AT&T Announces It Will Enable FaceTime Over Cellular On All Tiered Data Plans

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Posted January 16, 2013 at 7:39pm by Shalom Levytam

AT&T has announced 'as a result of ongoing testing' that it will enable FaceTime over Cellular for all customers with a tiered data plan.

This means iPhone 4S customers with tiered plans will be able to make FaceTime calls over the AT&T cellular network. AT&T previously made FaceTime over Cellular available to customers with a Mobile Share plan and those with an LTE device on tiered plans.

Of course, FaceTime over Wi-Fi remains available for all customers who have a compatible iPhone or iPad.

The rollout will start in the next couple weeks and take a few months to complete.

AT&T had previously offered FaceTime over Cellular to just iOS 6 customers with an LTE device on a tiered data plan after intense criticism over its initial decision to make the feature only available to those on Mobile Share plans.

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AT&T Announces It Will Enable FaceTime Over Cellular On All Tiered Data Plans

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JoshvanHulst - March 11, 2013 at 7:45am

AT&T is full of crap when they know they have the bandwidth to support users. They are extorting their loyal grandfathered customers!

JoshvanHulst - January 17, 2013 at 5:05pm

What happens when you try to use FaceTime over a data plan with AT&T currently?

facetime on unlimited - January 17, 2013 at 7:56am

I called AT&T a few weeks ago and customer service agents(more than one) told me starting february they will roll out facetime over cellular to all data plans, I call to activate the feature but told me to wait a few weeks and it will be done automaticaly. I've been with AT&T for over 7 years, and I get excelent customer service everytime I call, hopefully they told me the truth.

JoshvanHulst - January 17, 2013 at 4:27am

They are only don't it because they are facing fierce competition from other carriers, i.e. T-mobile

Kentwang - January 16, 2013 at 8:19pm

Can they take any longer? The rollout will start in the next couple weeks and take a few months to complete.

Not happyATTuser - January 16, 2013 at 8:00pm

Man... this means all of us with iPhone 5 with unlimited plan still need to wait for a jailbreak :((

Verizon User - January 16, 2013 at 7:58pm

Look Buy a Verizon iPhone from the apple website! Even if you have to pay full price. Reason being, you can place an AT&T SIM card in a Verizon iPhone but not vice versa. If you look on the back of a Verizon iPhone 5 box it shows that it supports CDMA and GSM. So it works with AT&T, Verizon sprint, tmobile, straight talk, and many more.

ipadguy - January 16, 2013 at 8:07pm

Hey buddy I got a iPad 3 Verizon will a AT&T or T-Mobile SIM card work in that? At the right size card of course...

ipadguy - January 16, 2013 at 8:09pm

Lol trying to fine a way to get Unlimited LTE and I can I know that but I just don't have an AT&T iPad :( Verizon only

m_thoroughbred - January 17, 2013 at 10:31am

And how is this gonna help you you do FaceTime over AT&T's wireless network using unlimited data?

Ooh - January 16, 2013 at 7:50pm

I'm not on AT&T, but it is interesting to see how they are handling FaceTime over Cellular for tiered data plans.

Hackfest - January 18, 2013 at 3:10pm

Hi All! First all iPads are factory unlocked-AT&T doesn't want you to know that, but they are. If you are Jailbroken currently, or when the new one comes out you can use the Facebreak tweak in Cydia. Your FaceTime will then work over 3G. AT&T has always had the capability to allow FaceTime. I've used this since it came out. I'm on the grandfathered unlimited plan and I assure everyone it works!