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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 7:10 pm
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Originally Posted by tvtd
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Someone smarter than I can probably state which port FaceTime operates through. Since it was working GoGo probably does not block it. That being said I would venture to guess the broad majority of PAX are not as considerate as the OP.
Port blocking is a thing of the past. Nowadays Next Generation Firewalls are used, which block traffic at the application layer and not at the network layer. FaceTime uses port 443 mainly, just like any other HTTPS application.

The Next Generation firewalls will detect the applications sending/receiving traffic through port 443 and will allow the Administrators to block specific applications.
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