Facebook Portal Plus review: Great video calling at a cost

Facebook Portal Plus review: Great video calling at a cost

Facebook’s Portal Plus and Portal smart displays connect you with friends and family — even when you live far away.

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Do you trust this thing in your home? Read the CNET Editors take: Facebook Portal brings Alexa and Messenger video chats to one device – https://cnet.co/2pIdJPe

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50 Comments

  1. Αλέξανδρος Θεολόγου on August 22, 2021 at 10:22 pm

    1984



  2. Jorge Vidal on August 22, 2021 at 10:23 pm

    Cool devices!



  3. Joseph Paul on August 22, 2021 at 10:26 pm

    Plus now supports WhatsApp as well as Messenger (both owned by FB)



  4. Sonny Brown on August 22, 2021 at 10:27 pm

    Why has no one else implemented this camera tracking feature? I feel like we’re going to look back in 5 to 10 years and say, "Remember when we had to like hold our phone or whatever to stay in the frame? Yeah, we were dumb."



  5. Bernardita Hermosura on August 22, 2021 at 10:27 pm

    .can we use portal facebook in phillipines



  6. Richmond on August 22, 2021 at 10:28 pm

    I initially told my family that they shouldn’t buy this it was a waste of money. But, i had just call with my family who got this in Amazon today. I was impressed! they were using macbook and their own phones before to have a call with me and the video / call quality was light years ahead!



  7. Alvaro Gonzalez on August 22, 2021 at 10:30 pm

    I have one and it doesn’t show ads



  8. David Dirré-Moire on August 22, 2021 at 10:31 pm

    If all it did was gather how long I spent on a call, I might consider it. You can be sure it can identify everything from the kind of clothes you wear to brand of sofa you own.



  9. T.S on August 22, 2021 at 10:32 pm

    Can I use the Zoom app for video conferencing on Portal? Thanks for the video.



  10. Maria Banuelos on August 22, 2021 at 10:32 pm

    Can you go live from your personal page or just do video chat in messenger?



  11. LUTCHMAN Nicolas on August 22, 2021 at 10:33 pm

    this is really expensive for only using messenger



  12. Robert Cox on August 22, 2021 at 10:34 pm

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  13. Adam Zawadzki on August 22, 2021 at 10:34 pm

    I got these and the ones with the screen for family and my self to do the video chat. Well I hooked up mine and my account now asking for mobile number so I typed it in and got a code to type in. Once I typed in the code it said your going to fast. It’s been already few days and I got through it. Now I am being asked to upload a picture of myself so I did and the next day I got a your account is disabled. I asked family to post on the Facebook community page for help and rather then helping they delete the post. I search the page and found lots of scammers posting phone numbers but those post never gets deleted. I ended up creating a new account and I started filling out the city you live in what high school you went to. Once those been set I get a message saying that what I selected was against Facebook policy and now that account is asking me for my ID. I am just going to return it and go with something else. There are also no support phone numbers or email address to contact for support so remember when buying this you got no support if something happens.



  14. John Johnson on August 22, 2021 at 10:34 pm

    Imagine this thing following you when you are not using it lmao 😱😱😱



  15. Annie kendrick on August 22, 2021 at 10:35 pm

    It’s perfect for bible study all over the world love the idea.



  16. TrplmRC on August 22, 2021 at 10:35 pm

    Roach at 2:56 behind small portal 🙂



  17. Paul Hetherington on August 22, 2021 at 10:37 pm

    portal– taught allotted- not ever. kaldean– you are now, exposed as hackers– vs hawaiians and, Swedes.



  18. Barrett Carter on August 22, 2021 at 10:39 pm

    Yeah that’s it’s going to be a no from me.



  19. Danielle King on August 22, 2021 at 10:39 pm

    er no thanks fuckbook



  20. Jason Peters on August 22, 2021 at 10:40 pm

    Cant wait to put one In my house so i can privacy taken away and be watch by a camera that can flow me every ware i go it been proven that facebook watch what u look up to help u find and listens to your conversation try it talk about dog food or buying a new tv it will pop up in ads even school supply



  21. shophet125 on August 22, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    That’s heckin’ crazy. You could get a cheap droid tablet and just run the app on the tablet instead.



  22. William Su on August 22, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    I think the tracking fisheye is really cool



  23. Patricia Williams on August 22, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    I need help with my portal.



  24. Imported TV on August 22, 2021 at 10:43 pm

    Oh Facebook owns it? Nevermind



  25. BluelaserRyan on August 22, 2021 at 10:43 pm

    Hey portal. Turn off.

    Portal: Sorry Dave. I am afraid I can not do that.



  26. MIKE GEE GUITARMAN on August 22, 2021 at 10:44 pm

    facebook need to get a jar of vaseline, smear it all over their portal then shove it where the sun dont shine. Almost certainly the best use for it. Nuff said.



  27. Chris Edmonds on August 22, 2021 at 10:46 pm

    Who has a fb anymore?



  28. Andrew Anabi on August 22, 2021 at 10:47 pm

    i think this review is a little too harsh and critical. i think the portal is amazing. it allows me to stay in touch with my family on the west coast and it REALLY feels like I’m there with them. if you have loved ones who live far away, you will be blown by how immersive the portal’s video chatting is



  29. Jon Kelley on August 22, 2021 at 10:50 pm

    Wow. They’re not even trying to be subtle anymore. Or maybe they still are, in which case, wow, that’s actually kind of sad. Either way, they’re clearly spying on us, selling what we do and say to the United States government.



  30. Lars kes 8 on August 22, 2021 at 10:51 pm

    Waist of money



  31. lamp007 on August 22, 2021 at 10:51 pm

    Facebook privacy…what an oxymoron.



  32. Danielle King on August 22, 2021 at 10:54 pm

    skype is free



  33. Forrest Harjo on August 22, 2021 at 10:57 pm

    funny how people trash on FB when they still use it lol



  34. entropy22 on August 22, 2021 at 10:58 pm

    why would I spend even 5$ for something my smartphone or computer can do?



  35. Bernardita Hermosura on August 22, 2021 at 10:59 pm

    Can we use it in phillipines



  36. DeAndre Holland on August 22, 2021 at 11:03 pm

    FaceTime must be a joke to Facebook.. This is a waste, plus nobody trusts Facebook.



  37. Diego De La Puente on August 22, 2021 at 11:04 pm

    You can use WhatsApp..not just Messenger



  38. CNET on August 22, 2021 at 11:05 pm

    Do you trust this thing in your home? Read the CNET Editors take: Facebook Portal brings Alexa and Messenger video chats to one device – https://cnet.co/2pIdJPe



  39. Steve Silva on August 22, 2021 at 11:06 pm

    Was that a fly/spider/other that landed behind and to the left of the smaller device on the countertop at about 2:57? It appears to land, then walk to the right.



  40. mrgreatauk on August 22, 2021 at 11:07 pm

    I know lots of people don’t seem keen on this but am actually considering getting one for my gran. There’s no way she’ll use a pc or smartphone, but she might actually get along with this. Much cheaper than some of the alternative options for video calling oldies.



  41. Juliana Américo on August 22, 2021 at 11:08 pm

    Who knew we would be locked inside our houses doing zoom meetings all day just a few months after the release of this device…



  42. WeEnvisionSuccess on August 22, 2021 at 11:12 pm

    They should market this as a "I’ve fallen and I can’t get up" version that also has a surveillance option for family checking in on their aging parents.



  43. Brandon on August 22, 2021 at 11:13 pm

    So I have to have a facebook account to use this? I’ll pass



  44. Gaëlle Narbona on August 22, 2021 at 11:14 pm

    Comment se faire espionner à domicile. C’est simple pourtant ! acheter cette merde ! 👿👎 N’achetez riennnnnnnn



  45. Patricia Williams on August 22, 2021 at 11:14 pm

    Where can I get help without cost with my portal mini



  46. HYDRA BJJ on August 22, 2021 at 11:15 pm

    Remember, this portal will shut off automatically if it doesn’t agree with what you say or what you believe. I would spend my $ on something more important like Toilet paper or similar.



  47. Hooked on Classics on August 22, 2021 at 11:16 pm

    Yeah 3 PATHETIC MORONIC CRAPTAGS AND MORE WAYS TO BE SPIED ON. WELL DONE IDIOTS.



  48. Asaf Ron on August 22, 2021 at 11:19 pm

    rise of skywalker trailer



  49. RM 713 on August 22, 2021 at 11:19 pm

    I want some sort of device to monitor my mother with her permission of course but she doesn’t have wifi and I don’t want to pay subscriptions. Is there anything out there for use in The U.K.? please.



  50. Maria Criado on August 22, 2021 at 11:21 pm

    Tengo un portal +, pero no sé inglés y querría configurarlo para español y no soy capaz. Como puedo hacerlo?