Also a long-time Skype user. I pay for the $29/year plan that gives me an inbound number and outbound calls anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. I agree that the UI

Also a long-time Skype user. I pay for the $29/year plan that gives me an inbound number and outbound calls anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. I agree that the UI has been getting worse, but I don't see those ads, which I presume don't display for subscribers? I also obstinately continue to use the minimal interface format, so that might have something to do with it. I actually use Skype much, much less these days. Pretty much everything happens on hangouts or Slack.