DrGravitas Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Since I started in this forum, I've noticed a lot of people have Skype. I don't. Personally, I prefer the open community discussion environment of a forum, rather than a one-on-one chit chat. Though, I do use IRC #phoenix. But, I'm curious if I'm missing out on important (or at least fun) stuff. So, who has Skype and uses it regularly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilishlyHandsome49 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) I have Skype. Used to be my main source of talking to people until I found about about sites like Discord and Slack Skype is....its like Youtube. Its the most well known and most used thing out there, even though there are just as good if not better programs to use. Thing is, its just safe to have with things like business calls and the like. That or you could use Google Talk. I think thats just as popular Edited February 13, 2016 by DevilishlyHandsome49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagged Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I used to use skype for gaming related communication but then I discovered much better and simpler teamspeak Skype is just terribly optimized and has a terrible UI. Like, one of the worst I've ever seen if you use Windows 8 version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sar Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Short answer, no. Skype is really just another chat platform for most people, if people used MSN or hotmail in the past, they more often or not continue to keep using skype because of the Microsoft migration. On top of that, its also been integrated to most windows platforms. Its a lot like Facebook. People hate its guts, yet people use it so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayonnaise Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) Yeah I have an account that I rarely touch. Haven't logged on for a few months now. Edited February 13, 2016 by Mayonnaise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fennecbyte Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I have Skype that I only use because everyone else is using it and is refusing to move over to IRC or Discord. Primarily using Linux, I have to either use multiboot to get the thing running or use the web Skype plugin for Pidgin, which doesn't support everything the normal desktop client does. The Linux native version from Microsoft brings my machine to a halt and doesn't support x64 architectures, so it's useless. Overall, Skype is shit and there are much better alternatives out there, in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGravitas Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 8 minutes ago, DevilishlyHandsome49 said: I have Skype. Used to be my main source of talking to people until I found about about sites like Discord and Slack Skype is....its like Youtube. Its the most well known and most used thing out there, even though there are just as good if not better programs to use. Thing is, its just safe to have with things like business calls and the like. That or you could use Google Talk. I think thats just as popular Wow, I forgot Google Talk exists. No thank you! 4 minutes ago, george99g said: I have Skype that I only use because everyone else is using it and is refusing to move over to IRC or Discord. Primarily using Linux, I have to either use multiboot to get the thing running or use the web Skype plugin for Pidgin, which doesn't support everything the normal desktop client does. The Linux native version from Microsoft brings my machine to a halt and doesn't support x64 architectures, so it's useless. Overall, Skype is shit and there are much better alternatives out there, in my opinion. A Skype plugin for Pidgin? The IRC client I already use, Pidgin? That sounds right up my alley! What doesn't it support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sar Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 1 minute ago, george99g said: Overall, Skype is shit and there are much better alternatives out there, in my opinion. This is true, there's jitsi, tox, telegram I guess, even IRC does more than enough if set up correctly. Dozens of FOSS alternatives! But the problem is always that people aren't willing to use a different service, despite it being so much better. They would rather use what their friends use it. Because they already use something, whats the point of switching? I bash Facebook, but the irony is people had the same argument I made about Skype when people were using MySpace. People wanna explore alternatives, people want to compare services to ensure they are on the best possible services. It just takes getting your own circle of friends to use something more reliable with things they would love for an old service to topple. However, in the case of Skype. It's also a large-scale business product for holding virtual meetings. So it's probably going to still be around. After all, Microsoft still holds the monopoly for enterprise software. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fennecbyte Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Just now, DrGravitas said: A Skype plugin for Pidgin? The IRC client I already use, Pidgin? That sounds right up my alley! What doesn't it support? Anyone using a peer-to-peer-only client will be unable to chat with you, contact requests are a bit shoddy, peer-to-peer groups do not work at all, voice and video is obviously not supported, file transfer doesn't work, message editing doesn't work and quoting doesn't work. It supports colored text, which the desktop one doesn't support. You can have a look at their GitHub here and compile it if you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibu Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I use Skype. I have it on all the time when I'm on my home computer. My friends that are important to me are on it, that's all that matters. It's never given me any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinharia Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I has Skype but I normally am distracted Feel free to add me and give me a boop on the nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlastairSnowpaw Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I have skype and use it mainly for text chat. I dislike group chats since you have to focus on it way more and can't really keep a conversation going as easily. I also dislike voice chat things since i tend to listen to my own stuff/the game i'm playing and prefer that over voice chat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGravitas Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, AlastairSnowpaw said: I have skype and use it mainly for text chat. I dislike group chats since you have to focus on it way more and can't really keep a conversation going as easily. I also dislike voice chat things since i tend to listen to my own stuff/the game i'm playing and prefer that over voice chat. Is Skype commonly used for group chatting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlastairSnowpaw Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 1 minute ago, DrGravitas said: Is Skype commonly used for group chatting? you can make group chat things and i have been in a couple of them. Also skype is commonly used and that feature is also used a lot as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikugemu Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Yes, even if it's terrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I used to use Skype all the time but for awhile I stopped partly because I was hardly ever on my computer long enough to use Skype and I was somewhat avoiding certain people. nevermind I didn't have very many people to talk to anyway so I just stopped using it. I've been slowly using it more though and I guess if I had more people to talk to I'll consider using it more often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 53 minutes ago, DevilishlyHandsome49 said: I have Skype. Used to be my main source of talking to people until I found about about sites like Discord and Slack Skype is....its like Youtube. Its the most well known and most used thing out there, even though there are just as good if not better programs to use. Thing is, its just safe to have with things like business calls and the like. pretty much my thoughts in a nutshell. i've started removing skype contacts for this reason; i'd like to not rely on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I have it on the off chance I want to video-call somebody (I hope I never do). I have absolutely NO desire to use its messaging features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysocyon Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I set up a Skype recently. I have used it once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azu Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Skype is complete ass, but I use it anyway I want my MSN back okthx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyboundTerror Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I'm always on it even when I'm away from the computer. I am guilty of being in too many groups, though I only speak in two of them - a "dragon" chat where we spam dragon images and tease the crud out of each other, and a forum Skype group. Skype has never given me problems and all of my close friends are on there for instant contact, and that's all I ask for. I've tried other messengers but Skype has proven to work best for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirDarkWolf Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I have a Skype yes, and it's not given me many problems and everyone I really need to talk to is on there. I guess I don't ever pay attention to the UI stuff, I just hope it's usable for me and it is. The big reason I don't actually use Discord to talk to forum people is.. well, I just don't know most of you, and don't have any reason to talk to many of you. If I do actually need to message you, I'll PM you here or on FA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinare Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I only have Skype because when I was a mod for another site we were mandatoried to have it because it was where we did all our trainings and main communication between mods. When I quit that I also quit using Skype until just recently when the best option to bug a friend of mine ended up being Skype, so I only use it to talk to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarthTheWereWolf Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I have Skype and use it all the time. Pretty much anyone I'd want to talk to online is on it. I've been invited to discord, but because my pc is shit it cant run it unless I'm in browser mode which is... ehhh. So I mostly just stick with skype for text chatting people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Doggo Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Yeah but nearly everyone I have on skype, I have on some other thing as well. I use Steam mostly. I only get on Skype if I'm invited onto it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarra Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I use Skype almost daily for work, it's great especially for fucked up places in Africa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirDarkWolf Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Yarra said: I use Skype almost daily for work, it's great especially for fucked up places in Africa. ...what exactly do you do that needs you to travel there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revates Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I don't really use Skype much at all bar talking to 2 or 3 people. I used to use it while playing games with friends but since we've started using teamspeak haven't turned back. I will admit video calls used to be a lot of fun from time to time. Atm I mainly use discord for chatting to people online. I love the way it looks and it's great for text based chat although the voice can be a bit clunky, I still haven't been able to get my mic settings right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazerMaster5 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Skype is my social life. Too bad it is broken half the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal7 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 So far, I use Kik for most chats. But when we need big-boy voice and video calls, Skype is my main man. Problem is, I use it so rarely that I think about deleting it at least once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I started using skype a lot because at some point I really wanted to make internet friends and join group chats where I thrive on. It didnt work for awhile since I had no idea who to add and I got random awkward encounters with random strangers which did not build into any semblence of a friendship. After joining FAF things got a lot more busy and Ive been skyping since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I use slype for "portrayal"... Aka non smut roleplay. that's good fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapa Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I used to use skype forever ago, before Microsoft bought it. I also used to use steam chat, mumble, and teamspeak, but now I just don't talk to anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikazuki Marazhu Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I have skype and only use it to chat with the following people YellowFox Garth Muln occasionally Arisoto and Naesaki. I remember back then we used to have a Skype group which circulated into some big circlejerk party and is quick to exclude some people in it. Often they sprout drama that caused some distance between members of the community, most notably Chuchi. I hated it but I'm glad that I was able to do an interview on RedSavage life in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfyAmbassador Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I still use skype, but it's a buggy piece of shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirDarkWolf Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 4 hours ago, Caledonian said: I use slype for "portrayal"... Aka non smut roleplay. that's good fun. You should hit me up, we can go on adventures 0: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 10 hours ago, FenrirDarkWolf said: You should hit me up, we can go on adventures 0: My skype is Gentlepiratelove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaosmasterdelta Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Right now I only use skype to talk to one person every day. and by talk I meen Just say hi and goodnight since I'm bad at thinking of things to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astus Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I am pretty much on Skype all day talking/chatting with people, it can be super buggy which is annoying but its pretty simple and easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 i use skype, even so i don't talk to very many people. it's wonderful when it's not being a pain in the ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Coffeecup Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I use it, I like it.It's simple, has alright video chat functions and has been very stable for me. The only drawback I can think of is the poor optimization Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasma Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I have my skype (kosdu.waya), but I am also thinking of using telegram and other such alternatives for their performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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