Hi Alex and Jonathan.
Thankyou very much for explaining this to me.
I understand now that I can use Facetime on both my Macbook 2015 and my Imac 27.
As for making other, non video but regular calls on my Imac, by also using my
Iphone. I think I'll leave this for another day as I already get free
telephone calls throughout the UK from my ISP.
In her book, Janet Ingber - Everything You Need to Know to Use the Mac explains
in great detail how to do this second task, but unfortunately, she does not, in
her book, explain how to use the Facetime facility, step by step, on a Macbook
pro.
I'd love a step-by-step guide in just how to make a facetime call to Sydney
Austrailia, by tomorrow morning as my Mother in law is staying with us this
evening and she has just become a Grand-mother.
She's almost blind, hence my desire to do this on my Macbook, with it's larger
screen, as opposed to my wife trying this on her little Iphone 4s, so my Mother
in law may see her little Grand daughter.
Incidentaly, for members who do wish to make telephone calls on their Imac by
incorporating the use of an Iphone, here is what Janet Ingber has to say about
this.
...
"Making and Receiving Phone Calls on Your Mac
If you use an iPhone, it is now possible to use your Mac as a speakerphone for
both receiving and making calls from your Mac. Your iPhone must be running iOS
8.0 or later and your Mac must be using Mac 10.10, Yosemite or later. (El
Capitan is the operating system after Yosemite, so the feature works with it.)
Set-Up
Both your Mac and iPhone need to be signed into the same iCloud Account and the
same Apple ID. Bluetooth must be enabled on both devices and they must also be
on the same Wi-Fi network.
* On the Mac, open FaceTime. If it’s on the Dock, do a one-finger double-tap.
If you want to open it from the Applications folder, get to the Finder with
Command-Tab.
* Next, open Preferences with Command-, Tab to Settings, and if it’s not
selected, select it with VO-Spacebar.
* VO-Right Arrow to “iPhone Cellular Calls” and if that feature isn’t checked,
check it with VO-Spacebar. On the iPhone, go to Settings/FaceTime and make sure
iPhone Cellular Calls is checked.
By default, your Mac’s internal microphone is selected. You may decide to use
an external microphone. This will improve the sound, but the Mac’s internal
microphone does a fair job.
Making a Call from Your Mac
* Open FaceTime as described above.
* VO-Right Arrow to the Audio radio button and select it with VO-Spacebar.
* VO-Right Arrow to the edit box and enter the name, email address or phone
number of the person you want to call.
* VO-Right Arrow to the results table and interact with VO-Spacebar. Locate the
correct result and press the spacebar.
* A menu will appear. The first option refers to the iPhone and can be ignored.
Go to the second option, which will be the number of the person you want to
call. Press the Return key.
* Once you are done with your call, VO-End to the End button and select it.
Receiving a Call on Your Mac
The iPhone will start ringing a few seconds before the Mac makes its incoming
call sound. If the caller has a custom ringtone, it doesn’t play on the Mac;
you will hear the default tone. A FaceTime window will automatically open and
by default, you will be placed on the Accept button. Select the button with
VO-Spacebar and start talking. When you are finished, VO-End to the End button.
Although the Mac doesn’t play custom ringtones, you can choose from several
Apple ringtones for it. Open FaceTime Preferences and select the Settings tab.
Next VO-Right Arrow to the Ringtone pop up menu and select a ringtone. No
matter who calls, that is the ringtone that will play."
Hope people find this useful.
Thanks.
Very best wishes.
Andy.
>From Scotland with love.
----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Hall
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2017 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: Facetime on my 2015 Macbook Pro
FaceTime works with other FaceTime users through the internet. If you call
someone using FaceTime, you don't need your iPhone at all. It's like Skype
calling, if you're familiar with that.
If you want, though, you can also make regular phone calls with FaceTime.
This requires your iPhone to be nearby. Some carriers offer wifi calling, which
lets you use a Mac, iPad or other device to make regular phone calls without
your iPhone present. Ask your carrier about wifi calling; if you have it, turn
it on in iPhone settings > Phone, then your other Apple devices should ask you
if you want to use it on them as well.
--
Alex Hall
On Dec 2, 2017, at 05:53, andy <meikle.ai...@btinternet.com> wrote:
Hi all.
I've loads of questions concerning this topic, so rather than wright a huge
message, I'll try to deal with each in turn.
My Macbook 2015 has facebook on it.
I have a great book titled "Janet Ingber - Everything You Need to Know to
Use the Mac" and I'm using this to learn how to use both my Macbook and my
Imack 27.
Concerning facetime on the Macbook. Can I use it to talk to my nephew In
Sydney without having to use my Iphone as well. In other words, is the Macbook
a stand alone device which will allow me access to facetime anywhere as long as
I have an internet wi fi connection?
Thankyou.
Very best wishes.
Andy.
From Scotland with Love.
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