Use FaceTime Over 3G Without a Jailbreak via Personal Hotspot

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<p>FaceTime has long been expected to support video calls over 3G networks, but thus far it hasn’t happened without a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/jailbreak/">jailbreak</a>. Blame it on the carriers, Apple, the rain, maybe 3G is too slow, or maybe it will be a feature for upcoming <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/13/ipad-3-to-be-released-in-march-with-sharper-screen-quad-core-cpu-and-4g-lte/">4G LTE iPad</a> and iPhone hardware… who knows, but regardless you can use a little loophole to initiate FaceTime video chat over 3G connections without the need for jailbreaking. </p>

<ul>

<li>Enable Personal Hotspot on an iPhone</li>

<li>Connect to that Wi-Fi hotspot with another FaceTime capable iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad</li>

</ul>

<p>Suddenly you can make video calls over 3G.</p>

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<p>Not the best solution because it requires additional hardware, but apparently it works.</p>

<p><em>Thanks to Av for the tip</em></p>

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