Skype Sucks

simon.deighton · 26 May 2011 at 13:52

This program is useless, I sign on and according to skype no one in the office is online.... They are ALL online.

Oh one of them has sent me a link....... no still nothing from skype ...

... Now when I start skype up, instantly crashes woo!

Grrr Lets hop MS make it better, or at least less buggy. This is not worth the $$$ the bought it for.

/endrant

SeraphX · 26 May 2011 at 13:53

skype is free?

-BA- · 26 May 2011 at 13:53

Perhaps try running as admin, if you haven't already tried.

Paul11 · 26 May 2011 at 13:53

i cant log in either

Rameses · 26 May 2011 at 13:53

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/skype-goes-down-globally-investigation-underway/

Cosimo · 26 May 2011 at 13:54

Could be this:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/skype-goes-down-globally-investigation-underway/

Alex74 · 26 May 2011 at 13:54

Seraph said:
skype is free?

Are you (OP) on some contract for calls? :confused:

mistercrabb · 26 May 2011 at 13:56

I think the OP was referring to the amount Microsoft paid to acquire skype, not the cost of the program..

simon.deighton · 26 May 2011 at 13:58

Alex74 said:
Are you (OP) on some contract for calls?

Huh? Im not sure what you mean there!

And yes im guessing that outage has something to do with it

but even before that its never been great dont you think?

moss · 26 May 2011 at 13:59

Skype is awesome, the quality is excellent and it made calling home (landlines) from Japan very cheap.

Rainmaker · 26 May 2011 at 13:59

simon.deighton said:
... Now when I start skype up, instantly crashes woo!

Not just me, then? Every Windows box I either own or administrate (friends, family etc) has Skype crash immediately on launch (or sign in) for the last few months. Nothing seems to fix it - new versions, old versions, complete uninstall including all Skype keys in the registry etc. Weird.

It still works fine on my Mac and Linux boxes, just not Windows. A friend said it was due to running in Compatibility mode (to keep the Skype icon in the systray rather than taskbar) but that doesn't fix it either. Add into that the fact that skype.com is down and... fail. :/

Alex74 · 26 May 2011 at 14:00

simon.deighton said:
Huh? Im not sure what you mean there!

Basically just wondering how you end up paying for the skype service. I'm only a casual user who installs and uses for free so i'm ignorant on this one

bledd · 26 May 2011 at 14:22

http://heartbeat.skype.com/2011/05/problems_signing_into_skype_an.html

Fix

ennogs · 26 May 2011 at 14:35

I never have a problem with Skype and have been using it for years. However now Microsoft have bought Skype things may change for me in the future.

darubio · 26 May 2011 at 14:46

they are probably in a process of transferring servers to microsoft

Skidder · 26 May 2011 at 14:57

I've found skype to be a bit flakier than normal the past few weeks but haven't looked into it

Pestilence · 26 May 2011 at 15:39

Haven't used it in a couple of weeks, but never had an issue with it before.

Both I and my colleagues use it for voice chat and recording interviews and podcasts using "Pamela for Skype", which in itself is a fantastic little piece of software.

Paul11 · 26 May 2011 at 15:40

bledd. said:
http://heartbeat.skype.com/2011/05/problems_signing_into_skype_an.html

Fix

that worked

thanks

Morgoth · 26 May 2011 at 15:49

bledd. said:
http://heartbeat.skype.com/2011/05/problems_signing_into_skype_an.html

Fix

Awesome, thank you!

h00fzilla · 26 May 2011 at 16:29

Alex74 said:
Basically just wondering how you end up paying for the skype service. I'm only a casual user who installs and uses for free so i'm ignorant on this one

I pay a subscription fee for Skype. This means I get free calls to landlines and I also have a static number, so people on a landline/mobile can call my number and I receive the call through Skype.

I don't have a physical landline and I use my Skype service for work.