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I can't get into Skype which is usually automatically always on - even tried rebooting and sign out/sign in.

Anyone else have this problem?
  • Profile picture of the author Mikedb
    This is the second post about this.

    Just go to goolge latest News and see this:

    Skype‎ Our engineers and site operations team are working non-stop to get things back to normal – thanks for your continued patience
    Twitter - 14 minutes ago



    Regards,

    Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Yup, same problem for me today. I haven't tried to close it and reopen it to see if that would help, or tried anything else for that matter, but it does seem to be down.

    Edit: hadn't seen Mike's post when I posted this. Looks like it's down for everyone then.
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    • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
      It's the upgrade that's causing the problem.

      My wife lives on Skype and what a pain it was...

      Luckily she got it figured and now it works fine. It took her 3 hours of messing around with everything under the sun to get it working again.
      Don't ask me how she did it, I have no idea...
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  • Profile picture of the author Mikedb
    Story is that it is down for 8,000,000 users.

    Nice when you have a business that uses this a lot

    regards,

    Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    Thanks everybuddy-

    ... all i get is 'Skype can't connect' and 'Contact your Network Administrator' - hello that is me and I don't know.

    'Misery loves company'.

    I love Skype and few problems - 'Open Open Open'
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    It's baaaack!
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    hmmm - not here yet - i guess it will be eventually.

    thanks for the update.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
      Originally Posted by Patrician View Post

      hmmm - not here yet - i guess it will be eventually.

      thanks for the update.
      Yeah, no problem. It just came back when I posted, so maybe it will soon for you too. Kind of like losing an old friend when it's down, eh?
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  • Profile picture of the author cevin
    Mine is dead too 8 hours ago. I think the whole main server is down. I have never seen this before. I wish could have a look to the faces of poor IT team in Skype. Good luck guys, we can wait.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    Wahoo! It is working now!

    Yes, lots of old friends. I just love it and sometimes have several conversations going at once.

    Thanks for being there during the withdrawal. lol.
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  • Profile picture of the author Leslie B
    Mine still isn't working. Ready to throw my computer through the window (I need to contact some clients asap and mail always takes too long before I have my answers)

    Leslie
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    @ Pat - I know all about having several conversations going at once. Kind or puts a crimp in productivity though.

    @ Leslie - should hopefully be coming back for you soon too. See you on Skype soon.
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    • Profile picture of the author Leslie B
      Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

      @ Leslie - should hopefully be coming back for you soon too. See you on Skype soon.
      I hope so, I miss my friends who give me a kick in the ... when I need it

      Leslie
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      • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
        Originally Posted by Leslie B View Post

        I hope so, I miss my friends who give me a kick in the ... when I need it

        Leslie
        ...and I miss kicking your ...

        ROFL!
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    • Profile picture of the author Patrician
      Yes Dennis that is a fur shur - and also why i keep my online status at 'away' - if i am busy or someone is a pest i have the ready-made excuse for not responding until i have time - i am 'away'...


      Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

      @ Pat - I know all about having several conversations going at once. Kind or puts a crimp in productivity though.
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  • Profile picture of the author Leslie B
    Oh I know you do, I know you do.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    Restart it and try to login - let it hang 'logging in' and suddenly it will come back.
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  • Profile picture of the author Leslie B
    I'm trying to restart every so many times. Oh well, if it's not back up today, I might get more work done LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author Niche-Dominator
    mine was down this morning but is working ok again now i think they are working on it now
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    For those who haven't seen it, this is from Skype:
    Skype isn’t a network like a conventional phone or IM network – instead, it relies on millions of individual connections between computers and phones to keep things up and running. Some of these computers are what we call ‘supernodes’ – they act a bit like phone directories for Skype. If you want to talk to someone, and your Skype app can’t find them immediately (for example, because they’re connecting from a different location or from a different device) your computer or phone will first try to find a supernode to figure out how to reach them.

    Under normal circumstances, there are a large number of supernodes available. Unfortunately, today, many of them were taken offline by a problem affecting some versions of Skype. As Skype relies on being able to maintain contact with supernodes, it may appear offline for some of you.

    What are we doing to help? Our engineers are creating new ‘mega-supernodes’ as fast as they can, which should gradually return things to normal. This may take a few hours, and we sincerely apologise for the disruption to your conversations. Some features, like group video calling, may take longer to return to normal.
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