baatliwala@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoExclusive: Microsoft is finally shutting down Skype in Maywww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1335arrow-down11cross-posted to: microsoft@lemdro.idtechnologie@jlai.lumonde@jlai.lu
arrow-up1334arrow-down1external-linkExclusive: Microsoft is finally shutting down Skype in Maywww.xda-developers.combaatliwala@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square56fedilinkcross-posted to: microsoft@lemdro.idtechnologie@jlai.lumonde@jlai.lu
minus-squareDettweiler@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·1 day agoI’m not a fan of Meta, but all of my international family rely heavily on WhatsApp. It also seems that Signal supports VoIP calling, but I have not tried it.
minus-squareMad_Punda@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoWell, I have family that is old enough not to manage to use WhatsApp. They have a smartphone. WhatsApp is set up. I can never reach them on it.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·12 hours agoBut they use Skype?
minus-squareMad_Punda@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours agoNo, but Skype allows to make calls to landlines (and mobile phones).
I’m not a fan of Meta, but all of my international family rely heavily on WhatsApp.
It also seems that Signal supports VoIP calling, but I have not tried it.
Well, I have family that is old enough not to manage to use WhatsApp. They have a smartphone. WhatsApp is set up. I can never reach them on it.
But they use Skype?
No, but Skype allows to make calls to landlines (and mobile phones).