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FaceTime Video Calls Still Limited to Wi-Fi as LTE iPad Rolls Out
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Amazing Iceman
macrumors 603
Why does Skype Video Calling works but not FaceTime???
And I believe there are other Video Calling enabled Apps. What's the deal??? 😡
And I believe there are other Video Calling enabled Apps. What's the deal??? 😡
rjohnstone
macrumors 68040
Skype is not built into the OS, so they have little control over it. 😉
Facetime is baked into iOS and shipped on the device, so carriers have some say into how it works on their network.
Look at Google Talk. Vidoe chat is restricted to WiFi at the OS level as well.
Fortunately for Android users, it's easy to over ride the carrier setting by changing a 1 to a 0 in a db string.
Amazing Iceman
macrumors 603
No5tromo
macrumors 6502
That's ridiculous, I've been able to make 3G video calls since 2004 on a Sony Ericsson that I owned. If they are concerned about carrier network congestion they should at least enable FaceTime on lower resolution and also respect the fact that iPads and iPhones are also sold outside the US where people do not care about American carriers restrictions.
Apple introduced FaceTime as something that came out of a sci-fi movie (lol..) when what it actually does is what we've been able to do for so many years, connect to the internet via wi-fi and use a webcam, duh.
On the other hand I've seen deaf people communicating using video calls on their cell phone, why restrict the right to communication to those people on Apple devices? This is stupid and inconsiderate on behalf of Apple but it's not the first time that their so called "revolutionary" products lack essential features that we have been using for years on other devices. Apple's always been half side on the advance wagon and half side on the slacking wagon.
And please don't tell me that it's not Apples fault, it's the carriers' fault, cause it's Apple that makes those billion dollars contracts with the carriers, and like I said the rest of the world doesn't care about at&t (what a stupid name for a company btw)
Apple introduced FaceTime as something that came out of a sci-fi movie (lol..) when what it actually does is what we've been able to do for so many years, connect to the internet via wi-fi and use a webcam, duh.
On the other hand I've seen deaf people communicating using video calls on their cell phone, why restrict the right to communication to those people on Apple devices? This is stupid and inconsiderate on behalf of Apple but it's not the first time that their so called "revolutionary" products lack essential features that we have been using for years on other devices. Apple's always been half side on the advance wagon and half side on the slacking wagon.
And please don't tell me that it's not Apples fault, it's the carriers' fault, cause it's Apple that makes those billion dollars contracts with the carriers, and like I said the rest of the world doesn't care about at&t (what a stupid name for a company btw)
Amazing Iceman
macrumors 603
is it??? Wasn't it provided the first time as a separate app? What's so special about it to need to be baked into iOS besides now just being bundled with it?
KnightWRX
macrumors Pentium
Hum... it's in the App Store, so they have as much control over it as they do facetime. In fact, again, Apple didn't allow Skype to implement video calling over 3G for quite a long time.
charlituna
macrumors G3
The average person, probably never.
The not so average entitled whiners on sites like this that are simply mad about being told they can't do something because they don't like being told that no matter what the reason, if you listen to them it is the end of the world that they can't FaceTime on a cell connection. Classic first world problem.
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Well, I guess it's clear it's not Apple's fault. We have 3G and LTE iPads and carriers are still being an a$$!
Well, I guess it's clear it's not Apple's fault. We have 3G and LTE iPads and carriers are still being an a$$!
This has nothing to do with data usage.
It is fear of not being able to monetize voice and data transmissions on their network. If i'm using face time to speak with everyone why do I need more minutes? Even just audio.
It is fear of not being able to monetize voice and data transmissions on their network. If i'm using face time to speak with everyone why do I need more minutes? Even just audio.
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KnightWRX
macrumors Pentium
VOIP apps that bypass minutes and work over 3G data are also allowed. Carriers don't care whether you're using data or voice, you're paying a monthly bill and that's all that matters to them.
rjohnstone
macrumors 68040
That would be Apple's decision, not necessarily the carriers.
Remember App Store apps are Apple's domain. I understand the carriers have "some" input, but Apple has the final say.
Bubba Satori
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How much a year? We spend about a billion a year here, so in US it should be trillions, not billions.
But because almost all customers are stupid and carriers are greedy, there you have it. Unlimited amount of restrictions in USA
KnightWRX
macrumors Pentium
And iOS is also Apple's domain. And whatever they put in is also their decision. 🙄
You're not making a very convincing case here... What would the carriers do if Apple showed them the finger and made Facetime work over 3G ? Not carry the iPhone anymore ? I'd love to see a carrier try that card...
Sorry, I'm just not buying it.
I don't get why it's okay for android phones to get video chat.
I guess for people on LTE u can use skype?
I guess for people on LTE u can use skype?
djc6
macrumors 6502a
I've tethered my wi-fi only ipad to my Droid 3 (Verizon 3G EV-DO) for facetime purposes on numerous occasions and it works extremely well. This makes me believe the carriers are afraid of the ubiquity of facetime; installing/configuring skype and having your friends/family do the same is probably just enough of a hurdle to seriously curtail video chatting 🙂
Because Android Video Call software is made by Google.
And iOS FaceTime software is made by Apple.
And Apple is pissing to their customers faces blocking 3G from FaceTime. Not the carriers.
jmpnop
macrumors 6502a
That's such a simple work-around one has to wonder why they bother having the limitation at all. All they accomplish is making it more complicated for the customers.