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FaceTime Port issues - Common ports blocked?

ok this is really freaking bad. i can not belive that apple setup facetime to run on ports that are normally blocked by ALL firewalls but they did.

i just purchased two new iphone 4s this morning and got to work. i connected both to wifi and tried to start a facetime call....FAIL.

i then connected both iphones to my VERIZON MIFI and...FACETIME WORKS.

this is freaking insane. i can not belive that apple didn't know this would happen. search google and see all the posts of others not able to get facetime to work behind a firewall.

Almost ALL wifi hotspots are firewalled, all offices are firewalled, and MOST homes are firewalled.

***.

iphone, iOS 4

Posted on Jun 24, 2010 7:40 AM

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Jun 25, 2010 12:04 PM in response to alirussell

glad to hear it worked. now that being said...

this is REALLY crappy of Apple to set this up like this. There is no way the average Joe is going to be able to forward all of those ports and what about when you're on a public wifi thats firewalled? You're pretty much screwed...

I'm really disapointed with Apple on this one however overall I'm still loving the phone but feeling like I was decieved a little bit here.

Jun 25, 2010 12:06 PM in response to whistler-z

hey whistler, according to apple the ports still have to be opened however i do have an update...

i just went home for lunch and tapped into my neighbors open wifi connection which is a linksys router and right off the bat Facetime worked. I personally have ATT Uverse and I didn't have a chance to try my connection because I lost my stupid wep key but I'll try after work.

So...to re-cap Linksys router no port forwarding = Facetime working (thats with both on same network though)

FaceTime Port issues - Common ports blocked?

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