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Worse that that, you have to be calling someone else with an iPhone, and you -both- have to be using wifi. Don't get me wrong, it is a step up from what they u

by turtle4 16y ago

Worse that that, you have to be calling someone else with an iPhone, and you -both- have to be using wifi. Don't get me wrong, it is a step up from what they used to have available, but that is kind of a tall order for general consumption.

stcredzero 16y ago
Still more convenient than chat on net-books/laptops. Calling on a phone is very convenient and if you can, add video.
- jonknee 16y ago
  Except it's not hands free, laptops have the camera in a pretty good position without any additional effort.
  - stcredzero 16y ago
    But to be in that situation, you've already committed to sitting.
    - jonknee 16y ago
      So yes, it will be perfect when I'm standing up near my WiFi hotspot and want to video chat with someone I know who has the same brand new phone as I do and is also standing up near their WiFi hotspot. I'm quite surprised that it's not at least compatible with the video calls in iChat. 3G will definitely happen, but they have a built-in base of millions of users on iChat that could have helped kick things off.
      - stcredzero 16y ago
        ...or the cafe, or the coworking space, or at your friend's house. Since the call comes first, it's a fortuitous enhancement you sometimes add to an ordinary call. Your way, you are either already sitting and working, or you had to plan ahead. Big diffence.
olefoo 16y ago
I can see it being useful for family stuff, "mom's on a business trip but she's going to read you a bedtime story, OK?" sort of thing. The limitations are going to go away pretty quickly I'd bet. Well, except for doing video over 3G but that's only because AT&T doesn't seem to understand how much hatred they are earning.
- younata 16y ago
  The only reason they are ignorant to how much people hate AT&T is because AT&T has the iphone. The minute the iphone is available for tmobile, verizon, or sprint, AT&T will see how much people hate them.

by turtle4 16y ago

stcredzero 16y ago

Still more convenient than chat on net-books/laptops. Calling on a phone is very convenient and if you can, add video.

jonknee 16y ago
Except it's not hands free, laptops have the camera in a pretty good position without any additional effort.
- stcredzero 16y ago
  But to be in that situation, you've already committed to sitting.
  - jonknee 16y ago
    So yes, it will be perfect when I'm standing up near my WiFi hotspot and want to video chat with someone I know who has the same brand new phone as I do and is also standing up near their WiFi hotspot. I'm quite surprised that it's not at least compatible with the video calls in iChat. 3G will definitely happen, but they have a built-in base of millions of users on iChat that could have helped kick things off.
    - stcredzero 16y ago
      ...or the cafe, or the coworking space, or at your friend's house. Since the call comes first, it's a fortuitous enhancement you sometimes add to an ordinary call. Your way, you are either already sitting and working, or you had to plan ahead. Big diffence.

olefoo 16y ago

I can see it being useful for family stuff, "mom's on a business trip but she's going to read you a bedtime story, OK?" sort of thing. The limitations are going to go away pretty quickly I'd bet. Well, except for doing video over 3G but that's only because AT&T doesn't seem to understand how much hatred they are earning.

younata 16y ago
The only reason they are ignorant to how much people hate AT&T is because AT&T has the iphone. The minute the iphone is available for tmobile, verizon, or sprint, AT&T will see how much people hate them.