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| From | VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May |
| Date | 2025-03-01 13:35 -0600 |
| Organization | Usenet Elder |
| Message-ID | <1sshcqmrfzroo$.dlg@v.nguard.lh> (permalink) |
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Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote: > VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote: >> Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote: >> >>> VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote: >>> [...] >>> >>>> As I recall, you had to buy SkypeOut minutes to get connected to >>>> non-Skype users, like to landlines and mobile phones. Does MS Teams >>>> require similar purchase to connect to non-Teams endpoints with >>>> landlines and mobile phones? >>>> >>>> "Moving forward, we will no longer offer paid Skype features to new >>>> customers, including Skype Credit and subscriptions that allow you to >>>> make and receive international and domestic calls." >>> >>> Bummer, calling landlines and mobile phones was the only Skype feature >>> we still used (most others like same-platform video/voice calls have >>> been replaced by WhatsApp). >>> >>> I want my 10 Euros of Skype Credit back! :-) >>> >>> Anyone know of a replacement for that: Cheap calling of landlines and >>> mobile phones from an app on a smartphone? (And no, no Google Voice for >>> us non-US users.) >>> >>> [...] >> >> Ooma has Android and iOS apps. I didn't look into where you can use >> Ooma. There is no Windows app for Google Voice unless you count using a >> web browser to their site, but you could use a web browser to Ooma, too. >> Ooma isn't free, but they have a low-cost tier that charges for the >> taxes they are required to collect by the feds (~$10 USD for my area). >> For home phone service, you use their VOIP converter (not free). > > Sorry for the confusion. See my response to Philip as to what Skype to > normal phones (Skype Credit) can do. It allows cheap calls *to*, *in* > and *from* foreign countries, all at a fixed price per country, no > matter where you - the caller - are. That is what I need, not just cheap > calls *to* another country. > > [...] Skype included a VOIP service if you paid extra. As mentioned, there are lots of other VOIP providers. I'm not an expert on all VOIP providers, so that research you'll have to do yourself. When I thought I was losing use of my Obitalk VOIP converter which I used with Google Voice to make and receive calls at home, I looked into some VOIP providers. I mentioned Ooma, because that was the most promising candidate for replacing Google Voice at the time I researched. As for the other candidates, my brain cells for memories on them have since been repurposed.
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Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Jan K." <janicekoziol@nie.ma.spamu.prosze.com> - 2025-03-01 00:41 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-28 22:54 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Jan K." <janicekoziol@nie.ma.spamu.prosze.com> - 2025-03-01 08:40 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-01 02:36 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Rink <rink.hof.haalditmaarweg@planet.nl> - 2025-04-03 17:17 +0200
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 16:12 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2025-03-01 18:14 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 18:45 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-02 03:39 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-01 12:35 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 19:11 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-01 13:35 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 21:01 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-02 03:49 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-02 14:24 +0000
from skype to teams frank_n_2017 <frank_n_dale@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-01 23:26 +0100
Re: from skype to teams Jim <noreply@invalid.com> - 2025-03-02 01:30 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-02 03:34 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-01 22:15 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-01 21:33 -0400
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-06 13:25 +0200
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-04-07 02:09 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-01 10:44 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-01 06:16 -0500
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-01 12:36 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-02 11:24 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-02 14:07 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-02 22:16 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-02 22:29 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-03 08:30 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-03 03:03 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-03 03:54 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-03 11:03 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-03 11:01 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-02 22:16 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-02 22:31 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-03 17:21 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-03 16:53 +0000
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-03-04 15:07 +0100
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-03 14:14 -0600
Re: Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2025-03-01 23:00 +0800
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