08-29-2013, 10:29 PM
We use skype a lot, as our families and friends are in Romania and I prefer to talk and see them in Skype rather than pay for long distance. I have been using skype since 2005 or so, maybe earlier.
I noticed over the past year that occasionally I get disconnected for no reason. or that I have to ring multiple times to make a connection. Also I don't see in real time who's online and who is not. If my Dad was online yesterday, my Skype still shows he is online. I use LogMeIn and I can see he was offline for 18 ours or so. I try to ring on Skype, and after it rings about 8-10 times, then it tells me that Daddy is offline.
It used to work much better a few years ago. I would see in real time when someone went offline. I would rarely get disconnected. There was very few cases where image and sound would be out of sync. Now that happens a lot.
I am starting to look for alternatives. Facetime would do with those who are in the Apple ecosystem, but I need something else for the few friends who are still in Windows. Maybe I give Yahoo Messenger or Google Talk a try.
I noticed over the past year that occasionally I get disconnected for no reason. or that I have to ring multiple times to make a connection. Also I don't see in real time who's online and who is not. If my Dad was online yesterday, my Skype still shows he is online. I use LogMeIn and I can see he was offline for 18 ours or so. I try to ring on Skype, and after it rings about 8-10 times, then it tells me that Daddy is offline.
It used to work much better a few years ago. I would see in real time when someone went offline. I would rarely get disconnected. There was very few cases where image and sound would be out of sync. Now that happens a lot.
I am starting to look for alternatives. Facetime would do with those who are in the Apple ecosystem, but I need something else for the few friends who are still in Windows. Maybe I give Yahoo Messenger or Google Talk a try.