![]() Also, with smaller, user bases, it requires both calling parties to sign up for the same free calling service and be logged on at the same time on their smartphone. Perhaps, with the Facebook push and the sheer volume of Facebook and Skype users on the combined services, we’ll eventually see the realization of a cross-platform chat service that works on mobile broadband networks and has a vast enough user base to be a worthwhile competitor to FaceTime.Ĭurrently, the limitation with third-party video chat apps like Fring, Qik, and Tango, is that most of them don’t work with PCs and Mac users, though they’re cross-platform when it comes to mobile. Though promised by Verizon Wireless through the carrier’s partnership with Skype, the video calling service was to grace Verizon’s 4G LTE handsets, but to date we haven’t heard much in terms of exact availability. Currently, Skype video calling is available on the iPhone 4 on WiFi and 3G and through select Android handsets with front-facing cameras. Though the service is now currently available on the PC, it raises important speculations for the future of Facebook, Skype, and video calling on mobile platforms. The service will begin to roll out over the next few weeks, but eager chatters who want to show their friends, family, and network their presence and video mug can also access the feature now through Facebook’s link. According to Facebook, video chat will now reach over 750 million Facebook users in over 70 different languages.
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