It is like with any Voip service, quality is much better than a regular phone call especially if both parties are using a fast LTE or WiFi connection. Also, if you have people around the world you speak to where despite the huge drop in long distance rates it still costs money, then using Facetime Audio (or Facetime which means with video) or any other service such as Skype, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp etc. makes a lot of sense. As long as you are on WiFi the call is free, I could be sitting at the airport in Manila or Singapore and call my friend in Germany without having to pay a cent. As for audio vs video, an audio only connection uses less data and there are times when I really don't need or want video such as on Sunday morning when my friend calls from Germany and I'm still lying in bed in my PJ's.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 11:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Whose cellular data is being used on a Facetime call? What is the point of audio FaceTime? I didn't know there was such a thing. Are a FaceTime and a video call the same. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joshua Hendrickson Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 7:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Whose cellular data is being used on a Facetime call? I do facetime calls with a friend of mine and we are both using WIFI. I usually do audio facetime calls with my friend, although I have done a facetime video call with my sister a couple of times. On 1/28/20, Brian K. Lingard <b...@ncf.ca> wrote: > Dear Allen & list: > > > Rather than guess at who pays for data used by a Facebook call, you > are best to just ask your cellular airtime provider. Then to will know for > sure. > > Yes, it’s wisest to only take or make Facebook calls when on WIFI. > > Mote that some WIFI networks block the ports used for Facebook & > Skype. This is usually cue to bandwidth limitations. > Brian K. Lingard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf of > Alan Lemli > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 4:41 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Whose cellular data is being used on a Facetime call? > > Hi Anna, > > I suspect you're right. So, since my cellular data plan is extremely > limited, I don't want to participate in a Facetime call unless I'm on > my wifi network. > > Alan > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anna Dresdner > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 3:29 PM > To: VIPhone Mailing List > Subject: Re: Whose cellular data is being used on a Facetime call? > > Hi Alan, > > My guess is that each person is charged for the data they use. > > Best, > Anna > On Jan 27, 2020, at 3:21 PM, Alan Lemli <wale...@gmail.com > <mailto:wale...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi List, > > I've recently learned that Facetime also has an audio calling feature > when contacting someone with an Apple device. Facetime calls are > routed over the internet as opposed to using cell plan minutes. My > question is which caller on a Facetime call is being charged for > cellular data if they are not on wifi? I normally would expect the one > initiating the call would be charged but I'm not sure both parties aren't > being charged which is why I'm asking. > > Thanks in advance. > > Alan Lemli > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact > the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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