Huffmanfam2005 Posted June 11, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Hey , hubby and I are doing a three day on 6/25 we are leaving our 1 and 2 year old home with their Aunt and this is the first time we have ever spent even one night away from them.... Been so tempted to just add them to the room , but it is our ten year anniversary and we need this 🌊 my question am I able to face time them while onboard? And if so can someone explain to me how to do so ? We will leave my hubby's iPad home and take mine and we were so wanting to do this.. Thanks :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp420 Posted June 11, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I hope so too..we are leaving our 22 month old for the first time in July and are really hoping service is fast enough. I know you can buy packages, either unlimited or by the minute but I'm not sure if it's fast enough for FaceTime or Skype, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klfrodo Posted June 11, 2015 #3 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Most likely not First you can only Facetime via wifi. So, you would have to purchase internet package. Problem is that wifi is very very slow,, think dial up modem speed Plus facetime takes lots of bandwidth. Think of bandwidth as a highway. 2 lane dirt road 2 lane highway 4 lane highway 10 lane super highway Which one is going to move the most traffic? The busier the traffic, the slower you go. Same with the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted June 11, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 11, 2015 If you just want to check in, calls from the cabin are $1.99/minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusin33 Posted June 11, 2015 #5 Share Posted June 11, 2015 We took my daughter last November on the getaway. She left her kids home but used Skype every afternoon from our cabin with no problems. Sent from my LG-D850 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer925 Posted June 11, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 11, 2015 We tried on the valor in March, we purchased the internet package and tried like crazy! We went to customer service and they told us, the wifi was not strong enough for facetime!! They refunded the package and when we got to port we ran to the nearest bar that had wifi and wasn't open, so it wasn't busy and facetimed our children...on the paradise last year we called from the room phone every other day, made sure all was well and went about our cruise :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare skittl1321 Posted June 11, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 11, 2015 It is probably a better bet to plan to use a wifi connection in a port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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