Enable 3g facetime in ios 5 on iphone 4 howto redmond pie. Facetime competitor fring has two cards up its sleeve, one of which is the capability to make twoway video calls over not only. Apple enables facetime video calls over 3g, most uk networks. Sep 12, 2012 the iphone 4s has an improved cellular gsm antenna design over the iphone 4. But will the uks mobile networks actually allow it. Jailbreak your iphone and use facetime over 3g pcworld. I tried to facetime my brother who is using an iphone 4s from my macbook pro using the facetime app. Theres a catch though, its not free, and it requires jailbreaking. If att users can now do it without being on the mobile share plan, then that is great news. You can do this within the 3g unrestrictor app by hitting the arrow. Fring steps up to facetime with twoway iphone video calls.
Supports video calling on 3g and wifi iphone 4 facetime over 3g. Wed actually already hacked up a 3g facetime video call using an iphone 4 and a mifi, but now that apples latest handset has been jailbroken, you can toss the extra hardware you just need a. Facetime is one of the coolest features of iphone 4 which enables you to do video calls to your friends and families. You try to switch from a facetime call to a phone call or a facetime audio call. Now i hope that when the jailbreak comes out for the iphone 4, that someone smart could make something to make the phone. But yeah if you enjoy talking with 5 seconds of jitter, have fun with your facetime over 3g. The iphone is on a 3g network, the macbook is on my own wifi network. Enable facetime on iphone 4 3g network running ios 5. Audio facetime over 3glte is supported in iphone 4. How to make iphone 4 facetime calls over 3g not wifi. Facetime call from mac to iphone 4s over 3g doesnt connect.
How to get facetime on iphone 4 3g without wifi this informational video shows how to get facetime on iphone 4 3g without wifi step by step. Use facetime over 3g on jailbroken iphone 4 with my3g aug 2, 2010 2 comments if you have an older model iphone 4 with an older ios release, you can now use facetime video chat over 3g cell network, breaking you free from your wifi shackles. How to get facetime on iphone 4 3g without wifi youtube. Its a simple matter of creating a layer between your device and the 3g network by using the wifi hotspot. A initiates facetime over 3g with jailbroken iphone 4. Use facetime over 3g on the iphone 4 using fring fring is an app availble through the apple store which will let you use your iphone 4 to conduct facetime video chats over 3g. The iphone 4 jailbreak have now been made public and so the my3g app has been updated for the iphone 4 and is now available in the cydia store. Fring is an app availble through the apple store which will let you use your iphone 4 to conduct facetime video chats over 3g. How to use the facetime app over 3g on a jailbroken iphone 4. How to facetime on 3g with the iphone 4 for free without wifi duration. Will the verizon iphone 4 allow for facetime over their 3g connection, or is it still going to be limited to wifi.
How to enable facetime over 3g on iphone 4 youtube. Facetime is a very cool apple app that makes video chat possible on the iphone, but only if youre on a wifi network. You can also use skype or other chat programs with fring. One of the many cool things that you can do after your jailbreak you iphone 4 is use facetime on the 3g network. Add a new repository essentially, you add url to a new app store section. It has been updated to work with ios 4 on the iphone 4 as its description says.
Toggle imessage and facetime back to on in the settings app. We all have been waiting for this and now that iphone 4 jailbreak has been released to public, the much awaited update to my3g app has been released with this new updated version of my3g for iphone 4, you can now make facetime video calls over your cellular 3g network which otherwise isnt possible. Aug 02, 2010 how to use facetime over 3g on your iphone 4. Use facetime with your iphone, ipad, or ipod touch apple.
Therefore, if the iphone 4s is gripped in such a way as to attenuate one piece of the cellular antenna, the radio will switch to the other piece. Published on aug 3, 2010 in this video we show you how to use the my3g app from cydia to enable your iphone 4 to make facetime calls over 3g. While iphone 4 owners wont get facetime over 3g, turnbyturn directions or flyover, they will have access to shared photo streams when ios. You have to turn on the enable isdirect flag to make it work. Use facetime on the iphone 4 over 3g mobility digest. You could get the facetime video call feature in 3g speed with this app. May 21, 20 how to get facetime on iphone 4 3g without wifi this informational video shows how to get facetime on iphone 4 3g without wifi step by step. According to the comparison page between iphone models over at, facetime is mentioned as a feature on both iphone 4 and iphone 4s under ios5, but it also says that facetime requires wifi. In order to get the following trick to work and allow you to use facetime over 3g. However, as with all carriers, it will only work if you have an iphone 4s or above. Uber wlan ist eine breitbandverbindung fur facetime erforderlich. Make sure to forget the wifi network you are on via ios settings if you want to test it. Hi, did anyone check if audio facetime is available in iphone 4 over 3g or lte. After the rest, turn off airplane mode and readd your wifi passwords.
Support for the ipod touch was added in the fall of 2010, mac in february 2010, and ipad in march 2011 starting with ipad 2. If you need help jailbreaking your iphone 4 on the ios 5. With this app, you could use facetime over 3g on iphone 4. Published on aug 3, 2010 in this video we show you how to use the my3g app from cydia to enable your iphone 4 to make facetime calls over 3g without a wifi connection. Perhaps its a bit much to expect every feature to come to every phone or device with each free software update, but limiting turnbyturn mapping and facetime over 3g on the iphone 4 seems just a. This in my opinion is a killer app and will alone be worth jailbreaking your iphone 4 for. Youll have to stick to wifi to facetime if youre using an iphone 4, while the 3g ipad 2 is left out in the cold too.
Facetime over 3g with ios 6 limited to iphone 4s, ipad 3. The new antenna is divided up into two pieces within the stainless steel band that wraps around the sides of the phone. How to use facetime in iphone 4 over a 3g network make. The iphone 4 picked up the signal from the laptop, making it think that it was on a wifi signal. Jan 12, 2011 apple ceo, steve jobs said at the time of the iphone 4 release that facetime would work over wifi in 2010 and apple needs to work with cellular providers for video over 3g. How to use the facetime app over 3g on a jailbroken iphone. Facetime can be used over 3g with personal hotspot cult of mac.
Facetime was recently introduced by apple on the new iphone 4. Tutorial showing you how to use facetime with your iphone 4 without wifi for free. Aug 03, 2010 the big difference between previous video chat phones, and the iphone 4s facetime app, is that facetime doesnt work unless youre on wifi. A cydia app called my3g makes it possible for you to use apps which require wifi connection to run even over a 3g network. I shared its connection making my laptop into a mobile hot spot. In order to get the following trick to work and allow you to use facetime over 3g, you need. I dont see why the audio call wouldnt be but maybe one of the i4 users will chime in. Facetime over 3g is a missed opportunity for verizon gigaom.
Video shows iphone 4 facetime call over 3g there appears to be a very good reason why the iphone 4 s new facetime videocalling app only work on wifi. You can swap between the front facing and rear camera on the iphone 4. Step 1 the first thing you will need to do is jailbreak your iphone 4 this is the only idevice supported as the iphone 4sipad 2 cannot currently be jailbroken on ios 5. How to use facetime in iphone 4 over a 3g network make tech. However, as with all carriers, it will only work if you have an iphone. If you cant make a facetime call on your iphone, ipad, or. Facetime in general isnt supported by apple over a 3g connection with the iphone 4. Jun 28, 2010 facetime was recently introduced by apple on the new iphone 4.
The iphone 4s has an improved cellular gsm antenna design over the iphone 4. To do this, end the current call and then make a new call. Fring steps up to facetime with twoway iphone video calls over 3g. It seems strange that apples cutting something thats totally possible on.
This quick video will show you how to enable face time 3g use using a jailbreak app called my3g. To activate 3g facetime, youll need to pop into cydia, the jailbreak app store that is installed when you hack your iphone. Youll be able to use facetime over 3g or 4g, without extra charge, no matter what data plan youre on. I do have my iphone 4 but it is jailbroken and on 5. Now that the all ios device jailbreak is out of the bag with currently being slammed by traffic as of august 2nd, 10am pst, you can now download a tweak to use facetime on your iphone 4 over the 3g network. How to use facetime over 3g on a jailbroken apple iphone 4. This quick video will show you how to enable face time 3g use using a jailbreak. Sep 19, 2012 facetime over 3g does have a couple of limitations. Its now 2011 and we still havent heard of any progress on that front and apple has nothing additional to announce at this time, a spokeswoman told me. The lag over 3g is horrendous, voice is on and off choppy. I preordered an iphone 4s last friday from verizon. Facetime shouldnt have anything to do with lg or even verizon for that matter, facetime is an ideviceios feature meant to be used over wifi only to other idevices iphone 4, ipad 2, and the 4th gen ipod touch, the only exception is apples facetime software for macs running os x or pcs running a cracked version of os x. Oct 08, 2010 you can swap between the front facing and rear camera on the iphone 4. Without lte, a 3g connection with an iphone 4 or iphone 4s.
The big difference between previous video chat phones, and the iphone 4 s facetime app, is that facetime doesnt work unless youre on wifi. Use apples facetime over 3glte on iphone, ipad, and ipod. One thing you can enjoy when you have your iphone 4 jailbroken is the capability to use facetime video calling even if you are using a 3g network. At its introduction in june 2010, facetime only worked on ios 4 running on the iphone 4. It seems to be absent from any product descriptions right now.
How to facetime on 3g with the iphone 4 for free without wi fi. However, you must be in a wifi zone to be able to utilize such feature but not anymore. The ipod touch 4th gen models do not support facetime audio calling because they cannot run ios 7 all later iphone, ipad and ipod touch models do fully support facetime no vintage ipod models from outside the ipod touch line ipod, ipod classic, ipod mini, ipod nano, or ipod shuffle. This is due in part to the fact that the facetime video is smooth and uses either the vga front facing camera, or the 5mp main camera on the back to transmit a very clear image and voipquality audio. First, youll need to be running ios 6 on an iphone 4s, iphone 5, or the new ipad third generation. The iphone 4 and ipad 2 models support facetime over wifi, but not over a cellular data connection. Enable iphone 4 facetime video calls over 3g network with. Facetime over 3g does have a couple of limitations. Jul 01, 2010 the second iphone was connected to a normal wifi hotspot with a broadband connection, and they then made some facetime calls between the two iphone 4s, you can see a video of this over at. The video above comes from the fine folks at 9to5mac, and shows the hack in action.
A tango worked really well over 3g with our first test. Update your device to get facetime in saudi arabia and pakistan. How to use facetime over 3g on the iphone 4 using fring. How to use facetime over 3g on iphone 4 tips needed. If you cant make a facetime call on your iphone, ipad or. In this video, i teach you how to use apples facetime on iphone, ipad, or any ios device over 3g or lte cell service using a simple jailbreak application from cydia called my3g. Less than 24 hours after the ios 4 jailbreak went live, according to macstories, some crafty developers have devised a way to make facetime work over a 3g connection. Apples facetime over cellular announcement implies that 4g is coming in the iphone 5, said ron enderle, an analyst at enderle group. Aug 02, 2010 wed actually already hacked up a 3g facetime video call using an iphone 4 and a mifi, but now that apples latest handset has been jailbroken, you can toss the extra hardware you just need a. Wed actually already hacked up a 3g facetime video call using an iphone 4 and a mifi, but now that apples latest handset has been jailbroken, you can toss the extra hardware.
Facetime over 3g joins turnbyturn directions and the new flyover feature in maps as functions in ios 6 that will require an a5 processor or newer. Sep 27, 2010 facetime is one of the coolest features of iphone 4 which enables you to do video calls to your friends and families. By tapping your thumbnail image during facetime, you can swap your image to the phone display and vice versa. How to facetime over 3g on iphone 4, make free calls. Facetime calls could, and still can be, placed over 3g, 4g, and 5g networks. Sound and video quality over 3g was excellentno dropped call on our first test. This new feature is only supposed to work on wifi, which can be quite inconvenient if you feel like having a facetime conversation while on the road. Will it be able to facetime over 3g, even if i kept my unlimited data plan. Learn the secret to running the facetime video phone call app over your iphone 4 s data plan with this hackers howto.
If youre comfortable jailbreaking your iphone by letting a website execute unknown code on it via a browser exploit, then you too could make normally wifionly facetime video calls over the 3g network. Oct 10, 2010 both my3g and 3g unrestrictor should work, 1. Use facetime over 3g on jailbroken iphone 4 with my3g. For all of the juicy details, and to get started making video calls over cellular internet on your own apple iphone 4. How to use the facetime app over 3g on a jailbroken iphone 4 with my3g 1. The second iphone was connected to a normal wifi hotspot with a broadband connection, and they then made some facetime calls between the two iphone 4 s, you can see a video of this over.