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Ask HN: How to make international phone call from PC without skype?

by FrojoS on 3/21/25, 12:51 PM with 2 comments

Like others, I've been using Skype for years to make phone calls to landlines over the internet. E.g. to reach a helpline or hotel.

Now that Skype is getting killed, I desperately need a replacement. In the thread [1], people suggested using viber.com or mobilevoip.com The former, asked for a phone number for sign-up and failed when I provided mine. The latter seems to be Android/iOS only.

Any alternative? Will Teams give me this feature? I wouldn't even know how to reach my bank's helpline while traveling without Skype.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43202052#43202881

  • by pwg on 3/21/25, 12:52 PM

    One option: https://voip.ms/

    You can use any VOIP client you want on your PC.