Finding Fun in Apple's Facetime

Do you remember the cartoon show, The Jetsons? Do you remember how they used to use the telephone? Well, Apple's Facetime is now allowing you to live like George Jetson (seen here talking to his boss,  Cosmo Spacely, of Spacely's Sprockets).

With FaceTime, you can participate in video calls with other FaceTime users over a Wi-Fi or cellular data connection. If you have detailed questions you can go to the Apple website to know more, but in a nutshell — the following may help:

Which Apple products support FaceTime?

To use FaceTime, you need one of the following Apple products:

• iPhone 4 or later
• iPad 2 or later
• iPad mini
• iPod touch (4th generation) or later
• Mac with Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later

FaceTime is included with OS X Lion or later. Mac OS X v10.6 users can download FaceTime from the Mac App Store.

 

What information do I need to call someone using FaceTime?

This is what a Facetime Screen Split looks like.

To call someone using FaceTime, you need their phone number or email address. Which one you use is determined by the device you are calling:

• When calling someone using an iPhone 4 or later: Try the phone number of the person you are calling first. If the person has registered an email with FaceTime, you can use that as well.

• When calling someone using an iPad 2 or later, iPad mini, iPod touch (4th generation) or later, or FaceTime for Mac: Use the email address designated for FaceTime of the person you are calling.

On iPad, iPod touch, and FaceTime for Mac, you need to add a person as a contact using the FaceTime or Contacts app before you can call them.

How do I make a FaceTime call?

You can make a FaceTime call in multiple ways, depending on your device:

• iPhone 4 or later: You can place a FaceTime call using the following apps:

• Phone: While on a phone call, you can tap the FaceTime icon to invite the other party to a FaceTime call.
• Contacts: Tap the FaceTime icon to place a FaceTime call to the contact you are viewing.

• iPad 2 or later, iPad mini, iPod touch (4th generation) or later, and FaceTime for Mac: You can place a FaceTime call using the following apps:

• FaceTime: Place a FaceTime call using your contacts list.
• Contacts: Tap the FaceTime icon to place a FaceTime call to the contact you are viewing.

Really Important Note: There is no FaceTime app on iPhone. Use the Phone app instead.
For additional information on setting up and using FaceTime, see the User Guide for your device or FaceTime for Mac: About HD video calling.