Skype went silent, and so did my business

My name is Ethan Lee. For seven years I ran a fully-remote consulting practice. 90 % of my work—demos, support calls, even late-night bank verifications—happened on Skype.

May 5 , 2025 changed everything. Microsoft sunset the classic pay-per-minute service. Overnight I lost the only tool that let me dial clients’ landlines, government hotlines and legacy switchboards. Installing fat desktop apps, buying monthly bundles, juggling virtual SIMs—none of it felt like 2025.

I needed three things, nothing more:

Click a link, start talking. No downloads.

Pay only for the minutes I use. No contracts.

Global reach. One browser tab for 200 + countries.

When I couldn’t find that tool, I built it.

Hello, Ubophone 100 % browser-native (WebRTC) – works on any device that runs Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox.

Real phone numbers worldwide – mobile, landline, toll-free.

Transparent pay-as-you-go pricing – U.S. calls from $0.02/min. Credit never expires.

No contracts, no hidden fees. Cancel? Just close the tab.

First call free. Thirty seconds to test audio quality—zero commitment.

Today I still wander between Bali, Lisbon and Tokyo, but my calls connect in a single click. If Skype’s fade-out left a hole in your workflow, Ubophone will fill it—simply, affordably, instantly.

Start your free call at ubophone.com – because remote work deserves a dial tone that never disappears.