Guaranteed you'll be able to do it on a jailbroken iPhone if not a regular iPhone. This will be the king of all jailbreaks.
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That is either really gross or there is a major language differential.
Oh, come on. You know the drill.
Steve: Lots of manufacturers have had video chat for a long time. But they never implemented it the right way. So I asked our team of engineers to make the best, easiest to use, smoothest to watch, mobile video chat ever. And they did. So I am here to announce mobile video chat DONE RIGHT... iChat iPhone. You are going to love it and our competitors are going to wonder how we did it.
the feature set of the 3GS is already quite complete. Aside of improvements like better camera, faster GPS, better screen I can't see any NEW feature other than front facing camera that Apple could include.
If Apple wants to lead the market they have to include NEW functionality because the other phones have similar hardware and the software for the competitors also gets better.
If Apple wants to lead the market they have to include NEW functionality because the other phones have similar hardware and the software for the competitors also gets better.
Video chat=additional carriers!
So along with the fact that Apple likes to withhold features to ensure reoccurring purchases I believe(just an opinion here) that a lot of the data-intense features that Apple has dragged its feet on are due to carrier bandwidth restrictions. I really don't feel like ATT is a bad carrier, at least relatively to any other carrier. In fact I feel like any single carrier would have had just as many or more issues with the exclusivity of the bandwidth-hogging iPhone. So my guess is that if Apple is doing the video chat then that means the iPhone will be opening up to at least one other carrier in the U.S.
But I personally don't care at all about video chat. I would rather Apple's primary focus be on battery life. IMO, battery life has always been the weakest feature of any of the iPhones.
So along with the fact that Apple likes to withhold features to ensure reoccurring purchases I believe(just an opinion here) that a lot of the data-intense features that Apple has dragged its feet on are due to carrier bandwidth restrictions. I really don't feel like ATT is a bad carrier, at least relatively to any other carrier. In fact I feel like any single carrier would have had just as many or more issues with the exclusivity of the bandwidth-hogging iPhone. So my guess is that if Apple is doing the video chat then that means the iPhone will be opening up to at least one other carrier in the U.S.
But I personally don't care at all about video chat. I would rather Apple's primary focus be on battery life. IMO, battery life has always been the weakest feature of any of the iPhones.
The tweets from the actors about auditioning for a new Apple commercial are from just last week. If that's the case, I highly doubt we will see a "now shipping" announcement on June 7th. Most likely it will be the 22nd of June as per the original rumors
Hmmm...
If you can't do the video chat over 3G then the feature will pretty much be pointless. AT&T has been investing a lot of money in their network and also has been stingy about not letting bandwidth hogging apps on the network...perhaps this is all part of the master gameplan (to be able to roll out a new ground-breaking feature like video chat)?
If this is done right it will again differentiate the iPhone in a market place full of "touch phones" (iPhone copycats). Again you'll see the rush for everyone else to try to copy what the iPhone can do...again caught one step behind trying to follow the leader.
If you can't do the video chat over 3G then the feature will pretty much be pointless. AT&T has been investing a lot of money in their network and also has been stingy about not letting bandwidth hogging apps on the network...perhaps this is all part of the master gameplan (to be able to roll out a new ground-breaking feature like video chat)?
If this is done right it will again differentiate the iPhone in a market place full of "touch phones" (iPhone copycats). Again you'll see the rush for everyone else to try to copy what the iPhone can do...again caught one step behind trying to follow the leader.
i have video chat on 3 phone before i got my iphone, i made one video call just for the novelty factor then never used it again. I cant see the iphone having it making any difference to me, id rather they saved the space / weight for something else.
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Fantastic, I already do this for too much long, on My NOKIA 5800, video phone calls, and Skype video drought Fring. Oh, remember Nokia 5800 is like 1/3 the price of the iPhone, so I just wonder how much Apple is going to charge for this!
Fantastic, I already do this for too much long, on My NOKIA 5800, video phone calls, and Skype video drought Fring. Oh, remember Nokia 5800 is like 1/3 the price of the iPhone, so I just wonder how much Apple is going to charge for this!
I cannot imagine a scenario where, personally, I would need video chat on my phone. I am quite surprised that 47% of people find it 'very appealing'. Sure, some people will find it useful but almost half the people in the poll seems like a larger amount than I think would actually make use of it.
Do you care to elaborate? I means it's easy to sit in the corner and monday morning quarterback, but what are your ideas to move the platform forward?
Maybe it's ho-hum, but I would love a better screen, better battery life, and better video quality. Those three things would satisfy me very much. I don't care as much for new bells and whistles that sound great on a press release, but in reality rarely used -- kinda like Photo Booth, as I do for improvement of the features I do use a lot.
Truly, much of the new "functionality" of iPhones since the 3G has come from 3rd party App developers, not Apple. Apple has concentrated on making a better widget, not a more bloated one. I hope they stay the course.
Video calling was a gimmick back in 2003 when it launched in the UK, nobody used it then after the initial few calls and nobody has really bothered since. Its one of those features that's kinda flopped over the years, no doubt Apple will make it sound all exciting and new.
Great, now in addition to texts and regular calls, I'll also have video calls to ignore. It should show a preview of the person making the video call so you can see them and where they are before you decide to take the call.
Once again it's really about personal need. I have relatives across the country, and children in college far away. We use video chat almost daily.
Don't see why it would not. The same as a regular call. Location is not an issue
unless it's outside your country and your plan is domestic only. I agree however, location would be nice for video calls.
Gotta ask... if you ignore so many calls why do you even have a phone in the first place? Or at least why do you give out your phone # to people you plan on ignoring?
i bet its only iphone to iphone video chat, that would be quite funny
I hope not. For this to woo consumers, it will need to be iChat compatible and there needs to be a Windows port of iChat as well.
You're at Fanboy Central. If Apple announced their phones would start emitting a fecal smell in lieu of ring tones, you'd get a "FINALLY! what we always wanted and needed!" response here.
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Agreed. Unless... A new carrier is announced. Maybe someone other than AT&T can do this!
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Agreed. Unless... A new carrier is announced. Maybe someone other than AT&T can do this!