AT&T starts nationwide FaceTime over cellular rollout

AT&T appears to be in the midst of rolling out support for Apple's FaceTime video calling service for iPhone on its cellular network, making good on a promise to support all video chat apps over wireless by the end of the year.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 33

iOS 7 beta: FaceTime Audio brings built-in VoIP, free long distance calling to iPhone

With iOS 7, Apple will introduce FaceTime Audio, a first-party voice over IP extension of the company's video calling service that could disrupt the mobile industry by bringing free long distance and international calling to iPhone users around the world.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 96

AT&T to bring FaceTime over cellular to all customers by end of year

AT&T has announced that all mobile video chat applications, including Apple's FaceTime, will work over its cellular network by the end of this year.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 19

Apple's patent suit loss to VirnetX forces VPN behavior changes

Following a $368 million judgment against Apple in a patent infringement case, the iPhone maker will make changes to VPN behavior in iOS 6.1.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 18

AT&T reportedly activates FaceTime over cellular for all customers

In a surprising move on Tuesday, second-largest U.S. wireless carrier AT&T quietly activated Apple's FaceTime over cellular for all subscribers, including grandfathered-in unlimited data users.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 53

Apple's iMessage and FaceTime suffer another significant outage [u]

Users are reporting that iMessage and FaceTime are experiencing outages across the U.S., the second time in a week that services attached to Apple's iCloud are seeing issues.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 85

AT&T to offer iPhone 5 FaceTime over cellular without a shared data plan

AT&T announced on Thursday that it will enable FaceTime video calls for iPhone 5 users with any AT&T Mobile Share plan, expanding it beyond customers with its new shared data plans.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 36

Briefly: iMessage and FaceTime facing second outage in less than a week [ux3]

For the second time in four days, Apple's iMessage and FaceTime services are down for many users in a number of areas, with North America seeming to be the hardest hit.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 36

Open Internet groups to file FCC complaint over AT&T's FaceTime blocking

A trio of digital rights advocacy groups have indicated to AT&T they will file a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission over the carrier's decision to block FaceTime calls over cellular data networks for some customers.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 87

Verizon to allow cellular FaceTime use across all iPhone 5 data plans

Following the debut of Apple's iPhone 5 on Wednesday, Verizon wireless announced that it will allow all iPhone 5 data plan subscribers to use iOS 6's FaceTime over cellular, countering rival carrier AT&T's plan which limits the feature to the company's Mobile Share data plans.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 32

AT&T defends plan to block 3G FaceTime for non-Mobile Share customers

AT&T on Wednesday published a public letter defending its decision to block FaceTime calls over 3G for customers who have not switched to its new shared data plans, arguing that its policy is in compliance with the FCC's net neutrality rules, because AT&T does not offer its own competing preloaded video chat application.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 141

AT&T to require new Mobile Share data plans for FaceTime calls over cellular

AT&T on Friday announced it will be limiting FaceTime over 3G and 4G networks to iPhone users who sign up for the carrier's upcoming Mobile Share plans, which are slated to launch later this month.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 105

Google, Microsoft fight over standards to rival Apple's FaceTime

Almost two years after Apple introduced FaceTime, Google and Microsoft are battling to introduce their own video chat acquisitions as new Internet web standards, while FaceTime remains proprietary to Apple.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 45

Sprint to offer free FaceTime over wireless

While AT&T hasn't confirmed or denied whether it will be charging for the upcoming FaceTime over cellular iOS feature, Sprint says it will offer the service for free when the next-gen mobile OS launches this fall.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 23

AT&T CEO says it's 'too early' to talk about 3G FaceTime fees

AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson on Tuesday responded to rumors claiming the telecom would charge a data fee for customers using Apple's upcoming over-the-air FaceTime feature on its network.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 61

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