Hi Max, You can certainly use the built-in microphone in the Mac Book Pro, I have found the microphone to be most acceptable during a face time call in most situations. The headset works well too, it just depends on what you prefer. The speaker is clear as well so you shouldn't have trouble hearing the person you're calling and the fan is very quiet so that doesn't really impact on the noise at all.
You would sign into Face Time with your Apple ID, so the way people would contact you would be through the email address associated with that Apple ID. You don't need to set up another one or create a username specific to Face Time. Cheers, Chantelle On 07/04/2012, at 1:03 PM, Maxwell Ivey wrote: > hello; you explained it much better than the help section did. i know a > couple of my nephews have an i device. guess i when i update my signature > I'll have to add a FaceTime and a Skype handle. I'm mainly doing it for > business as selling amusement rides is a global task. I'm looking forward to > it. next question, do i need a headset or can i use the built in microphone? > thanks again, max > On Apr 6, 2012, at 9:48 PM, Chantelle Griffiths wrote: > >> Hi Max, >> >> The person you are planning to face time with needs to either have an >> iDevice that supports it, such as an iPhone, iPad 2/latest generation or an >> iPod Touch with the front facing camera, or have the Face Time software on >> their Mac. The interface itself is accessible - I face time my dad who lives >> in another country all the time and I've never experienced problems with >> accessibility. The main differences between Face Time and Skype are that >> Face Time is restricted to Apple devices and it's a video calling app. Skype >> is able to do both and, of course, has the other features such as the >> ability to call regular phones and mobiles, and supports straight audio >> calls as well as video. My dad likes Face Time because he is able to see me >> on-screen, but we have the data and the devices to easily support it. >> >> Hope that helps. >> >> Cheers, >> Chantelle >> >> >> >> On 07/04/2012, at 12:03 PM, Maxwell Ivey wrote: >> >>> hello group; i was wondering if anyone has any experience with apple's >>> FaceTime. it is installed on my new macbook pro. does the person you >>> connect with have to be running the software too? do they have to be an >>> iPhone user? just wondering if i should try it or just skip it and install >>> Skype. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks, max >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
