Video Calling (ichat)? - Page 4

iphun · 06-02-2009, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by styfle

Exactly, all that just to keep BROWSING speeds normal. I mean if normal internet usage is killing AT&T, there's no way they can sustain video chat. Video chat requires a constant stream: upload and download for BOTH phones the chat. We would see cell towers on fire if there were video conferencing on the iphone.

And we would need one heck of a battery to handle the constant uploading and downloading because the current battery wouldn't stand a chance with video chat.

styfle · 06-02-2009, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by iphun

And we would need one heck of a battery to handle the constant uploading and downloading because the current battery wouldn't stand a chance with video chat.

Oh yeah I totally forgot that. iChat kills my macbook battery: down from almost 7 hours to 2 hours.

mitchwisemen · 06-20-2009, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by iphun

Look in the bottom right corner, it says that the image isn't the product you are going to see. I'm not sure about iChat coming, at least on at&t, but maybe some carriers will support it. Maybe we will see a front facing camera, but since the 4 and 8GB will most likely be budget versions that won't include the front facing camera and maybe other features in the higher priced versions.

wow~~awesome!!!!!!!!

innocentmonda · 06-26-2009, 09:52 AM

video chat will be the coolest section in iphone

Sloan Gretchen · 07-11-2009, 05:50 AM

Now I could be wrong especially since iChat is a little different than streaming TV for example through Sling since there probably won't be tons of people that will be willing or able to do it since it will be an iphone only feature(at this time). I think if they do have it they might include it at an additional cost, but I think we already pay enough for the data so it's hard to say.

mr.conspiracist · 07-12-2009, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by adnurahs

Hi iphun - Why don't you think AT&T will get iChat? Will it be an additional cost to us rather than just go in with the unlimited data package some people have? I thought maybe iChat was a software and would just go in with the unlimited package. I hope so.

the next thing they need is a bunch of phones sending video and not the regular voice while all the other users are downloading something
they should tho. they have video chat for regular phones ( video share i believe they call it )