We’re talking 2 different situations, FaceTime allows full integration of your iPhone with your Mac, FaceTime has dials out through your iPhone and you hear the audio from your iPhone through your Mac etc.
If you’re using FaceTime for audio and video then you may find that the quality of audio/video is far better than that offered by Skype at the moment. > On 30 Oct 2014, at 12:25 am, Glenn / Lenny <glenner...@cableone.net> wrote: > > Skype might be a better choice for this. > Glenn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "OS X & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 5:20 AM > Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: Using Your iPhone with faceTime and OS 10.10 > > > Hi! > > I fixed the problem I was having where the iPhone would appear to go to > sleep when trying to use it to make and receive calls with FaceTime. > > Actually what was happening was that the iPhone and the Mac were on 2 > different Wi-Fi networks though both those networks are part of my Home > Network itself, one Wi-Fi network is a 2.4GHZ transmission and the other a > 5.0GHZ. > > To use faceTime with your iPhone both devices MUST BE explicitly on the same > Wi-Fi network it seems. > > A useful and helpful tip I’m sure for anyone who is planning to use this > method of communications. > >> On 28 Oct 2014, at 7:52 pm, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net >> <mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net>> wrote: >> >> Hi! >> >> I’ve written about this new feature and how convenient I find it though >> there is one thing that does annoy me, thus far I’ve found the function a >> little unreliable. >> >> The performance - when you have the function working - is excellent but >> keeping the function working seems to be a problem. >> >> For example I may make a call and everything works perfectly, I might go >> away from the Mac for a while and attempt a second call and I get the >> “Call Failed” error message. >> >> Has anyone else had similar problems and - if so - did they manage to find >> a workaround? >> >> >> ********** >> >> Dane Trethowan >> grtd...@internode.on.net <mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net> >> <mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net <mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net>> >> Skype: grtdane12 >> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >> Mobile: +61400494862 >> faceTime +61400494862 >> Fax +61397437954 >> Twitter: @grtdane >> >> >> >> >> > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > grtd...@internode.on.net <mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net> > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > the list's public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. 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We assume > neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> ********** Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the list's public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. 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