AT&T quietly enables FaceTime over Cellular for all, grandfathered users welcome

0. phoneArena posted on 21 Nov 2012, 07:25

FaceTime over Cellular – an iOS 6 feature that AT&T originally intended to enable only for Mobile Share plan subscribers, was subsequently made available to any user with an LTE-enabled Apple device on a tiered data plan (read: iPhone 5, iPad mini, as well as the 3rd and 4th gen iPad). However, the carrier has seemingly dropped its limitations even further, according to a number of user reports that were posted online over the past hours...

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1. Bernoulli posted on 21 Nov 2012, 07:37 2 0

That's just so unfair, how could at&t deprive its customers from something that's just a standard feature?

7. darkkjedii posted on 21 Nov 2012, 12:03 2 0

100% agreed. AT&T was pressured by the FCC, and caved in.

2. missed2022 posted on 21 Nov 2012, 09:23 0 0

agree

3. -box- posted on 21 Nov 2012, 10:29 0 1

Not sure why anyone would willingly use FT when there's better (and free) options out there that are cross-platform, and worked over cellular anyway

5. cncrim posted on 21 Nov 2012, 11:07 1 0

Convince. and fast.

4. cncrim posted on 21 Nov 2012, 11:06 0 0

Convince and fast.

6. CX3NT3_713 posted on 21 Nov 2012, 11:26 0 0

I haven't tried yet... Ill try later :-)

8. AwesomeEngineer posted on 21 Nov 2012, 20:56 0 0

It didn't work after a simple turn off turn on, but I held the sleep/wake button and the home button to reboot and it works now.

I have an Unlimited Data plan for an iPhone 4S

9. julyo posted on 23 Nov 2012, 14:33 0 0

dont work reboot phone already. iphone 5 unlimited data plan

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