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SkypeAnyone else with Skype down? For me, it's been down since at least 5am eastern. I have another report out of Switzerland that it's also down there. The Web site is not loading as well.

Please report in, thanks.

Update Friday 16:20 Eastern - Appears to be working now for last 20 minutes.

Update Friday 06:20 Eastern - Still down, new note on Skype blog.

Update 20:20 Eastern - Still down.

Update 17:00 Eastern - Still down.

Update: 12:22 Eastern - Thanks everyone for reporting in! Here is the official update. Looks like another half-day possibly before it is back.

UPDATED 14:02 GMT: Some of you may be having problems logging into Skype. Our engineering team has determined that it’s a software issue. We expect this to be resolved within 12 to 24 hours. Meanwhile, you can simply leave your Skype client running and as soon as the issue is resolved, you will be logged in. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Additionally, downloads of Skype have been temporarily disabled. We will make downloads available again as quickly as possible.

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Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 10:12am.

It has been down for me as well since 6AM EST...

Submitted by Anonymous on August 17, 2007 - 2:37am.

Glad I have better alternative.

www.zoippe.com

Submitted by Jason on August 16, 2007 - 10:22am.

UPDATED 14:02 GMT: Some of you may be having problems logging into Skype. Our engineering team has determined that it’s a software issue. We expect this to be resolved within 12 to 24 hours. Meanwhile, you can simply leave your Skype client running and as soon as the issue is resolved, you will be logged in. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Additionally, downloads of Skype have been temporarily disabled. We will make downloads available again as quickly as possible.

http://heartbeat.skype.com/2007/08/problems_with_skype_login.html

Submitted by Dominican Republic on August 16, 2007 - 11:05am.

11:04 AM Skype Down.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 11:21am.

Skype s still comletely down in Frankfurt Germany !!!

Nothing is moving here at least since 3am this morning

5pm Germany

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 11:18am.

Skye down in germany as well

Submitted by Nghia on August 16, 2007 - 11:20am.

I experienced Skype down also, since about 11:00GMT until now (15:00GMT)

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 11:20am.

10 am CST, skype is down here also. I got signed in once or twice but I am offline and the skype website won't load.

Submitted by windwalker78 on August 16, 2007 - 11:21am.

In Bulgaria too

Submitted by Hakan on August 16, 2007 - 11:21am.

Skype is down since this morning, approx 9 hours now. Location Istanbul.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 11:22am.

Skype down in Sweden too...

Submitted by Alex XP on August 16, 2007 - 11:24am.

Skype is down in germany . Last login at 12.30 CET

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 5:01pm.

...ja Suomessa kans :(

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 11:25am.

In Australia Skype has been down since 6pm tonight... its now 1:25am. ..

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 11:26am.

Yesterday sporadicly, today nothing...

Submitted by Johnny English on August 16, 2007 - 11:27am.

What is it with human beings and technology. Why is ICT so unrealiable. Anyway I've been down since gmt 0800 hrs. Skyp is brilliant when it works properly but when it doesn't thank god for my BT line!

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 11:35am.

As of 11:34AM EST it is down in NY area.
That is what posted on skype’s homepage:
UPDATED 16 August, 2007 14:02 GMT: Some of you may be having problems logging in to Skype. Our engineering team has determined that it’s a software issue. We expect this to be resolved within 12 to 24 hours. Meanwhile, you can simply leave your Skype client running and as soon as the issue is resolved, you will be logged in. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Submitted by Ant Marsh on August 16, 2007 - 11:37am.

Hi

I'm in UK and it'a been down since I've been online (from 8am this morning).

There has been the odd time throughout the day when it has connected - at one point it said 830,000 (ish) users connected - the lowest I've ever seen!

Clearly they are having issues......

Cheers
Ant

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 11:38am.

Skype is connecting properly for few minutes here and there, but its been down for most part of the morning.

It's connected now though.. 2 minutes and counting.

Submitted by podolaczek on August 16, 2007 - 11:39am.

Skype is also down in Poland

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 11:53am.

Down In India

/sanjay

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 12:03pm.

read somewhere else that issue will be solved by tomorrow

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 12:01pm.

I found that it has been down before 3.00pm GMT+7

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 12:11pm.

Skype has been down all day here (Thursday). Thought it was linked to a Microsoft security download for Mac this morning but seems to be general. Difficult to get the help page and the reporting page too.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 12:21pm.

A day without skype is awesome. No one disturbing you all day long.

Submitted by John Mc on August 16, 2007 - 12:22pm.

Would be great to get the scoop at skype forum but that seems to be down too. Has the bubble finally popped. Ok a slight over reaction:)

I'm a developer and if they would just give me access I'd have it up in an hour well maybe 24 ;)

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 12:31pm.

Skype down... new spyware installed. US-government involved. Latest blognews. www.terrorstorm.com

Submitted by Johan Swart on August 16, 2007 - 12:38pm.

Skype still down in South Africa.

Submitted by Corey on August 16, 2007 - 12:40pm.

down.

craziness!!!

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 12:53pm.

Just downloaded a new version at 9am PST, so downloads are working, though still can't login.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 1:32pm.

This is just the NSA pluggin in :)

Submitted by john r on August 16, 2007 - 1:33pm.

Ack.. I use skype for all my IM, this is painful.
I have been using Jangl for voice calls, I like that you can do VOIP without using your computer

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 2:02pm.

I thought it was a problem with my pc (a conflict perhaps) so I downloaded it again (yeap downloads are working fine).
Perhaps the biggest Skype outage ever...

Submitted by SkypeDown on August 16, 2007 - 2:05pm.

We be down heyah, too, y'all

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 2:07pm.

down in Austria - Salzburg too

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 2:12pm.

My Skype is down, down, down, down on the ground :( :( :(

Submitted by SkypeDownLA on August 16, 2007 - 2:28pm.

This reminds me of the early AOL days when they'd crash often for no good reason while arrogantly charging you the astronomical rate of 2.95/hr.

So uh.. read any good books lately? Anyone? Anyone?

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 2:30pm.

skype down in innsbruck/austria too.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 2:41pm.

Guess this is why all of my Telecom friends keep telling my Skype is not ready for Prime time...at least here in the US...as a replacement for significant portions of traditional dialtone. They must be having a party over at AT&T and all of the other LECs and CLECs.

It will be interesting to hear what people using it for business think.

Submitted by brett on August 16, 2007 - 2:53pm.

I just bought a Linksys CIT400 hand set. I was just about to raise he11 on linksys phone support. You saved them from a firm talking too.

Still down in Jacksonville, FL. 2:50pm

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 3:18pm.

still down, Aug. 16 2007, 3:17PM EST. Location: New Jersey, USA.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 3:51pm.

Check this:

http://heartbeat.skype.com/

In case you missed it:

Our web paid services might be unavailable due to the planned maintenance on 15.07.2007 07:00 - 07:30 GMT. During that time you might have problems entering the web paid services, Payment In Client and My Account In Client. This means that you might encounter problems while logging in to our website and making payments. If you have any problems entering the these services during that time, please try again after half an hour.

We apologize for any inconvenience that might cause to you.

UPDATE: The planned maintenance was completed at 15.08.2007 7:10 GMT and now all systems work normally again.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 3:52pm.

also down here in BC, Okanagan. Tough glad I have substitute. PoivY works well.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 3:55pm.

I suffer from erectile dysfunction and I can't call the Viagra because of Skype! Getting screwed but not the way I like! I paid what? 29 buck for a year of free fone calls!

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 3:59pm.

Skype is down in Finland

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 4:03pm.

Skype is down in Antartida too.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 4:23pm.

Down in the US (obviously).

Running Linux.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 4:32pm.

skype is down in Greece.

Submitted by ulla skiden on August 16, 2007 - 4:34pm.

No skype here - it has been down for about ten hours - Sweden

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 4:50pm.

These things don't happen with SIP providers, switch from one to another in case of outage :d

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 4:57pm.

This blog entry confirms that Skype is being targeted by a botnet attack on their registration server located in the states and in Singapore - story there http://mcboeuf.tchatcheblog.com/?p=15

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 5:02pm.

Skype down in Chile since yesterday.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 5:02pm.

Skype is definitely down at this time in Hungary...

Submitted by baby jesus on August 16, 2007 - 6:00pm.

Woo hoo! just as I was reading this post I noticed a green skype icon, made one call, in the middle of the call it went KAPUT!

Oh well, latest news from skype makes me think we're in for more than a half-day...

Submitted by SkyperDownLa on August 16, 2007 - 6:33pm.

how sweet

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 7:43pm.

It DOES come up occasionally only to drop a few seconds later. 19:41 EST. This makes me so angry I want to stand on the corner and brandish a knife at the passerbys'. Just kidding. I wish I had $10,000,000. Oh, it's green again, hold on. Well, it's green, but all contacts are greyed out. GRRRRRR!!!!

Submitted by Anonymous on August 16, 2007 - 8:45pm.

Skype is down in Montreal too.

Submitted by Stefan on August 16, 2007 - 8:55pm.

Skype is down in Toronto.

Submitted by Javidoo on August 17, 2007 - 12:27am.

Mexico City without skype... too.

Submitted by kalauz on August 17, 2007 - 2:10am.

skype is down in Serbia, Yugoslavia.

Submitted by Heinz09 on August 17, 2007 - 4:21am.

A total blackout for Skype users in South Africa... Best of all we just started using it for business purposes :(

I need a hug or a beer.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 17, 2007 - 4:29am.

Skype has been down for the second day now. Isnt anyone attending the problem? Has Skype shutdown business or something?

Submitted by 80sBoy on August 17, 2007 - 4:29am.

Today 17/8 is still down. Location: London

Submitted by hassan on August 17, 2007 - 4:32am.

Its down from tomorrow and i am unable to make calls.checked from different positions and OS too.nothing is working from yesterday.

Submitted by Anonymous on August 17, 2007 - 5:32am.

still no skype in UK...what's wrong?

Submitted by Anonymous on August 17, 2007 - 6:22am.

Oh my god,

Skype is down in Germany too. Now we are
in the middleage:-)

Greets from Frankfurt am Main
SKYPE, please solve this problem.

Submitted by bgturk on August 17, 2007 - 7:52am.

Skype is down in Kardjali, BULGARIA too. I am experiencing the problem since yesterday, 16th august.

Submitted by Jos on August 17, 2007 - 7:53am.

What do you expect from a free service? There is no SLA.
If you want service, you've got to pay for it in some way.
No free lunch...

Submitted by Steven on August 17, 2007 - 8:09am.

heartbeat.skype.com now tells of recovery. However, I am still having difficulties logging on and maintaining my sessions (when I do get logged on once in a while).

Location: Singapore

P.S. Down for 2 days, using skype to communicate with wife in US :-(

Submitted by Anonymous on August 17, 2007 - 9:00am.

Skype is down in Norway too :(

Submitted by Fotia on August 17, 2007 - 9:47am.

skype down in Greece and all over the world 24 hours and still waiting to logon...

Official from Skype.com

Hello all,

Here’s the latest on the sign-on problem. We’re on the road to recovery. Skype is stabilizing, but this process may continue throughout the day. An encouraging number of users can now use Skype once again. We know we’re not out of the woods yet, but we are in better shape now than we were yesterday.

Finally, we’d like to dispel a couple of theories that we are still hearing. Neither Wednesday’s planned maintenance of our web-based payment services nor any form of attack was related to the current sign-on issues in any way.

We’ll update you again as soon as we can. Thanks for hanging tight.

Please see our Heartbeat blog for ongoing updates.

UPDATED 17 August, 2007 11:00 GMT

Submitted by Anonymous on August 17, 2007 - 9:57am.

see:
http://heartbeat.skype.com/

Submitted by Thomas Gomes on August 17, 2007 - 1:14pm.

What the heck is going on with Skype.

It is also down all over Brazil... I can't use it right for the past two days. What to do? Has skype annunciated anything?

Already miss it!

Submitted by Anonymous on August 17, 2007 - 1:16pm.

skype is down in canada and south africa - where i call to

Submitted by Anonymous on August 17, 2007 - 4:17pm.

Skype still down in Japan at 5.22am local time on 18 August

Submitted by Alex XP on August 17, 2007 - 6:32pm.

Skype is online !!! 4.7 mio user too !

Submitted by Anonymous on August 20, 2007 - 10:30am.

hey everyone!!

you guys might wanna try this link http://www.mediaring.com/ their voip is so good and so easy to use!

loves it.

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