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The Skype Group
Skype allows you to talk to friends, family and co-workers across the internet without the inconvenience of long distance telephone charges. Using peer-to-peer data transmission technology, Skype eliminates the central server as a middle manager.
Today, millions of individuals and businesses are taking advantage of Skype's diverse communication features:
Today, millions of individuals and businesses are taking advantage of Skype's diverse communication features:
- Free Skype-to-Skype
- Landline and cellphone calling
- SMS and instant messaging
- Voicemail
- Free video calls
- Call forwarding to your phone when you're offline
What's New
Version 5.5.0.2340:
- Improved video call stability and improvements to the calling interface
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
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Skype allows you to talk to friends, family and co-workers across the internet without the inconvenience of long distance telephone charges. Using peer-to-peer data transmission technology, Skype eliminates the central server as a middle manager.
Today, millions of individuals and businesses are taking advantage of Skype's diverse communication features:
Today, millions of individuals and businesses are taking advantage of Skype's diverse communication features:
- Free Skype-to-Skype
- Landline and cellphone calling
- SMS and instant messaging
- Voicemail
- Free video calls
- Call forwarding to your phone when you're offline
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MikeMax999 reviewed on 05 Feb 2012
This version of Skype is useless without any control of volume!
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Vanderwal reviewed on 03 Feb 2012
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(Or you can customise the notifications that you see on an event-by-event basis)
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Rich K. reviewed on 03 Feb 2012
I have a skype out number so I'm not subject to all the adverts. I can understand why some people are upset about the GUI and certain functionality. However if you want to see something really ugly and unintuitive then go and have a look at the Windowz version...... that is truly awful!
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chris.com reviewed on 02 Feb 2012
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If you're sending a message to a mobile, the area around the entry field turns yellow, and the icon changes. It even shows how much the message will cost you: https://img.skitch.com/20120204-ccx1eae46rbu4x8jgcnfycs3ua.png
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Aside from the interface advantages that most feel the earlier version had, in comparing 5.5 to 2.8, have their been any SECURITY changes that would make it wiser to use the newer version?
In other words, is it SAFE to continue using the older 2.8 version? No exploits or security holes have been discovered?
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Donmontalvo reviewed on 02 Feb 2012
Now clean up the interface so it's easier to use.
Ok, 2 stars.
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Jayaii reviewed on 02 Feb 2012
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It's quite amusing really...
They endlessly shout about how much they don't like the new Skype UI, getting further upset when Microsoft doesn't listen to their rants and immediately switch back to an earlier UI.
They install each new release of Skype seemingly just so that they can uninstall it and shout 'I'VE UNINSTALLED IT!'
Despite not using Skype regularly (since how can they when they've uninstalled it, they still repeatedly come back here every release to further vent their anger and give it a half-star review.
You'd think from some of the comments here that Skype has had it's day... after all, now the client is 'stupid', 'horrendous' and 'unusable. Yet Skype seems to be used and enjoyed by millions of users every day (who *somehow* manage to cope with it's 'unusable' UI
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This is not a "progress" issue, advancing their platform. This is not like taking away ADB, floppy disks, Classic or Rosetta. It's releasing all Macs in diarrhoea brown and then ignoring everybody who refuses to buy one.
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Sounds much like you don't use much software. But then why comment here?
The Skype UI is one of the worse I've ever seen: not intuitive, large unused spaces, features you are used to dissappear without warning and without replacement and so on. No, I'm not talking about advertising or any of that stuff, I'm talking about user interface design basics.
And yes, every time a new version is released you have a look because you hope it's gotten better. But sadly with Skype it never does get better ...
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Solefald reviewed on 02 Feb 2012
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And when you're the one who is the odd-one out, perhaps it's time to consider it's _you_ who is the problem and not the entire rest of the universe.
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If there really was 'intense and widespread user dissatisfaction' then you'd probably see the rates of Skype use collapsing. But this is not the case. *Most* people aren't as angry about Skype as some of you here seem to be.
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Watcher reviewed on 29 Jan 2012
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zuluwarrior reviewed on 27 Jan 2012
The interface is worse than before, granted. But a quick preferences cleanup: list view, online status on top makes things better. When I get lost in the interface I reorient myself by clicking on Contacts at the top left.
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I believe that there is a preference which can be set in Skype 2, but cannot be changed in the prefs of Skype 5 beta. This pref can disable video. So if you have this problem, either temporarily downgrade to re-enable the video or try deleting the entire prefs file. Using a program to edit the prefs might also work.
I notified Skype of this bug using the link in the program, but haven't heard from them about whether they are implementing a fix.
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Look on google for help on uninstalling files or http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25276/appcleaner for a free app.
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Can you out there confirm this?
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By the way, the problem seems to be gone with this update.
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You are a sour puss.
Ask chad@macupdate.com to delete your comment, if you think it is no longer relevant.
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Sher-Lock rated on 08 Feb 2012
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Monkeyjunkey rated on 03 Feb 2012
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Dystopia rated on 03 Feb 2012
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Johnny-S.-B.-Rubin rated on 02 Feb 2012
fat321 rated on 02 Feb 2012
RodolphoT rated on 02 Feb 2012
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Thomas1977 rated on 02 Feb 2012
richardmannich rated on 30 Jan 2012
JDar0 rated on 26 Jan 2012
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Macsimm rated on 20 Jan 2012