Understandable choice, given that Skype is pretty much redundant with Teams. Back in 2004-2005 Skype was really hyped because of free voice calls through the Internet, but few days later several other messaging apps incorporated that feature; Skype's thunder was stolen. Also its inconsistent branding was a problem: there was Skype for Business that later became Lync, ultimately becoming Teams. Skype kind of became forgotten and obsolete.

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[–] 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

I only used Skype for one thing: cheap calls from Canada to international landlines with no time limit and without having to pay a monthly subscription. Can anyone recommend a good alternative? A lot of the options out there look a bit scammy.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I tend to use Signal for international calls.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don't think you can call landlines from it though.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Likely so. But even my 78-year-old mom got rid of her landline a few years ago. That's a niche use case in 2025.

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