
Gah
It's too easy to say "Skype is far worse since Microsoft bought it", but it really is. Lots of things simply stopped working properly now, like BT headsets with the iOS Skype- people who can fish old versions out of jailbroken backups can still use them, the rest are stuffed.
Finding an alternative that won't annoy and/or terrify nearest and dearest, however, proves less simple than you'd imagine. As soon as one comes along, I am outtathar..