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Use it all the time to talk to the kids. Also shaped recent purchase of iPod touch for niece and iPad for parents so that my family can see (and vica versa) our loved ones 3,000 miles away?

Great feature.
 
YES if you have a girlfriend (or significant other).

Facetime works with iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, and Mac.
 
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