Choppy Voice Calls on Skype

Filed under: Technology, Troubleshooting by: brennan

Skype is free software which allows you to make free long-distance computer-to-computer voice calls. You can also sign up for their premium service which allows you to make calls from your computer to land lines and cell phones. Subscription costs can be found by clicking here. Skype is a great alternative to paid long distance providers – when it works properly! I recently paid a visit to a client of mine who was experiencing problems communicating over Skype. Whoever she called said that her voice was so choppy that they couldn’t understand her.

To solve the problem, I used the steps below on her computer. I suggest you follow them if you are having a similar problem. (Step 5 solved this particular problem)

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Installing SKYPE On Older Versions Of Windows

Filed under: Technology, Tutorials by: brennan

I was recently asked by a friend to upgrade their Windows ME laptop to Windows XP so that they could use Skype. Although I do believe that Windows XP is a better operating system than Windows ME, their laptop only had 128MB of RAM – not quite enough for XP, in my opinion.

I checked Skype’s website and they explicitly state that you require a version of Windows higher than 2000 to run Skype:

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