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Wednesday, 19 August 2009 09:08 |
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I am a big Skype fan. I use it to keep in touch with friends and family and I also use it for work, by keeping in touch with my international network of freelancers and also for coaching with clients. The UAE currently blocks access to Skype so that local telco's can keep the long distance call market. I have found this out by being there and seeing my account not work and also through discussions with a friend who lives out there and that has recently been on holiday here in Spain. Out of interest I have been looking for ways around this. Here are some of the resources I have looked up:
Discussion - http://www.alloexpat.com/abu_dhabi_expat_forum/skype-in-auh-t4329.html
Discussion - http://illuminati.wordpress.com/2006/08/24/howto-5-simple-steps-to-get-skype-working-again-in-the-uae/
VPN that I know people use - https://www.relakks.com/?cid=gb gets good reviews
VPN Services / Info - http://www.skype-dubai.info/
Blog with links / resources / VPN’s etc - http://thedigitalforest.blogspot.com/2007/12/how-to-unblock-and-use-skype-in-uae.html
If you know of other / better resources drop me an email and I will add them.
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