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Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc

From "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc
Date 2025-02-28 18:29 -0500
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On 2/28/25 05:54 PM, Jim wrote:
> On 28/02/2025 21:41, frank_n_2017 wrote:
>>
>> Hey there,
>>
>> Skype is closing down and I'm looking for a replacement that works on a
>> desktop PC (with Windows 10, Ubuntu 2022) without requiring a smartphone.
>>
>> I checked WhatsApp and Telegram and found out that the installation
>> relies on their previous installation on a smartphone. It works then
>> dependent on their smartphone install.
>>
>> Is there any application similar to Skype that does not depend in any
>> way on its installation on a smartphone?
>>
>> Thanks a lot!
>>
>> frank
> 
> 
> Microsoft Teams:
> For Windows:
> <https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-teams/compare-microsoft-teams-home-options>
> 
> For Linux: <https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux>
> 
> For US Residents: <https://voice.google.com/about>
> 
You can use a web browser to get  into Google Voice, so does it with with the mic?
I have a laptop.

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     Alan K.

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whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc frank_n_2017 <frank_n_dale@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-28 22:41 +0100
  Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Jim <noreply@invalid.com> - 2025-02-28 22:54 +0000
    Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-28 18:29 -0500
  Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Oliver <ollie@invalid.net> - 2025-02-28 16:44 -0700
  Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2025-03-01 01:23 +0100
    Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-01 07:55 +0000
      Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2025-03-01 11:04 +0100
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          Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-02 00:45 +0000
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