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submitted 23 hours ago by Streusel@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Now that Skype will shut down, i see a good chance to geht my family to switch to a better solution. In order to even have the chance to be accepted instead of just switching to teams i think it has to check the following goals:

  • easy to use
  • reliable
  • direkt calling (called device will just ring)
  • multi paltform (iOS, Android, iPad, Windws)
  • group calls
  • free to use (unfortunately)

I tried:

  • Jami: unfortunatly was unreliable in my first two device test
  • Jisti Meet: no direct calling
  • Signal (already failed to convince all family members a view years back switching from Whatsapp, mabye this can be an new chance. But Videocalling infortunately is too often unreliable)
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[-] peacepath@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago

Hello,

You could give a look at simplex (https://simplex.chat/) ; it seems to be a possible alternative to signal, mostly focus on protecting user's privacy. Yet in my experience it doesn't allow (yet?) a call between multiple devices simultaneously.

An other alternative would be to use xmpp protocol using a jabber like server and apps. The advantage being that there is a lot of servers and even more apps, and that not every family members need to use the same... but if you are the one going to help them install, setup and upkeep, you may see mulyiplicity as a down side.

this post was submitted on 01 May 2025
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