Originally Posted by
krismiler
Skype had a good run but its days are numbered. With smartphones and high speed internet now ubiquitous, the ability to dial a landline isn’t really needed anymore. Both parties are likely to be using handheld devices with 4/5G or fast wifi and there are a myriad of apps out there that basically do the same thing.
I used to have a Skype subscription for the wife to call her relatives in the Philippines at US$0.12 per minute to mobile, but now they’ve got broadband at home and the cost through Facebook messenger is zero.
Skype will pass into internet history alongside Napster, Netscape and a few others.
You obviously can't have any dealings with HMRC or majority of UK banks who still all use landlines.