AT&T is beginning its roll out of FaceTime over cellular to all its customers with data, reports AppleInsider. Back in May it announced that the feature would be enabled for all customers by the end of the year.
AppleInsider readers, including Jon from Maryland, have reported a recent activation of FaceTime over cellular on both LTE and HSPA+, even those with grandfathered unlimited data plans. Previously, the company stated it would be activating the service in June for LTE devices only. So far, activation of the service has been verified in parts of New York, Maryland, Georgia, Louisiana, California and Hawaii. Voice and video quality is nearly on a par with the Wi-Fi implementation of the service, suggesting AT&T is not throttling those subscribers who choose to use the feature while on the go.
Back in January, AT&T had announced 'as a result of ongoing testing' that it would enable FaceTime over Cellular for all customers with a tiered data plan. The company initially tried to make the feature only available to those on Mobile Share plans but intense criticism and Net Neutrality complaints forced it to relax the restrictions.
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Unlock f - June 19, 2013 at 9:12am
I use FaceTime to do cyber sex
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Unlock f - June 19, 2013 at 9:12am
I use FaceTime to do cyber sex
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skeeter48 - June 18, 2013 at 8:36pm
Here in the Eastern part of San Francisco (Livermore), we have LTE, but no Facetime over ATT cellular, yet.
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Yme - June 18, 2013 at 8:15pm
I hardly use this feature !i have been had it since my3G came out
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iCrunch - June 18, 2013 at 7:59pm
I've been doing FaceTime over 3G (and now 4G) since the iPhone 4 in 2010. Thanks to the jailbreak community! :D
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angel_92701 - June 18, 2013 at 7:26pm
yes . my works. over cell
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Shakeel The iPhone guy - June 18, 2013 at 7:25pm
I tried a few days ago. And today after reading this article. It's not working here in San Francisco. Also power cycled my iPhone. I did notice yesterday my i5 got a carrier update which I thought was odd. I installed it but FaceTime not workin yet on LTE. I have unlimited everything plan.
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Simple Simon - June 18, 2013 at 8:50pm
Holy sh*t! You actually don't know what that carrier update was for? Do you live under a rock?!?
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