Stopping ads on Skype

[Dorsetmike]

Just in case anybody else is getting annoyed by ads on Skype, the following action works

https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=blocking+ads+on+skype

You get a barely visible pale blue box at the top of the Skype window

[ryan2390]

Thank You Dorsetmike....having limited bandwidth removing the ads might make skype work better 

[Dorsetmike]

When Microsloth took over Skype and started to make big changes I stopped updating, I'm still running V6.22.81.105 dated 2014 about the last of the uncluttered versions, every morning I get the Update Skype pop up and click Not Now!

You may be able to download earlier versions from this site, you'd probably need to erase the current version. I have no problem communicating with users of current versions.

http://www.oldapps.com/skype.php

Quite a few old versions of other apps on the site, (some handy if you are running older Windows versions)

http://www.oldapps.com/skype.php

[railsquid]

Be aware that they do block or cripple older versions, I was happy on the "traditional" pre-Microsoft version on OS X for years but they forced me to upgrade a while back . The other week they also removed some functionality for group calls on Linux, which is a problem in my company as there are a lot of Linux users (and oddly enough a few ex-Skype employees who jumped ship after they were bought by Microsoft).

[Dorsetmike]

I'm still using V6.22.81.110. of 2014. Keep hitting "Not now" on the update window every morning.

[CarriageShed]

I'm still using V6.22.81.110. of 2014. Keep hitting "Not now" on the update window every morning.

Sooner or later, Mike, you'll get a message saying that you must upgrade to continue using Skype. When I got that message I removed the software entirely and haven't used it since.

[Dorsetmike]

When Skype started getting the so-called enhancements back in 2014 I spent about half an hour on the Skype help chat line & explained that I did not want that upgrade nor any subsequent ones and was then talked through downloading the version I have. I and the friend I talk with mostly on Skype have been using that version since, we get an "upgrade now" pop up when booting, but just click "not now"

Maybe I have a special Luddites version. If/when they do send me an "upgrade or else" I will ignore it, or if necessary find a suitable alternative.