UAE Community Blog: Google Earth blocked?

16 March, 2010

The Google Earth application appears to be blocked via Etisalat connections at the moment.

Anyone else experiencing this problem?

More here: http://www.pprune.org/middle-east/408823-google-earth-blocked.html

Thanks to anon for tip

BuJ said...: yep. we can't get it to work for 3 days now.
what's the matter?
yeah, we'll allow VoIP (with a bucketload of redtape) yet silently block google?

hmmmmm

wake up TRA; 16 March, 2010 23:35
Anonymous said...: Maybe TRA got paranoid and considered it a security risk? you can see areas in Google Earth where photography is banned (palaces etc); 17 March, 2010 08:36
Alexander said...: Seems to be a technical SNAFU rather than an attempt to block.

Replace your Tools, Connections, use automatic configuration script with:

http://proxy.emirates.net.ae/proxy.pac

And GE works fine.

Google and Etisalat have both been very slow to react to the problem.; 17 March, 2010 10:14
hut said...: It's been blocked because it shows Israel.; 17 March, 2010 12:41
hemlock said...: now you've dunnit nick :/

you'll get the CB blocked cuz of the "I"-word
(speak no evil, boy!); 17 March, 2010 12:59
a question of a question said...: Hemlock / TRN - get a room!; 21 March, 2010 10:04
blue-eyed floozy said...: Still blocked/unavailable for me.; 24 March, 2010 13:24
Ahmed Saidawi said...: Now its working fine with me,,,,seems it not blocking thing,,,its more a technical problem....; 31 March, 2010 16:15

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