Skype calls: 10% useful content 90% establishing who can hear and where the background noise is coming from

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Dude/dudet so f'n true and so annoying.

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And 5 minutes just trying to dial into the meeting and going through all the SLOW prompts!

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"Can you hear me now?"

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Best is when the microphone / speaker default doesn't work. "Can you hear me?"

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"Can you see my screen?"

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Best is when someone dials out, it goes to their voicemail, and then everyone has to listen to their voicemail greeting.

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On point!

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Why would you call in through Skype? Just have it call your phone and you're done. Definitely prefer it to Verizon

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