you please share with us what service are you using instead, since Vonage is blocked?

Thanks.
DZ