No facetime on ATT individual plan?

kashyap02004 · Oct 28, 2012, 06:20 PM

I just switched to att and got iphone 5. I have an individual plan. I am trying to do face time and it says "Please enable cellular or wifi network."

Phone is already on LTE. I also tried with LTE disabled.
Does anyone know whats the problem here?

Monotoko · Oct 28, 2012, 06:23 PM

AT&T don't allow Facetime over their network unless you're on a certain plan... http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/te...you-use-954306

ichavis · Oct 28, 2012, 06:24 PM

You need a shared data / family plan. I am in the same situation You cant have cellular facetime on a unlimited data plan .

kashyap02004 · Oct 28, 2012, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ichavis

You need a shared data / family plan. I am in the same situation You cant have cellular facetime on a unlimited data plan .

Oh Man. I am just a poor student. I don't have unlimited plan. I have an individual 3GB plan (only one line). I am already paying $95 a month. I can't afford my bill to go any higher. I guess after this shared ********, people like me who have individual plan have to suffer the most.

BTW i only use ~700 MB of the 3GB plan. Why can't they just let me use my data to make the facetime call. I mean how much more do they want from me.

Monotoko · Oct 28, 2012, 06:38 PM

They refuse to upgrade their data network to handle Facetime calls, I believe a Skype video call can be done as a workaround though, although it's nowhere near as convenient.

Che Castro · Oct 28, 2012, 06:42 PM

Of you have an iPhone 4 or 4s on iOS 5 you can jailbreak & get FaceTime over cellular

kashyap02004 · Oct 28, 2012, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Monotoko

They refuse to upgrade their data network to handle Facetime calls, I believe a Skype video call can be done as a workaround though, although it's nowhere near as convenient.

I understand that they can't handle all that traffic. Didn't they get rid of the unlimited data plan to resolve that issue? And whats the point of 3GB limit then. It doesn't mean anything to me because I still have 2GB left and I can't use it for facetime. Even though I paid for all 3GB data.

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Originally Posted by Che Castro

Of you have an iPhone 4 or 4s on iOS 5 you can jailbreak & get FaceTime over cellular

Oh really? how about iphone5?

tymaster50 · Oct 28, 2012, 06:46 PM

Could just drop the data down to a 1 or 2gb plan so you can pay less

kashyap02004 · Oct 28, 2012, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tymaster50

Could just drop the data down to a 1 or 2gb plan so you can pay less

They don't have 1 or 2GB individual plans. The one step below 3GB is 300MB which is not enough for me. That is another annoying thing about it.

Che Castro · Oct 28, 2012, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kashyap02004

I understand that they can't handle all that traffic. Didn't they get rid of the unlimited data plan to resolve that issue? And whats the point of 3GB limit then. It doesn't mean anything to me because I still have 2GB left and I can't use it for facetime. Even though I paid for all 3GB data.

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Oh really? how about iphone5?

No

KittyToy · Oct 28, 2012, 07:03 PM

U should of went with Verizon, because everyone knew before the iPhone 5 even came out that AT&T wouldn't allow FaceTime over cellular!

tymaster50 · Oct 28, 2012, 07:06 PM

im glad I left AT&T but sorry to hear about your situation. Did you try looking for jobs on campus?

Monotoko · Oct 28, 2012, 07:08 PM

Facetime takes up a lot more bandwidth than say, simple mobile internet browsing (which is what the networks were built for) - the original networks didn't take smartphones and video calling into account as they didn't exist in a great capacity and were generally pretty bad. AT&T need an update of their infrastructure which they refuse to pay for...

An iPhone 5 jailbreak should be with us within a few months, you might be able to bypass it then

soldierblue · Oct 28, 2012, 07:09 PM

Watch the FCC force them to allow it on all plans once the complaint is heard.

kashyap02004 · Oct 28, 2012, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tymaster50

im glad I left AT&T but sorry to hear about your situation. Did you try looking for jobs on campus?

I work 30 hours per week as an intern at an electronics company. Can't name it here. And go to school full time.

fsck-y dingo · 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kashyap02004

BTW i only use ~700 MB of the 3GB plan. Why can't they just let me use my data to make the facetime call. I mean how much more do they want from me.

I'm a low data user too. My billing cycle just ended and I only used about 500 MB. I have the 1 GB share plan, for just myself, which gives me enough data for my needs. It includes unlimited texting and talking, tethering for when I want to use my iPad on the road and FaceTime over cellular. I don't use FaceTime very often but it's nice to know I can when not at home.

Including taxes I pay the same amount per month as you. It's working well for me, so far.

c1phers · Oct 30, 2012, 03:42 PM

Oddly enough my buddy facetimed me while i was in the car. I was able to answer the call and Facetime. I DO NOT have a shared plan, I have an individual plan...

Lyshen · Oct 30, 2012, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kashyap02004

Oh Man. I am just a poor student. I don't have unlimited plan. I have an individual 3GB plan (only one line). I am already paying $95 a month. I can't afford my bill to go any higher. I guess after this shared ********, people like me who have individual plan have to suffer the most.

BTW i only use ~700 MB of the 3GB plan. Why can't they just let me use my data to make the facetime call. I mean how much more do they want from me.

Since you are a student, see if you qualify for FAN discount. It's a percentage off the bill or a portion of the bill each month. (The percentage varies depending on which FAN)

robopath · Oct 30, 2012, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by c1phers

Oddly enough my buddy facetimed me while i was in the car. I was able to answer the call and Facetime. I DO NOT have a shared plan, I have an individual plan...

That's interesting, I will test mine later. To the OP, take a look at this...at least you are in good company:
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/new...ts-690k-likes/

BimmerJP · Oct 30, 2012, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c1phers

Oddly enough my buddy facetimed me while i was in the car. I was able to answer the call and Facetime. I DO NOT have a shared plan, I have an individual plan...

Maybe you have Verizon or Sprint??

outie2k · Oct 30, 2012, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kashyap02004

Oh Man. I am just a poor student. I don't have unlimited plan. I have an individual 3GB plan (only one line). I am already paying $95 a month. I can't afford my bill to go any higher. I guess after this shared ********, people like me who have individual plan have to suffer the most.

BTW i only use ~700 MB of the 3GB plan. Why can't they just let me use my data to make the facetime call. I mean how much more do they want from me.

Well you are not alone. That's the argument and complaint going to the FCC against AT&T. There are a lot of people like you suffering from AT&T's strategy. It's not just the individual lines, family plans suffer the same issue. Even with Data Share plan it still does not make sense for a lot of family plan holders like myself. It is what it is. Just wait until FCC to step in to see if AT&T will change.

kashyap02004 · Oct 30, 2012, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robopath

That's interesting, I will test mine later. To the OP, take a look at this...at least you are in good company:
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/new...ts-690k-likes/

I liked this post. Thank you.

AHDuke99 · Oct 30, 2012, 07:37 PM

Just use Skype. They allow calling over 3G. Getting Facetime over 3G isn't worth losing my unlimited data for.

Oridus · Oct 30, 2012, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kashyap02004

They don't have 1 or 2GB individual plans. The one step below 3GB is 300MB which is not enough for me. That is another annoying thing about it.

Go to the 1gb mobile share plan. It will work for just 1 line, you'll get it for $85/tax And FaceTime over 3G

thatoneguy82 · Oct 30, 2012, 10:57 PM

What if you have 2 lines and the other line is a dumb/simple phone? According to that chart it's also the same price. That doesn't make sense.

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Originally Posted by AHDuke99

Getting Facetime over 3G isn't worth losing my unlimited data for.

Agreed. Never once have I said that I wish I was near WiFi so that I could initiate a FaceTime call. Even if I did change, it also depends on the person I am calling and their plan.

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kashyap02004 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2011	No facetime on ATT individual plan? I just switched to att and got iphone 5. I have an individual plan. I am trying to do face time and it says "Please enable cellular or wifi network." Phone is already on LTE. I also tried with LTE disabled. Does anyone know whats the problem here?
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Oct 28, 2012, 06:23 PM	#2
Monotoko macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	AT&T don't allow Facetime over their network unless you're on a certain plan... http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/te...you-use-954306
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Oct 28, 2012, 06:24 PM	#3
ichavis macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2010	You need a shared data / family plan. I am in the same situation You cant have cellular facetime on a unlimited data plan .
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Oct 28, 2012, 06:38 PM	#5
Monotoko macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	They refuse to upgrade their data network to handle Facetime calls, I believe a Skype video call can be done as a workaround though, although it's nowhere near as convenient.
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Oct 28, 2012, 06:42 PM	#6
Che Castro macrumors 68040 Join Date: May 2009	Of you have an iPhone 4 or 4s on iOS 5 you can jailbreak & get FaceTime over cellular
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Oct 28, 2012, 06:46 PM	#8
tymaster50 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	Could just drop the data down to a 1 or 2gb plan so you can pay less
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Oct 28, 2012, 07:03 PM	#11
KittyToy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Orlando	U should of went with Verizon, because everyone knew before the iPhone 5 even came out that AT&T wouldn't allow FaceTime over cellular!
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Oct 28, 2012, 07:06 PM	#12
tymaster50 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	im glad I left AT&T but sorry to hear about your situation. Did you try looking for jobs on campus?
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Oct 28, 2012, 07:08 PM	#13
Monotoko macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	Facetime takes up a lot more bandwidth than say, simple mobile internet browsing (which is what the networks were built for) - the original networks didn't take smartphones and video calling into account as they didn't exist in a great capacity and were generally pretty bad. AT&T need an update of their infrastructure which they refuse to pay for... An iPhone 5 jailbreak should be with us within a few months, you might be able to bypass it then
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Oct 30, 2012, 03:42 PM	#17
c1phers macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2011	Oddly enough my buddy facetimed me while i was in the car. I was able to answer the call and Facetime. I DO NOT have a shared plan, I have an individual plan...
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Oct 30, 2012, 07:37 PM	#23
AHDuke99 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Charleston, SC	Just use Skype. They allow calling over 3G. Getting Facetime over 3G isn't worth losing my unlimited data for.
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