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Author Topic: FaceTime Sound.  (Read 13079 times)

tickmike

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FaceTime Sound.
« on: November 18, 2018, 04:50:37 PM »
My wife and I are finding it harder to hear our daughter on FaceTime on my old iphone4, especially when the log fire is crackling, is there any way to boost it ?.

I was going to have an new Samsung tablet for Xmas but thinking about an 'ipad WiFi' now just to use facetime.  :o

Are ipads sound much louder than iphones.
I am not an Apple fan but when needs must.
« Last Edit: November 19, 2018, 10:02:10 PM by tickmike »
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2018, 09:09:31 PM »
well if you use facetime then a samsung tablet is out, as facetime is only available on apple devices.
one solution is to simply move further away from the log fire? make sure your volume is up full and that at their end they aren't too far away from the microphone.
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2018, 02:28:25 AM »
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2018, 08:15:13 AM »
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2018, 05:43:31 AM »
Definitely, the Bluetooth speaker route is the way to go, provided it is not also a mic-related problem. As I said earlier, an iPad may well not have better sound than an iPhone. If you could try an iPad Pro and ordinary iPad, in a shop, or borrow one, then at least you might get an idea. The results I get though from comparing an iPad 5, iPad 6 and iPad Pro v1 with an iPhone SE are not that encouraging. The improved sound is one of the reasons why I got an iPad Pro.
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2018, 08:37:57 PM »
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2018, 08:39:59 PM »
hope you've checked that the sound issue isn't at the other end, otherwise you've spent money that won't make any difference.
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2018, 08:59:39 PM »
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2018, 10:05:40 PM »
It is the Apple hype etc that I do not like, but the products are good quality , well built and like you say last well (that is what the the Tech chap at Curry's said (( I could tell by what he was saying he knew he tech stuff and it was not sales talk !)) yesterday and he gave me some insight in what other tablets go wrong a lot quicker than the Apple products  ;)).
The Apple store has a lot of 'Free' apps I use on my iphone4 iso 7.2 , so at least with iso 12 on the ipad I can use a lot more apps than on my phone.
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2018, 01:16:25 AM »
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2018, 02:53:37 PM »
@ Weaver, yes I think you have said before, I was born in a part of Derby as well, it has changed a lot and some of it not for the good. !
I live in a small village now.
There used to be an Apple store in the center a long time ago but not any more.
« Last Edit: November 23, 2018, 05:01:12 PM by tickmike »
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2018, 03:40:49 PM »
Quote from: tickmike on November 23, 2018, 02:53:37 PM
There used to be an Apple sore in the center

Many here would agree with that sentiment. :D
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2019, 10:08:30 PM »
Just an update, we used my new iPad 9.7" iso 12 to Facetime our Daughter for the first time tonight and what a difference, we could hear her and see her a lot clearer than my old iPhone 4, she also said our picture her end was a lot clearer.

My daughter bought me a keyboard case for Xmas and that works very well and is a fraction of the Apple price.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/eoso-Keyboard-Wireless-Protective-Backlight-New-2018-2017-iPad-Pro-9-7-Air-1-2-Backlit-Dark-Blue/dp/B07H3X2GFM/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546812047&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=eoso+ipad+cover+9.7+inch+2018+with+keyboard

The iPad is very well built product but expensive.  :)
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2019, 08:02:03 AM »
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Re: FaceTime Sound.
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2019, 11:05:55 AM »
That does not look good  :-\
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