Skype 12+

Our family is in a trip for the week atone of the Hocking Hills cabins where there is no cellular service or connections but they do have WiFi. We thought we’d be able to use WiFi calling but it didn’t work. The cabin also has an internet phone but was experiencing difficulties with connecting so we had NO phone.

It wasn’t a huge deal but for safety reasons I prefer to have an emergency line to call out. I downloaded several apps that said we could make calls via WiFi and none worked. I also tried using my business line which we use a digital service provider for and it worked but only twice then kept failing. Our second day here while in my wife’s computer Skype popped up which I had forgotten about. And man was I glad it did because it worked AMAZINGLY! Outside of a lag in the call it was the ONLY things that worked which allowed us to contact the cabin staff regarding the phone and schedule some of the events we wanted to do with the kiddos.

Truly appreciate having Skype!

My girlfriend and I are long distance so we call each other on the daily until she visits. I’ve used Skype over other apps and I have to say it has it’s ups and downs.
Pros: You can expect calls to work perfectly as long as you both have good internet connections. Even when you internet slows down you can still see each other but the quality drops so you can load the video. As someone who’s used Skype for years I’ve noticed on newer phones that selecting things actually works unlike on slower phones where its stutters and takes time.
Cons: They’re pushing too much with emojis and filters and stuff. Why do I have an option to take a picture in the middle of a Skype call? I can literally just turn on my camera and show the person. I have to press speaker all the time when I first make a call and I’m constantly pressing the camera button and waiting forever just to close it. After a call I’m literally asked every time how the quality was. Stop shoving things in my face please. I just wanna call, not see every “great feature you have”. Personally I don’t use 90% of the things Skype has to offer. I just call and turn on my camera. I wish it would focus on that and keep it simple. I don’t wanna have a 1/8 of my screen covered by something I don’t use.

Please just make calling easier, it’s starting to make me think I should switch to Discord.

I have used Skype for a while and I like the translator but in recent times this app/program has gone downhill. The translator rarely works without issues. 98% of the time it repeats what I say or it stutters badly. The translation does not work as well as it used to. Also, you have to lock the screen because if you rotate your phone it will have an error where you can only see a sliver of the other person. I am forced to use this app but I sure wish there was another alternative. Please Fix Skype!!!!!

Update: while it may take several attempts to get the translator to work, I can say it works better than it did and I really do not have issues where is repeats what I say back to me. It will still disconnect randomly or the translator will stop working suddenly but it is improved. I don’t have an issue with rotating the phone anymore. One issue that remains is that if I get another call and place the current call on hold, I cannot take the original call off of hold once the second call is completed. I have to disconnect and start a new call with first caller that I placed on hold. Overall still the best app to use with a translator. Please keep improving!