Skype no longer connecting

[seirachan]

My skype just randomly this morning is no longer connecting at all. I run 4.2-something but there is no way i will ever go to 5.0 because that version is completely broken. I am on windows 7 but i didn't have a problem with it when i upgraded. I tried uninstalling skype and installing version 4.2.0.155 it doesn't work either and not even on my brothers computer. The only person that can help me with this in on skype but of course it's not working for shit.

It logs me in but the logo is still connecting and i can't talk to anyone. I have restarted a ton of times and i don't remember how to properly reset the router but all other internet sources are working perfectly fine.

[biggman15]

Don't bother, I just read about it... It's worldwide... I didn't bother reading up enough to see what caused it... I just turned it offf... should be back up before too long...

[seirachan]

Don't bother, I just read about it... It's worldwide... I didn't bother reading up enough to see what caused it... I just turned it offf... should be back up before too long...

weird.. I thought it might not be cause my friend kept going online and offline all morning, so i figured he was online and i just couldn't talk to him

also my first two messages got through but after a long time lol

[biggman15]

I just went to the skype website... It usually has some huge number of users that are currently online... And it currently says "0".

[† cloud1414]

Here is the latest statement from Skype:

Skype downtime today

Earlier today, we noticed that the number of people online on Skype was falling, which wasn’t typical or expected, so we began to investigate.

Skype isn’t a network like a conventional phone or IM network – instead, it relies on millions of individual connections between computers and phones to keep things up and running. Some of these computers are what we call ‘supernodes’ – they act a bit like phone directories for Skype. If you want to talk to someone, and your Skype app can’t find them immediately (for example, because they’re connecting from a different location or from a different device) your computer or phone will first try to find a supernode to figure out how to reach them.

Under normal circumstances, there are a large number of supernodes available. Unfortunately, today, many of them were taken offline by a problem affecting some versions of Skype. As Skype relies on being able to maintain contact with supernodes, it may appear offline for some of you.

What are we doing to help? Our engineers are creating new ‘mega-supernodes’ as fast as they can, which should gradually return things to normal. This may take a few hours, and we sincerely apologise for the disruption to your conversations. Some features, like group video calling, may take longer to return to normal.

Enterprise products including Skype Connect and Skype Manager continue to function normally.

Customers using the enterprise version of Skype for Windows may still experience delays signing in.

Stay tuned to @skype on Twitter for the latest updates on the situation – and many thanks for your continued patience in the meantime.

[biggman15]

hmm... finally connected about 5 minutes ago... then it was out again...

[† cloud1414]

*UPDATE*

This is from Skype The Big Blog:

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I wanted to continue to update you on the status of the outage. We've been able to successfully stabilize Skype due to the dedicated supernodes deployed by Skype's engineering team. We're at roughly 90 percent of normal user volumes.

Audio, video and IM are running normally. But, a couple of our offerings, including offline IM and Group Video Calling, are not available yet, and we are working hard to restore them in due course.

We now understand the cause of the problem and we believe it was not caused by a malicious attack. But, we are still doing a full analysis and we will provide an in-depth post-mortem.

Nothing can make up for the missed experiences, but we're going to be sending our Pay As You Go and Pre-Pay users a Skype Credit voucher via email. The voucher can be used to give you 30 minutes of free calling to landlines anywhere in the world.

For our active subscribers, we will credit you with a week's extra subscription service. It may take a few days, but once implemented, it will be applied from your next renewal date.

Again, we sincerely apologize to all of you for this service outage and the inconvenience it has caused. We know how important it is for Skype to be available, so you can connect to your friends, family and colleagues.