Amazon released Chime, skype alternative
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@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
Only you were unable to be added to the call. Only you see an odd avatar for her account. Only you, only you, only you... I guess Skype must be broken.
Danielle saw it too. "Only you" always means the system is broken when there is no "only you" component of it. What "only me" do you think there is that doesn't mean mean that Skype is broken? There is no "me" aspect to Skype. Especially when we are talking about their web page. What you see is what Microsoft themselves project. There is no aspect of "me" involved.
We went through the exercise of showing this to Danielle to ensure that there could be no discussion like this using the "only you" excuse. She agreed, Skype wasn't working.
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If an "only you" comes up, I think it is Danielle's account that is broken. I only have call issues when she is part of the call.
That's Danielle's account as determined by Microsoft. See if she can update that avatar. That's taken from the website just now.
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@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
If an "only you" comes up, I think it is Danielle's account that is broken. I only have call issues when she is part of the call.
That's Danielle's account as determined by Microsoft. See if she can update that avatar. That's taken from the website just now.
What website specifically? I was just logged into her skype account from my computer, and it showed the correct picture.
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@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
If an "only you" comes up, I think it is Danielle's account that is broken. I only have call issues when she is part of the call.
That's Danielle's account as determined by Microsoft. See if she can update that avatar. That's taken from the website just now.
What website specifically? I was just logged into her skype account from my computer, and it showed the correct picture.
The SKYPE website.
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@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
What website specifically? I was just logged into her skype account from my computer, and it showed the correct picture.
I know, you just proved my point. Her account is not working. The image that Skype has for her is not one that you control.
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@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
If an "only you" comes up, I think it is Danielle's account that is broken. I only have call issues when she is part of the call.
That's Danielle's account as determined by Microsoft. See if she can update that avatar. That's taken from the website just now.
What website specifically? I was just logged into her skype account from my computer, and it showed the correct picture.
Far as i can tell, that's a different account. lol
What part of the Skype Website? lol
This is what I see from my Skype account
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@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
What website specifically? I was just logged into her skype account from my computer, and it showed the correct picture.
I know, you just proved my point. Her account is not working. The image that Skype has for her is not one that you control.
I read a great line this morning that equated situations like this with playing chess with pigeons. The fact that you seem to be the only person who logs in and sees the wrong picture can indicate whatever you want it to indicate, regardless of the fact that you seem to be the only person asked to try it that comes up with the wrong picture. Several have, and so far, you are the lone user seeing that incorrect image. If that means that Skype is the only common element and we ignore that only you are seeing that, then sure, Skype sucks and everyone needs to trash it and move to something else.
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@FiyaFly said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
If an "only you" comes up, I think it is Danielle's account that is broken. I only have call issues when she is part of the call.
That's Danielle's account as determined by Microsoft. See if she can update that avatar. That's taken from the website just now.
What website specifically? I was just logged into her skype account from my computer, and it showed the correct picture.
Far as i can tell, that's a different account. lol
What part of the Skype Website? lol
This is what I see from my Skype account
same here
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@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@FiyaFly said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
If an "only you" comes up, I think it is Danielle's account that is broken. I only have call issues when she is part of the call.
That's Danielle's account as determined by Microsoft. See if she can update that avatar. That's taken from the website just now.
What website specifically? I was just logged into her skype account from my computer, and it showed the correct picture.
Far as i can tell, that's a different account. lol
What part of the Skype Website? lol
This is what I see from my Skype account
same here
Now, if I look for the account he referenced, it's here:
But note the different Skype Name -
@FiyaFly said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@FiyaFly said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
If an "only you" comes up, I think it is Danielle's account that is broken. I only have call issues when she is part of the call.
That's Danielle's account as determined by Microsoft. See if she can update that avatar. That's taken from the website just now.
What website specifically? I was just logged into her skype account from my computer, and it showed the correct picture.
Far as i can tell, that's a different account. lol
What part of the Skype Website? lol
This is what I see from my Skype account
same here
Now, if I look for the account he referenced, it's here:
But note the different Skype NameRight. danielle_111 is the account she always uses and shares. Maybe Scott is trying to use the old account mistakenly?
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Isnt it all supposed to be unified across MS accounts these days? Isnt that the point of live.com and msn.com and hotmail.com and outlook.com and all the others? Im sure they were merged a few years ago.
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@FiyaFly said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
If an "only you" comes up, I think it is Danielle's account that is broken. I only have call issues when she is part of the call.
That's Danielle's account as determined by Microsoft. See if she can update that avatar. That's taken from the website just now.
What website specifically? I was just logged into her skype account from my computer, and it showed the correct picture.
Far as i can tell, that's a different account. lol
What part of the Skype Website? lol
This is what I see from my Skype account
Yup, Skype is showing all kinds of data.
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@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@FiyaFly said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@FiyaFly said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
If an "only you" comes up, I think it is Danielle's account that is broken. I only have call issues when she is part of the call.
That's Danielle's account as determined by Microsoft. See if she can update that avatar. That's taken from the website just now.
What website specifically? I was just logged into her skype account from my computer, and it showed the correct picture.
Far as i can tell, that's a different account. lol
What part of the Skype Website? lol
This is what I see from my Skype account
same here
Now, if I look for the account he referenced, it's here:
But note the different Skype NameRight. danielle_111 is the account she always uses and shares. Maybe Scott is trying to use the old account mistakenly?
Nope, the two are one. If I delete the old one, it deletes the new one too. Skype feels that the two are a single account.
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@momurda said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
Isnt it all supposed to be unified across MS accounts these days? Isnt that the point of live.com and msn.com and hotmail.com and outlook.com and all the others? Im sure they were merged a few years ago.
Supposed to be.
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Regular skype isn't tied into a MS account. And if you had an old account that was WAY before Microsoft owned Skype.
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@Minion-Queen said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
Regular skype isn't tied into a MS account. And if you had an old account that was WAY before Microsoft owned Skype.
Actually, it is. Microsoft made me integrate accounts earlier today. It's new, maybe new as of today.
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@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@Minion-Queen said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
Regular skype isn't tied into a MS account. And if you had an old account that was WAY before Microsoft owned Skype.
Actually, it is. Microsoft made me integrate accounts earlier today. It's new, maybe new as of today.
I opted to combine my accounts, but I don't think I was ever forced, and with the fact that she probably hasn't logged into that old account in years she probably will never log into it and see a prompt to move it to a windows account.
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@FiyaFly said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@Minion-Queen said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
Regular skype isn't tied into a MS account. And if you had an old account that was WAY before Microsoft owned Skype.
Actually, it is. Microsoft made me integrate accounts earlier today. It's new, maybe new as of today.
I opted to combine my accounts, but I don't think I was ever forced, and with the fact that she probably hasn't logged into that old account in years she probably will never log into it and see a prompt to move it to a windows account.
It's been at least 7 years. the email for the account doesn't even exist anymore.
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@art_of_shred said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@Breffni-Potter said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
@scottalanmiller said in Amazon released Chime, skype alternative:
$2.50/user/mo for screen sharing. That's a bit expensive when Skype is free (but doesn't work, so I get the issue.)
Works fine for me as does Google Hangouts.
Chime feels like, we're Amazon, lets make yet another product.
Depends, can you call me on it? nope, because MS has their accounts all broken. So in reality, it doesn't work for you, it just makes it feel like it works for you.
Danielle thinks it works for her, too, but people with her in their user list see her account broken and have problems contacting her and her account will semi-randomly get deleted and show up wrong with images and details from old accounts she doesn't have any more and she, too, can't get calls to work to some people.
Because the issues with Skype are account based, people often feel that it "works for them" even when they too are experiencing issues.
"People"? You mean you. No one else. Don't say Gene, because his issues are not isolated to Skype.
Yea,.. Because well - It's Gene
