I can tell you for certain that facetime does work on verizon cellular network. I have use it several times since upgrading to ios 6. On Oct 1, 2012, at 6:49 PM, Scott Howell <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Mark, but I would still like for someone on VZW to confirm if Face > TIme is available and also if anyone has found that Skype does not work over > the cellular network because it is blocked. Everything I have been able to > find indicates Skype is not a problem over 3G. > > On Oct 1, 2012, at 4:48 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Bravo, Scott. >> >> I will file a complaint, as well. >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Scott Howell >> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 12:25 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Face TIme over 3G for those who live in the U.S >> >> Hi all, >> >> Anyone who has AT&T without a shared data plan is likely aware they cannot >> use Face TIme over the 3G network. Although I do not believe I would use >> Face TIme for general conversation, I believe there are cases where it may >> be valuable. Obviously there are services such as Skype which apparently >> AT&T does not block. Now with that said I decided to file a complaint with >> the FCC which is the regulatory agency for all things related to >> communications such as wireless etc. in the United States. I decided to file >> the complaint because there is no technical reason for AT&T to block Face >> TIme over the 3G network and especially if they do not block Skype. >> My understanding is that Verizon Wireless does not block Face Time and mor >> does Sprint. I believe that AT&T has taken this position for one of two >> reasons and one of which is surely monetary. So, why do I bring this up? >> Because I wanted to let anyone who has considered filing a complaint that >> AT&T will respond. The best part is I have received an initial verbal >> response which is exactly what I expected. THe conversation can be best >> summed up as "to bad." There was absolutely no point in having a >> conversation with AT&T because despite the fact I pointed out the obvious >> fact they do not block Skype or any other VOIP service or placed any special >> restrictions on such services, they have blocked Face Time. I even pointed >> out how Face TIme could be useful in some circumstances for an individual >> with a visual impairment which incidentally is a true statement. So, I >> anticipate that although AT&T has taken this position for now they will >> continue to face a great deal of pressure from individuals and groups to >> change their position. >> The good thing is there are other avenues and options. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
