Users Can Call 1-888-FACETIME to Test iPhone 4 Video Chat
by gotya ~ June 26th, 2010. Filed under: Dev.
The new iPhone 4 has a new video chat feature called FaceTime. As buyers of the new phone have learned with some dismay, there really aren’t that many people to they can video chat with. The fature is only for iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 calling. Luckily Apple has worked out a solution so you can try out the feature. Just call 1-888-FACETIME anytime from 8am to 8pm CDT, and you can chat with a random Apple rep over FaceTime.
The rep will apparently give you a rundown of features and answer any questions you have about FaceTime. While this is a little weird, it’s probably a good way to show off the feature which most consumers won’t have a change to use until more of their acquaintances have the phone. Keep in mind that you have to be connected to Wi-Fi for this to work; another limitation of the FaceTime feature. We’re not sold on the usefulness of video calls, but now we can all find out if it will catch on.
June 26th, 2010 at 1:57 am
Facetime is pretty neat guys but it seems alot of bugs with the new Iphone 4
July 5th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
From the reviews I’ve seen, the iPhone 4 still has better reception than the 3GS even with the attenuation. So yes, you’ll see degradation, but still better upload and download than a 3GS. Especially since the 4 supports HSUPA and the 3GS doesn’t. It’s a questionable design to be sure; why couldn’t they just build in some kind of bridge to prevent the attenuation in the first place? But for the most part it seems the 4 is catching flack for an improvement in quality. I don’t have a 4, so I can’t test this myself, but I’d be interested to see the 3GS side by side in any showing of 4 degradation issues