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FaceTime outage in Oman??

Hi,


Is anyone experiencing a FaceTime outage in Oman? It seems to call but not connecting!


I hope it's not blocked again!!

Posted on Aug 8, 2013 11:59 PM

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Aug 11, 2013 10:14 AM in response to KiltedTim

So why has it worked fine for the past 6 months? There is no news saying it has been blocked or illegal. They sell them in the retail shops not only in the local shops. I brought all my devices from the UK and they worked fine. I don't think this is a Oman thing I think it's a Apple thing. Last time it went off it was Apples servers. If it is blocked like "Skype" then it needs to be made public.

Aug 11, 2013 11:11 AM in response to yohanson

Apple doesn't block Facetime. It's the wireless carriers/ISP/governments that do so. All Apple does is follow the local laws regarding what features are available on a device. That's why any U.S. versions of iPhones sold in Oman are illegal. It violates Oman's import policy. That's not Apple's fault; that's whoever smuggled them in.


If Facetime isn't working in your area, but working for others, then it's a local issue. Contact the local ISPs & wireless carriers.

Aug 11, 2013 12:52 PM in response to yohanson

yohanson wrote:


As I said above FaceTime is not blocked in Oman. Also the restrictions are for the UAE, Oman is not in UAE.

Why did you say: "FaceTime is not illegal in Oman. If the device is a UAE model then it will not have FaceTime. They sell UK & USA models in the local shops, if it were illegal they would only sell UAE models." If Oman is not UAE, then they would not sell UAE models there either.


Looking carefully at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937 It appears that there are no supported carriers in Oman at all. Therefore, I was incorrect in stating that it is illegal there. I apologize.


Any and all iPhones sold in Oman are gray market phones. iPhones are not officially available in Oman at all. If facetime isn't working for you there, then take it up with your carrier.

FaceTime outage in Oman??

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