AT&T CEO Won't Confirm, Deny Facetime Fee > Bastards

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Why? So you can get a very costly shared data plan from Verizon instead? If network coverage doesn't matter you are better of switching to T-Mobile or Sprint if you want to save money.

reply to Count Zero
They will probably include facetime over 3g on their share everything plans as a way to entice/force users over.

I do understand that around 10 maybe 20 percent of the US population really cant choose anything but vzw or ATT, but for the 80/90% they really ought to vote with their wallet and look to different carriers as a way to send a signal to ATT and VZW that they wont pay this.

reply to thegeek
Network coverage is very important to me. AT&T and Verizon both have good coverage around me, both have LTE too now, but Verizon has a little better indoor coverage in my hospital.

reply to Count Zero
or Straight Talk which would use AT&T's network or T-mobiles.

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reply to Count Zero
Greedy gits! Apple should call there bluff and not enable "Facetime" on their network with IOS6 for Cellular with those restrictions. They other wireless co's may or may stop in their tracks.
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reply to Telco
Or use any other video chat application such as Google Talk, which has built in video chatting capabilities for free!

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reply to gballer
agreed, its way cheaper, if you don't mind buyin your phone off ebay or using your current one its perfect

yeah, because who would want to save money buying their phone off eBay....that's just stupid.
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reply to firephoto
Also forgot to mention that with many providers abroad all incoming calls are free. Even on prepaid.

reply to Count Zero
Right.. and all this hub bub is all over your lack of ability to use Facetime over 3G.. and just how many times have you wanted to do that now?

EVERYONE I know could care less about facetime or video chatting in the first place. EVERYONE I know call it a gimmic and think it's "fun".. but, the trends out there agree with me. People have long moved away from talking on the phone to that totally annoying form of communication of "texting".. so why would I or anyone with intelligence believe that a charge for facetime over 3G would be any major issue in the first place?

I really think this outrage is nothing more than outrage to pass time. I am NO supporter of AT&T one bit and I make NO bones about that. But, if AT&T wants to charge for facetime over 3G/Cellular Data as a premium, it's their choice. I see this as no different than charging for text messages or any other feature. Personally I think they're stupid for charging so long as people are on a metered plan.. but hey, it's their network and I see this as just a feature.

Again, I really don't think that there are masses just biting at the bit to use facebtime over the cellular connection.

reply to delusion ftl
Why would they entice or force users? Unlike Verizon, if you haven't noticed, AT&T is keeping their old family plans. The new shared plans is an OPTION as you have a choice to sign up under the new plans or the older plans. AT&T also isn't forcing people over by eliminating the upgrade discount on handsets either.

Sorry, and this is painful for me to say, but this one I think AT&T got it right and VZ missed the boat.

It's also nice to say that AT&T discounts the smart phones when you buy higher data. If I get the 10gb plan, the smart phone lowers to $30 a piece. For 3 iPhones that would make my bill with AT&T 200 a month, not $325 that I pay now. Since none of the phones on my account go above 500mb per month, a 10gb shared plan would make perfect sense with AT&T.

reply to Shifted
Yea.. Nextel, then Sprint had that for years. And what people ALSO often forget is that there is often a price to pay to call between landline and cell phones.

Check that grass before you call it greener next time.

And still I ask, who the hell is going to run around video calling each other. Hell, the webcam has been around on computers for a long time and still people don't use them all that much either. Well, the desire for people to "web cam" each other (=webporn) was a great initial boom for web cams of course.

reply to fiberguy
The hub bub is I already pay almost $160 for 2 iPhones monthly service, to feel the need to extort more money for using that data to FaceTime is ridiculous. And I don't care what you and your friends think of FaceTime, my wife and I use it very frequently when I'm on call and stuck in the hospital overnight. There is poor wifi coverage in the call rooms and yet I get excellent cellular service so having the ability to FaceTime without wifi is actually something I'd use. Thanks.
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Right.. because dialing a number and calling her is just so inconvenient. People have "worked" for, well, ever.. and never needed facetime to talk to someone for a regular phone call. It's not a NEED, it's a want.. it's a luxury.. These luxuries are premiums.. you've never had it before (void a jail broke iphone) so the argument is rather suspect.

Keep trolling.