Video Calling (ichat)?

smileyman · 06-02-2009, 07:42 AM

What exactly is this. Wouldn't the camera have to be on the front of the phone for this to work? The picture from the "Fido" roadmap doesn't reflect this....

iphun · 06-02-2009, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by smileyman

What exactly is this. Wouldn't the camera have to be on the front of the phone for this to work? The picture from the "Fido" roadmap doesn't reflect this....

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.

adnurahs · 06-02-2009, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by iphun

Look in the bottom right corner, it says that this 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.

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.

iphun · 06-02-2009, 08:30 AM

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.

Hi adnurahs - I remember someone saying that something like iChat which is streaming video would be against their terms of service. 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. iChat is kind of the messages app, phone app, and safari all put together which we pay to use each unless you don't pay for texts, so they should just charge it off of those plans.

adnurahs · 06-02-2009, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by iphun

Hi adnurahs - I remember someone saying that something like iChat which is streaming video would be against their terms of service. 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. iChat is kind of the messages app, phone app, and safari all put together which we pay to use each unless you don't pay for texts, so they should just charge it off of those plans.

I had no idea what iChat was. Thanks for clearning that up for me. I feel like NOOB sometimes! LOL!! I think you have a point, they may offer it, if they do, at an additional price. It would be nice if they can include it in the data package. I pay for the unlimited texts $30 per month for a family plan. We'll see how it goes. AT&T did say that prices would be lower, but I think that was only for the new people coming in.

Now I am even more excited than before. Monday, can't get here soon enough. I took off of work yesterday knowing that I wanted to take off on the 8th too. I don't think I can be at work all day while the announcement is going on. I hope someone posts some streaming links.

Thanx again iphun!

iphun · 06-02-2009, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by adnurahs

I had no idea what iChat was. Thanks for clearning that up for me. I feel like NOOB sometimes! LOL!! I think you have a point, they may offer it, if they do, at an additional price. It would be nice if they can include it in the data package. I pay for the unlimited texts $30 per month for a family plan. We'll see how it goes. AT&T did say that prices would be lower, but I think that was only for the new people coming in.

Now I am even more excited than before. Monday, can't get here soon enough. I took off of work yesterday knowing that I wanted to take off on the 8th too. I don't think I can be at work all day while the announcement is going on. I hope someone posts some streaming links.

Thanx again iphun!

No problem! Here's iChat on the mac, so we would probably see a condensed version of it http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat.html

I have also heard that Fido doesn't charge extra to tether and didn't have a problem with people doing on 3.0. They include tethering into their data plans but at&t doesn't, so that's where I could see them charging us. But then again iChat is different from tethering since you will have to talk to someone using a 3rd gen iphone, unless they make it possible to chat with a Mac. I just don't see a massive amount of iChat traffic to let at&t worry about the network being stressed.

I know!! I am glad I have monday off, I just wouldn't be able to pay attention to anything other than iphone news. I used http://live.gdgt.com/ for the 3.0 keynote, but I don't know if they'll be covering WWDC because there's no mention of it on the site. But don't worry there will be tons of live sites popping up soon.

doron · 06-02-2009, 09:34 AM

I predicted this last year...chk out my thread:

http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum...one-24543.html

doron · 06-02-2009, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by iphun

Look in the bottom right corner, it says that this 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.

actually this is to be interpreted as IMAGE not actual product...not App not actual product...

doron · 06-02-2009, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by smileyman

What exactly is this. Wouldn't the camera have to be on the front of the phone for this to work? The picture from the "Fido" roadmap doesn't reflect this....

Yes the camera will be on the front of the phone, just as in a MacBook. Tight work...hope it comes thru this time...

iphun · 06-02-2009, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by doron

actually this is to be interpreted as IMAGE not actual product...not App not actual product...

Fixed it, that's what I meant lol. I am thinking it will be in there this year. That will be another one of those things other phones won't be able to compete with and you will see them implementing not long after because of apple.