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Old 07-06-2010, 11:07 AM   #28
Maggie Leung
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Originally Posted by Graham View Post
I think David's talking about nobody using video calls on their mobile phones. I know I've had the capability for years and have never used it. I'm also at a loss as to why FaceTime is getting such attention; it really doesn't seem like it's anything new.

Skype video now, I use every day, several times a day. My family all have webcams, most of my friends have webcams. I travel a lot, regularly abroad, and my laptop has a webcam. It's ubiquitous and free.

Graham
Sorry, you're right. I use phone video for random things (like when my toddler nephew does something cute and I don't have a video camera right there). Poor quality, but handy, and I can easily send and say, "Look, how cute."

I also use phone video when shopping sometimes. Like I've shopped for home-office furniture and I've shot pieces I'm considering, to show my husband. I prefer video to photos for that, because I can just walk around a piece quickly. Video quality is less important for that.
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