Video calling over 3rd party apps

As an avid apple believer I want to do everything with my apple products, including make video calls to my parents overseas. Now while I understand that apple is bringing facetime to 3g in the furture for now no such luck. Normally there is "an app for that" but there isn't any third party video calling app for Iphone 4. What are my options.

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Dec 12, 2010 2:04 PM

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Jan 8, 2011 11:56 AM in response to antoinejsmith

Accessible through either iTunes App Store or from the iPhone App Store:

Tango: Supports both iPhone 4 and Android phones. Video calling over 3G and WIFI. Easy set up and access your contact list showing who you can video call. No desktop version at this time.

Skype: Supports iPhone 4 and soon to support Android phones. Video calling over 3G and WIFI. Requires registration with Skype. Offers desktop version. Provides options for discounted international voice calls to landlines and cellphones.

As for FaceTime Apple should seriously reconsider updating the iOS to support video calling over 3G instead of just WIFI which is not readily available. Most international carriers already support HSPA+ which provides sufficient bandwidth and speed to allow video calling over 3G as already proven by Tango and Skype.

Jan 8, 2011 12:45 PM in response to imagine engine

When the iPhone 4 was released, Apple indicated FaceTime would be available via 3G sometime this year.

You say most international carriers already support HSPA+ but does that include all 89 official iPhone carriers which is available everywhere that all 89 carriers have their 3G network available?

Although it would be good to FaceTime via 3G as well which will or should be available sometime this year, I beg to differ that wi-fi is not readily available. I don't have any close friends or relatives that don't have a wireless network at home and it is very common for a restaurant that I frequent to have a free wireless network for customers than not.

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