Warning Message in iOS 5.1.1 Hints at FaceTime Over 3G
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Warning Message in iOS 5.1.1 Hints at FaceTime Over 3G
FaceTime, since its inception almost two years ago, has always remained a Wi-Fi only feature, owing to carriers' fears of data heavy video calls clogging their already clogged data networks or probably potential loss of revenues like iMessage.
According to a warning message found in iOS 5.1.1 by Russian blog iDevice, it seems that Apple is finally getting ready to flip the switch and enable FaceTime calls over 3G, and presumably over LTE as well.
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My guess is that carriers would want this now - since they are 'encouraging' users to move to tiered data plans. The more data you consume, the more they make.
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The information came from a romanian blog actualy. iDevice.ro
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This is dumb as facebreak or 3g unrestrictor will do this already. So go ahead, jailbreak your iDevice and STICK IT TO THE MAN !
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or Qik Video for either platform (iOS or Android) can do it over 3G and between phones
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Well, there is no point if it becomes a default feature, and this is the point of discussing the topic...
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What can I do to use my iPhone 4s on 4g for FaceTime calls now?
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@angeladytx you can only use FaceTime over cellular network if you've jailbroken your iPhone. Jailbreak tweaks such as My3G and 3G Unrestrictor 5 allow you make FaceTime calls over cellular network.
