skype
i miss skype
rip skype 2003-2025
:(
2025-05-06 · 1 year ago
13 Comments ↓
🚀 LucasMW · 2025-05-06 at 09:23:
In my experience, it was the best program to do individual classes with a person older than me. Specially in terms of connection resilience.
👻 darkghost · 2025-05-06 at 12:30:
Around 2004 to 2005 I had a dedicated Skype phone device (wireless connection to a USB base) to avoid long distance charges calling home. It truly was a different time. I thought it was *so cool* and *so useful* to hold a computer program in my hand like that.
🚀 mbays · 2025-05-06 at 13:54:
Any experience with free alternatives? Tox is good in theory, but has various problems, including poor support for video. Jami (AKA Ring) might be good, but I never managed to compile it.
👻 darkghost · 2025-05-06 at 14:38:
Tox crashes my router every single time I start it. I don't know what black magic it is using but I've not had this problem before.
I never liked skype, I was a msn/teamspeak person
🌧️ candycanearter [✍️] · 2025-05-06 at 16:06:
i miss skype, i used to use it all the time
🚀 mbays · 2025-05-06 at 16:26:
@darkghost Yeah, it's a known problem with no known solution... iirc the point is that its hole-punching technique involves sending many packets on various udp ports, and stupidly written NAT routers get overwhelmed.
🌲 Half_Elf_Monk · 2025-05-06 at 20:16:
@mbays - jitsi has worked well for me. You can even run your own server if you've got a VPS and FQDN. I liked it because it was still easy for my non-techie dad to download and use the app. vid/audio quality was as good as my VPS bandwidth.
🚀 mbays · 2025-05-06 at 20:46:
@Half_Elf_Monk yeah, jitsi is fine, though rather heavy on the server; I recommend https://galene.org/ which is a much lighter implementation of the same idea.
🐧 not4uffin · 2025-05-07 at 01:17:
So many people saying this, having not used it in YEARS...
👻 darkghost · 2025-05-07 at 09:31:
This is extremely true. I last placed a Skype call sometime around... 2008?
🌧️ candycanearter [✍️] · 2025-05-07 at 12:32:
even so, it still sucks to see something so longstanding just killed like that
👻 darkghost · 2025-05-07 at 13:19:
Totally agree