One of the great strengths of the new iPad is the possibility of using fourth generation mobile networks (4G or LTE). However, this capacity is limited for those users who are addicted to video calls with Apple's specific program: the one known under the name FaceTime. Apparently, there are still problems to carry out this practice outside WiFi hotspots.
Although the latest tests are still being carried out in Spain to make this type of connection available to the people, in the United States it has already been in operation for some time. During the last Mobile World Congress 2.012 that was held in Barcelona at the end of last February, Movistar presented its 4G network to the attendees of the technology fair that reached downloads of up to 70 Mbps.
On the other hand, the new iPad went on sale in the United States on March 16; in Spain we still have to wait until next March 23 to enjoy it. Furthermore, in countries where the 4G mobile connection is already as well established as is the case in the United States, users of the new Apple tablet are already experiencing the first problems, especially when making videoconferences.
Apparently, and according to the portal The Verge, they themselves have tried to carry out this practice and the result has been a fiasco. Apparently, the well-known application to make video calls, continues to work only when the Apple tablet is connected to a WiFi wireless point. Aspect that limits its use and that customers can only enjoy this function while at home or at the office.
To be more exact, the publishers of the publication tried to make a video call using Verizon's LTE network. Once the summons began, FaceTime gave a warning message. It stated that the connection was impossible and the client was referred to the "settings" icon on the main screen and to activate the WiFi connection of the invention. What's more, the message is clear: " connect to a WiFi network to use FaceTime ."
Meanwhile, the protocol Apple is castrated, as discussed, for operators who do not want to see saturated lines. What's more, currently in Spain, videoconferencing with FaceTime away from home is impossible, unless the famous Jailbreak has been done and some code has been modified in the device preferences.
In the same way, it should be remembered that FaceTime - Apple's native application - only works with Apple brand computers; In other words, it is not multiplatform and is closed to other users. To do this, and if you want to make video calls with other users (Android, Symbian, etc…), you can always use programs like Skype that do allow you to use this function with both WiFi and 3G or 3.5G networks, which is the maximum that Spanish networks allow today.
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