Well, the consensus seems to be that you do indeed have to pay for skype or have credit for it to start in the contacts list. I think this is the dumbest move ever on the programmers' part, and very shameful that we have to pay for such basic functionality, but I did confirm it. Skype was a lot more affordible than I thought, so I bought a year's subscription to the US for $30. Sure enough, skype now allows me to start in the contacts list. There's a part of me that is ashamed to have rewarded such a dispicable practice, but I'm hoping that over time, the subscription will pay for itself. So, over all, I have very mixed emotions right now. I'm happy that skype is behaving as it should, but angry that I had to pay money for this functionality to be achieved. I hope this helps someone; I guess that my investment will be worth it if it helps to improve accessibility for someone else. Missy
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 4:50 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Skype on the Mac made accessible? Yes, mine is connected to Facebook, and has been way before this most recent version. Even when it wasn't though, skype has always gone to my contacts at first. Chris. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Missy Hoppe" <mitmee....@gmail.com> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:47 AM Subject: RE: Skype on the Mac made accessible? > Wow! I wonder what those of us who can't get it to start up in the > contacts list are doing wrong? Is yours connected to > facebook? This is getting curiouser and curiouser. I'm still irritated by > the idea that this is supposedly a premium feature, > when it should just be a given option if desired. Not sure I'm > articulating that right, but how can having the program start > somewhere that's actually be considered a premium? That should count as > basic functionality, and for those who are able to > get it started in the contacts list, I'd love to know what they're doing > differently, so I can try to fix mine. > Missy > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark > Gilland > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:39 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Skype on the Mac made accessible? > > Hmm! > > I know I have the latest version of Skype, and mine always starts in the > contact list. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Oyen" <eric.o...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 5:30 AM > Subject: Re: Skype on the Mac made accessible? > > > I don't honestly see the point of paying for a feature that was free in > previous versions. video conferencing I can understand, but this? I DON'T > THINK SO! It seems to me that Microsoft is trying to soak us for more > money, > especially considering that their flagship product (windows 7) had such a > poor showing over the last 4 years (millions of corporate machines still > running XP). > > -eric > > On Apr 30, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > >> This was a change made in Skype 5.X. It's possible that your friend is >> running an earlier version of Skype, e.g. V2.X. Please Skype.com for >> pricing details. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 30, 2012, at 6:11 PM, "Missy Hoppe" <mitmee....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> That doesn't sound at all right or fair. How much is this skype premium. >>> If it's cheap, and there isn't a monthly fee, I >>> might consider it, but it never used to be that way, and if that's the >>> case, how is it possible that at least 1 person I've >>> talked to who is also using the free version is able to start in >>> contacts >>> like it used to do? I'm not trying to complain or >>> be difficult; am just genuinely puzzled by this. >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Chao >>> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 6:08 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Skype on the Mac made accessible? >>> >>> I raised this issue wiht Skype beta team a while ago and I was toldwas >>> that this is by design. If you wish to not have Skype >>> not start at Home, rather your contacts, it's required to purchase Skype >>> Premium. >>> >>> FYI: eBay (not Google owned Skype before) and now Microsoft has it >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Apr 30, 2012, at 5:16 PM, "Missy Hoppe" <mitmee....@gmail.com> 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: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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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