"Suddenly Can't Video Call: Skype Down?"

VoronArt

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"Just experienced some drama - trying to video call my buddy but Skype says it's connecting, only to fail every time. Anyone else having this issue? Wondering if the platform's down for maintenance or if it's a wider connection problem."
 

marimari

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"Hey guys, I had this same issue a few days ago and it turned out my antivirus software was blocking Skype from functioning properly. Try disabling any firewalls or antivirus software temporarily and see if it resolves the issue. It worked for me, fingers crossed it does for you too."
 

kpoll

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"Same issue here. Been trying to get in touch with my buddy across the world for an hour now. Anyone know if there's a known issue with Skype or is it just me?"
 

shurius

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"Dude, I had the same issue with Skype last night, but it was back up for me by morning. Have you tried checking your internet connection or restarting your router? Also, just a heads up, I heard Microsoft's had some server issues in the past few days, maybe that's related?"
 

bek1970

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"Haha, Skype's been acting up for me too lately. Had a convo with a buddy last night and his video stopped working after 5 mins, and it wasn't just him, I could see both our cams freezing up. Could be a server issue, anyone else experiencing this?"
 
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