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Subject: Re: Solved (Was: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime)
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 22:51:30 +0200
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On 21.09.24 20:42, Connor Shannon wrote:
> 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 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.)
> 
> So I think the key is to force the computers to use email addresses but 
> 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.

Here FT does not care. It always rings on my Mac.


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