[mac4theblind] Re: AT&T enables 3G facetime
- From: Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:21:11 -0500
FaceTime works fine on AT&T 3G but would be more challenging on Sprint or
Verizon do to the different transmission methods. The AT&T HSPA+ network is
capable of up to 14 megabits on paper (I've seen north of 21 in reality) and on
the up channel 3 -6 (I've seen 10). That should be enough bandwidth to do
full 30 frame non drop HD.
Verizon and Sprint on the other hand will have a hard time reaching 2
megabits and 600K on the down / up channels respectively. So if you're using a
4S or iPad like me on AT&T it works really well. Your milage may vary though.
Thanks
Scott
On Jan 17, 2013, at 9:14 AM, Scott Davert <scottslistmail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Scot.
> I wonder if Face Time could actually even work over 3g? I'm thinking
> there wouldn't be enough bandwidth for this. Even people I know on 4G
> struggle to use it at times.
>
> Scott
>
> On 1/17/13, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Just a heads up. Previously, to use FaceTime over 3G you had to have one of
>> the share everything plans which allow you to share a pile of data across
>> more than one device.
>> As of today, AT&T has enabled FaceTime on their network for all plans so
>> you should now be able to FaceTime over 3G (or 4G) with out having to have a
>> special plan.
>>
>> Enjoy
>> Scott
>>
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