FaceTime is Apple’s video service where you can call someone and talk face-to-face via your phone, iPad or computer camera.
It can be a wonderful way to keep in touch with family and friends, who you may be away from while you RV. You can FaceTime with a friend while you eat dinner, “bake” cookies with the grandkids, catch up with your daughter, and you can even FaceTime with someone while you “watch” a movie together.
It’s not quite the same as being together in person, but it’s pretty close!
How often do you FaceTime with someone? Every day or all the time? Sometimes? Never? Please tell us in the poll below. Thanks!
I am shocked at the responses to this poll! FaceTime is the greatest invention ever. If we didn’t have it, we’d hardly see our grandchildren, especially when they were in South Korea and Japan. We watched them show off their Christmas presents and they were so excited that we could interact with them on Christmas. It’s as easy as making a phone call!
What is Face Time???
Ha! Yeah, that was the last option to choose. (That’s what I picked, actually.) It’s definitely not like when we used to speak to someone physically face-to-face, like within touching distance, i.e., before all this electronic stuff. I guess in some ways it’s better than nothing, though. Have a good night, Donn. 😀 –Diane at RVtravel.com
I have a niece who just started FaceTiming with me. I had never tried it before and didn’t really know how to do it. Worked out fine, though.
The way my brain works it would be totally distracting to me.
Never FaceTime, TikTok, or any other social platform. waste enough time on iNet as it is.
Agree – social media is a cancer on society.
I said “Rarely.” “Never” is a more accurate answer because Face Time is an Apple deal, not an Android deal and I have an android-based phone. The only time I have done the equivalent of Face Time session was via a similar feature Facebook’s Messenger application has. Every time I contemplate the existence of video-calling, I think of The Jetsons.
Can anyone tell me if “Facetime” or IPad users can talk with other tablet users? Or do both parties have to use IPads? (My wife’s sister in BC has an IPad, however I do not buy or use any Apple products.) Thanks.
FaceTime works between any Apple products
The Apple user has to initiate the call and send a link to you. I believe you have to be using Chrome as your browser.
Thank you Cecilia. That puts up another road block as I don’t use Chrome either preferring Firefox and my ISP. Guess my wife will be talking on the old fone!
I bought her a 55″ LG TV! Thanks again…. dw
Don’t use Apple, but I do use Google Meet, Teams and Skype for work and organizational meetings all the time. Personally, I HARDLY ever make video calls/chats with friends or family. They all prefer to use text messages anyway.
I can’t Face Time as I don’t, and won’t, have any Apple products, but video is common with many communication apps nowadays and I do use it.
If “FaceTime” is used as generic term then almost everyday as part of my job.
Why limit the question to only one brand?
Agreed, Face Time is no different than using the video feature in Messenger and probably many other apps.
Couldn’t differentiate between all the time and often, so chose often. We FaceTime with grandkids in Texas about 5 times a week (we live in Missouri), and other grandkids in Arkansas maybe once a week. However you choose to keep in touch with your loved ones, it’s worth it!
Personally I have never face timed since I don’t have a smart phone but my wife does and occasionally will with our granddaughter.
Never
I never face time because I wouldn’t own an Apple product
Same here. Too much involvement with the CCP.
Never now. Before work often. Weekly meetings. But we didn’t face time we zoomed. I’m an android user.
Man oh man! This is a sore subjects between myself, my siblings and their children. I have an Android phone, they all seem to have iPhones. I am harassed on a regular basis (especially by the nieces and nephews) to get with the times and get an iPhone so we can facetime. What in their wildest imaginations make them think I want to facetime?!
I use an I phone and never used FaceTime. I know what all my close contacts look like.
The one time I used it DW was hospitalized during the pandemic and the hospital didn’t allow any visitors. It was good to be able to see her as well as talk with her.
Why have a polling question that excludes half of the mobile phone users? Facetime is iphone only.