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Can we get a list of Skype alternatives going? I feel like it's time to dump the corporate behemoth mess.

• apples_oranges 8y ago
  The article mentions 2 alternatives: > I recommend http://zoom.us http://zoom.us or http://appear.in http://appear.in as alternatives that don’t “help” you by exposing your contacts to the world.
  • seqizz 8y ago
    I don't think we can call landlines via these.
    • spurgu 8y ago
      I'm from Europe and I'm baffled that this would be a requirement for anyone these days. Are landlines still that common in the US?
      • nicoburns 8y ago
        I'm from Europe and I've occasionally used this feature when e.g. I'd lost my phone, but needed to make a call to a customer service department.
      • trumped 8y ago
        they are very commonly used for robocalls/junk calls
    • scraft 8y ago
      I have used Skype a lot for calling landlines and mobile phone numbers, in particular for people overseas where the phone bill would otherwise be high. I have also used this when I have zero phone reception but have access to Wifi.
  • kofejnik 8y ago
    zoom app on MacOS requires root permissions. No, thank you.
• userbinator 8y ago
  Just like IRC is the little-known open alternative to the usual IM networks, the closest to Skype would probably be SIP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_Initiation_Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_Initiation_Protocol ), for which many clients are available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SIP_software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SIP_software
• fghtr 8y ago
  https://meet.jit.si https://meet.jit.si