Can I use an alias email address for FaceTime?

I have set up facetime with my main apple id on my new ipad but wish to use one of my alias email addresses.  When I try and add it, the application says,
"FaceTime Activation
An error occurred while verifying your email"
Any ideas on how to make an alias work on facetime?
thx

Hi oxshott,
I have the same issue. I do not want to give out my account name, but only one of the aliase to friends and others. That's the reason for using aliases: to keep the main account hidden.
I went into the AppleID website, only to find out that this is not possible. It's only there where you get an informative answer. Therefore it seems that what we both want to do - protect our accounts - is not intended by Apple.
I personally cannot understand why Apple wants us to log into Facetime using an actual AppleID. There's no need for it and should be only a small change for Apple.

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