Phoning Australia from UAE

[Santa]

Can I conclude that "etisalat" is OK but "Du" will need to use a VPN? Thanks.

[EMAD75]

Not really Santa! I know people on Du who don't need VPN to use skype, and technically I was told you can't access skype on Etisalat - which from what read on this post seems incorrect. Make sure you install skype before arriving here, and when you come if you can't connect directly try a VPN but doesn't seem to be a straight rule!

[Santa]

Thanks EMAD75.

Shall I also apply for a VPN before arriving Dubai or I may still be able to access to the site to subscribe for a VPN by using Du? Thanks.

[ihatejam]

good point - the VPN signup sites are blocked from the UAE - so probably wise to get them before you leave for Dubai.

[DmE]

can someone explain this VPN stuff to a non-techie person please? how do i get them and what do i do with them?

[Ogri750]

Originally Posted by DmE

can someone explain this VPN stuff to a non-techie person please? how do i get them and what do i do with them?

A VPN - Virtual Private Network.

Put simply, if you connect to the internet through a VPN, your internet provider will see the connection you have made to your VPN, but, where you go once the connection is made is not visible to them. This would allow access to blocked sites (bear in mind, it is not just things like pornography and gambling sites that are blocked).

If you want the details, please pm me

[Ogri750]

Originally Posted by ihatejam

good point - the VPN signup sites are blocked from the UAE - so probably wise to get them before you leave for Dubai.

Not all

[JimAtJaxtr]

Originally Posted by potts

I have been living in Abi Dhabi for a couple of weeks and calling home to Oz is starting to hurt the wallet. I recently spent some time in Bahrain and was able to buy a calling card for about AU$15 and was getting about 3 hours of calls. With this card I would dial a servers number (about 9 digits) than the desired number. At the moment I pay 25Dhm (about AU$8) for about 10 minutes. I am aware of servers that make calls using the computer lines but I need a simpler solution that I can use with a local mobile anywhere at anytime. Anyone know the solution?

I know this is an older post, but I thought that I'd mention that jaxtr (jaxtr - link your phone) allows you to make cheap international calls to your mobile phone. You can set it up online and get local numbers for lots of your frequently called international numbers. Hope you've found a solution that works for you and let me know if you have questions about jaxtr.

[didave]

Originally Posted by Ogri750

This was asked on a different forum a couple of days ago, and apparently, there is no cheaper way using landlined or mobiles.

If I phone the UK, I use VOIP and that works out to just over 1p per minute.

Might be worth you going to an internet cafe, paying the 5dhs for the hour and do it that way

OOgri750 - may be you have posted this many times....but how do you get your VOIP to work?? Do you VOIP through your computer like skype oe messengers?

My husband moved to Dubai 2 weeks ago from canada and took a voip modem and a canadian # but it just doesn't work there? any help on how to get this to work will be appreciated...I have already spent more than $50 in phone bills to talk to him

[Ogri750]

You have a PM