I just checked my iPhone 5 unlimited data and Facetime was switched on. So was a co-worker of mine. We tested it out and it works great. I check last month and it said I needed to change my wireless plan. Im happy about it.
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AT&T to Expand FaceTime Over Cellular to All Customers by Year End
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Voice only FaceTime please!
Dear Apple,
The time for it is now -- Skype sucks compared to FaceTime, be there are a lot of situations where video is not appropriate -- a Voice Only FaceTime option would be huge. Please Apple, make it so!
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Details, please first time I'm hearing anything about licensing issues.
Dear Apple,
The time for it is now -- Skype sucks compared to FaceTime, be there are a lot of situations where video is not appropriate -- a Voice Only FaceTime option would be huge. Please Apple, make it so!
Yup, it suddenly materialized on my iPad 3 (Grandfathered unlimited) recently -- now do my iPhone 4S please!
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Details, please first time I'm hearing anything about licensing issues.
Some are working, some aren't...
My iPad 4 (on the old Grandfathered plan) work with FaceTime over Cellular, my iPhone 5 works, but my wife's iPhone 5 doesn't (yet).
The devices seem to need a reboot in order to pick up the new carrier file.. So, if yours aren't working, a reboot might make it work
My iPad 4 (on the old Grandfathered plan) work with FaceTime over Cellular, my iPhone 5 works, but my wife's iPhone 5 doesn't (yet).
The devices seem to need a reboot in order to pick up the new carrier file.. So, if yours aren't working, a reboot might make it work
Wow. Amazing. Thanks AT&T. Please note my most underwhelming appreciation for your timely generosity in this matter.
Maybe by the end of the year my iPhone 4S on your grandfathered "unlimited" plan will be on par with newer devices on other carriers.
Maybe by the end of the year my iPhone 4S on your grandfathered "unlimited" plan will be on par with newer devices on other carriers.
Exactly. Apple hit two groups perfectly with the implementation of FaceTime: business-traveling spouse/parent and long-distance grandparents.
FaceTime over cellular is one of the top 3 reasons I jailbreak. AT&T's restrictions if this are ridiculous and I'm glad it's coming to an end.
Apple fined $368 million for violating VirnetX patents in FaceTime
Patents, licensing, tomato, tamato
Isn't that, um, a basic phone call? Honestly, I'm not meaning to be sarcastic, what is the difference? Or do you mean over WiFi and not AT&T's network?
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Gotta love AT&T and their fake unlimited plans. Was there really any good reason for restricting FaceTime in the first place?
My favorite part is that all you entitled douchebags bitch about at&t blocking FT and when they give you what you want, you STILL complain!! It's the only reason most of you are on these forums so that whine about how you are treated like **** when all you do is buy into corporate America every chance you get!
Why are you here? All you do is complain and bitch about others (see all 7 of your posts). Find a new home where you feel the community is up to your standards. I would try Reddit... you'll most certainly be loved there.
OMG! Thanks for letting me use a feature that my phone has, so generous!
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How else you going to try and persuade people from giving up their unlimited plan?
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How else you going to try and persuade people from giving up their unlimited plan?
Grandfathered and been FaceTiming over cellular with jailbreaking but this is good because everyone will have the chance to share experiences with friends and family. Wifi is not everywhere and if I'm able to may share an experience then I welcome this.
Works now finally.
Just tried, made a call, no wifi, FaceTime is working on my unlimited plan. Patience and persistence pays off.
Just tried, made a call, no wifi, FaceTime is working on my unlimited plan. Patience and persistence pays off.
I'm still grandfathered in on their unlimited data plan. Doesn't look like this will change anything for me.
Actually, it will "change things" for you if you have an iPhone 5...You will now be able to Facetime over celluar by June. Which you couldn't do. And if you have any other iPhone, you will be able to FT by years end.
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iphone 5 here in philly area with grandfathered unlimited data. I don't do much FaceTime other then with my daughter. But after reading this article I checked my phone and whadda ya know, it's already active. Couldnt really care less, but i guess it's nice to know its there.
No go on my 4s with grandfathered unlimited. It's not switched on but when I try to make a call it will display the front camera and a end button. Before it would tell me I didn't have the correct data plan.
Call me crazy but I think this "option" was enabled in 2007 when the first iPhone allowed one to dial a number, wait for an answer and talk - no camera needed.
How about the Hangouts app that Google just released? A friend of mine actually got an update for his Note 2 to actually take away the video chat feature of Hangouts.
It's there now... always has been. Initiate FT call, then press Home. You'll get the wideband audio, but your video will be paused. I use it like this a lot of times. IOS7 not required.
And BTW, if you are using FT on a Mac and don't want video, just minimize to the dock. Audio portion remains... video will be paused.
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Isn't that, um, a basic phone call? Honestly, I'm not meaning to be sarcastic, what is the difference? Or do you mean over WiFi and not AT&T's network?
The crappy audio quality you get on a normal cellular call gets replaced with full bandwidth audio, that's the big difference. And FT has an audio only mode, see my post above. I think most don't realize you can keep the call open with audio while using other apps. Only the video gets paused.
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I am as well, but I just noticed today that mine started working. Pure coincidence that my wife would call me over FaceTime while I was at the grocery store. About damn time.