Video calls on iPhone 4G
Apple has always been very strict and silent about its products until they are ready to reveal the details or the device to the public. They very much like to allow speculation to run wild on what they have up their sleeves next. 4G is no exception to this and one of the most sought after features on the iPhone has been video calling. People want the camera to be in the front to make video conferencing possible, but some questions have been raised about how it will work and the traffic load that will be on the network as a result.
The video calling feature is not a new speculation. People discussed this even before the iPhone 3GS was released in the hope that it would be included in it, but were disappointed when Apple revealed the product that didn’t have this much-demanded feature. There has been speculation in the UK actually with wireless operator O2.
They are raising a lot of red flags for speculation because plans have changed to support video calls. This has made many people wonder why they would add that feature to plans if it wasn’t going to be introduced when the new phone was released. This can be further supported by the fact that the files in the SDK have been updated and show that video calling is definitely a skill.
Now that video calls have been established as a possibility with the iPhone, many are wondering if the iPhone 4G really has the ability to make video calls, if cell phone network towers are going to be able to handle all the traffic that could be generated. created as a result of allowing video calls.
The bigger question is whether AT&T will want to offer the data over the network like in the UK with operator O2. Video calls are a huge data loss offered by wireless carriers. They make huge amounts of money by requiring data packages that can be quite expensive but don’t cost them nearly the same amount of money to implement and provide to customers.
AT&T has also stated that they won’t have any issues with iPad traffic because most people will be using wi-fi instead of their networks. The same concerns that have been raised about this will resurface when video calling is introduced on AT&T’s iPhone network. If Apple ends up providing iPhone service to other networks, they may also face the same problems AT&T will face once 4G launches.
People who currently have iPhones may be torn by this because it’s possible that if a video calling feature is introduced, their current quality of service will be affected in some negative way. Nobody wants this to happen but the only thing that can be done is to continue speculating until Apple makes an official announcement.