NetBlocks21h ago
⚠️ Update: It's now day 41 of #Iran's internet blackout, with the regime's ban on access to global networks continuing past 960 hours. The measure, unprecedented in scale and duration for a connected society, continues to violate Iranians' rights to communicate and stay informed.
Show threadKevin Karhan18h ago
@netblocks the only way to get information into #Iran seems to be #Toosheh and the only way in and out #Sneakernet unless one's close to the border and can #DIY some setup with #Roaming #SIM cards & -Sticks...
Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂17h ago

@kkarhan @netblocks oh wow I have never heard of Toosheh before, do you know if it's still active?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toosheh

Toosheh - Wikipedia

Show threadدانیال بهزادی 🦁17h ago
@liaizon @kkarhan @netblocks
Yep. Toosheh and RostamMedia are active.
Additionally, I tried near-border roaming. It seems completely impossible.
Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂16h ago
@danialbehzadi @kkarhan @netblocks oh interesting like you aren't able to pick up any LTE from neighboribg countries? I wonder if there is jammers in place or how it is being tuned to not penetrate across
Show threadدانیال بهزادی 🦁16h ago
@liaizon @kkarhan @netblocks
You see them, but have no Internet through roaming via them. Even my friends in Europe claims that their Iranian sims has no Internet via roaming.
Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂
@danialbehzadi @kkarhan @netblocks ah right, have you tried to use an esim from another country first before you try to connect over the boarder? Roamless allows registration with just a email address and gives you 1 GB free
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Show threadKevin Karhan14h ago
@liaizon @danialbehzadi @netblocks I guess the problem is universal across all [e]SIMs in that obtaining one is the hard part.
Kevin Karhan (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] yeah, you need like a *foreign* #Roaming #Data - #SIM (or #eSIM), as Iranian Telcos have no #DataRoaming agreements. - And OFC with all the #sanctions and #Outages in place one cannot simply go to some [e]SIM site on the internet and buy one. - Tho I may know some given your friends in Europe may be able to obtain these for you.

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Show threadKevin Karhan14h ago

@liaizon @danialbehzadi @netblocks

Add to it the fact that places like #Turkey demand #KYC on a per - #IMEI basis with registrations in #Turkcell shops after 90 days and they then ban devices for a full year, and you'd propably need at least 5 different Surfsticks [if not (e)SIMs, cuz ICCIDs will likely too be recorded] to swap between networks.

  • Needless to say such a setup will, if uncovered, be framed as "espionage".

Plus there are not that many areas where this is feasible too.