
If you’re using a regular Skype account that’s not a business account you should just move on to the next section where we troubleshoot problems with using Skype over a regular VPN connection. 7) Your Firewall Might Be Blocking Skype.6) Skype Might Be Banned in Your Area (or at the other end).1) I Get a Slow Skype Connection With My VPN.Typical Problems With Skype and VPNs (With Solutions).Abramson believes the company will focus on bringing advanced video conferencing services to consumers, and on expanding its presence in the mobile VoIP market. Now that Skype is free of eBay, where will it go from here? Keating sees Skype making a play for the business VoIP market, where competition is fierce. They were out to be the leveler of the playing field, and they’ve done that.” In addition, Skype went through several management teams during its four-year eBay period-a lack of consistency that didn’t help matters at all. “Skype was out to be the democratization of voice. “eBay is an extremely conservative, bank-like culture,” says Abramson. First, the culture clash between the two companies was too great to overcome. The eBay-Skype marriage suffered from other problems too. With eBay, “you don’t have to talk to your customers. “Those three were built around a bunch of customers who never wanted to talk to anybody,” Abramson says.

The eBay ecosystem, he says, consists of three groups: buyers, sellers, and third-party operators that ship products. Andy Abramson, a marketing consultant and Internet telephony guru who writes the VoIP Watch blog, agrees.
