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Alternatives to Skype for international calling? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Skype is dead. Need an alternative to make international calls to landlines. Suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It can be legitimate to ask "why do you want to do X" so that you can help find a solution to the underlying problem. Saying "you shouldn't do X" without knowing what the underlying problem is is the epitome of unhelpful and overbearing.

It's literally a meme that devs have some obscure problem, and the only online resource they find is a forum post with one of

nvm, I fixed it (no further explanation)
Marked as duplicate (link to question about something different but related)
"You shouldn't do this, here's how to do something else" (cannot do Y, that's why I'm trying to do X)

[–] BlameThePeacock -2 points 2 weeks ago

Other people had already responded with answers that fit the specific question prior to me responding. I was just adding an additional possibility to consider.