Can't get phone calls to work! Help please

[2010mini]

I searched but could not find the specific answer.

I have a mid 2010 Mac Mini (OS X 10.10) so I already know handoff/continuity will not work as it does not have BT4.0

I have an iPhone 5s and iPad 4 (Both on 8.1) and today while at home a regular came in. And to my surprise my Mac Mini was ringing along with my iPad/iPhone.

I thought macs that didn't have BT 4.0 could not do this?? I understand if it was a FaceTime Audio call, but it was not.

TIA

 

[Alrescha]

I thought macs that didn't have BT 4.0 could not do this?? I understand if it was a FaceTime Audio call, but it was not.

"Handoff" requires Bluetooth (Bluetooth LE, I believe). Phone calls and SMS are "Continuity" and no BlueTooth is required.

A.

 

[2010mini]

"Handoff" requires Bluetooth (Bluetooth LE, I believe). Phone calls and SMS are "Continuity" and no BlueTooth is required.

A.

Well SMS works quite well. Phone calls do not.

 

[Alrescha]

Well SMS works quite well. Phone calls do not.

I have an iPhone 5s and iPad 4 (Both on 8.1) and today while at home a regular came in. And to my surprise my Mac Mini was ringing along with my iPad/iPhone.

<confused>

 

[2010mini]

<confused>

Phone calls do not = my mac alerts when a call is coming in but will not pick up the call. It will also not start a call

 

[Alrescha]

Phone calls do not = my mac alerts when a call is coming in but will not pick up the call. It will also not start a call

Ahh. I did have some 'Call failed' errors when first setting up, but they went away without any action on my part (as far as I know). The only thing I did that helped with SMS setup was to make sure that the Apple IDs/email addresses/phone numbers in Accounts were all consistent.

(and by that I just mean that I had checked (or not checked) all the entries consistently across my devices)

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[2010mini]

Well hopefully this will work out line yours did

 

[2010mini]

Just can't seem to get phone calls to work. what am I doing wrong?

Man is on 10.10 and iPhone 5s is on 8.1

 

[B.A.T]

I am in the same boat. I have a late 2013 iMac and every time I try to make a call from my mac it fails. When my wife calls me it rings my iPad but not my iMac. I've searched the web but can not figure this one out.

 

[checkler]

Make sure in the FaceTime settings that you have your iCloud ID checked. That was my problem for a while.

 

[B.A.T]

It has been checked the entire time so that is not the problem. This seems to be a common problem from reading through other threads though.