Re: Solved (Was: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime)

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject	Re: Solved (Was: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime)
Date	2024-09-22 16:55 +0000
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On 2024-09-21, Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 9/20/24 7:21 AM, Bernd Froehlich wrote:
>> On 20. Sep 2024 at 08:29:22 CEST, "Bernd Froehlich" <befr@eaglesoft.de>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Can´t imagine that it is a MacBook Air problem, but who knows...
>> 
>> Spent some hours on the net and finally solved it.
>> 
>> Two tips I found were to clear the DNS cache of the mac and to
>> connect the Mac through a hotspot to the internet.  Lo and behold:
>> Facetime worked, I got the call on my Mac 8-) Then I reset my router
>> and now Facetime works just fine.
>> 
>> Not sure whether it was the DNS cache or the router reset that
>> ultimately solved it but I hope it works for you too Connor.
>
> Gosh I don't want to go through my phone instead of my wifi. But I'm
> glad it worked for you!

You should read more carefully. He doesn't seem to be saying he had to
connect to the hotspot to get it to work - that was just one of the
suggestions he read. He does say he cleared his DNS cache and reset his
router. 

Have you tried either of those things?

> We just tried again. My phone was near my MacBook and it "rang" with
> the FT call. I had phone number FT turned off on my MacBook like you
> guys suggested

That was a bad suggestion. Turn it back on.

> but my name with my phone number was still in his FT call list so I
> think when he clicked on it it called my phone number. I didn't answer
> and sent my friend a text message (from my Mac) asking if he could
> "call" my email address. So then he clicked New Facetime Call on his
> Mac and typed in my email and it rang on my MacBook. (Also on my phone
> but I ignored that.)

That's precisely why you should turn the phone number back on on your
Mac. Whoever suggested you turn it off was giving bad advice.

> So I think the key is to force the computers to use email addresses
> but 

No. Many of us receive calls to our cellular phone numbers on our Macs.
That's how it's supposed to work.

> since the FT previous call list includes phone calls it's easy for a
> friend's phone number to be in the list and you have to make sure you
> aren't using that. Anyway thats what I think is happening.

No, you should be able to use any address or number listed in FaceTime
Preferences > You can be reached at - including your iPhone's phone
number. The problem you are having isn't due to FaceTime settings.
Something else (probably your router) is getting in the way.

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JR

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Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> - 2024-09-08 13:23 -0700
  Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-09 14:49 +0000
    Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> - 2024-09-10 15:50 -0700
      Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2024-09-11 08:47 +0000
        Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-09-18 17:00 +0200
      Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-11 14:38 +0000
        Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> - 2024-09-14 14:24 -0700
          Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-09-15 06:58 +0200
          Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-09-15 07:07 +0200
          Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-15 16:52 +0000
          Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2024-09-16 06:41 +0000
            Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-09-16 11:04 +0200
            Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-16 15:03 +0000
              Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> - 2024-09-19 11:05 -0700
                Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2024-09-20 06:29 +0000
                Solved (Was: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime) (was: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime) Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2024-09-20 14:21 +0000
                Re: Solved (Was: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime) (was: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-20 16:34 +0000
                Re: Solved (Was: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime) Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2024-09-21 08:49 +0000
                Re: Solved (Was: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime) Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> - 2024-09-21 11:42 -0700
                Re: Solved (Was: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime) Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-09-21 22:51 +0200
                Re: Solved (Was: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime) Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2024-09-22 12:55 +0000
                Re: Solved (Was: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-22 16:55 +0000

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