Comments on: Fring Brings 3G Video Calls to iPhone 4 — Are Networks Ready? http://gigaom.com/2010/07/09/fring-brings-3g-video-calls-to-iphone-4-are-networks-ready/ Tue, 21 May 2013 22:54:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: JackH http://gigaom.com/2010/07/09/fring-brings-3g-video-calls-to-iphone-4-are-networks-ready/#comment-257378 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:09:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=131976#comment-257378 3G networks by default support native phone to phone video calling and this worked in Europe and beyond years ago – also between different manufacturers handsets. So there is nothing new iPhone4 front facing camera (wondering if it actually supporrts native 3G video calls…)

Admitedly having Skype support makes this much more flexible due to possibility to call PC Skype clients and use WiFi to carry call data.

]]> By: Who Blocked Who in Skype and Fring Fight? http://gigaom.com/2010/07/09/fring-brings-3g-video-calls-to-iphone-4-are-networks-ready/#comment-257377 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:48:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=131976#comment-257377 [...] days after introducing video calling between Apple’s iPhone and other handsets, Fring today says that Skype is blocking its service, which allows Fring users to voice, IM and [...]

]]> By: monal valia http://gigaom.com/2010/07/09/fring-brings-3g-video-calls-to-iphone-4-are-networks-ready/#comment-257376 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:44:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=131976#comment-257376 there has been some testing with facetime over a MIFI connection with crappy results(set on sprint 3G not 4G). I also read some testing with a user running a iPhone4 facetime session using a wifi hotspot running of a jailbroken iPhone 3Gs(myWii) with great results.

ATT/Apple restricted Skype/Sling to 3G only initially but did relent to 3G…I am hoping the same happens with facetime later on this year.

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