Originally Posted by
Commander Taco
Can anyone help. I recently discovered that Skype has gone from a pay as you go service, whereby one could periodically top up their account, to a monthly subscription service. For our 1 or 2 week trips to Europe, a monthly subscription isn't necessary as I only used Skype infrequently when overseas to, for instance, make a restaurant reservation or to perhaps let a hotel know that we were arriving late, etc. Back here at home, I found Skype to be very useful if calling to Europe to arrange a trip or organise a hotel reservation - I don't mind being placed on hold for a period of time when the call only costs pennies per minute. Whatsapp popped up immediately as an excellent alternative, but I do try to keep some of the more loathsome techbros like Zuckerberg out of my life and off of my devices. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good alternative to Skype?
I know a few people who moved off Skype to Viber. I haven't used it, but they liked it.