I’ve decided to stop using MSN Messenger, as well as every other IM client out there. I now use Skype exclusively. It’s small, fast, versatile and gives me everything I want. I get free calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world for free (and with near-CD voice quality), I can make calls to phones nearly anywhere in the world for roughly 2c/minute, and I can accept calls to my Skype account. I even have voicemail.
I love Skype.
Group chats. Conference calls. Sending of files. And it works across the firewall.
I haven’t turned on MSN in over a month, and I have no plans to start now.
My Skype id is jeremy_wright. Feel free to download Skype, add me to your lists and find out what real communication using a PC is all about 
May 24th, 2005 at 10:28 pm
[...] 2005
Why I Love Skype
It seems my post on Dropping MSN Messenger for Skype has caused a minor stir (emphasis on the minor [...]
April 18th, 2005 at 11:57 am
You made me download it, in that case!
I think I might have accidentally called you… still new… just disregard… lol
April 18th, 2005 at 12:01 pm
You can’t have multiple conversations at the same time with Skype though, which is an advantage IM does have.
April 18th, 2005 at 12:08 pm
But you can have a voice conversation and multiple chat windows open at the same time. Multiple conversations.
April 18th, 2005 at 12:16 pm
Oh, I wasn’t aware Skype also included an chat window. Thought it was voice only. My bad!
April 18th, 2005 at 12:18 pm
Yep, Skype is Voice, IM and File Transfer, as well as inbound and outbound voice to PBX and voicemail.
Not a bad package.
April 18th, 2005 at 12:58 pm
I think I called you accidentally… lol
April 18th, 2005 at 7:16 pm
I disagree with the CD-quality voice comment. I’ve been using Skype for a couple weeks now, and sometimes voices just cut off, people can’t here each other, etc. This seems to only be a problem in 5 way confrence calls though.
April 18th, 2005 at 8:29 pm
That’s probably a bandwidth problem.
April 18th, 2005 at 10:03 pm
Manual trackback
“The reason I’m going to move to Skype is for based largely on Jeremy Wright’s decision to move exclusively to Skype, Yes, exclusively – meaning no MSN, AIM or anything else. Jeremy has found that Skype offers everything that the other IM clients offer, plus the added advantage of talking to other Skype users for free”
April 20th, 2005 at 8:28 am
Jeremy is dropping MSN Messenger–I’ll join him.
On Monday I caught Jeremy commenting that he’s ditching MSN Messenger for Skype–Ensight – Jeremy Wright » Dropping MSN Messenger–and, at the …
May 15th, 2005 at 3:03 pm
Skype Me
My colleagues Jeremy and Tris are ditching their old instant messaging (IM) clients like MSN and so am I. I’m sick of having multiple instant messaging IM clients, especially now that I have one that works so damn well….
May 20th, 2005 at 8:50 am
How do you use your Skype?
Stowe Boyd’s share resonated with me, although I can’t still claim that I don’t use telcos at all. But I use them less and like them less. …….. I don’t use the telcos for anything at the moment. No landline or anything. ………. Part of my de…
May 22nd, 2005 at 11:02 am
How do you use your Skype?
Arieanna’s share on Get Real resonated with me, although I can’t still claim that I don’t use telcos at all. But I use them less and like them less. …….. I don’t use the telcos for anything at the moment. No landline or anything. ………. Par…
May 22nd, 2005 at 11:08 am
How do you use your Skype?
Arieanna’s share on Get Real resonated with me, although I can’t still claim that I don’t use telcos at all. But I use them less and like them less. …….. I don’t use the telcos for anything at the moment. No landline or anything. ………. Par…
May 23rd, 2005 at 10:20 pm
Stampede?
One’s just lonely, two’s company, three’s a crowd. Some bloggers are dropping other IM products for Skype. Is this a stampede? Myself? I turned on my Trillian a couple of times in the last few weeks. Only to get to someone who I haven’t yet convert…