Now it seems that it provides convenient functions such as “Skype number”. After PChome has ended its long-term agency for this call service, which is very convenient for international calls, the “Skype to phone” call service has officially ended the pure Skype points recharge option and the payment option of number display. Continue reading the text of Microsoft’s official announcement that the Skype calling service will no longer provide a point recharge option.
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Microsoft officially announces that Skype calling service will no longer provide point recharge option
Not long ago, we saw that some people noticed that the value-added plan for Skype calling points, a super convenient paid service for making calls back to Taiwan when away from home or overseas, seemed to have suddenly disappeared – there was no way to add value. It has also led some netizens to speculate that this service that replaced MSN Instant Messenger seems to be coming to an end after all (that is, it may have been replaced by Team).
Now it seems that it provides convenient functions such as “Skype number”. After PChome has ended its long-term agency for this call service, which is very convenient for international calls, the “Skype to phone” call service has officially ended the pure Skype points recharge option and the payment option of number display.
It basically declares a comprehensive transformation into a more modern make money It is a popular monthly subscription charging model.
I don’t know if you are like the author. Every time I am reminded of the term “Skype Points”, Microsoft sends me a letter informing me that the points have been temporarily deactivated because they have not been used for too long. Then I thought, wow! It turns out that I still have some call credits in it – otherwise I would find out that the points have been deactivated when I really want to use them (very annoying).
Basically, this service has always been regarded as an emergency service that allows you to make local or domestic general calls before traveling abroad or when you are overseas – it is very useful for booking confirmation matters or emergency general local calls.
However, from a current perspective, this service is not really without other services that can replace it (especially VoWiFi). However, I personally feel that being able to store points in case of emergencies is still a good backup service option, and I even feel that I am happy to continue to store value as long as the points are used up.
However, it now seems that if you still want to continue to use the convenience of making calls with Skype, you will only have a monthly subscription as a paid option. In this regard, I personally saw that many netizens’ reactions were quite similar to the author’s thoughts. As long as the points are used up, you can basically never use this service again.
On the one hand, there are too many replaceable services that also use subscription systems. On the other hand, some people think that Skype has not only cut off “Skype numbers” for calling services, but has also previously canceled the freedom to call 0800 numbers. Basically, the service is constantly shrinking, which naturally makes many people unhappy.
In addition, people encounter spam calls and spam contacts in the Skype service itself from time to time. Basically, the common opinions seen on the Internet seem to be that they are prepared not to use the points after they are used up.
▲Picture: The country where I most often use Skype calling service is Japan, and I also briefly looked at the monthly rental plan.
Interestingly, Unwire HK quoted Amit Fulay, vice president of Microsoft Teams and Skype. It was mentioned that although Skype numbers and Skype points have stopped being sold, users can still continue to use up their existing points.
In short, at least the Skype service is expected to be able to continue to operate for a while (right). However, we do not rule out the possibility that Teams, currently the main development platform of Microsoft, may integrate Skype into it in the future.
Quote sources:Microsoft|Via:Unwire HK｜
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