Galong

I've been looking ever since Skype made the announcement... NOTHING compares to Skype. I wish they would have just raised their prices or something. 🤦 My wife talked to AIS today. Calling the US is 15 baht per minute. 😲 This is for 800 numbers too. I was on Skype last night for at least an hour with one of my pension suppliers. That would have been 900 baht if I had used AIS.

Has anyone successfully migrated to Google Voice? Did you have to have help from someone in the US with a mobile phone for verification? I'm thinking of having my brother help me set it up. Google Voice seems to be one of the better options as ChatGPT said it 'usually' works with OTPs and bank codes. I rarely need that. Alternatively, has anyone used AIS and the 003 prefix to call the US (or another country)? It says 3 baht per minute. I can live with that.

Newsflash: nobody's winning. This administration is about as trustworthy as a screen door on a submarine, and both parties are too busy dunking on each other to realize the whole ship is sinking. Leadership? Nonexistent. Policies? A mess. Accountability? LOL. But sure, keep pretending one side’s total dysfunction somehow cancels out the other’s. Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to survive the fallout of this clown show

My guy was named Mark. It could easily be a bot, but this bot was programmed better.

Thanks a lot for the feedback on the various programs. I wonder if my Skype number can be ported to Sonetel as a landline? 🤔

HAPPY DAYS... I'm reinstated! 🥳 This time I had what appears to be a human responding to my ticket. I got in AND setup my new PassKey in the MFA section. Now I can finally relax.

I've got a YubiKey physical passkey now. So if ID.me ever does get back to me (it's been over a week), I'll try to get my MFA changed to using the passkey. What a headache for something that should be resolved instantly. I'm surprised they're not asking me to fax them.

Yes, I looked into it and saw some potential issues... sorry, I don't recall exactly what they were. I seem to remember something about not being able to port my US Skype number or having to change my Skype number from a landline (which it is now) to a mobile number. That would greatly decrease the chance of it being useable for verification codes and OTPs, which is my main reason for having Skype. I have wasted so much time as I'm sure many of you have too. This sucks.

Sigh, I've added ChaiyaTH to my blocked list, which means almost nothing on this forum. Yes, same boat... still struggling to find a reasonably-priced alternative or even an expensive option that's 100% solid. I never realized Skype was in a league of its own. I never had a reason to check as I assumed it would be around forever. 🤷‍♂️

Thanks for doing the research as I was looking at some of these options. I assumed they sucked... you verified it. 🙏

Yeah, seriously... just raise the price. I'd pay more for Skype. I have a buddy who travels constantly and uses GoogleFi. He says if he doesn't pop back in to the US periodically he'll lose it. I only visit the US every 3 or so years. When my mom passes, I have no reason to ever step foot on US soil again.

From ChatGPT: If you have a Skype Number → No, Skype does not support receiving SMS to a Skype Number. That's me out then. I ONLY care about being able to get bank codes and OTPs. Teams is of absolutely no interest to me. It's not a replacement for Skype at all! MS drops the ball yet again.

Crikey... this isn't rocket science. If they have an alternative plan whereby we can keep using Skype they should CLEARLY say that. 🤦

Everything I'm reading says Skype will close and we'll have to use Teams. I just signed in at the www.skype site and didn't notice anything to the contrary. What am I missing? I'd really like to keep my Skype US (landline) number for bank codes and OTPs. 🤞

Are you saying that you know some US expats who lost their Social Security? If so, could you explain how they lost it, please?