1. texn884's Avatar
    Hi all
    Can any of the new BB10 phones do Face Time or Skype or another service?

    My wifes grand daughters are moving to Germany in May and it killing her that they will be so far away.

    Any help would be appreciated
    01-18-14 08:04 PM
  2. GP540's Avatar
    Yes

    Posted via CB10
    01-18-14 08:04 PM
  3. Uzi's Avatar
    yes skype is available in BlackBerry world

    Posted via CB10
    01-18-14 08:05 PM
  4. texn884's Avatar
    Can it do Face Time?
    01-18-14 08:07 PM
  5. The Aficionado's Avatar
    Skype and face flow video chat are available in addition to BBM video

    Posted from my 9900, z10, z30 or PlayBook
    01-18-14 08:07 PM
  6. Mike88888's Avatar
    Yes, BB10 phones have BBM video chat.

    Posted via CB10
    01-18-14 08:08 PM
  7. SCrid2000's Avatar
    Face Time is not available. Skype, BBM Video, and other video services are.
    01-18-14 08:09 PM
  8. Uzi's Avatar
    Can it do Face Time?
    face time is for Apple

    Posted via CB10
    01-18-14 08:09 PM
  9. texn884's Avatar
    Okay thanks for the fast answers fellow BB lovers
    01-18-14 08:20 PM
  10. Bash_Man's Avatar
    with 10.2.1 coming, it'll open the door to using even more apps. I installed Leak 10.2.1.1925 and I installed Tango to video chat with friend with an Android Moto G phone. Works perfect.
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    01-18-14 08:36 PM
  11. BBPandy's Avatar
    Having used Skype, Face Time, & BBM Video I must say that BBM has the best audio & video quality of the 3. HOWEVER if you have a crappy connection and still want to video chat, then sometimes Skype will work better. You may not be able to identify the other person but it will keep going, unlike BBM which will disconnect.

    Posted via CB10
    01-19-14 06:44 AM
  12. sandman10's Avatar
    I use Skype and BBM video all the time on my Z30.

    Works perfectly. In fact, for whatever reason, Skype seems to work better on my Z30 than it does on my MacBook Air.
    01-19-14 07:26 AM
  13. hondaf17's Avatar
    Just set up Skype on a Z10. Doesn't really work. Very slow, very laggy, and freezes with the "Skype is not responding, wait, force close" dialog boxes. Had to pull the battery twice to reset the device. Does anyone else have issues with Skype? Is this common? A Z10 on ATT with 10.1.
    01-21-14 07:25 AM
  14. joeldf's Avatar
    Just set up Skype on a Z10. Doesn't really work. Very slow, very laggy, and freezes with the "Skype is not responding, wait, force close" dialog boxes. Had to pull the battery twice to reset the device. Does anyone else have issues with Skype? Is this common? A Z10 on ATT with 10.1.
    I'm not positive, but I believe that Skype needs at least 10.2 to run best.

    Unfortunately, AT&T has not even released the Maintenance Release of 10.1 (which us a +4xxx build) from 5 months ago.

    I would suggest getting a late build 10.2, or better yet, the 10.2.1.1925 leak on your phone. Check out the Leaked/Beta OS section for more info.

    Posted via CB10
    01-21-14 09:12 AM
  15. nucks26's Avatar
    BBM video is blackberry's equivalent to apple's facetime

    Posted via CB10 for Z10
    01-21-14 09:45 AM
  16. crazylegshinch's Avatar
    BBM video is blackberry's equivalent to apple's facetime

    Posted via CB10 for Z10
    With a notable difference. In the future, BBM video will go cross platform. I don't see Apple doing that with face time.

    Posted via CB10
    01-21-14 12:05 PM
  17. ray689's Avatar
    Can it do Face Time?
    Face time is what apple calls video chat. Right now you are able to use bbm video between BB10 devices (and in my opinion is much better than face time). Now that bbm has gone cross platform and available on both ios and android devices, you will soon be able to video chat between those devices as well. This feature is in the works to be added in the cross platform BBM. No date on when it will be launched yet.

    Posted via CB10
    01-21-14 12:09 PM
  18. milo53's Avatar
    I've used Skype for 5 years, never had lag. Use on iPad. My Torch has no video chat.
    01-25-14 12:45 AM

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