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Post by antemareundae on Jun 8, 2013 3:23:14 GMT
Hi All,
I was wondering about internet usage in the KSA.
I am specifically interested in:
-IRC or Internet Relay Chat. Do most clients work from KSA? Is IRC even available?
-P2P and Torrent Networks. Both Ares and Utorrent. Gnutella network?
-Internet Banking from KSA to North America and the rest of the world. How safe.
-How much monitoring the Government does (officially and extraoff plus its relationship with international internet banking and other issues). Topics to avoid to post or even email.
I realize that most of you may not be familiar with some of this stuff but for the geeks there please help me understand.
Thanks in advance!
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Post by azraeil on Jun 9, 2013 5:19:08 GMT
Torrents works fine but obviously it is frowned upon by the IT Dept. As for IRC, I'm sure it will work as well. Aramco uses a proxy server so certain sites are blocked and you'll figure out which ones they are.
Internet banking is fine. I'm sure most of us here uses it without any issues as well
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Post by antemareundae on Jun 9, 2013 20:32:06 GMT
Thanks azraeil... I was referring to torrents from my own computer, not the company's or anything subjected to the IT guys. I heard IRC is somehow difficult to access...
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Post by antemareundae on Jun 12, 2013 2:48:45 GMT
allright... what about YouTube...
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Post by vpainter on Jun 13, 2013 16:22:48 GMT
Lots of You Tube watching here.
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Post by antemareundae on Jul 17, 2013 14:22:00 GMT
what about Ares... does it work from KSA?
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Post by newuser on Sept 24, 2013 2:46:35 GMT
How about streaming netflix on one's own router? Is that allowed? And you tube watching as well ? What about DVD movies will those be confiscated or will they allow. ?
Thanks
New user
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Post by vpainter on Sept 24, 2013 6:18:35 GMT
You would need a VPN to use Netflix here, it is not available in KSA without one. You can watch most you tube videos here,
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Post by antemareundae on Sept 25, 2013 12:19:35 GMT
I wonder about the following (I don't think they're completely allowed in the Kingdom but not entirely sure).
Facebook (full features)
Skype (I heard it will be banned soon)
Yahoo Messenger (full features)
Whatsapp
Thanks.
A.
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Buster
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Post by Buster on Sept 25, 2013 17:30:20 GMT
Don't use any of them so can't tell if 'full features' are available but certainly all of your list is accessible here and frequently used by all.
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Post by azraeil on Sept 26, 2013 4:17:45 GMT
antemareundae,
All can be used. All on full features as far as I know. I doubt that there are 2 features of Facebook in the first place. Either you can access them or not (like China).
FB, GMail, Skype etc are not accessible from the office.
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Post by antemareundae on Oct 7, 2013 17:51:32 GMT
Thanks guys.
I thought Whatssap was banned but if it is available it will simplify my life there.
Thanks again.
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Post by Guiness10 on Oct 7, 2013 18:33:16 GMT
I use all of the internet i did at home, I have netflix etc and FB etc work fine from home. Whats app is a godsend and can be used here Viber doesnt work though. I use Skype and facetime and both are great
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