Comments on: Skype Is Back, Finally http://eoinprout.com/WordPress/2007/08/18/skype-is-back-finally/ Life, the Universe and the number 42 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:09:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Eoin Prout http://eoinprout.com/WordPress/2007/08/18/skype-is-back-finally/#comment-96 Eoin Prout Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:41:23 +0000 http://eoinprout.com/WordPress/2007/08/18/skype-is-back-finally/#comment-96 In the 35040 hours since I been using Skype,its been down for 30 hours that's a 99.914% up time. I doubt that traditional land lines telephony system have a higher up time when you add up all the failures. In the 35040 hours since I been using Skype,its been down for 30 hours
that’s a 99.914% up time.

I doubt that traditional land lines telephony system have a higher up time when you add up all the failures.

]]> By: Mel Rao http://eoinprout.com/WordPress/2007/08/18/skype-is-back-finally/#comment-95 Mel Rao Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:28:12 +0000 http://eoinprout.com/WordPress/2007/08/18/skype-is-back-finally/#comment-95 I totally see where you're coming from BUT in over 20 years of working in offices where BT supplied landlines, I've never experienced 2 full business days of telecomms being down. Skype did not keep their customers informed of what was going on and this is what their downfall will be. We use Skype for Business and PAY for it. People have been griping that it's a free service so we shouldn't complain but we pay for a service and expect it to work. The 2 FULL business days that Skype was out meant staff having to use personal mobiles to call customers in Europe and further afield instead of being able to use SkypeOut and there will be huge bills to pay. We do have landline phones in meeting rooms but obviously these can only be used by one person at a time. We're going back to good old fashioned BT after this shambles. Oh and there's always iBeam... I totally see where you’re coming from BUT in over 20 years of working in offices where BT supplied landlines, I’ve never experienced 2 full business days of telecomms being down. Skype did not keep their customers informed of what was going on and this is what their downfall will be. We use Skype for Business and PAY for it. People have been griping that it’s a free service so we shouldn’t complain but we pay for a service and expect it to work. The 2 FULL business days that Skype was out meant staff having to use personal mobiles to call customers in Europe and further afield instead of being able to use SkypeOut and there will be huge bills to pay. We do have landline phones in meeting rooms but obviously these can only be used by one person at a time. We’re going back to good old fashioned BT after this shambles. Oh and there’s always iBeam…

]]> By: Sean http://eoinprout.com/WordPress/2007/08/18/skype-is-back-finally/#comment-91 Sean Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:05:12 +0000 http://eoinprout.com/WordPress/2007/08/18/skype-is-back-finally/#comment-91 Good analysis Eoin. I think Skype should have been able to react faster. Being down for two days in this day and age is pretty bad. If it was a bug in their client software then roll out an update (perhaps even on a phased basis). People have come to except universal service with the Internet and all the services that run on top of it. Good analysis Eoin.
I think Skype should have been able to react faster. Being down for two days in this day and age is pretty bad. If it was a bug in their client software then roll out an update (perhaps even on a phased basis). People have come to except universal service with the Internet and all the services that run on top of it.

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