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Ichat audio not working with hotspot

Any suggestion on how I cant get the audio working via a personal hotspot on my iPhone?

The only feature that is working is texting.

Do I have to change the port #?

MacBook (13-inch Mid 2010)

Posted on Aug 4, 2015 6:14 AM

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Aug 6, 2015 12:18 PM in response to michneill05

Hi,


The iChat or Messages apps need to have at least 50kbps (dial-up speeds) to get the Audio to work.

DO you know if the phone is either getting that from the carrier or is able to pass that much bandwidth to the computer ?


I am understanding you to mean you have set up a Hotspot on your iPhone to another device (I have then presumed a Computer).


If this is not the Hotspot you mean could you explain again please.



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8:18 p.m. Thursday; August 6, 2015


 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

Aug 27, 2015 12:20 PM in response to michneill05

Hi,


This speed test Web page will work without Java or Flash (neither of which are on an iPhone) so it should tell you the speed via web browser.


If the iPhone is getting more than 50kbps it is then a question of what speed is then getting to the other device.

You should check from there as well.


The carrier might offer 4G but that does not mean you can get it all the time.

The bars indicating "Signal Strength" mean little as you could have 4 or even 5 bars but only have an GPRS or lower service from the carrier.

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8:20 p.m. Thursday; August 27, 2015


 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

Ichat audio not working with hotspot

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