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Oopsie Daisy

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10. Indeed... I've had so many "Hey! Let's facetime!" requests from family members but *

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #7)

Tue May 6, 2025, 08:59 AM

May 2025

* coming from an Android household, that wasn't an option for us. We'd settle on Skype and/or using Facebook's video chat instead (even though FB was sometimes a little laggy and jittery).

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It's last call for Skype as the once-popular video calling app shuts down [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2025 OP

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I still miss AIM Polybius May 2025 #8

Or BumRushDaShow May 2025 #13

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But even "to Skype" has been supplanted by BumRushDaShow May 2025 #4

Yep... I always think of skype-ing as being one-on-one and a personal call with friends/family * Oopsie Daisy May 2025 #6

"Yep... I always think of skype-ing as being one-on-one and a personal call with friends/family " BumRushDaShow May 2025 #7

Indeed... I've had so many "Hey! Let's facetime!" requests from family members but * Oopsie Daisy May 2025 #10

LOL BumRushDaShow May 2025 #11

Thank you!!! Oopsie Daisy May 2025 #16

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It was a godsend for us and we taught hundreds (thousands?) to use it to connect with family. SharonAnn May 2025 #14