Fring Update Brings Video Chat Between iPhone and Android
AT&T Planned for this to happen
AT&T knew that facetime had a source code attached to at and knew that developers would make apps that could make video calls over 3G. That's why they changed their data plans and no longer have unlimited plans. AT&T is praying that people make video calls so they have justification to charge their customer more money for going over their data cap.
The loyal iphone fans probably dont have to worry because they already have unlimited plans, but once video calling hits the mainstream audience, people are going to want the iphone and that's when AT&T will strike. Their like a rattlesnake that tempts you with the rattle of the iphone 4 and when you are dumb enough to come close for a nibble....BAM!!! you are caught in the clutches of their 2...
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The loyal iphone fans probably dont have to worry because they already have unlimited plans, but once video calling hits the mainstream audience, people are going to want the iphone and that's when AT&T will strike. Their like a rattlesnake that tempts you with the rattle of the iphone 4 and when you are dumb enough to come close for a nibble....BAM!!! you are caught in the clutches of their 2...
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If AT&T is a simply evil company, or if the data plans end up working for a lot of people.
I, for one, am setting up my second iPhone 4 add-a-line for my girl with the $15.00 data plan since she uses wi-fi at work and at home. It's going to keep my bill at
550 minutes- $60.00
unlimited family txt- $30
Unlimited data (my phone)-30
200mb data (her phone)- $15.00
All in all I'll be paying $135.00/mo for two iPhone 4's.
I can't really complain about that too much, it's inexpensive and suits our needs.
Also, I might switch from unlimited to the 200mb in a few months myself, I have wi-fi damn near everywhere I go. last I checked I used a whopping 85mb of data for the entire month and I haven't topped 100mb in over 6 months. I...
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I, for one, am setting up my second iPhone 4 add-a-line for my girl with the $15.00 data plan since she uses wi-fi at work and at home. It's going to keep my bill at
550 minutes- $60.00
unlimited family txt- $30
Unlimited data (my phone)-30
200mb data (her phone)- $15.00
All in all I'll be paying $135.00/mo for two iPhone 4's.
I can't really complain about that too much, it's inexpensive and suits our needs.
Also, I might switch from unlimited to the 200mb in a few months myself, I have wi-fi damn near everywhere I go. last I checked I used a whopping 85mb of data for the entire month and I haven't topped 100mb in over 6 months. I...
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I don't believe that AT&T is an evil company. I am just saying that that planned for this to happen. I likened them to a rattlesnake because it make perfect sense. I just got a clear mifi box and I don't even have internet on my phone because i now have wifi everywhere I go in the phily/jersey area and the speeds are (justfinethanku) LOL! I can not make clear video calls everywhere I go!!
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I have wifi at my house, at work, at my parents house, and at my favorite coffee shops/
But I use Pandora/Slacker for my radio in my car (whenever I'm out of my home area, since no radio station compares to 979x) and I stream podcasts on the road as well.
So even using wifi whenever available, I still go through 4+gb a month, and my 3g connection is faster than the wifi at my house anyway.
I don't have an issue with tiered data, and I understand why ATT did it. But I think 2gb for 25 is way too low, but more importantly, the extra 20 just for the "right" to tether (and no additional data) makes no sense since their data is tiered.
If data isn't unlimited, all forms of data should be treated the same.
But I use Pandora/Slacker for my radio in my car (whenever I'm out of my home area, since no radio station compares to 979x) and I stream podcasts on the road as well.
So even using wifi whenever available, I still go through 4+gb a month, and my 3g connection is faster than the wifi at my house anyway.
I don't have an issue with tiered data, and I understand why ATT did it. But I think 2gb for 25 is way too low, but more importantly, the extra 20 just for the "right" to tether (and no additional data) makes no sense since their data is tiered.
If data isn't unlimited, all forms of data should be treated the same.
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Just north of Wilkes Barre (for the moment)
Moving back to Qtown in a couple of weeks, so I'll be streaming their web broadcasts through my phone's flash browser until they make an android app.
WZZO and WYSP are very poor substitutes.
And nothing's better than Jim Bone imo
Moving back to Qtown in a couple of weeks, so I'll be streaming their web broadcasts through my phone's flash browser until they make an android app.
WZZO and WYSP are very poor substitutes.
And nothing's better than Jim Bone imo
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I work in a tiny mall in Hazleton, I'll let you figure that one out. I occasionally work up in the Wyoming Valley mall, but I can't get that lucky all the time.
I was just trying to win some Bud Lite lime this morning on my way to work, and tickets to Dave Mathews band, no such luck, oh well, not fast enough on the dialer.
I just moved about 20 minutes West of Hazleton from Moosic street in Scranton about 6 months ago.
Small world.
I work in a tiny mall in Hazleton, I'll let you figure that one out. I occasionally work up in the Wyoming Valley mall, but I can't get that lucky all the time.
I was just trying to win some Bud Lite lime this morning on my way to work, and tickets to Dave Mathews band, no such luck, oh well, not fast enough on the dialer.
I just moved about 20 minutes West of Hazleton from Moosic street in Scranton about 6 months ago.
Small world.
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The guy I'm consulting with is looking at opening a verizon dealership in Moosic.
Even smaller world, I considered applying at the Tmobile store in the Wyoming valley mall over Christmas >.<
Before this past move (about a year ago) I was in Schuylkill county, so I'm familiar(ish) with your mall.
And I never win any of their contests ☹️
Even smaller world, I considered applying at the Tmobile store in the Wyoming valley mall over Christmas >.<
Before this past move (about a year ago) I was in Schuylkill county, so I'm familiar(ish) with your mall.
And I never win any of their contests ☹️
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If you want a good job, with an INCREDIBLE pay rate, well, hold on I'll send you a PM
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From the look of it, it's merely using the front facing camera and using Skype's video chat software (coded for iOS)
From the facetime announcement, it seemed that Steve was pushing facetime as a codec for other platforms to use, not as the API that controlled the front facing camera.
From the facetime announcement, it seemed that Steve was pushing facetime as a codec for other platforms to use, not as the API that controlled the front facing camera.
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It's actually pretty conservative in data usage.
Fring has decent compression, and since video chat has been available worldwide for years now, they've had a lot of time seeing what codecs worked and which didn't.
Fring has decent compression, and since video chat has been available worldwide for years now, they've had a lot of time seeing what codecs worked and which didn't.
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If they were trying to nail you on charges, why did they purchase 2 major WiFi providers to provide more WiFi areas and then make those areas free to anyone that has a data plan.
Also they are working on a plan to allow your data connection to work seamlessly between WiFi and their data network.
The data plan was put into effect to help solve the cry of customers that did not want to pay $30 dollars a month for a data plan they hardly used and also to help relieve some of the data use off of the wireless network. AT&T has twice the number of PDAs on there network compared to any other company, once they catch up, then talk.
Also they are working on a plan to allow your data connection to work seamlessly between WiFi and their data network.
The data plan was put into effect to help solve the cry of customers that did not want to pay $30 dollars a month for a data plan they hardly used and also to help relieve some of the data use off of the wireless network. AT&T has twice the number of PDAs on there network compared to any other company, once they catch up, then talk.
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2x the number of PDA's than any other network, and yet only making $3 more on Data ARPU compared to their closest competitor (Verizon)
So obviously something's wrong. Data's not nearly as profitable for them as it is other companies.
And you can't have a network full of people (68%) that "hardly use" data, and have that same network have capacity problems unless the network itself is inferior.
And if they don't have unlimited data anymore, why charge a premium for tethering and give customers no extra data with it? That doesn't make sense when all their data is capped.
So obviously something's wrong. Data's not nearly as profitable for them as it is other companies.
And you can't have a network full of people (68%) that "hardly use" data, and have that same network have capacity problems unless the network itself is inferior.
And if they don't have unlimited data anymore, why charge a premium for tethering and give customers no extra data with it? That doesn't make sense when all their data is capped.
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