Has Discord finally replaced Skype? Or do some of you still use Skype somehow in your daily lives?
I don't want to reveal which service I believe is superior just yet, but I have seen Skype a bit less in recent years with the introduction of Facetime, Discord, etc. and so I wanted to know your experiences. What do you think of both products? Is either obsolete?
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Submitted by nullyeetzden, 06-07-2019, 09:33 AM, Thread ID: 136098
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Is Skype very useful, or obsolete?
Skype is still very useful quality calls with family, business, contacts, etc.
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What's Skype? Discord, FaceTime, TeamSpeak have made it to where we don't need Skype at all.
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06-07-2019, 09:33 AM
#1 RE: Has Discord finally replaced Skype? Or do some of you still use Skype in daily life? 06-07-2019, 11:01 AM #2 I think yeah Skype is out of date as discord is more widely used now and is more popular with younger people
06-07-2019, 11:01 AM
#2 I think yeah Skype is out of date as discord is more widely used now and is more popular with younger people
RE: Has Discord finally replaced Skype? Or do some of you still use Skype in daily life? 06-07-2019, 11:21 AM #3 Well, Skype is more reliable - especially from a business point of view. Discord has multiple outages every month and would be very inconvenient in a company environment. On top of this, it's actually marketed as being more of an informal communication tool so not really even considered by those groups. Skype will always be better in terms of it's uptime and quality of service - let's remember Microsoft is behind it, now.
06-07-2019, 11:21 AM
#3 Well, Skype is more reliable - especially from a business point of view. Discord has multiple outages every month and would be very inconvenient in a company environment. On top of this, it's actually marketed as being more of an informal communication tool so not really even considered by those groups. Skype will always be better in terms of it's uptime and quality of service - let's remember Microsoft is behind it, now.
RE: Has Discord finally replaced Skype? Or do some of you still use Skype in daily life? 08-07-2019, 02:33 AM #4 I don't use skype anymore. Discord has everything I need
08-07-2019, 02:33 AM
#4 I don't use skype anymore. Discord has everything I need
RE: Has Discord finally replaced Skype? Or do some of you still use Skype in daily life? 08-07-2019, 02:40 AM #5 I used to use Skype a ton to stay in contact with tons of people. Especially from forums like this, but one day I just stopped and have used Discord ever since.
08-07-2019, 02:40 AM
#5 I used to use Skype a ton to stay in contact with tons of people. Especially from forums like this, but one day I just stopped and have used Discord ever since.
RE: Has Discord finally replaced Skype? Or do some of you still use Skype in daily life? 08-07-2019, 08:53 AM #6 the problem is: you won't get rid of skype if you use a windows OS :D
08-07-2019, 08:53 AM
#6 the problem is: you won't get rid of skype if you use a windows OS :D
RE: Has Discord finally replaced Skype? Or do some of you still use Skype in daily life? 08-07-2019, 10:53 AM #7 i worked in an office which requries skype, no choice tho.
08-07-2019, 10:53 AM
#7 i worked in an office which requries skype, no choice tho.
RE: Has Discord finally replaced Skype? Or do some of you still use Skype in daily life? 09-07-2019, 06:44 AM #8 I think for the older community, Skype is still a common means of communication but for the younger generation Discord has taken over.
09-07-2019, 06:44 AM
#8 I think for the older community, Skype is still a common means of communication but for the younger generation Discord has taken over.
RE: Has Discord finally replaced Skype? Or do some of you still use Skype in daily life? 09-07-2019, 06:59 AM #9 Well discord is mainly used by streamers to connect with their audience whereas Skype for a general over the seas chit chat. I still use Skype and I am sure many ppl still do.
09-07-2019, 06:59 AM
#9 Well discord is mainly used by streamers to connect with their audience whereas Skype for a general over the seas chit chat. I still use Skype and I am sure many ppl still do.
RE: Has Discord finally replaced Skype? Or do some of you still use Skype in daily life? 06-07-2019, 11:21 AMEddie Wrote: Well, Skype is more reliable - especially from a business point of view. Discord has multiple outages every month and would be very inconvenient in a company environment. On top of this, it's actually marketed as being more of an informal communication tool so not really even considered by those groups. Skype will always be better in terms of it's uptime and quality of service - let's remember Microsoft is behind it, now.
You can just use Slack. It's legit formed like discord but it's made for businesses
I've never liked Skype in general. It was always known as unsafe, unreliable, and kind of a pain in the ass to open up and wait 50 hours for everything to load. It just felt early 2000s ish. Like Aim or some shit.
I've fully transitioned to discord fairly easily. Although discord is advertised for "gamers", it's also really good for general group chats. I know a lot of people who aren't hardcore gamers but love discord.
I also now use Slack for business related stuff
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06-07-2019, 11:21 AMEddie Wrote: Well, Skype is more reliable - especially from a business point of view. Discord has multiple outages every month and would be very inconvenient in a company environment. On top of this, it's actually marketed as being more of an informal communication tool so not really even considered by those groups. Skype will always be better in terms of it's uptime and quality of service - let's remember Microsoft is behind it, now.
You can just use Slack. It's legit formed like discord but it's made for businesses
I've never liked Skype in general. It was always known as unsafe, unreliable, and kind of a pain in the ass to open up and wait 50 hours for everything to load. It just felt early 2000s ish. Like Aim or some shit.
I've fully transitioned to discord fairly easily. Although discord is advertised for "gamers", it's also really good for general group chats. I know a lot of people who aren't hardcore gamers but love discord.
I also now use Slack for business related stuff