Does Skype and FaceTime work in KSA ?

8POSTS

6 years ago

Hello everyone,

I'm moving to Jeddah next week from Dubai on a work contract and was wondering, are VoIP apps such as viber ,whatsapp blocked is Saudi Arabia as well ?
We have same problem here in Dubai and I use NordVPN since it provides a very decent service in there, but my subscription is about to expire and I was wondering do I need to extend it ?

See also

Visas in Saudi Arabia - Guide
How does car leasing works in KSA ? - 2 Replies
Does facetime work in ksa - 0 Reply
Facetime banned - 13 Replies
Internet for imessage/whatsapp/facetime - 4 Replies
Yahoo Mail Not Working in KSA - 28 Replies
Does facetime work in ksa - 0 Reply

Lovely_Guy New member

8POSTS

6 years ago

Hi Susan,

Welcome to Saudi Arabia. The WhatsApp calls used to work but I just tried it now it didn鈥檛. Viper is blocked. FaceTime works if you use iPhone.

I will double check the what鈥檚 up and let you know.

1 member reacted to this post

DarkMatter Member

21POSTS

6 years ago

Skype, facetime, IMO and facebook messenger work here.

Whatsapp and Viber doesn't

2 members reacted to this post

XTang Bahrain/UAE/KSA Expert

11978POSTS

6 years ago

Facebook messenger works but quality is so so.聽 Skype works sometimes and at others, it doesn't.

Best option I have found, speed and reliability wise, is google duo.

1 member reacted to this post

Ehtesham ViP

1296POSTS

6 years ago

Google duo works perfectly and it is for free. Second option is to download super VPN and use whats app for calls

1 member reacted to this post

immu162019 Active member

51POSTS

6 years ago

hi susan everything will works here and I already use all apps dont worry KSA is bigger than Dubai

1 member reacted to this post

coolmagnate Member

15POSTS

6 years ago

skype and viber doenst work here. You can use the whatsapp messaging but the calling facilities doesnt work unless you use the VPN

1 member reacted to this post

rehankahn32 New member

4POSTS

6 years ago

every thing is working here don't worry, you can use any free vpn and start using any voip service.... i have been using whatsapp,imo ,skype,google duo, facetime, etc since long time without any hassel.

and imo works with out vpn.

1 member reacted to this post

XTang Bahrain/UAE/KSA Expert

11978POSTS

6 years ago

To eliminate the confusion and to put it another way:

With VPN - Everything works
Without VPN - Google duo is the best option.聽 Followed by IMO.聽 Skype and Facebook messenger work sometimes and at others, do not.