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Will Aptela VoIP service work in another country?

Depends on the quality of the network and the regulations of that country. As you go farther outside North America, latency becomes larger barrier. While in many countries, the quality of network is good enough to help offset the pure distance issue, in some countries basic telephony is unreliable so running over data networks can present challenges.

Some countries are taking steps to regulate and block VoIP services all together.

Countries or ISP known to block or impede some types of VoIP traffic. This list is meant as a general guideline as rules and regulations change all the time. 
  • Clearwire -- US based wireless ISP.
  • India -- new regulations coming, so access is hit and miss.
  • Panama
  • Belize
  • Paraguay
  • China -- access is hit and miss
  • South Korea
  • Myanmar
  • Kuwait
  • Pakistan
  • Etisalat, Untied Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • Cable & Wireless, Caribbean
  • Telmex, Mexico
  • Basil Telecom, Brazil
  • Telecom, New Zealand

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