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POLL! Think iPhone v.2 have video conferencing?

Do you think iPhone v2 will have video chat?

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blueflame

blueflame

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I was just curious about the general feeling here on the forum about the chance of video chat. We wont know till it is launched, but... peoples opinions matter. Video chat is the 1 feature I will jump on, and I know quite a few others who will as well. so, think it will come?
 
If we have fast enough 3G, we will likely have video conferencing. Plus with rumors of extra sensors in the iPhone 3G, perhaps one of them is a front mounted camera.
 
1 way chat would be possible, even without a front facing camera. AT&T already push 1 way video, 2 way audio, so it's not much of a stretch of the imagination to see them having the option.
 
Seeing as 3G phones years old can do this (or at least 2 way video calling), unless Apple specifically don't do it (like MMS :confused:) I see no reason why it shouldn't have it.
 
I really hope so. I feel like this should have been in there from the first go around however, and its omission makes me think apple doesn't want it for some reason. I hope thats not the case though
 
I think video conferencing is uncessary. How about putting on iChat or Copy/Paste first before video conferencing is implimented. I don't think a second camera or video conf. is necessary.
 
Sigh, I am not sure but I lean towards no

Even if it did, not many I know would be able to do it with me as my family/friends are stuck with old ass phones :)
 
F***ing better have it. I want iChat on my iPhone after all the talk about it. Plus I love iChat on my desktop and I think I would really use it a lot. If they do, it better have nothing to do with the carrier and be a device feature that uses carrier data only like safari does.
 
Of course there's gonna be video chat and a front faced cam. No doubt about it.

You know what, I think we'll see video chat between the iphone AND a mac, in iChat. One of the main goals that Apple is trying to achieve is to wipe out the (now) thin line between computers and phones, this would be a great step to do so.
 
I agree, but it seems quite possible that Apple would NOT do it, if they feel the implementation is not 100% I am skeptical, however, so many people thinking it is coming gives me hope. Everyone in my family has an iPhone, they live spread out all across the country, and having it would really be amazing. Also, what if you could plug you iPhone into your apple tv USB port, and use it to video chat?

cool stuff I think
frosse said:
Of course there's gonna be video chat and a front faced cam. No doubt about it.

You know what, I think we'll see video chat between the iphone AND a mac, in iChat. One of the main goals that Apple is trying to achieve is to wipe out the (now) thin line between computers and phones, this would be a great step to do so.
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blueflame said:
I agree, but it seems quite possible that Apple would NOT do it, if they feel the implementation is not 100% I am skeptical, however, so many people thinking it is coming gives me hope. Everyone in my family has an iPhone, they live spread out all across the country, and having it would really be amazing. Also, what if you could plug you iPhone into your apple tv USB port, and use it to video chat?

cool stuff I think
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How can you fail in implementing video chat? Unless Apple's got lousy programmers its all up to the service provider and since '3G video chatting' has been around for years its hard not to succeed. Jobs is all about this "keep in touch with your [Apple using] family" kinda way.

When it comes to 3G its all about video chat second to using Safari.
 
frosse said:
How can you fail in implementing video chat? Unless Apple's got lousy programmers its all up to the service provider and since '3G video chatting' has been around for years its hard not to succeed. Jobs is all about this "keep in touch with your [Apple using] family" kinda way.

When it comes to 3G its all about video chat second to using Safari.
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Well Apple seems to have missed the boat with regards to MMS, IM, Bluetooth, etc. so who knows what they're thinking about regarding the iPhone. For all we know we could see nothing new but 3G, or we could see a slew of new features.
 
extraextra said:
Well Apple seems to have missed the boat with regards to MMS, IM, Bluetooth, etc. so who knows what they're thinking about regarding the iPhone. For all we know we could see nothing new but 3G, or we could see a slew of new features.
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Well let's talk about the things you mention,

MMS:
Jobs has never understood the purpose of MMS when there's something called e-mail especially when he launced the iphone - a product that consists in two things: a phone and a computer - merged into one unit. Why use MMS now when you can e-mail your buddies (with iphones) AND computers.

MMS is old and no longer needed.

IM:
I agree, Jobs made a big mistake here. IM is great for chatting with overseas friends and family. For everything else, there's calling ....and Mastercard :p

Bluetooth: I think we'll see this in iphone 2.0, there's no real reason why NOT including BT into the iphone. Its great for the music experience with streaming music to stereos and wearing BT headphones.


Just my 2 cents :rolleyes:
 
It has too. I have seen there smartphones in the past month with a video camera in the front. If they wait until next year they will be too far behind the game. If they want to have worldwide cell phone domination if would be a must.
 
Do you think Apple can really be arsed to add video calling?

They've already missed out many key features on the iPhone.. why not miss another one?
 
this is strictly on ATT and no one else. 3G connection in the US is nowhere near what is available in european and other parts of the world.

What were they offering? 800kps. Yeah you can get video, but a very laggy, choppy video conference. ...This is not a viable solution.

Until ATT proves to apple that their network connection is strong enough, even with 80% server load, apple won't budge on this.

Thats my opinion.
 
blueflame said:
I really hope so. I feel like this should have been in there from the first go around however, and its omission makes me think apple doesn't want it for some reason. I hope thats not the case though
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On Edge? no way. they could not have done so. I suppose wifi, but it would have been a pretty crippled feature if it only worked on wifi. Better for them to wait and include it now with a real network.

That having been said, I don't expect to see it this time around either.
 
I remember buying a powerbook brand new that would not be able to support hosting a multiway video chat. I dont think they are afraid of crippling a feature
mark34 said:
On Edge? no way. they could not have done so. I suppose wifi, but it would have been a pretty crippled feature if it only worked on wifi. Better for them to wait and include it now with a real network.

That having been said, I don't expect to see it this time around either.
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bacaramac said:
If they do, it better have nothing to do with the carrier and be a device feature that uses carrier data only like safari does.
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Would that not make it the first phone to use data as opposed to SMS? :p

Here's hoping (<---doesn't have unlimited SMS).
 
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