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Microsoft has sent out this email: Dear Skype user, In order to streamline our consumer communications offerings, we will be retiring Skype in May 2025. As pa
by quitit 2y ago
Microsoft has sent out this email:
Dear Skype user,
In order to streamline our consumer communications offerings, we will be retiring Skype in May 2025. As part of this change, we want to keep you informed about important updates to your Skype paid services and how these changes may affect you.
Please read on for detailed information about the updates and what they mean for your services.
Subscriptions & Automatic Top-Ups: Existing subscriptions will continue to automatically renew until April 3, 2025. After this, all subscriptions will be retired and no longer be available for purchase, renewal, or reactivation. Automatic top-ups will end on April 3, 2025.
Skype Number: Your Skype Number subscription will continue to automatically renew until April 3, 2025 and will remain active until the end of your next renewal period. To port your Skype Number, please contact your new provider directly. Learn more
Skype Manager: Skype Manager users can purchase and renew paid products, including automatic credit top-ups, until April 3, 2025. After this date, only existing credit balances can be allocated to group members for calling.
For SMS services: SMS services will be discontinued on May 5, 2025.
Skype Dial Pad: After May 5, 2025, the Skype Dial Pad will be available to remaining paid users from the Skype web portal and Teams, where you will continue to be able to use your subscription or Skype Credits.
Terms of Use: Skype paid products are subject to the Microsoft Services Agreement.
Thank you for being part of Skype
We want to express our deepest gratitude for your support over the years. Skype has been an integral part of countless meaningful moments, and we are honored to have been part of your journey. Learn more about Skype retirement here.
With gratitude,
The Skype Team
- rwky 2y agoThanks for this I've not received the email yet. This bit is irritating >To port your Skype Number, please contact your new provider directly. Learn more Anyone got any recommendations on who to port to?
- mcyukon 2y agoI have a number with VOIP.ms, which I use with Softphone app Zoiper5. I'm going to attempt to transfer my Skype number over. VOIP.ms has a "availability" tool and it indicates its possible to port it.
- LexGray 2y agoI would say Google Voice is fine. I ported my POTS number to a burner cell and from there to Google Voice (some technical reason for that runaround) and other than having to dump in $10 once to kick it back into function when it hiccuped it has been a free and useful app for years.