Is Skype down?

Might just make a new skype account and I’m down to chat with any friends

@sippboul @Yellow_boy_69 Set up the Skype call and let’s down a bottle

Launched the Product Hunt Club to help people find products. Signed up 14 recurring members which covers my 📱 bill. Next up, get another 15 to cover 🥘. It’s just a 45 min Skype hangout with what feels like friends. Just use your skills, @gumroad and 💻 to make money.

@MikeCarlton01 Video chat with a go or health service provider ...already been out in rural and regional areas for a while ...don't know why it needs additional funding though ...it's a video chat they could simply use Skype or zoom free

The group chat has embraced Zoom. We couldn't help but note that nobody is talking about Skype much these days, probably because Skype is a patchy and burdensome piece of crap.

@julesbuddle Yeah my problem is I hate phones. And talking on them. My Dad doesn’t have Skype and I’m not sure what Zoom is. I’m so used to being on my own but this is bringing up a range of different challenges

This crisis is playing havoc with my routines. Now Sundays is the day that I don't go to mass. Instead I attend the service online on my pj. Monday is the day that I dont go to the office. Instead I work from home and attend meetings thru Skype in my pj.

I would rather receive texts via my number. I dont want to pay fees to night flirt. I can video chat too but cant use skype. I do sell pics and I will be adding some on only fans by tuesday. I'd rather keep the funds and give help. Since I've received so much support. I'd like

This lock down having us have drinking dates over Skype 😂

@EastCoastKnits Hhhmmm...for Skype; you need to attach a phone number; I believe to get it to connect. I had a really hard time with Skype on my new laptop....never had problems with my old one. As for FB Chat; I have no idea; I’ve never used it!! My mom has an iPhone so we can FaceTime

i was laughing so hard at a group skype call that my drink i was gulping at went down the wrong pipe and i legit couldn't breathe n now my tongue and throat are sore and i have severe heartburn class lol, worth it though

@AnnaBelcastro3 Not CVpositive, but been home for 9days. Still seeing clients, delivering workshops, now only by Skype &telephone. Please accept help if it's offered. Unless you must go out, DON'T. StayHome! Not just 4 yourself, 4 every1. Get 2 know yourself-study,read,dream💖🌻

@Birdyword In our defense Skype had doubled down on providing an aweful user experience.

@yugiohtas I can imagine the potential for audio skips on Skype would turn things into an issue.

@RemoteForever Totally agree. Wife working from home for large bank: “we just got Skype installed” 15y daughter laughed so hard she couldn’t stand straight. “I have not heard of ANYONE using Skype since I was 8y” It didn’t help when my wife said. “But we do have changed from windows 7 to 10.”

@LivingWthAlz @BethanyCare Yes, and it is a large smart TV screen that we are doing the skype. Thought that may help but not yet. We will keep trying!

@LouSaintJou no because brits bash the irish and i am no brit. i am narrowing it down to the swedes (disgusting prepackaged furniture), the estonians (invented skype) and the poles.

Played a game of D&D over video call today. Initially tried Skype because everyone had it installed, switched to Zoom because we were having issues hearing each other. I’m flabbergasted at how much better Zoom was. Skype struggled with audio, zoom managed video with no issues.

SKYTV seconds later after a reset it’s down again. I’ll be in touch with SKY, asking for new boxes. The sale of goods & services act requires things to work if consumers pay for them. They’ve cost me a fortune in new routers & fibre & technicians - their turn @SkypeSupport

@steeletalk @BruceClaggett It would be nice if retirement homes could set up a computer and maybe have staff help with setting up "appointments" online so people can skype or whatever, with their loved ones for 10 minutes or so.

@rmujica @dhh @verge @WIRED @motherboard @VICE I was going to write the same. I use @MicrosoftTeams and @Skype. I have no issues even with 70 participants in teams (I use it to teach remotely). 🤔

It’s been terrible exposure for WebEx on CNN. Every connection seems terrible compared to Zoom, Teams, Skype and Houseparty. Of course, it would be awesome to see CNN use @houseparty

@JakeRound9 @Salut_London I found I sort of relaxed into it and didn’t mind the glitches. By the way, check if you can do subtitles. Skype does it. Zoom probably does it too. It’s quite good. I checked it out the other day for my dad who needs a bit of help and it worked well on Skype.

@joseinextdoor That's me every time I get a Skype message at work advising me something is broken

Houseparty app. Christ what a load of crap. 5833882 notifications every 2 mins and poor connection issues. If you want a decent group chat service, use Skype!

just spent an hour with my best friends on skype help😭😭

@cjjosh Maybe we should be telling Skype to turn down their video quality so we are all just a bunch of pixels

@dakota_skyexxx I fix your skype lauren check it and dm mr here

@GigaBoots Discord was directed AT us and has all those stupid UWU bullshit little nods. Its purely for gaming, which is good cause Skype was terrible for gaming. That being said Zoom went the straight business route and marketed straight up to Businesses. Zoom for Biz, Discord for pleasure

@lilrihrih_ Me either tbh. It’s so hard to stay focused and when I need to ask for help I have to Skype someone. I can’t wait to get back to the office. 🙃

There should be a service to teach elderly people how to use skype so they can speak to their families and twitter so they can shitpost

@MarieBryne Hi Marie, maybe you could look on YouTube for a Skype tutorial. I'm sorry can't help any further I've never used Skype.

@itnjwetrust @ISPHNSDenise @sherps @JuliaMizon @ISPHNS @justinerooke @LouiseHobson6 @Catheri25424503 @BlencoeMelissa @HealthWalsall Yes, we provide a 9-5 duty service but now thinking if we could introduce Skype to keep a face to the service in these unprecedented times x

@wildrid Sorry. QoS = Quality of Service. Usually handled at the network level. Some traffic can be given priority such as real time stuff like Skype etc.

@SkypeSupport I’ve already discredited the issue. I’m not interested in discussing it on your forum. Thanks.

My father-in-law in England is a math professor and offered to give my kids a lesson over Skype today. They spent over an hour doing problems, asking questions & telling jokes—quality time they normally wouldn’t have spent with their grandpa overseas #LockdownSilverLining

@thattxmom I totally understand. This is my second pregnancy, and looks like the remainder of it will be spent at home. I would be sad if this was my 1st, so much for family to miss out on 👎🏻 at least there is FaceTime/Skype to help a little.

My poor Gdma. She accidentally signed out of skype couldn't get bk on so rang her tlked through but had problems n left it. 5 mins later checked my skype saw a green light on hers rang up n she pressed the button was able to see her. Miss her so much. #StayConnected

The problem with these Skype getogeyhers is you think, oh I can turn up looking like a bag of shit, then your “pal” puts pictures on FB. Cheers @quont1 👍🏻

@rileyvsmith I’m so down to have writers craft over Skype tho that would actually be so fun

@TommyRommel92 Bandwidth hit by: A) people working from home B) kids doing school work on line C) those not working streaming Netflix and Amazon Prime D) people talking to relatives via Skype

@x4jw @DavidFi24287650 @JonnElledge @Birdyword I’ve always found it abysmal at work. So unreliable people would even claim “skype problems” to get out of meetings as it was so bad. MS Teams much better

@D_Crutchfield Assumed as much. For only £12 that’s not a terrible deal then if only one person needs to pay. Skype limits the number of videos on screen to four and I want to see all everyone’s face at once.

Skype app provides good video service

about to start a big Skype call and just discuss random social issues. boredom ya have me a wayyyyyy bai.

@vcsjones Skype was one of those programs that was steadily becoming worse with each and every upgrade. At certain point, I forgot my password and was unable to ever reset it due to "unknown technical problem", AFAIR due to the merge of Microsoft/Hotmail/Outlook/Live/Skype accounts.

@benwimbushSCORD Ben let me know if I can help. I already work with a client with Manchester CCG (the group of CCGs and LA known as Manchester Health and Care Commissioning) so I know some of the team. Happy to have a Skype/Zoom call to discuss and see if I can help at all.

@torontomike Mike, we’re giving Zoom Pro a try on Monday with about 10 of us. I’ll let you know how it goes. We’ve been using Skype, which has decent audio but terrible video.

@glasgowrpg Yeah we tried Roll20 but the video was terrible, so we use that now for the battlemaps & use Skype or Discord. I do love Zoom though, so I hope that works well for you. Enjoy! 😊

i had to skype my p.o yesterday cause they closed down the building 💀

@SamMilanoTO @BrielleMiyamoto @celina_raixo The problem is that if someone really wants to, they could always have Skype going on their computer and then be either recording it somehow with their phone or another separate recording device.

@thelaurenklein @the_pc_doc @zoom_us @Skype @Microsoft MyPOV: bigger issue is @microsoftteams never did a good job of reaching out to analysts and partners for input. a lot of push comms not pull comms. If they would have taken more input from industry anslysts, they would have gotten good feedback and course correct #ARChat #IIAR

@aine_lagan Right, so they said April 9th. But they've also shut it down for Corona. So I don't know if we're getting it still, and just getting some of the season. Or if we have to wait until after. Personally, I'm in favour of a Good Fight filmed entirely via Skype.

Citizen with Skype issues till they had to cut to commercial. Trying to be CNN n shit 😂😂😂

@Corymorrocco @Bethenny Great! I used to drive down to NC just to take my mother to her doctors’ appointments & every time I would either install apps for games & had to adjust her settings to keep her in visual contact via Skype or FB messenger. It took a toll on me but I don’t regret it

@SkypeSupport iPad Air 2019 with updates. Skype have granted access to the mic. I'm listening music via external Bluetooth speaker. Activating Skype just for some chatting and music do a full stop. Restricting access to the mic for Skype solve the issue. Other massagers doesn't have such issue

@ActivateLearn Wow. Some passionate defence of Microsoft on this thread. I have to agree though that Skype (consumer) has dropped off my apps. I only installed it on my phone again yesterday to give some advice to someone who wanted to run a virtual church service over it.

Someone on a skype call I'm in started watching The Avengers and I was able to identify it immediately from one line of audio from the middle of the movie. I may have a problem.

@rawan if someone can get me on skype with Drake then i am DOWN

@pulte Have them Video call, facetime or skype. WE WOULD! We desperately need the help tho 🥺