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Blocked in Syria, reported by community testing in May 2026. Accessing 5sim.net from Syrian IPs on two separate ISPs returns a 502 Bad Gateway error, consistent across both networks and suggesting upstream filtering rather than a transient outage, though the evidence is less conclusive than a typical geo-block page. No outreach has been made yet.
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Community testing reported that 5sim.net is inaccessible from Syria. Accessing the site from Syrian IPs on both Syriatel and Tarassul networks returns «502 Bad Gateway». The error pattern is consistent across two independent ISPs, suggesting upstream filtering rather than a transient outage, though ...
You can help change this. Syria's political situation has changed—all sanctions have been lifted. Many companies just haven't updated their policies yet. If you work at 5Sim or know someone who does, share our resources with their legal or compliance team. Sometimes all it takes is one person asking the right question.
Tips for advocating: Reach out to legal, compliance, or policy teams. Reference the lifted sanctions. Point to competitors who have already unblocked Syria. Every voice matters.
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