The boat doesn't have enough bandwidth for skype...

[emmiesmommy1113]

But I wonder if they can use a messenger of some sort?

DH is on his last work up for deployment. He can get on FB(which I didn't know), what I want to know is if he can use some sort of messenger. Right now he uses his e-mail for the boat and he sends his messages to my phone in the format of a text but they almost always get cut off and sometimes I won't get them until way later or he won't get mine. It's so darn frustrating.

Anybody know if they can use a messenger on the boat? TIA.

[usmclife58]

They have all messengers disabled where my husband is. 

ETA: They are disabled at work, not on his personal computer. 

[babowes]

Bummer for you.....sorry! You will find another way!

[emmiesmommy1113]

Well, I have my alerts set on my phone so every single time I get an e-mail, it lets me know. I have it constantly synced. I told DH this but he still messages my phone number. It's so much faster to use my actual e-mail and we haven't had any issues when we have used it.

Well, no there was one time it said attatchent removed and didn't send my e-mail either but, that happens way more through text messaging. And everytime it happens he goes "did you try to send an attatchment?" The last time I said "No. I know that you can't get them so I never try." Lol.

Quoting babowes:

Bummer for you.....sorry! You will find another way!

[darbyakeep45]

I have no idea mama!  My husband is on submarines so we get almost no contact...emails every now and then, but that's it!  Good luck!

[emmiesmommy1113]

I'm sorry.

I know we could have it so much worse, but it is so darn frustrating. Especially when DH gets into one of those moods where he for some reason thinks it's me ignoring him. I know he has a lot going on but he needs to understand that communications sometimes suck and there's nothing I can do about it. I think I'm handling it surprisingly well even though I get frustrated with it. I hope this holding it together lasts through the actual deployment.

Quoting darbyakeep45:

I have no idea mama!  My husband is on submarines so we get almost no contact...emails every now and then, but that's it!  Good luck!

[thenguyenclan]

ive never used skype while the hubster was on the boat....im not surprised that its blocked though...when they pass through certain waters they shut off communication for a few days....or they could have had issues with the internet...any number of reasons....

and the reason why they could be cut off is because emails/messages on the ship are monitored by other members....and they edit it....i remember when DH was on the sub and i wrote him long emails...come to find out that the emails i sent he only got snippets of it...like if i wrote.... "Hi how are you doing? I really miss you. I wish you were here with me...I'm so lonely...im just sitting here doing absolutely nothing but waiting for you to give me a call"

it would say "hi....miss you....wish you were here...." and they would cut off the last portion because they could or because the email can only be like 10 words long or something.....

as for messenger.....i dont think so....your best bet is email only.......and i think they can check their facebook but not message only because you only get so much time on the internet..not to mention they wouldnt want to get in trouble and lose internet privileges or something....

[december911]

back when i was on my first deployment, my dh and i used email, and it was so fast that it was like we were messaging honestly

[meggs8609]

I have facebook and facebook messanger on my phone - that way if he gets on he can send me a message and it will go to my phone and we can chat that way or use facebook chat. So far that has been working really well for us and I don't have to worry about being away from the computer and missing him. I also have skype mobile on my phone so if he's in port he can "call" me skype to skype from his tablet.

[emmiesmommy1113]

Quoting december911:

back when i was on my first deployment, my dh and i used email, and it was so fast that it was like we were messaging honestly

Sometimes it's like that and sometimes we don't get each other's messages either at all or for hours. And DH is on night shift this time, so, it sucks if I miss his messages.

[thenguyenclan]

Quoting emmiesmommy1113:

Quoting december911:

back when i was on my first deployment, my dh and i used email, and it was so fast that it was like we were messaging honestly

Sometimes it's like that and sometimes we don't get each other's messages either at all or for hours. And DH is on night shift this time, so, it sucks if I miss his messages.

i understand it sucks...but really....as long as you get some form of communication it will be alright