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Do you use Skype?
Thread poster: Tom in London
Fiona Grace Peterson
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Skype for teaching languages Dec 8, 2016

I was thinking about using Skype to teach English, however it seems there are programs which offer better quality connection, such as Zoom. I must say I gave up using it for calls due to that reason - the audio and stability of the connection was dire.
In business terms I prefer to communicate via email, it means I have a written record of all communication with customers.


 
Tom in London
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Don't Skype me Dec 8, 2016

Maxi Schwarz wrote:

..... I'm wondering in retrospect why they didn't use Skype.



You'd better not skype me then. I haven't shaved today and I recently lost one of my front teeth.


 
Bernhard Sulzer
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Not a slave to Skype Dec 8, 2016

Tom in London wrote:

Sergei Leshchinsky wrote:

Do you use telephone? I don't. Doesn't it waste a lot of time?
Do you use dishwasher? I don't. Doesn't it waste a lot of time?
Do you use TV-set? I don't. Doesn't it waste a lot of time?
Do you use Facebook? I don't. Doesn't it waste a lot of time?
Do you use Viber? I don't. Doesn't it waste a lot of time?
Do you use ICQ? I don't. Doesn't it waste a lot of time?
Do you use Google? I don't. Doesn't it waste a lot of time?
Do you use CAT-tool? I don't. Doesn't it waste a lot of time?
Do you use smartphone? I don't. Doesn't it waste a lot of time?
Do you use door bell? I don't. Doesn't it waste a lot of time?
Do you use fridge? I don't. Doesn't it waste a lot of time?
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Do you use articles? Apparently not those either.

Personally I prefer not to interrupt whatever I'm doing with phone calls or Skype calls. Email is good because I reply when I want to/need to. Phone calls waste time. I don't need to talk to my clients, any more than they need to talk to me. This has never been a problem.

[Edited at 2016-12-07 14:53 GMT]


I prefer emails as well; Fiona brought up a good point there as well. And the Skype thing seems like you are expected to be available for Skype calls all the time and I know it's cheaper for cheap agencies but I don't care for those anyway.

[Edited at 2016-12-08 15:27 GMT]


 
Sergei Leshchinsky
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Easy Dec 8, 2016

Samuel Murray wrote:
There is a program called MultiSkype Launcher from the G-Recorder company that allows you to keep one Skype account for personal calls and one for business calls. MultiSkype Launcher is abandonware, so you may have to google a bit.

Simply edit the command line, and launch as many instances as you need from the same desktop shortcut.




 
Sergei Leshchinsky
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simply... Dec 8, 2016

Tom in London wrote:
Skype is just adware now. And with a Mac there is no way to block the ads. I don't even know why I have Skype on my computer. I could just trash it.

Add the following two lines to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file, and you will never see ads in Skype:

127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com
127.0.0.1 apps.skype.com


 
Tom in London
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Read what I wrote Dec 8, 2016

Sergei Leshchinsky wrote:

Tom in London wrote:
Skype is just adware now. And with a Mac there is no way to block the ads. I don't even know why I have Skype on my computer. I could just trash it.

Add the following two lines to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file, and you will never see ads in Skype:

127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com
127.0.0.1 apps.skype.com


I said "with a Mac there is no way to block the ads".


 
Merab Dekano
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Skype Dec 9, 2016

I never try to add my clients to my Skype contacts. If they do, I always accept their request.

My clients do not call me on Skype unless we arrange a call on beforehand. This only happens when the instructions are too complicated.

Once one of my clients called me on my mobile phone during the night to ask me to resend a file that they couldn't download from the platform I had uploaded it to. They appologised, but there was no need, really, as it only happened once, and
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I never try to add my clients to my Skype contacts. If they do, I always accept their request.

My clients do not call me on Skype unless we arrange a call on beforehand. This only happens when the instructions are too complicated.

Once one of my clients called me on my mobile phone during the night to ask me to resend a file that they couldn't download from the platform I had uploaded it to. They appologised, but there was no need, really, as it only happened once, and for very valid reason.

Skype and phones are tools. You can use them or abuse them.

99.99% of my communications are by email. The more the client knows me the less words are exchanged in our email communications.
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Matthias Brombach
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... nothing left to be added: Dec 9, 2016

Tom in London wrote:
Emoticons and LOLs do waste a lot of time


Lol! 👍


 
neilmac
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Yes, BUT... Dec 10, 2016

I use it mainly to call my family in the UK more cheaply from Spain, as well as other landline calls.

I don't normally use Skype for contact with clients, but I do use it to communicate with a handful of translator/proofreader colleagues/friends. The skype chat function is handy for discussing changes to texts, collaborating on researching terms, etc. in real time rather than by successive e-mails.

And the camera doesn't need to be turned on unless you really want to se
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I use it mainly to call my family in the UK more cheaply from Spain, as well as other landline calls.

I don't normally use Skype for contact with clients, but I do use it to communicate with a handful of translator/proofreader colleagues/friends. The skype chat function is handy for discussing changes to texts, collaborating on researching terms, etc. in real time rather than by successive e-mails.

And the camera doesn't need to be turned on unless you really want to see each other.

(holidayspirit)

[Edited at 2016-12-10 12:19 GMT]

PS: And you can't copy and paste Skype emojis into proz.... so we're safe for now...

[Edited at 2016-12-10 12:20 GMT]

[Edited at 2016-12-10 12:21 GMT]
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Maria De Rose
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Yes, I do Dec 12, 2016

I usually skype with the agencies, but we don't use it to speak verbally. We use it in order to get quick communications across, furthermore in most of my translation work I work in a team with other translators and we chat through a Group, with regards to terminology and I find it is fantastic and efficient.

 
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