Bravo, Scott. I will file a complaint, as well.
Mark -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 12:25 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Face TIme over 3G for those who live in the U.S Hi all, Anyone who has AT&T without a shared data plan is likely aware they cannot use Face TIme over the 3G network. Although I do not believe I would use Face TIme for general conversation, I believe there are cases where it may be valuable. Obviously there are services such as Skype which apparently AT&T does not block. Now with that said I decided to file a complaint with the FCC which is the regulatory agency for all things related to communications such as wireless etc. in the United States. I decided to file the complaint because there is no technical reason for AT&T to block Face TIme over the 3G network and especially if they do not block Skype. My understanding is that Verizon Wireless does not block Face Time and mor does Sprint. I believe that AT&T has taken this position for one of two reasons and one of which is surely monetary. So, why do I bring this up? Because I wanted to let anyone who has considered filing a complaint that AT&T will respond. The best part is I have received an initial verbal response which is exactly what I expected. THe conversation can be best summed up as "to bad." There was absolutely no point in having a conversation with AT&T because despite the fact I pointed out the obvious fact they do not block Skype or any other VOIP service or placed any special restrictions on such services, they have blocked Face Time. I even pointed out how Face TIme could be useful in some circumstances for an individual with a visual impairment which incidentally is a true statement. So, I anticipate that although AT&T has taken this position for now they will continue to face a great deal of pressure from individuals and groups to change their position. The good thing is there are other avenues and options. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
