KhunHeineken

It appears they have announced the shut down date before they have prepared for the shut down. I'll be using the web portal. I will not be using Teams.

So not a complete Skype alternative then. What's the benefit of that when living in Thailand? (I note you said "within" and not "to") Many don't use Facebook due to privacy reasons.

Some members are more frequent users, and some are heavy users. I am posting "in general" not about your specific circumstances, because like you said, "who cares" about your specific circumstances.

Wrong. Viber also offers credit / minutes. I don't know what country you are from, so I just chose USA. $4.99USD for 239 minutes, but if you call $1.99USD a month for unlimited minutes to the USA, that's $23.88USD a year to call as many times as you want, and talk as long as you want, expensive, well, what can I say? https://account.viber.com/en/call-usa Viber offers the same. Check out the above link.

If you have an Android phone, Google knows everything anyway.

Aren't you going to add all your contacts from your contact list to Viber so you can call them anyway? If that's an issue, add them, then delete them. Weren't all your contacts in Skype?

Viber is the closest product to Skype I could find. It functions the same way, and has all the same features as Skype, and very competitive pricing. Microsoft Teams looks and feels nothing at all like Skype. I will not be using Teams.

What it means is, Viber is the closest, and I'll say that again, the closest alternative to Skype that I can see. Simple as that. It's a simple download, across different device platforms, and is a one stop shop like Skype. Viber has all the features of Skype. Free voice and video call, pre paid credit / minutes that do not expire, single country unlimited subscriptions, and multiple country unlimited subscriptions. I did not say Viber was the cheapest. I said it was the closest to Skype that I could find. If you know of something closer, please post it, but it's not MyTello. MyTello does not offer unlimited subscriptions, and does not offer free voice and video. Many members like to see their kids and grand kids. Not to mention, their calls to Australia are expensive when compared to other providers.

The installation process would be fine for me, but some older folk, or those not so tech minded, may struggle with the install. However, nothing wrong with putting forward all alternatives in these Skype threads.

Sure, but even if the member lives in a village in Issan, what's wrong with some cheap flights and a couple of days in Bangkok?

Yes, the sugar babies are cheaper in Thailand than in Australia.

You are ripe for the picking when the proposed changes to tax residency are implemented. You can't "Forget about Article 19" forever.

Any advice for these people, Olmate? https://www.9news.com.au/national/oz-harvest-survey-50000-aussies-falling-between-the-cracks-in-national-emergency-hiding-in-plain-sight/8bd32a23-2f0d-478f-90f4-0dfc6698ae51 "Driven by the rising cost of living, stagnant wages, and spiralling housing costs and energy bills, Australians are sacrificing food just to get by."

The same everyone else wants, the closest thing to Skype, and that's Viber. Can you name another product that is as close to Skype as Viber is?

I posted the same thing on all the Skype threads. Simply pointing out that Viber is the closest product to Skype that I could find. It offers all the feature that Skype does, in the one program / app. Some of the threads, such as yours, have been more specific in the requirement/s, but thought I would put forward Viber on your thread also, as the general theme to most of these Skype threads seems to be looking / deciding on a Skype alternative.

It's gone up $4. I've heard about the high cost of living back there. Can you afford a faster internet package?

What is the name of the VOIP service you are using?

Can you do free voice / video calls?

They say it will be all ready for complete migration by the 5th May. It should have been ready for complete migration before they even announced the Skype shut down.

That is my understanding, but I believe Skype users with credit will still be able to use the web portal as well, which is what I will be doing. If so, I will not be using Teams at the end of Skype, or anytime into the future.

I agree. Mytello is for the infrequent user, but without an unlimited paid call subscription, it's not for the frequent / heavy paid call user.

As I posted in another thread, Viber is the closest product on the market to Skype that I could find. If another member has found a product that has free voice / video calls, credit / mins for paid calls that do not expire, and unlimited subscriptions to individual countries and a package of multiple countries, all in the one program / app, then please put it forward.

Yes, but Yolla do not offer an unlimited paid call subscription.

Mytello does not offer free voice / video calls. Not a problem for some, but a feature that many used to catch up with friends and relatives back home.

People used different features of Skype for different reasons. Some only used the free voice and video calls to friends and family. Others used the paid calls feature. Many used Skype for both. Many alternatives to Skype have been put forward over various threads. Some of the alternatives require a monthly subscription, others do not even offer a subscription and you have to continually by credit as you use minutes. Some members are infrequent paid call users, some members are frequent paid call users, and some members are heavy paid call users. Call costs / subscription costs vary between all the Skype alternatives. I have put forward Viber as a "one stop shop" alternative to Skype. My reason for this is Viber has free voice and video calls just like Skype, it also has has paid calls in minutes and paid calls unlimited subscriptions. Open the Viber program / app and it's all in one place, just like Skype. Yolla does not offer an unlimited subscription. Mytello does not offer voice / video calls. Viber offers everything that Skype does, all in the one place, just like Skype. Whilst Yolla and Mytello will suit some, but not others, if people are looking for the closest product on the market to Skype, then I suggest they take a look at Viber.