Gee, why not just use the telephone for goodness sake? I mean, why use other apps to make phone calls when a the Iphone does just fine of it's own accord? Sorry if I'm missing something here; but, think about it. Why use Skype to make phone calls when your own phone is just as good?
Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On May 2, 2012, at 1:34 PM, Austin Seraphin wrote: > e SIP phone clients, both Telephone available from the Mac app store and > Blink available from http://icanblink.com both work well. They sound better > too. > > I just noticed this long thread so someone else has probably brought this up, > but it drives me mad how the new Skype keeps saying "Skype has new window." > every single time some kind of change happens, like someone going online. > Maddening! I don't keep Skype open for that reason. > > - Austin > > On Apr 30, 2012, at 6:03 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: > >> In addition to Skype, are there any good SIP phone clients for the Mac >> which are accessible? I've used Linphone on Linux from the command >> line but would be interested in a Mac solution if there is one. Skype >> may be popular but the protocol is proprietary and SIP is more >> universal. SIP is probably one of the best VOIP protocols out there. >> >> On 4/30/12, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Ok. >>> >>> I have found that I can dial numbers again using the keyboard on my Mac but >>> there is no edit field as there use to be when I first acquired the mac. >>> Can this be brought back? >>> >>> Kawal. >>> >>> On 30 Apr 2012, at 10:16 PM, Missy Hoppe <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi there! Thank you so much for starting this topic thread. Hopefully, >>>> this is the appropriate place to bring up my number 1 >>>> complaint with skype on the mac. >>>> When I first got my mac and installed Skype; I believe this was version >>>> 5.1 or so, the program always started in the contacts >>>> list. Ever sinve 5.3 or so, when I run the program, it starts me on >>>> something that Voiceover tells me is called Skype Home. >>>> It basicly looks like a facebook clone. Granted, it's not prohibatively >>>> difficult to navigate to a table, interract and find >>>> my contacts list and stop interracting, but I personally feel that this is >>>> something I shouldn't have to do, and it's just >>>> aggravating enough that I avoid using skype as often as possible, and only >>>> run it periodically to check for updates in hopes >>>> that this issue will some day be fixed. I've checked preferences time and >>>> again, and there simply isn't a way to configure >>>> how the program starts. >>>> To make this even more frustrating, when I ask people about id, they claim >>>> that they don't have this problem. I'd be more >>>> than happy to disconnect skype from facebook if it would fix the problem, >>>> but would rather not if I don't have to. I don't >>>> really understand the point of the favorites thing either, and miss the >>>> simplicity of the first mac version of skype I ever >>>> used. Sorry for the aimless rambling, but I hope it makes sense to >>>> someone. >>>> Missy >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu >>>> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 5:07 PM >>>> To: macvisionaries >>>> Subject: Skype on the Mac made accessible? >>>> >>>> This message is for Kevin Chow if he is working with Skype on the Mac with >>>> Skype Team. >>>> >>>> Hi Kevin. >>>> >>>> I have been using Skype on the Mac for a long time and when Google had the >>>> program, it worked beautifully with the Mac. >>>> However since Microsoft have bought it, it has not been very good on the >>>> Mac. >>>> >>>> The dial pad is inaccessible. Is there any way of getting Skype for Mac >>>> fixed? >>>> >>>> If there are other issues, feel free any one to say if Kevin is going to >>>> get this sorted. >>>> >>>> Kawal. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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