Skype Down... Nooooooooooo!

Skype Down... Nooooooooooo! It appears that Skype is down this morning for many users across the world. Its already caused us to have to reschedule a few classes this morning (and we were up at 6:30 am!). Here is the latest news from Skype:Update 2:We are continuing to address todays problems, and are seeing indications that the situation is improving.If you were disconnected from Skype earlier, you shouldnt need to manually sign back in to Skype it should reconnect automatically when its able to do so.We apologise for the disruption to your conversations.We hope the problem is fixed soon. You can monitor the situation here. In the meantime, anyone have any suggestions for alternatives to Skype?