At this point, we already know AT&T is quite picky about how subscribers use their data on their network – especially with video calling services. perhaps it has something to do back when their the only carrier for the iPhone and everyone having unlimited data was buckling down their network Having already blocked Android users from using video chat on Hangouts and the same for iPhone 5 users wanting to use FaceTime over LTE.
Looks like AT&T is looking to change their image on their views on data policing by allowing users to access video chat apps over cellular. BBM & FaceTime video chat will be enabled by mid-June and Hangouts video chat will be ready by the end of the year. AT&T released a revised statement to address the matter:
For video chat apps that come pre-loaded on devices, we currently give all OS and device makers the ability for those apps to work over cellular for our customers who are on Mobile Share or Tiered plans. Apple, Samsung and BlackBerry have chosen to enable this for their pre-loaded video chat apps. And by mid-June, we’ll have enabled those apps over cellular for our unlimited plan customers who have LTE devices from those three manufacturers.Throughout the second half of this year, we plan to enable pre-loaded video chat apps over cellular for all our customers, regardless of data plan or device; that work is expected to be complete by year end.Today, all of our customers can use any mobile video chat app that they download from the Internet, such as Skype.
Being that we are almost halfway through the year already, the wait to green light this shouldn’t be too much longer.
via TheVerge
