Difference between Facetime and iChat?

[bobsbarricades]

What am I missing here?

 

[CylonGlitch]

I was thinking the same thing, the only difference from what I can tell is that the Facetime can connect to people with iPhones.

 

[Xenc]

Facetime can receive calls while closed (as long as your Mac is connected to the internet, of course).

 

[tnsmart]

Facetime can receive calls while closed (as long as your Mac is connected to the internet, of course).

Does anyone know how this happens? Is there a process running in the background that is constantly connected to the internet?

 

[Turian.Spectre]

Does anyone know how this happens? Is there a process running in the background that is constantly connected to the internet?

There's a ApplePushService.framework included in the package of the app, so I'm going to say yes there is a process that constantly runs in the background which turns the app on when you get a call. Just a guess though, I'm no expert.

 

[bobsbarricades]

oh wow, that's cool. But... why didn't they introduce that idea into iChat? and what are the limitations? Can I call my china iPhone owners for free?

 

[gks]

oh wow, that's cool. But... why didn't they introduce that idea into iChat? and what are the limitations? Can I call my china iPhone owners for free?

It uses a data connection. So long as your china iphone owners have wifi then yes.