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Abu Dhabi Skype

Hi,
I am soon to be moving to Abu Dhabi and have heard that Skype is blocked. I've been told that if I load it on a laptop in the UK then it will work in the UAE. But I've also heard that there is a subscription that allows your laptop to have a UK IP Address which gets round the problem. Does anyone know any more about this subscription service?
Thanks in advance.

John

Comments

  • bonzer
    bonzer Posts: 399 Forumite
    This forum says it's the Skype website that's blocked, not the Skype calls themselves. So provided you have downloaded the software before you leave it should work. Note you may have trouble getting software updates.

    It also suggests Skype Out is blocked, possibly meaning you can't make calls to in country phone numbers. I assume that blocking is done at the local phone company end.

    http://www.alloexpat.com/abu_dhabi_expat_forum/skype-in-auh-t4329.html

    However you might want to see if you can get an explanation why the web site is blocked and if Skype is frowned upon in that country for some reason. Don't want to get into trouble.
  • scotsbob
    scotsbob Posts: 4,632 Forumite
    Most of the countries in the gulf block Skype, Yahoo Messenger, Eyeball etc. You can certainly load the software onto your machine but how are you going to access the Internet when you are there?
    As soon as you try to use banned services you may find that your Internet connections are refused.
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