AT&T extends free access to FaceTime

News Wireless United States 9 NOV 2012
AT&T extends free access to FaceTime
AT&T has announced it will enable FaceTime over cellular connections at no extra charge for iOS 6 customers with an LTE device on any tiered data plan. AT&T will also continue to offer FaceTime over cellular to customers with any AT&T Mobile Share plan, as well as FaceTime over Wi-Fi, which has always been available for all customers. AT&T expects to roll out this functionality to customers over the next eight to ten weeks. Additionally, AT&T is also making AT&T FaceTime over cellular available to deaf and hard of hearing customers who qualify for special text and data-only packages.

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