FabSwingers.com forum: Rip Skype

By *relandgent OP Man
17 weeks ago

city

MS announced Skype will be terminated in May, all existing users will be offered teams access. End of an era and great memories!

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By *iss Boot LoverTV/TS
17 weeks ago

Tetbury

It was good to have something separate for here.

I use teams and all the other things for work.

I won't be doing video calls anymore, I don't want cross pollination of profiles.

Ah well.

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
17 weeks ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

Team wanks could be the next hot topic in the Introductions forum soon instead of Skype ones.

Although that does sound slightly dodgier than Skype wanks....🤔🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

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By *zeroMan
17 weeks ago

Glasgow

"It was good to have something separate for here.

I use teams and all the other things for work.

I won't be doing video calls anymore, I don't want cross pollination of profiles.

Ah well."

Think you can do video calls on telegram.

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By *tlanshiaWoman
17 weeks ago

Chatham

It's full of scammers so makes sense tbh.

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By *ong-leggedblondWoman
17 weeks ago

Next Door

Use telegram as not personal info needs to be given out

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By *ryorkshirepleaserMan
17 weeks ago

Yorkshire

Noooo i use Skype for my naughty calls

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By *ealitybitesMan
17 weeks ago

Belfast

I said in another thread that I had to use it once for a committee meeting.

I didn't know it still existed so I won't miss it.

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By *hauny67Man
17 weeks ago

Lutterworth

Remember if going to use Teams do not use a work account - as your company can and often does use teams to track your productivity along with keystrokes and even record all your meetings. Personal teams will be ok if used on personal devices not on work ones.

As others think Telegram might be a best bet after May

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By *obert_1Man
17 weeks ago

somewhere

Remember when MS bought Skype and announced MSN messenger was closing people weren't happy, the same people are now experiencing the same upset with the loss of Skype 😂😂

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By *naswingdressWoman
17 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

Teams is such a dire program

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By *owestoft ManMan
17 weeks ago

Lowestoft

First VOIP came out and then Skype. A bit confusing lol as Voip stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol. Confusing as Skype and all the various chat apps use Voip but are different in there various platforms.

We all realised Skype was going to go when Microsoft bought it out but surprisingly it lasted and only going completely in May. I know many industries kept going with Skype but most will now change over to Teams.

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By *oiluvfunMan
17 weeks ago

Penrith

"Remember when MS bought Skype and announced MSN messenger was closing people weren't happy, the same people are now experiencing the same upset with the loss of Skype 😂😂"

I remember the days when “MSN?” was your next step to meeting someone lol…

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By *onnydavMan
17 weeks ago

swansea

As both are owned by Microsoft, would you use the same skype details (username, email, password) to login to Teams? Would your contacts move across?

Is Telegram preferred to Teams for video calls?

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By *zeroMan
17 weeks ago

Glasgow

"Remember when MS bought Skype and announced MSN messenger was closing people weren't happy, the same people are now experiencing the same upset with the loss of Skype 😂😂

I remember the days when “MSN?” was your next step to meeting someone lol…

A/S/L?

Then changing your status to lyrics of your favourite song at the time.

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By *uckurcumMan
17 weeks ago

Bishop Auckland

Great times on Skype ...easy to use etc...

Not sure Teams such a great idea to use.

Not a fan of telegram etc ...not as secure as people imagine ... apparently.

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By *SY_Iron67Man
17 weeks ago

Vale

I've found recently the app not working on my Android phone. Used it often for naughty sessions.

Would be very interested in an alternative 🙏🏻

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By *lfs15Man
17 weeks ago

durham

Much preferred yahoo messenger back in the day but had some interesting times on skype. Where next?

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By *icolerobbieCouple
17 weeks ago

walsall

I’m old enough to remember mIRC.

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By *owestoft ManMan
17 weeks ago

Lowestoft

"I’m old enough to remember mIRC. "

Same here

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By *un couple 2Couple
17 weeks ago

Tynemouth.

whats a good option to skype though, im wondering ?

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By *layfullsamMan
17 weeks ago

Solihull

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
17 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

I don’t have any memories of Skype, cos I’ve never used it.

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By *elvet RopeMan
17 weeks ago

by the big field

Ah! The old MSN messenger!

The hours i've spent talking shite on there and frequently ending up jumping in the car for a 3 hour drive for some impromptu shenanigans...the joys of the days of being self employed and life being fairly cheap to live

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By *ryorkshirepleaserMan
16 weeks ago

Yorkshire

How am I going to do naughty videocalls now

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By *ussydocMan
16 weeks ago

Leeds

Signal is a nice alternative to use that you don’t have to give out your mobile numbers etc on you can share a link with contacts has video calls and made by the chaps who used to have what’s app before sold to meta so encrypted and independent

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By *relandgent OP Man
16 weeks ago

city

I have fond memories of Skype for sure 😄

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By *heVikingJarlMan
16 weeks ago

behind you

Flipping heck I better get teams

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By *outhernC0mfortMan
16 weeks ago

Cumbria

Except they'd always be living in Fort Lauderdale or something

Those IM days reminds me of that South Park clip from back then.

"Hi. I'm eight and a half inches".

Damn dude, this guy's tiny! He must be a dwarf.

"Sorry, I'm not interested in being friends with midgets. Midgets piss me off."

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By *elightful 2Couple
16 weeks ago

Not living in the UK

Back in the day we used Skype when Mrs D was meeting single males to make sure they looked like their face pic before moving on to a social, but we haven't used it for years now.

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By *heVikingJarlMan
16 weeks ago

behind you

Already set up a telegram and snap account now ready for the day

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By *otsossieMan
16 weeks ago

Chesterfield

"whats a good option to skype though, im wondering ?"

There are loads out there but not sure which are “safe”.

You can video call from most messenger apps and there is a Google meeting thing (used for the first time yesterday) - although it did pick up my Google profile so that probably needs a bit of thinking and planning.

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