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Why does FREEDOME not work in the United Arab Emirates and other Persian Gulf area countries? - F-Secure Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p> </p>Why does FREEDOME not work in the United Arab Emirates and other Persian Gulf area countries? <p> This topic explains why FREEDOME VPN does not work in the United Arab Emirates and other Persian Gulf area countries. </p> <h3 data-id="symptoms">Symptoms</h3> <div>The FREEDOME VPN app cannot connect to any of the FREEDOME VPN servers when the device is in the following Persian Gulf area: <ul><li>Bahrain </li> <li>Iraq </li> <li>Kuwait </li> <li>Oman </li> <li>Qatar </li> <li>Saudi Arabia </li> <li>United Arab Emirate </li> </ul> At first the VPN connection may be successful but it stops working soon after that. </div> <h3 data-id="diagnosis">Diagnosis</h3> <p>The use of VPNs is not allowed in the Persian Gulf area. The local internet service providers block VPN connections in their networks. This prevents FREEDOME VPN from working. </p> <h3 data-id="solution">Solution</h3> <p>For the above reason, we cannot solve this issue. </p> </article> </main>