Want FaceTime over Cellular on AT&T? Better have a Mobile Share plan

23. QWIKSTRIKE (Posts: 1395; Member since: 09 Mar 2010)

It's all about VOIP; When VOIP launches data usage and phone calls will be through data transmission. The goal is to heard you to these data plans, and when VOIP launches just imagine a share plan using data to make calls, and communicate regardless of it being, Skype, oovoo, hoodoo....or what ever. That's when carriers start making money, and all shared data will have lots of overage cost on VOIP.

Sheep being herded to a plan for monetization of data through VOIP! That's why Verizon, and AT&T want subscriber's to go to shared data.

22. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)

Skype is better because it's universal, and not just to iDevices. All of my Apple friends always Facetime and never bothered to get a quick Skype account. xP

6. deathyyy (Posts: 101; Member since: 20 Dec 2011)

The average consumer cares- They're either A.) Too dull to understand "how Skype works" on their phone, or B.) Too lazy and complain it doesn't "work like a normal phone call, you have to coordinate it!".

Edit: Sorry bout that retail rant, hah.

7. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)

Haha it's okay, but the average consumer does use Skype pretty often. It's definitely the most popular PC video calling service.

8. deathyyy (Posts: 101; Member since: 20 Dec 2011)

Oh I agree, but working in a retail cell store I can definitely say most of my customers either don't know you can use Skype for video chat on your phone over cell data, or actually just have no idea you can get it for your phone at all.. They all make me so sad.

18. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)

People really need to read more about the mobile industry. I mean you're stuck with your phone for two years and it's your primary form of communication so it's pretty damn important.

21. dmckay12 (Posts: 243; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)

For most, it is just a phone. Like people buy a Ford Focus or a Honda Civic because they want a car. They don't really care that there are better options and possible modifications. It is just some car.

14. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)

facetime is extremely easy though if ur already on a call.. when im talking on the phone with someone its easier to just press the facetime button than hang up and make a skype… but unless you are already on the call, ya skype is by far better

17. Hunt3rj2 (Posts: 396; Member since: 11 Nov 2011)

True, but Skype is such a terrible application on Android... It saddens me.

20. halfpint (Posts: 8; Member since: 23 Jan 2012)

what tweak?

24. infernal88 (Posts: 113; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)

oh u can always use google to help u search for them but incase u need some keywords search for this anyways there is a ton of tweaks that can do the same :-

-my3g
-3gvenice

12. xXMAKESHIFTXx (Posts: 38; Member since: 28 Jul 2012)

TO BAD SPRINT SERVICE IS MISERABLE?

15. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)

dont forget facetime3g and other fun things on the jailbreak store...

25. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)

because if they are dumb enough to do it, they will assume customers with other phones will be dumb enough as well and it will filter to everyone.

26. Forsaken77 (Posts: 553; Member since: 09 Jun 2011)

Well you know if AT&T is doing it, then Verizon won't be far behind. I wonder if Apple is gonna chime in on this blatant exploit of their phones' services?