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Facebook Messenger Now Supports Voice Calling for U.S. Accounts
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i don't know... i'm a big fan of separating apps by functions.. skype or facetime for video, viber for voice calling.. facebook for facebooking...
No the actual quote from Facebook was "850 Million active users" The Facebook messenger app is not exclusive to iOS, only this feature is (for the time being). And as much as I'd like to just "pick up the phone and dial" one of my friends on the other side of the world, I don't want to spend a ludicrous amount of cash doing so. Anyway I wasn't comparing calling someone on Facebook to just calling someone, I was pointing out to the guy who asked why not simply use Facetime that this will be more accessible.
That just pauses the video, unless they've changed something recently. I think lots of people realize the option exists--anyone who wants to use another app to look up something during a video call, for example, has probably discovered this "feature." But you can't keep the video going if you even if you want to (which I think you can do with Skype--which, by the way, actually supports audio-only calling, quality aside, and works on far more platforms), so I'm not sure I'd call it an "option." Further, if you want a true audio-only call, you'll have to convince the other party to do the same.
Still, I guess it's a usable but clunky solution if, for some reason, you're looking to use FaceTime for nearly audio-only.
It's nice to see that I am not the only one who thinks Facebook is a waste of time. Fortunately, I don't know many people using Facebook may it be friends or business partners. Sometimes I am thinking it's just kids using it
But of course I am wrong. There are many adults living and breathing Facebook, which I consider a bit scary actually. Anyways, I am a heavy user of Facetime and Skype and Facebook is pretty much out of the question for me.several thoughts:
....I signed up for Facebook about a year ago. When I was inundated with emails about complete strangers wanting to contact me I left.
Interesting of them to add this service for those who use Facebook (and have the time to be overwhelmed with Facebook's attempt to run your life).
for others..
...what about apps like Talkatone? I use that all the time with cellular or wifi to avoid using my minutes.
What is better about using Facebook (and becoming part of their global marketing strategy) as opposed to apps like Talkatone? Am I missing something here?
....I signed up for Facebook about a year ago. When I was inundated with emails about complete strangers wanting to contact me I left.
Interesting of them to add this service for those who use Facebook (and have the time to be overwhelmed with Facebook's attempt to run your life).
for others..
...what about apps like Talkatone? I use that all the time with cellular or wifi to avoid using my minutes.
What is better about using Facebook (and becoming part of their global marketing strategy) as opposed to apps like Talkatone? Am I missing something here?
This is great, I don't use Facebook but more options and functionality is always better.
Nope, there is still no notification for Skype calls. Basically, you have to regular-call the other person, tell them to turn on Skype, you have to turn on Skype as well and then calls come in.
Also, if they are offline and you send them a message and then go offline, it won't get delivered to them until you both are online, which is useless.
Nope, there is still no notification for Skype calls. Basically, you have to regular-call the other person, tell them to turn on Skype, you have to turn on Skype as well and then calls come in.
Also, if they are offline and you send them a message and then go offline, it won't get delivered to them until you both are online, which is useless.
Interesting. I wonder if they are doing this to make it a really peer to peer network. If there is no peer on the other side active, no delivery can take place. If the destination is online, but the app that wanted to deliver the message is inactive, again no transmission.
I think SMS is the same way, the system tries a couple of times and if the destination is offline, it gives up. In grand scheme of things, a few servers to store some messages does not sound like a big investment though...
Just what the internet needs. More centralization for Facebook. If people keep putting themselves under the umbrella of Facebook's centralization of the internet it may be the only part of the internet that many people use. I guess for people that don't care about selling their lives out to a corporation which thinks of its clients as resources who are "dumb****s" then it's a dream come true.
Agree!
I definetly agree you on this, I don't get why people get so excited, most Cell Phone plans have free long distance & mobile to mobile. My home has Verizon Fios and my voice plan has free long distance.
Everybody I know has the same type plans with their Cell Phone.
I definetly agree you on this, I don't get why people get so excited, most Cell Phone plans have free long distance & mobile to mobile. My home has Verizon Fios and my voice plan has free long distance.
Everybody I know has the same type plans with their Cell Phone.