FaceTime free for International use

To make international Facetime calls you need the full international phone number which is;

country code + area code + phone number

For instance, to call US from another country you need to add country code 1, to call Brazil you need 55. Facetime calls are 100% free, no matter what location or country you are, AS LONG AS BOTH devices are using facetime AND WI-FI.

FYI, a Facetime call over cellular is using data, not the cellular connection, and it is not an international call. The call is routed through Apple when done via cellular. While I agree it isn't free, since you have to pay for your cellular data, it is not like an international phone call.

I call japan from the US all the time... pretty much daily using WiFi or my data. I’ve never been charged a dime. (Be advised... I have unlimited data, so if you have a limit on your data, I’d use WiFi). The cost of the FaceTime has nothing to do with being international or not, it’s just using data like any other voip app (ie line, Skype, etc...). Just make sure you don’t call the number first and then switch to FaceTime. That WILL charge you international calling and cause your bill to sky rocket!

When traveling abroad, definitely only use WiFi, the roaming on a data VOIP call will destroy your phone bill and your wallet!

With that being said... when I call japan, I have to dial exactly “+81” and then the number. When calling the states from ANY other country, you have to dial “+1” then the area code and the number! Hope this helps anyone who is wondering!

Facetime uses a data connection being over wifi or your cell phone data connection. If you have unlimited data or still have "data credit" the calls via Facetime are free.

Facetime uses the Apple ID to connect you to each other. What ever is in your contact's information the call is made from an Apple ID to an Apple ID (both side using Facetime). When you want to make a phone call the iPhone will present you only phone numbers being cell, iPhone, home, etc it does not matter but of course will not present you with email addresses. If you choose to make a Facetime call then it won't use the numbers but use the email addresses to see call. if those email address are not an Apple ID or your correspondent is not reachable the call will fail. Facetime does not make call (yet) to phone numbers (cell or landline) like Skype does.

Try to add a fake number to a contact you know has facetime. Then try to call that number. The correspondant facetime will ring. Because it does not call the number but call your correspondant apple ID (only one email listed in the contact card has to be a valid Apple ID). If two email addresses listed are valid apple id and two people are using those apple id on different devices, then both will ring.

At least the above is what I experienced.

Indeed... Now that I got some experience I can attest to the fact that WiFi is the name of the game when abroad... As long as the one traveling can get to a place with WiFi connection, and using FaceTime -- you're good to go.

FaceTime requires WiFi to make the call.

I believe there is no charge for these calls, but DON'T quote me on that, best double check this with Apple and get them to confirm.

I've tried FaceTime in same country, no charge, not tried internationally.

LMHORTA wrote:

To make international Facetime calls you need the full international phone number which is;

country code + area code + phone number

You forgot the "international access code"... In the USA, if one wants to make an international call, one needs to first diall 011, then the country code, etc.

First of all, you have to make sure what addresses a person is using for FaceTime. If a number or email address is not listed in his iPhone or iPad's "You can be reaced for video calls at", then you won't be able to place a successful call.

Settings > FaceTime > You can bereached for video calls at:

http://iphone-and-i.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-activate-facetime-in-iphone-4s.h tml

My son is in the Navy home ported in Sasebo, Japan and we Facebook all the time and have not seen anything reflected in our bills. Natually you both have to be on WiFi.

I tried using facetime internationally. using WIFI of course but i cannot connect. Its telling me that i have a wrong number... do i need to put a 1 infront of his CP #?

That is true, unless you have an iPhone 4S or 5 that supports Facetime over cellular and your carrier supports it. Best to do over wifi though, the connection is much more stable and clearer.

Facetime works with supported iOS devices as well as Macs with webcams/OS X 10.7 or later

http://www.apple.com/ios/facetime/

To clarify, you do not use the iPhone's phone keypad to make a facetime call...

You must start the call on Facetime via the button in contacts or at the top of a conversation with said friend in Messages. (see photos)

http://www.rustybrick.com/pics/userpics/FACETIME.PNG

http://photos.appleinsider.com/ios4-100916-3.jpg

About this:

OK, so from the USA, using my iPhone, calling a friend with an iPhone in Europe (or Asia), do I dial +1 and the country code, or just + and the country code?

+1 is only the North American Continent and and Caribbian islands.

+44 is England

+43 is Austria

+81 is Japan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes

OK, now what about the few people in this world who don't have FaceTime, not even an iPhone, some of them happen to be friends of mine that I wanna call free....

well i was looking for thsi answer, i thought that too, i mean ifyou use wi-fi, why would ur carrier charge u ? so yeah i am sure it's free but might call me carrier fido today because they are mean and greedy and dont wanna recieve 10,000 bill!

What/who are you trying to call? From what country are you calling to/from?

Have you looked at Skype for your calling needs?

When using American landline phones, they devised the touch tone of 011 to prevent accidental overseas calls when Aunt Sue in New York tries to call her brother in Colorado.

(You have to dial 1-303-555-222 to reach Colorado by landline)

When using an American mobile,

The +1 is implied when making a call outside of the phone's registered area code.

For example, you would dial (212) 555-2222 if you were calling from a different area code, 303 for example.

When calling phones within the same area code (212 for example)

All you need to type in is 555-2222 to make the call.

For the European continent, their numbering system works a bit differently.

The (0) after the country code is for in-country calls, use the +XX for out of country calls.

+44 (0) 7725 100100

Outside the UK, you'd type in +44 7725 100100
Inside the UK, you'd type in 07725 100100

Just like America, the +44 is implied and not needed to complete the in-country call.

Does that make more sense?