iChat for iPad

If you want to use Video calls, use Apple"s FaceTime on iPad, iPhone and Macs.

GrandSwiss wrote:

If you want to use Video calls, use Apple"s FaceTime on iPad, iPhone and Macs.

This assumes the original poster now has an iPad 2, which did not exist 6 motnhs ago when the question was first asked.

Couldn't you introduce your friends and family to the benefits of Skype? It's by far the most widely used voice chat service, free and the voice quality is better than alternatives in my opinion.

As an Apple user I want an Apple app.on my ipad and that's iChat not MS Skype, which I'm not fond of having everything I write stored in their logs, I prefer some semblance of privacy.

TonyInSF if it's not already been said, send feedback to Apple asking for ichat.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/

Eme wrote:

Couldn't you introduce your friends and family to the benefits of Skype? It's by far the most widely used voice chat service, free and the voice quality is better than alternatives in my opinion.

As an Apple user I want an Apple app.on my ipad and that's iChat not MS Skype,

If you have an iPad 2, you have FaceTime to video chat.

If you have an iPad 1 or 2 and want an Apple chat program, you will have to wait for iOS 4 with iMessenger.

Cabn you use FaceTime with people who don't have it? That's one nice thing about iChat. Anyone can download aIM if they want to chat with you.

Here's a problem. Facetime uses video streaming. My son is in the hospital and my daughter's Macbool Pro and my wifes Macbook worked fine with iChat, but video streaming is blocked at the hospital so I couldn't hook up with FaceTime. I'm looking at Skype as an alternative, but it would be great to keep things in the Apple family. As always, all decisions have consequences and I don't think Apple thought this one through.

Hi All,

Face Time and iChat both use ports above the 1024 threshold

Below the port most routers have the ports open.

It allows Web Browsing (port 80 or port 443 for secure sites) and Mail (Ports 25,110, 567, 995, 996 are common ones amongst others) will then work out iof the Box.

Skype will use what are effectively "Fall Back" ports

(If you install it and go to it's Preferences it will tell you the Port for that download)

However if this is not open it will try common mail port or the Web Browsing port effectively circumventing the "Router as firewall" scenario.

Routers and Ports

The IP of the computer can either be Static from the Router and the ports open in the router specifically (Port Forwarding)

Or if the device does it you can use UPnP

As UPnP opens the ports the computer needs when the apps tell the router (simplified idea) and works for multiple computers (different IPs) it does not matter if DHCP is left on and the computer's IP changes occasionally

Mac Firewall

This works by effectively "Certificating" the apps you allow.

Any app allowed will be allowed through the firewall whichever ports it uses.

As iChat is potentially a 4 way Video Chat app when running at max it is probably too Processor intensive for an iOS device.

As has been said, iChat ( version 1) was just an Instant Message app for the AIM service.

iChat 2 added Video and Audio Chat to AIM on PC (Version 5.5 and 5.9) as well as other iChat users.

iChat 3 added Jabber (And therefore GoogleTalk) and 10 Way Audio or 4 way Video Chats

iChat 4 added Effects and Backdrops (depending on Processor), iChat Theatre, Screen Sharing

iChat 5 changed little in function (Minor changes around the edges really)

iChat 6 adds the Ability to Text chat at least to other Yahoo Client apps, Linked Buddy lists (Video and Audio Only chat is between iChat users only like the Jabber/Goolge option is)

All Versions can do Group chats (Chatrooms) and File Sharing.

Face Time can only Video Chat 1-1.

10:12 PM Sunday; August 21, 2011

Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

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Use skype it is the only one that works so far. Please somebody create the imessage app for mac in order to use only mac technology.

Suggestions here -> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

draudales wrote:

Use skype it is the only one that works so far. Please somebody create the imessage app for mac in order to use only mac technology.

If you are using an iPad you are already using something other than "Mac" technology. 😉

like i have a macbook pro and i set it up but i cant talk to any one because theres not an app for people who have ipod ipad or even iphones but is there a way you can put facetime on your ichat?

HI,

Since this thread started both Lion and Mountain Lion have been released.

Mountain Lion has Messages (App) which can send messages called iMessages to iOS devices.

It can also send the Instant Message (IMs) that iChat used to for your iChat type Buddies.

10:16 PM Wednesday; August 15, 2012

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