Comments on: My Website Got Blocked by Omantel

By: Rufan14

Rufan14 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:35:00 +0000

i need skype coz i need to contact my family in India<< makin calls thru omantel card is damn expensive!! if everyone bans omantel, then they will have to close down their company!! i feel thts the right thing to do!!

By: Me

Me — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:44:48 +0000

Skype is till blocked as of today June 15th 2010. Not only the skype.com domain is blocked but also it is impossible to make calls over skype. the chat works for some strange reason....
Of course, also for skype calls, there are ways around the Omantel blocking... so why block in the first place other then saving the monopoly on international calls....

By: Precise Dog Food

Precise Dog Food — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:13:39 +0000

In my opinion, they might have blocked your website because it is sharing its IP with other websites which are blacklisted.

By: mfarney

mfarney — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:01:28 +0000

I had no idea that Omantel is the only provider for Oman. As you stated, they're action of blocking your site isn't justified. I'm surprised to hear you solved the problem through a third party.
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By: MrLoftcraft

MrLoftcraft — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:36:17 +0000

The Arabic countries have certain laws that do not obey the common sense because of their religious motivatin. I don't understand why you were so pissed of. I mean, I know that the Arabic countries have their own laws that are very rigid and not so friendly if you get my point.
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By: Web Master Share

Web Master Share — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:59:08 +0000

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By: Blue_Chi

Blue_Chi — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:56:03 +0000

Hi Kibtar, thanks for passing by.

I am not on a shared hosting package. I run a number of websites from a single server and yet only one domain name got blocked. I also used Gmail to send my email message.

There is unfortunately no “official” line to use to reach the “right department”. If you scream and shout you might eventually reach the person in charge, but from person experience that is very rare to happen and you must have a lot of patience for it. The person in charge is very unlikely to be available outside official working hours.

By: Kibtar

Kibtar — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:22:58 +0000

"Currently, the only way to have your website unblocked if it gets blocked by Omantel is to follow the procedure I followed"

for me I have got some sites unblocked in a matter of minutes, you just need to get to the right department , and by the way they work 24 hours.

in my opinion, they might have blocked your website because it is sharing its IP with other websites which are blacklisted.

this will happen in shared hosting plans.

when you sent email to admin[a t ] omantel dot com, was your email a myitlawyer.com email?
If yes then your website is for sure listed in spam blacklists.

kind regards

By: My Quotes on the National | Blue Chi's

My Quotes on the National | Blue Chi's — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:09:36 +0000

[...] In the post from which my second quote was taken I argued that that the government in Oman, unlike neighboring countries, does not in fact censor the internet on political grounds, as it relies instead of legal methods, such as the criminal law or breach of confidence to prosecute the authors. Controversial websites that criticize government officials and those that leak confidential documents are still open the public. My post made it clear that the problem of censorship in Oman is due to random acts of Omantel and the inefficiency of the company. My other blog was blocked by mistake and not because of its content. [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Oman: Random Internet Censorship

Global Voices Online » Oman: Random Internet Censorship — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:13:22 +0000

[...] months ago, I discovered that a blog I keep on IT law in Oman got blocked while I was abroad. It took me a whole month to get it unblocked where I had to make an official [...]