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AT&T will require you to be on a Mobile Share plan to use FaceTime over cellular

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Aug 17, 2012 a 4:52 pm

iOS 6 will allow users to use FaceTime over the cellular network as opposed to just Wi-Fi. AT&T has released a statement saying they will not charge extra for the FaceTime over cellular feature but you'll need to be on one of their new Mobile Share plans in order to have access to it.

Poll: Would you pay extra for FaceTime over cellular?

By Georgia, Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 a 12:15 am

Rumor has it, come this fall AT&T just might charge extra for FaceTime over cellular when the feature launches with iOS 6. Is that fair?

AT&T has a business to run and if they can get a few more dollars per user, or keep a little extra traffic off their much-maligned network, could that be win/win for them? Do you believe in paying per service so you get the best service?

How about if AT&T makes FaceTime 'Net-non-neutral and, if you pay, guarantees your packets get served first and you get the best, most crystal clear video possible?Or if paying more meant an extra 1GB or so of FaceTime data? Would that make a difference to your decision?

Or do you firmly believe that you already pay AT&T, and pay them well, for your data and you should darn well be able to do what you please with it? Especially if your capped already, and paying extra already for tethering, should AT&T be allowed to triple dip in your data pool?

As always, vote in our poll up top and then give me the details in the comments below. iMore nation, how do you feel about the idea of paying extra for your cellular FaceTime?

iMore Today: 3GS as in Streaming, in-cell-ation, and get outta my FaceTime

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jul 17, 2012 a 11:44 pm

Today on iMore we're talking about AT&T potentially charging extra for FaceTime over "4G", iPhone 3GS getting thrown a VIP Inbox bone, and the iPhone 5 losing a display layer. This is iMore Today!

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AT&T could be preparing to charge extra for iOS 6 FaceTime over cellular

By chrisoldroyd, Tuesday, Jul 17, 2012 a 3:49 am

AT&T could be getting ready to charge you extra for using FaceTime over cellular when iOS 6 is launched. At WWDC back in June, Apple SVP of iOS, Scott Forstall, announced one of the major new features of iOS 6 would be FaceTime over cellular. It was unclear at the time if carriers would actually support the service or if they would charge extra for it. 9to5 Mac and MacRumors have independently discovered what looks to be AT&T’s preparations to go the paid route.

FaceTime over cellular is possible under iOS 6, but will your carrier allow it?

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jun 20, 2012 a 12:26 am

At WWDC 2012, Apple SVP of iOS, Scott Forstall, announced one of the major new features of iOS 6 would be FaceTime over cellular. Introduced in iOS 4, FaceTime has been Wi-Fi only up until now, despite the widespread availability of 3G and 4G networks, and despite rival products like Skype having access to video of cellular for a long time now.

So the question becomes, will carriers allow it now?

FaceTime over cellular enabled in iOS6, bringing unification to Apple ID and phone numbers

By Chris Parsons, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 2:39 pm

We're still taking in the list of features to be found in iOS 6 but one major one announced at WWDC 2012 will surely please a lot of folks out there who use Facetime. Yes, Facetime over cellular is coming enabled in iOS 6 and that's not all.

How to use FaceTime to make video calls on the new iPad

By Gary Mazo, Monday, Mar 19, 2012 a 3:02 pm

One of the greatest features of the new iPad and all iOS devices is FaceTime.

FaceTime is free over Wi-Fi video calling that allows you to see the caller on the other end of the conversation through the iPad's front-facing camera. You can also “swap” cameras and show the caller what is around you using the rear facing camera.

PSA: The new iPad won't do FaceTime over LTE

By Simon Sage, Thursday, Mar 15, 2012 a 11:27 am

Attention avid video callers: according to early reviews, the new 3rd-generation iPad won't be able to make FaceTime calls over LTE.

Rumor: Next iPad to come with HD FaceTime, Retina display, 8MP rear camera, iPad 2 drops to $399

By Andrew Wray, Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 a 10:29 pm

Jeremy Horwitz from iLounge has posted rumors about the iPad 3 and what his sources say we should expect.

Halloween costume uses two iPads to make a huge hole in your stomach [video]

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Oct 31, 2011 a 12:05 pm

NASA employee Mark Rober has come up with a fantastic Halloween costume that uses two iPads to create an amazing effect. He positioned one iPad 2 under his shirt on his front and one on his back. He then cut out two holes in his shirt around the iPads and added some fake blood around the openings.

Now this is the clever part, he setup a FaceTime call between the two iPads. The iPad 2 on his front shows what the iPad 2 on his back is seeing in its camera. This then creates the illusion that you can see right through his gut and out the other side!