iMessage, Facetime for kddi

Hi,

Any word on when these might be coming to au? I think its not yet out, but I heard through a friends some au users have claimed its available. As far as I can tell though, its still just "coming soon"...

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by ketahi on November 10, 2011 at 1:20pm

As of November 9 2011, confirmed that it is not available. On their website as well as FAQ, it just says 'in the future' for both functions.

Neither function has been made available in the beta version 5.0.1 iOS, as well.

So we wait...

Permalink Reply by Ricardo Blanco on November 10, 2011 at 8:34pm

ah, bit of a bummer.. ok, thanks for the info though.

Permalink Reply by Buckethead on November 10, 2011 at 10:07pm

No simultaneous data and voice calls, KDDIs network is not setup for it.

I think your not going to get it for awhile, do to the above.

Permalink Reply by ketahi on November 15, 2011 at 11:49pm

Actually, that is not correct.

FaceTime and iMessage do not use Cellular voice. When FaceTime calls are initiated outside of a WiFi network, they use 100% 3G data to carry both voice and video.

It is therefore absolutely possible for KDDI to have these 2 features, which is why it is tagged 'for the future' , and also why for the interim, KDDI recommends using the iOS version of Skype to do FaceTime video chat on their 4s iPhones.

Skype video calls work great on KDDI iPhone 4S. I have used it a lot with no problems.

Permalink Reply by Ricardo Blanco on November 18, 2011 at 6:51am

Well thats good to hear. Looking forward to being able to use iMessage with my other iOS friends!