# skype keeps popping up, driving me nuts. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 21, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skype-keeps-popping-up-driving-me-nuts/24886 "2007-02-21T12:02:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skype-keeps-popping-up-driving-me-nuts/24886/1 "2007-02-21T12:02:33Z")
Hey guys. I have skype with skypein and skypeout. I use a xact usb phone with skypemate to handle the phone. I’ve been getting a weird problem sometimes with skype. Every 30 seconds it will just steal focus and pop up, showing my buddy list. I close it, it does the same thing until I restart the computer. In the time it took to type this post, it popped up twice. Its sort of pissing me off, and the skype forums aren’t great. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skype-keeps-popping-up-driving-me-nuts/24886/2 "2007-02-21T12:14:14Z")
[www.testmyvoip.com](http://www.testmyvoip.com) Post your detailed results. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skype-keeps-popping-up-driving-me-nuts/24886/3 "2007-02-21T15:37:03Z")
yeah justin, I actually just got rid of skype for similar problems. Shit was great for about a year, then just a few months ago the software got all buggy with their latest version (it would bring my PC to the BSOD everytime I left it running, besides other wierd problems). try finding an older version and it’ll probably clear it up :tup: ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skype-keeps-popping-up-driving-me-nuts/24886/4 "2007-02-21T19:24:12Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:2,topic:24886"”] [www.testmyvoip.com](http://www.testmyvoip.com) Post your detailed results. [/quote] Yeah this problem i’m having has nothing to do with call quality. Its excellent, better than my sprint pcs cell phone. Never had a drop or anything. Here’s the results over shitty time warner roadrunner. **Media Quality** MOS **3.5** / 5.0 (Best with [G.711](http://www.nyspeed.com/faq.html#mos) is 4.4) **Degradation Sources** [Codec](http://www.nyspeed.com/faq.html#codec) 0.58 37.6% [Latency](http://www.nyspeed.com/faq.html#mos_factors) 0.00 0.0% [Packet Discards](http://www.nyspeed.com/faq.html#mos_factors) 0.95 62.4% [Packet Loss](http://www.nyspeed.com/faq.html#mos_factors) 0.00 0.0% Codec G.711 (PCM at 64kbps, 20ms RTP payload, 80kbps IP BW) Round-Trip Latency 126 ms Packet Discards 2.8% Packet Loss 0.0% Loss Periods Min: 20 ms Avg: 20 ms Max: 40 ms _Random Loss_ Jitter Min: 0 ms Avg: 7 ms Max: 44 ms ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skype-keeps-popping-up-driving-me-nuts/24886/5 "2007-02-21T19:26:52Z")
[quote=“Dr.Stevil,post:3,topic:24886"”] yeah justin, I actually just got rid of skype for similar problems. Shit was great for about a year, then just a few months ago the software got all buggy with their latest version (it would bring my PC to the BSOD everytime I left it running, besides other wierd problems). try finding an older version and it’ll probably clear it up :tup: [/quote] Thanks man, Actually I put a new version of skypemate usb phone driver on there, it seems to be working ok now. I think skype is pretty kickass. I got skypeout when it was 14 bucks for the year, and skype in for 30 bucks or whatever a year. For 50-60 bucks a year, unlimited calls its a great deal. I use it for the business also, we do sales calls on it. The only gripe I have with it is the lack of caller ID support. When I call someone it comes up as blocked or worse 01234567. Thats mega unprofessional. But until skype comes up with a way to insure no fraud will happen, they won’t offer callerid.