Get it right dammit!
Here’s something I can never get over - a long quiet pause followed by a booming “hello?!” in my ears. Looks like Skype has deemed the age old “ringing” of a the phone as thing of the past and now making calls between Skype connections gives you no audio feedback except the actual person on the other line. No need to let the caller know his call is being connected. Let’s just keep things quiet and then surprise him!
If this ever happens to you with headphones on and the volume on high - you’re going to loose some hearing and a year of your life.
Seriously guys! When I make a call - first I want to know what’s the progress - “Ringing…” just doesn’t cut it for me. I know what a ringing sound is like, and on my computer it not only helps me gently prepare for the call to happen, but it also helps me know how my volume is. It’s gentle, it’s comfortable, it’s predictable and familiar. And those are important things. So for the love of God please bring back the ringing…
Meanwhile - Google Voice inside of GMail has gone a slightly different way wit the silence. When a call ends it never gives a sound. This doesn’t seem a big deal but a lot of times it’s hard to tell when a call has been cut off, the other side disconnected or there’s just a pause in the conversation. I’ve found myself talking into GMail a bunch of times. Skype actually gets this right by giving a nice soft sound that you can’t mistake for “something not-call-related has happend/ended the call” and Google would do well to adopt the idea.
Stop being so stingy with sounds! Sound is a great tool to draw our attention and keep us in touch with what’s going on - so bring back the goddamn sound! ( I’m looking at you too Apple )