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Skype Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Brice, forsooth!
(@TwiceBriceBrice) reported
from
Islington, England
@SpotlightUK Waiting for my 1 to 1 and n Skype. Should have started 8 mins ago. Help!
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AJ Johnston
(@MissAJJohnston) reported
from
Melbourne, State of Victoria
Really feeling for everyone with kids today 💛 wish I could help! I’m home and have all the time in the world, so if I can be of any digital help, please let me know. I can skype your kids and read them a story or play a game with them somehow if you want a break.
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Luke Redpath
(@lukeredpath) reported
from
Colchester, England
@Caged I haven’t found anything that’s great either but we are using 888Poker with a private lobby and Skype for chat. They’ve had a few network issues this week though. The only other option I found was Pokerstars private clubs.
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Mike Clare
(@MikeAClare) reported
from
Eastleigh, England
@WaterSHEDLab Nope - back to back Skype/zoom/gotomeeting/Team meetings. Hope that winds down soon as it’s relentless...
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Omar Kooheji 🔇
(@ohmz) reported
from
Kirkfieldbank, Scotland
Played a game of D&D over video call today. Initially tried Skype because everyone had it installed, switched to Zoom because we were having issues hearing each other. I’m flabbergasted at how much better Zoom was. Skype struggled with audio, zoom managed video with no issues.
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Carr & Co Solicitors
(@CarrandCo) reported
from
Morpeth, England
Don’t suffer in silence if you need #help #divorce #FamilyLaw we offer fixed fee appointments by telephone or #skype #Zoom 0191 2840363
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Roland Schlichting
(@ajaxgolfer) reported
from
Ajax, Ontario
@RogersHelps please please help. I live in south AJAX and the internet is so very weak. I am trying to work from home during this pandemic but can even do my skype calls. I have your best modem and very expensive unlimited internet package. Please please help
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Marilene Barros-Sarnataro
(@BarrosSarnataro) reported
from
Bad Wildbad, Baden-Württemberg Region
@MiaFarrow My spouse is a surgeon and the answer is no. Sorry I am just trying to help. Here in Germany we are even accepting patients from France. This virus is spreading fast. Be vigilant. Use FaceTime, Skype or whatever works for you. Best wishes from Germany.
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David Gurtler
(@GurtlerDavid) reported
from
Barnet, England
A week since my last face to face work meeting, no Skype/MS Teams/Zoom meetings since then either. Now beginning to look like a down and out, wonder how long I can go without shaving.
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Barry C Smith
(@smithbarryc) reported
from
Islington, England
@keith_wilson :) Or two many calls Skype, Zoom, emails, calls Twitter threads. Too much! Calm down people
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Sudharsanan Natarajan
(@mesudharsanan) reported
from
Sholinganallur, State of Tamil Nādu
@MicrosoftIndia These are the following issues when using @Skype and @Outlook on Android. 1. The Skype and outlook are not in sync with company portal. Asking to sign up/enter credentials everytime when I open these apps
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Unstable Non-Genius 🏳️🌈
(@justizin) reported
from
San Francisco, California
@WilRockall @hacks4pancakes i dont care, origibal skype would organize chat within an office during an internet outage, nothing since has been like it.
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Aileen Castro
(@_WakePraySLAY) reported
from
Houston, Texas
If anyone else experiences this problem, the user was also connected to Skype. Signing out of Skype resolved the Darth Vader voice issue. #TechTip
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Neal McQuaid
(@nealmcquaid) reported
from
Dublin City, Leinster
@internetthought And Skype for Business is to be shut down and replaced with Teams. (Not a bad thing in my view).
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𝘛𝘦𝘦𝘫 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘰 ☤⚕️
(@IAmTJMO) reported
from
Taguig City, National Capital Region
Ingay nila sa skype sa work. I put them on mute and lay down on my bed. Balakayojan.
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Melissa Maye
(@melissa_maye) reported
from
Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Today I had to help interview someone for a position at my work via Skype. I put on a full face of makeup for the first time in weeks. Still didn’t wear pants though.
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george pinnington
(@George_Pinno) reported
from
Bromley, England
@NiecyOKeeffe I was shouted at in work for not having a profile pic for my Skype calls but the issue was solved by me uploading a school photo (year 2 at Primary school). I have a phobia about seeing myself, I don't have a graduation photo and I only consented to wedding pics under duress
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Wedge LIVE!
(@WedgeLIVE) reported
from
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bad news is that a pandemic is bearing down on all of us, causing the City Council to go from 12 committees, with meetings held at City Hall, to 2 committees conducted via Skype. The good news is the acronym for one of the new committees is POGO.
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Linda
(@queststar) reported
from
Culemborg, Provincie Gelderland
@themultifwriter Well, I did. And that's why my babysitter is going to help with my oldest kid's homework through Skype tomorrow because I just can't do it anymore 😅
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Eric
(@classik_e) reported
from
Calgary, Alberta
If anyone is bored as **** and wants to chat I’m down to Skype/team/zoom what ever tomorrow. 🤙🏻
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Allen
(@AllenMenefield) reported
from
Niagara Falls, New York
These churches should be converted into mini hospitals. House of the lord. He won’t trip. Skype services until this blows over. Convert gyms too until this blows over. We can’t make GAINS anyway. I’ll pay my membership fee to do my part. Many solutions to help. Logic helps.
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Jabatan Perubatan Keluarga di Universiti Perdana
(@FamMedPURCSI) reported
from
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
Some “older” profs are ok with tech: running Kahoot through Skype, Zoom etc. There’s always someone to help. Especially your students. Take a bow @Vimalan97 ! @kausellalaland @dhillon_kabir @Currypuff95 @Swarnah_J14 @mikelarvin @Queenkarenaa @HanaFaris93 @keeran_gopal @Seanthum
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Liryn
(@Liryns) reported
from
Central Place, Louisiana
@Zullell @alphagare can confirm. Skype is terrible.
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Sebastian Wallusch
(@swallusch) reported
from
Bremen, Bremen
@SkypeSupport: my account (wallusch) has Bern hacked! No chance to reset my password due to filing a unknown email adress. Pls help!
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Pablo 👩🎓👨🎓🥑 #MSFTStudentPartner #ImagineCup
(@IamPablo) reported
from
Seattle, Washington
@MichaelGillett I can confirm, after not having used my #Kinect with @Skype on the @Xbox One for almost 2 years, that stability has improved greatly! The Kinect no longer shuts itself down requiring a reboot of the system! (knock on wood) #Miraclesdohappen!
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Catherine Jones T2LP
(@Time2learnPiano) reported
from
Rodborough, England
My teenage sons need to get on with school work I need to run my collapsing business and need Skype to teach music. Yes you're busy, we all are but your service needs to improve.
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Andrew eeles
(@AndyeelesEeles) reported
from
Barnsley, England
@BorisJohnson So my stay home you need to order order people to do this not keep asking it I. Your power to shut this country down or lose you job after it all over 75 % of uk gov say you should. So when I’d the mouse going to be Churchill never because it coward. Hide from the bug Skype
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Darrell as a Service 🛎
(@DarrellaaS) reported
from
Auckland, Auckland
@ActivateLearn Wow. Some passionate defence of Microsoft on this thread. I have to agree though that Skype (consumer) has dropped off my apps. I only installed it on my phone again yesterday to give some advice to someone who wanted to run a virtual church service over it.
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Rick Wagner
(@rpwagner) reported
from
San Diego, California
@hippyvanstorage Right after the sirens I heard a helicopter and was like “uh oh, something even more serious is going down”. And the neighbors knocked it off. Maybe it was a Skype party.
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SeanMacGabhann
(@SeanMacGabhann) reported
from
Lewes, England
So many years of forcing users to give feedback after a call - all of which was ignored , even when people did bother to say “this was shit. Quality was poor on video and audio. Interface is a mess. Fix all of this!l” Skype: thanks for your feedback!!!