iPhone 4 video calling

June 7, 2010, 3:16pm PDT | Length: 00:03:13
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RE: iPhone 4 video calling
Arabalar 11th Aug
@Feldwebel Wolfenstool That just can't be. Why, we've seen countless studies that prove that Linux is vastly more expensive, less reliable, etc. in the server room than Microsoft's offerings. These companies only think they're saving money.

That, or they've figured out that someone is lying to them.

Next thing you know, they might start wondering if the Received Wisdom might be wrong about the desktop, too.
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Is it true that they've been doing this in Europe...
Feldwebel Wolfenstool 8th Jun 2010
...for several years already, with Nokia phones?
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actually no
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@Feldwebel Wolfenstool
it was just an empty bullet point on a feature list. no one ever used it. have some freinds that have nokia phones, they tried it. didn't work. didn't ever touch it again.
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Linux Love Updated - 9th Oct
trimmed the T-Mobile SIM card to fit the phone in the case of iPhone 4s, and are actively using them on a network that doesn?t support about it is bank that website attacked from the site support from any soldier site to the light home page is great them.
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RE: iPhone 4 video calling
Linux Love 24th Jun
That is nothing short of amazing, and proves how popular the iPhone is compared to other smartphones.
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Linux Love 24th Jun
These unlocked iPhones don?t get 3G or 4G data speeds because the radios in the phones do not work on the T-Mobile network,
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Linux Love 24th Jun
which makes this even more amazing.
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Linux Love 24th Jun
Apparently these iPhone owners get what they need from the phones without support from the carrier.
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Linux Love 24th Jun
While you can argue that a few T-Mobile customers might do this not knowing what they are getting into, it?s hard to believe that over a million folks did this without thinking things through.
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Linux Love 24th Jun
While T-Mobile doesn?t handle the iPhone currently, maybe that will change if the AT&T merger gets approved.
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Linux Love 24th Jun
Imagine what these customers will think if the phones work on the network as designed.
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Linux Love 24th Jun
Just about a year ago I posted my Windows Phone 7 guide on the technical preview and since then I have posted many articles on this operating system, the hardware, and the tens of thousands of available applications.
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Linux Love 24th Jun
I have been using Windows Phone 7.5 (aka Mango) on a Samsung Focus for several days and as you can read in this guide to Windows Phone 7.5
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Linux Love 24th Jun
Microsoft took some major steps forward in a year and is showing why they are serious about joining Apple and Google as one
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Linux Love 24th Jun
of the premier mobile phone operating systems. Some even believe Windows Phone will be in 2nd place by 2013 or 2015, but if you read my blog on a regular basis you know
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Linux Love Updated - 4th Jul
I dont put much credence in these outlandish long term forecasts in a market that moves way too fast to accurately you can pick up hardware for free with a new contract. Granted, there will be updated hardware released when Mango hits the street, but from what I have seen so far with Mango on existing hardware it runs as well as Windows Phone 7. I personally have an HTC HD7 and Dell Venue Pro, but will be upgrading to a Nokia Windows Phone when I can because I want a WP device with pclos hwdb a decent ipad bag blog sutudeg education news and camera.
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Linux Love 24th Jun
predict. All I know for sure is that Mango is very good and combined with Nokia hardware Microsoft has a compelling argument for smartphone leadership.
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Linux Love 24th Jun
One of the great things about the Mango update is that it will be coming for FREE to all existing
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Linux Love 24th Jun
Windows Phone 7 devices so people should feel confident about buying devices now. In many cases
@Feldwebel Wolfenstool : When 3G networks first launched here, the company named "Three" offered a free video call all around Australia. There were a lot of phones supporting it at the time: Nokia, Sony, LG you name it.

However, later on, nobody seemed to want to do that anymore because its not practical. You wont do video call when you are away or on the road because it's not convenient. And when you are at home, you'd prefer doing video call from the webcam on their PC\laptop anyway since it's more comfortable and the screen are far better.
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edward polling Updated - 23rd Jun
Anyhow, it places iPhone 4 at one and iPhone 3G at four. Interestingly Nokia has four entries in the ten, and the list confirms the success of the two flagship Android phones Desire and ipad bag blog sutudeg short domain names pclos hwdb Galaxy. k l
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Arabalar 11th Aug
@Feldwebel Wolfenstool That just can't be. Why, we've seen countless studies that prove that Linux is vastly more expensive, less reliable, etc. in the server room than Microsoft's offerings. These companies only think they're saving money.

That, or they've figured out that someone is lying to them.

Next thing you know, they might start wondering if the Received Wisdom might be wrong about the desktop, too.
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HughJ 10th Jun 2010
Had Video call on my last 3 or 4 nokia phones here on Orange network in UK. Seemed to work ok when it was convenient to use it but as both call parties get charged for the call regardless of who made the call, it isn't very much used.
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gaberdiye03 Updated - 21st Jun
@HughJ Had Video call on my last 3 or 4 nokia phones here on Orange network in UK. Seemed to work ok when it was convenient to use it but as both call parties get charged for the call regardless of who made the call, it isn't very much used. pembe maske energy balance oyna oyunu moliva orjin krem tutune son nanomatik complex 41
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sswaray 23rd Jun 2010
can it be backward compatability will be nice some of us dont have the iphone 4 but we have the 3gs .
Tnaks to Apple and it smart idea love apple products
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sswaray 23rd Jun 2010
it's great nice stuff apple is just getting better and getting always I head the future technology in the hands of Apple I love thire devices and software .

note : can I have one I phone 4 for free plz so i can try it and boast my friend with it /
Thanks Apple and c/o
America just discovered Videocalling AHAHA happy
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Video calling? Old news.
sub_techrep@... 1st Jul 2010
Is Apple claiming that it has invented video calling? What a laugh. You have to hand it to those people - they are very clever at marketing. Of course, it doesn't hurt that their market is not so clever, still ...

I've been using it on my 3G phones for the last 5 years or more here in Australia. The last two phones have been HTC and they work well. Employee phones are mainly HTC but my wife's have been Nokia, LG and Motorola. No iToys because our devices are business tools. Network functionality and quality has a lot to do with the success of video calls. We're capital city based so coverage is good. Employees use them a lot when on site with a problem and they want a second opinion. Any of us can look at the issue without having to go on site. Very useful. Works best with phones that can switch between the two cameras. Have to have headset/bluetooth otherwise both sides of the conversation can be overheard. Our call rates are exactly the same as for voice calls - and free within our "fleet".

Welcome to the modern age, Apple (and America). So nice of you to catch up.
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juanm105 9th Jul 2010
@sub_techrep@...

Apple is not claiming anything with regard to Video calling other than having it as a feature on its iPhone 4. Reference is always made to the 1960s New York City World's Fair when the concept of a video/picture phone was implemented at the fair. That was cool then and was always the expectation that one day we would all have video/picture phones. See Jetsons or Dick Tracey or Star Trek, etc.

What Apple always does is popularizes a concept with a product that is perceived as a breakthrough. What Apple did THIS TIME is note in Steve Jobs keynote that Apple would be turning over their work with the iPhone 4 videophone capability to some standards authority for use and adoption by everyone. A major implementation problem with video/picture phones has been the lack of a standard operating protocol for all companies to use. Apple has started that ball rolling. So let's see what the response is from others and this standards board.
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juanm105 9th Jul 2010
@sub_techrep@...

Everyone worldwide has been involved for a long time but what companies have been the major innovators in this regard?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videophone

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