Keeping in touch while living in Portugal

Member since 30 May 2013

PriscillaViP25 October 2017 09:51:30

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Hello everyone,

What are the best ways you've found for keeping in touch with friends and family back home while living in Portugal? How frequently do you stay in touch with loved ones?

Are there local equivalents to common instant messaging and online video calling services that you prefer or are more widely used?

If there is a sizeable time difference, how do you manage this?

Do you make international phone calls from a landline or mobile phone from Portugal? What do you think of the cost?

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Priscilla

Colin Prosser Member

Member since 23 August 2017

Colin ProsserMember30 October 2017 13:42:35

Family in Arizona and Germany.聽 Face Time or Skype is the answer.
Time difference can be problematic eg. Arizona 7 hours behind .
Can also use WhatsApp - phone anywhere for free.
In today鈥檚 Global economy it is not unusual for families to be separated but compensated in the knowledge that children and grandchildren have opportunities beyond former expectations.

msmacnevens Member

Member since 14 August 2013

msmacnevensMember30 October 2017 18:02:06

we, the family, use whatsapp and the fb messenger to keep in touch daily, and of course
there's texting.
there's always a way to get in touch,聽 sending pictures or just saying hello on fb messenger and whatsapp.

Jean-Paul Burtin Active member

Member since 16 August 2017

Jean-Paul BurtinActive member06 November 2017 19:55:11

Hi! my favorite ways to keep in touch with European friends and American ones is either Whatsapp (telephone with or w/o camera), Skype (much better than Whatsapp) or regular phone calls through MEO system (before 9:00am or after 9:00pm it's free)
Of course e-mails are common. Don't use SMS outside Portugal; too expansive.
JP (French retired)