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iPod touch ipod touch 4th gen to have Facetime
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I'm guessing that Apple would set up some service so that you use your current phone number to use Facetime, but then they would have to set up services with T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon etc. so it would know when to go to Facetime and not to your phone.
Like other tech news sites reported, if FaceTime does come to the iPod Touch 4G, which it probably will, you will place calls with your Apple ID and/or Email address. I don't think it is the best way to communicate with, but I'm sure Apple will come up with like a FaceTime app that gives you a FaceTime username and things like that.
Hmmmmmm.... What about the customers without mobile numbers? Thats not me, just saying.
It looks like its been confirmed that if the ipod touch gets face time it will be using Email addresses to establish calls. At 9to5 mac it shows the programming script which shows code for signing in and deleting your account amongst other things. Im a tiny bit skeptical but it looks legit.
Apple's most likely plan of attack - giving the iPod touch 4 JUST FaceTime. Why? Because chances are they only give us one camera, and if they do, it'll be to utilize their new baby - video calling. He said 10 million FaceTime devices and he meant it. It'll probably be a 3.2MP still camera shooting VGA@30FPS, or in other words, what Apple sees as perfect for photos and videos.
Just a guess, but it seems like apple could make some sort of contract/plan for facetime...like how they have the iPad data plan for $15/$25 a month. I know in the past, apple has given the iPhone all the freebies compared to the ipod touch (like big software updates that were free on the iphone but $10 on an ipod touch.) so maybe apple will charge $5 a month to use facetime, which includes your own number, etc, etc. Just a complete guess judging by all those little things apple has done. Hopefully, if we do get it, it will be FREE. 
I dont think they would do that. It's too much in the phone direction. Which I'm pretty sure Apple will avoid.Just a guess, but it seems like apple could make some sort of contract/plan for facetime...like how they have the iPad data plan for $15/$25 a month. I know in the past, apple has given the iPhone all the freebies compared to the ipod touch (like big software updates that were free on the iphone but $10 on an ipod touch.) so maybe apple will charge $5 a month to use facetime, which includes your own number, etc, etc. Just a complete guess judging by all those little things apple has done. Hopefully, if we do get it, it will be FREE.
I don't think the touch will have any data plan, it just makes it way too much like an iPhone. Wi-Fi is fine for me, since I live where there is a ton of hot spots around, well, some. I don't think I will be using FaceTime all that much, but if Apple really wants to advertise it, they will most likely put it on the touch, hence 10 million FaceTime devices will be sold this year.
I would say.... more iPad. There most definitely COMPLETE Facetime on the Touch.
