Not surprised it still works in Jumeirah , thats where a lot of locals live and they are allowed to use Skype cause its their country.
Let the Infidels pay for Etisalat....
If Im ever in doubt as to leaving the ME then i only have to go to pprune to remind me of the screw ups in the place , and theres always a new one.
Looks like the boys off to Jetstar werent so stupid afterall.

Cyberbird where has your noodle been lately, is it true EK pilots dont bang around.:=

Saw this on the BBC click online website last week.
I tried it out ringing OZ from Sin with no problems, but because Skype works fine here I cannot be bothered using this program.
http://www.jajah.com/
Oops, sorry looks like they don't support calls to the UAE but this lot do http://www.gizmoproject.com/call-out-rates.php
Anyway use this link to the BBC to see the article
http://www.bbcworld.com/content/temp...66&co_pageid=2

Just to clarify for all of you. Skype Website has been blocked for ages and so a lot of us have been using a proxy to get access to that and all those other websites out there. To run Skype other than the initial program download and crediting account, we don't need the website. What has happened recently is Etisilat has somehow blocked the running of the program for some of us. I try and ring a phone number with it and it goes to call and then stalls and says there is an internal error. This happened to call serve about 6 months ago, and they had a 23 k patch within a week to work around it. Heres hoping skype do the same, as I think they make some good money out of us sand pit dwellers. In the mean time I will continue to use callserve until they block that again I guess.

try Ipig
 

You could try Ipig.com or hotspotvpn.com Ipig is free but a little gitchy and sometimes slow or pay for hotspotvpn. Another solution is have someone run Hamachi and you proxy through their vpn(very easy to set up I may be willing.
Hamachi is like skype --traverses through firewalls).

ANSA
 

Unfortunately after a ring around today confirmed a good few of us have been completely shut down and it will not even sign in to the normal services that we have been enjoying to date.

I called Etisilat and they confirmed once again that they had blocked it. I suggest though it may be a matter of time before they have the resources to block everybody, if it gets to that stage???!!! It's a company from the UK called Sniper and they're business to shut down VOIP. :eek:

See you for Barnsey! :D

Thats funny cos I am able to sign in and my little skype icon at the bottom corner is a green tick and says I am online but then when I go to call it says I have an internal error. Is that the same story as you Foxy or do I have a different problem?

I'll give you a call today to organise details about Jimmy.

Again guys...invest few bucks in a web anonymizer and you'll bypass this bu****t:E

ANSA
 

No we cannot even get it to sign in now i.e. it will not even get to the stage where the icon goes green. Just got 2 texts from Dubai mates and they have now been shut down too. Its as I mentioned, I think they are working their way around the network and server by server shutting things down....like a disease they are spreading their scurge. :yuk:

Sundowners at Bahri Bar Madinat before Jimmy will be the go :}

Gonna hit the hay, been another night in paradise playing merry go rounds at Desdi! :zzz:

Very strange,

That site used to be blocked.

Bought my copy outside the UAE.

Works fine. Just updated my Skype-out account too.

halas

So you dont think Etisalat management have had a banquet for the Skype management at the Burge and discussed blocking in the UAE.
If Skpe management have there pockets lined by the greedy arabs then you may wait a long time for a patch.
So when you are forced to call by telephone youll still be paying for Skype and not getting the service.

As I said earlier, use a proxy to access callserve (google it if need be) and download that software and install it. Charge up your account and pay about 5 cents a minute to Australia and the States. Sure beats paying 2 dirhams a minute with Etisilat.

They complain about people using VOIP's here but they don't lower their ridiculous prices to make people not bother.

They complain about people using DSTV and Hotbird and other illegal satellite TV here but they don't bother improving the crap, overpriced TV options here. I mean there is no decent motor sports coverage on any of the packages here. You have to pay extra to watch the world cup. The one I am with provides no TV guide on screen or in the published form. They wonder why we look elsewhere.

They wonder why people buy illegal DVD's here of movies rather than going to the cinema to see it legally. You go to the theatre and pay 30 dh's at 10pm on a school night only to have a 6 year old local child crawling all over the back of your seat, pulling your hair and screaming at the top of their voice. All the while the local husband smokes and talks full volume on his mobile phone, and the covered wife talks on her mobile phone.

Sorry rant over.

No skype? Don't think so!!!!!
 

Just managed to defeat the monopolists.
Get ghostsurfer works fine in Explorer some site when you can download it are accessible fro UAE .. i did it ..check google.Go to proxiysetting in skype.
Set HTTPS settings as from Explorer after Ghostsurf installation..and le voilà le monopoliste ce fotu!!
What a feeling!!

Ok furbpilot thanks for that but still haven't managed to crack it. I have downloaded and installed ghostsurfer and it has updated my internet explorer settings. I went and got the IP address and the port from explorer and then went to skype settings and selected HTTPS in the connection options. It then asks me to host and port. I know the port is as the ghostsurfer program told me and what is now in my explorer settings, but the host? And are there any other changes to be made. Thanks for your help.

Bit of a thicky with computers sorry to say. Anyway, successfully downloaded free 15 day trial version of ghost- surf, but STILL cannot get skype to connect as normal. Any ideas anyone? Thanks....

Ipigs website
 

www.iopus.com/ipig/

Sorry everyone I thought Ipig was on ipig.com the right address is above
Good luck

Check out what IP address your VPN/tunnel solution gives you. If that falls in space assigned to US, as a side benefit your will enjoy free calling to the US.
Unless skype is smart enough to have built an exception for these addresses, I don't know.

Callserve are staying ahead of Etimoneygrab. They are not blocked and as Eti try to change proxy settings, they issue patches to keep the service running. No ghosts or otherwise. Even been told internet city has the internal error msg come up on skype when used. They are MONOPOLISING := all the net, but hey, WEB CAM and Messenger etc is better anyway.

Good luck!

AirNoServicesAustralia, where can I find the port information ghostsurf is using to change the settings in the skype program?
Thks for help!

pullup
 

Skype automatically uses the Windows Explorer settings so you actually have to align Skype with the Explorer settings if it is using a 3rd party like Ghost. In this case the Host is: 127.0.0.1 and the Port 7212.

Unfortunately as ANSA mentioned even after this process is complete it is still not coming on line so there must be a bit more to the equation.

Any ideas anyone? :confused:

Yep as Foxy said still not fixing the skype problem ( but damn ghostsurfer is an amazing little program, I mean the little slider bar is like tittie sites on demand!!! Hmmm I'm a good boy leave it on normal, want to visit hornygrannies.com and slide that little baby up to secure and awaaay you go!!! Take that Etisilat!!!!(by the way I made up the hornygrannies bit I promise!!!:rolleyes: )). But yes, still no joy with skype. Foxy use ghostsurfer to go to the callserve website and download their nifty little program and you'll be callin Oz in no time.

ANSA
 

Cheerz mate.

Does yar missus know you are in the computer room on your own, I thought you were only allowed in there under supervision! :E

Come on mate you know the old saying "Play together, Stay together", its no fun on your own mate! :ok:

Let me know how you get on with the alternative to skype that I mentioned.

Wife and Kids away, of course he's in the little room!

Neighbour helped with work around tonight, haven't tested but at least the litt;e icon is noe green. Willing to help if you PM me, look for TOR, download and I'll assist with config.

No need to resign yet, any technological block can be beaten with combined intelligence and cunning!

Ok, so look at the time of my post and you can tell I've been out on the razzle...but i swear I'm not seeing things, honest!

Yesterday I looked at this thread, smug look came across my face as I thought "not me"...yet...:D

This morning, could not log on to skype, same story all day, all the way till I went out for a drink this pm... 'egg on face' sprang to mind....:sad:

Now i come back homeagain.... quick check of the emails... and low and behold, I have a little green tick down on my tool bar... what is going on?:ugh:

All prepared to play with ghosts etc, and now it seems I am OK... for how long?

Nite nite
ZZZ
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:zzz:

Ok I checked Callserve and it is still working for me, so sorry "contacted" I don't know what the problem is.

I removed the Skype software and the got it re-installed from the latest software on the skype site (do it down route if you have to load it up afresh). The re-installation sorted the internal server error msg and lack of connection for me, now back on and fine. Is there anywhere we can get the 10mb prog loaded to a non-skype server so that it is easily obtainable without having to type the word skype in!

How about 4HP asking Danny for a bit of server space for a bit so the boys can link to it and download it. Don't want Etimoneygrab to block PPRuNe though, that would be disastrous!!
:ooh:

Contacted check your PMs

I have it working through TOR. I now have my IP address hidden but it's slowed my connection and there is quite a delay on the phone.
I've adjusted the settings on skype's connection to the same ones TOR uses but I'm wondering if I used a different port I might solve the delay. Does anyone know whether this will work and what port to use?
At the moment I appear to be working through servers in Germany and the US.

ima ....
 

Thanks for that mate but unfortunately it seems the 'sniper' program Etislut are using has our every move in its sights and this patch didn't achieve the aim. :uhoh:

Keep the ideas coming though....I would love to beat these snapperheads at their own game :*

Skype via a VPN
 

Hi all,

Brilliant to see all the wise heads knocking together here.
I am sure once the black stuff in the ground is it a price thats profitable for big brother he will diversify away from telcodollars!! But till then just a quick question ...

Is it possible to use Skype via a vpn such as LogMeIn etc??

Regards

Shark-1

Skype and DSTV
 

I have today become skypeless !!!!:mad:
Eataslut have once again proved they could not stand up to the competition from a REAL FIRST WORLD service provider.
I also flicked on my tv to watch tv and i have no signal from the dstv satellite.My subs are up to date so that is not the cause.
I have been hearing rumours that the dstv satellite might be changing so us lucky (not) desert rats might be forced to watch shredded movies behind half a screen of arabic subtitles.I love watching movies with strands of barbed wire filling the screen.
Does anyone have a solution to the skype and am i solo in the dstv problem
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

etsalat vs rest of the world
 

Well...its not working again..I can't figure out why at the moment. But i called the ETslut..told them since they blocked Skype probably i dont need ADSL anymore..no more 189 dhm per month... because thats the reason why i installed it in the first instance. Why dont'you all do the same..just to scare them a little......these b......s!!!

From today's 7 Days magazine...
 

Good on them, sums it all up really! :suspect:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../skypedout.jpg

Looks like some smart german engineering helps to overcome 3rd world limited skills..
 

... with this smart proxy-anonymizer SKYPE runs (somewhat slow, but basically okay) nicely again, at the SZ-road, at my friends places in Jumeirah, down in the InterNet-City and Springs as well ... well, as that skype traffic is "tunneled" and 100% masked it can't be detected and blocked by that "Sniper" or "guardian" tools, which are Etisluts "watchdogs" to scramble the once identified Skype traffic - well, it was at least a nice trial from EtiSalat ;-))

but You've been outsmartened by those tunnel builders:

http://anon.inf.tu-dresden.de/

however, these JAP-anonymizer outsmarts especially that "Snipers" and "Gauardians" UK-attempt of blocking skype, once again by 100% (!!) masking it - which is the flipside of the coin, as it needs some resources (fast connection) otherwise it renders/slows down the VOIP to garbled bits an' pieces ...:{

of course that original website of the german university in Dresden is blocked by those 18th centuries wonnabees ....

You might find a way to get it - it's brilliant to admit, even if i'm not german :ok: i just had a 1hours skype chat from SZ-road to the UK
for some merly 70 cents -ähhh... Etisluts - beat that :O

DSTV still OK here, as well as Skype working OK

Help me!
 

well I have Ghost surf installed and thats working fine, however Skype - my lifeline to the world is still not connecting.
Please any of you computer genius out there help me and us lesser mortals by providing us with an idots guide as to ip addess etc.
I have gone into the skype options- connections selected HTTPS 127.0.0.1 Port 7212 these are the same Internet Explorer settings in my browser.
No joy!
PS DSTV works fine where I am

Try the following settings on the Network settings page for the phone:

Primary Gateway 205-240-76-113.
Alternate Gateway 205-240-76-113.

Both ports set to 1646.

TCP Port 0
UDP Port 0
outhouse

skype and dstv
 

My dstv is back online so it was Showtime and MBC (Moronic broadcasting company) taking potshots at the satellite with a blunderbuss.All ok but still skypeless.I have a 007 tonight and will download and save latest version of skype tp see if it helps and make avail to all if it does.

Skype is working for DIC users. !!!

Im using DIC for my ISP,

This AM I could not log onto SKYPE, I just downloaded the latest version of SKYPE and it works fine.

However, am still not able to use Yahoo Voice to make a call ? anyone got any ideas on this one ????

Thanks

Skype Etc
 

I am unable to connect to my AOL software, my Skype, my Iconnnecthere.com, my MSN Messenger, nor my Tiscali NetPhone when connected to the Internet via my hotel's WiFi in downtown Dubai!!
Tempilot.