Telus Touch Pro 2 - support Video call?

[Azrael]

hi guys...I'm deaf and I'm looking forward to see if it supports video call.

I'm well aware Rogers has the Xperia-1, but it's 2 years old, and has a smaller screen - yet it supports video calls.

Could any of you confirm if it supports video calls or not? According to various sources it's supposed to, but I'm unable to verify if Telus does...or not.

thanks guys!

James (Calgary)

[slaman]

Originally Posted by Azrael

hi guys...I'm deaf and I'm looking forward to see if it supports video call.

I'm well aware Rogers has the Xperia-1, but it's 2 years old, and has a smaller screen - yet it supports video calls.

Could any of you confirm if it supports video calls or not? According to various sources it's supposed to, but I'm unable to verify if Telus does...or not.

thanks guys!

James (Calgary)

Hey James,

I tried Skype Mobile and video calling wasn't an option. Given that the camera is on the back of the phone, I doubt that this phone has native support for it...

[Azrael]

Originally Posted by slaman

Hey James,

I tried Skype Mobile and video calling wasn't an option. Given that the camera is on the back of the phone, I doubt that this phone has native support for it...

curious...but have you tried this one?

http://qik.com/

[gTen]

Originally Posted by Azrael

hi guys...I'm deaf and I'm looking forward to see if it supports video call.

I'm well aware Rogers has the Xperia-1, but it's 2 years old, and has a smaller screen - yet it supports video calls.

Could any of you confirm if it supports video calls or not? According to various sources it's supposed to, but I'm unable to verify if Telus does...or not.

thanks guys!

James (Calgary)

From my understanding CDMA does not support Video Call because you can't have video and data at same time..They took out all front cameras from all CDMA TP2s. Of course there is things like Skype and other VOIP solutions but we all know how carriers like those (some I think it is against contract to use VOIP)
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[Azrael]

I don't get it...we have all this technology, and no carrier/bandwidth to support it?
It's making headway in Europe, even Russia. Heck, Rogers supports it.

Talk about taking 2 steps forward, and 5 steps back. Yeesh.

I'm not locked in any contract and I'm tempted to make the switch to Rogers, but the Xperia has a tiny screen just like my Diamond. Plus the new Tegra based devices coming out in Zune HD (may be phone ready, but doubt it)....argh...decisions decisions.

It's like a prom date coming up, and you don't know if you want to go, or who to go out with...what a pathetic dilemma. lol

[boredandtattooed]

Originally Posted by Azrael

I don't get it...we have all this technology, and no carrier/bandwidth to support it?

we will never surpass our bandwith limitations.... people dont understand, we will always be bound to this... weve already reached are limits in cell tech... all they can do is refine what they already have and make the chips process the info faster.. example- we'll never have cable tv on our phones... well have apps to stream it(channer, slingbox,orb,etc) but it will never actually be ON our phones...

theres a very popular theory on all this-bandwith limits and cell phone tech.. im trying to run down the name, but its like the guys last name with the word "theory' at the end i believe.. My uncle had to study this theory and was chosen to present it to sprint about 2 yrs ago.. like i said ill try to run it down, ill prob make a new thread about it in a diff forum, because even though yes, its a theory, its very very convincing.. enough so, that all the major carriers took one rep to come and give a personal presentation on all this...

back to the OP... if it doesnt have a forward facing cam, its not gonna happen.. plus what would be the point without a F.F.C anyways... might as well use the QIK app then lol....

Telus is cdma correct?? you cant do data and phone at same time on cdma(as other might have already said)...

here my questions though?
1) is Telus' TP2 quad band(gsm AND cdma) like sprints and VZWs will be?
2) does the cdma AND gsm mean that in theory they should support video calls?

all be it no forward facing cam still, if the answer to those question are both yes, then im sure someone will write the neccessary info up eventually...

**side note** you'd think there would be a mini usb camera... something we could plug in if in fact you had any phone(new,old, or not out yet) that supported video calls but didnt have a forward facing cam...

**edit** few other posts were done while typing... the guy that said vid calling is dead or dying overseas...maybe in europe, but asia, japan, all the far east places video calling is still the popular feature on almost all devices... everything there is far diff from here... example: in US txt spamming hasnt even begun to explode due to our carriers saftey nets... in asia, it estimated upto 50 a day can still make through to the actual device,alot of these are video advertisments even

.. FYI people, unsolicited txt spam is illegal in US and u can get upto $500 a txt in reward

sorry, stoned..im done lol

[gTen]

1) is Telus' TP2 quad band(gsm AND cdma) like sprints and VZWs will be?

From what I heard yes

2) does the cdma AND gsm mean that in theory they should support video calls?

Well IN "Theory" if you can setup your device on a gsm network you can video call..but as long as your on CDMA the only way you can get a videocall is over VOIP

As for what you said...I don't know 5G seems pretty damn nice:

NASA researching 'nanosats' for orbiting 5G space network

networkworld.com — NASA is teaming with Machine-to-Machine Intelligence Corporation (m2mi) to create a global networking system using small satellites they call "nanosats." Together, they intend to develop swarms of spacecrafts weighing between 11 and 110 pounds, which will be placed in low Earth orbit to create a 5G commercial telecom and networking systems.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/27224

[boredandtattooed]

Originally Posted by gTen

From what I heard yes



Well IN "Theory" if you can setup your device on a gsm network you can video call..but as long as your on CDMA the only way you can get a videocall is over VOIP

As for what you said...I don't know 5G seems pretty damn nice:

NASA researching 'nanosats' for orbiting 5G space network

networkworld.com — NASA is teaming with Machine-to-Machine Intelligence Corporation (m2mi) to create a global networking system using small satellites they call "nanosats." Together, they intend to develop swarms of spacecrafts weighing between 11 and 110 pounds, which will be placed in low Earth orbit to create a 5G commercial telecom and networking systems.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/27224

thats what im saying, how is the gsm side of things gonna work on these phones.. i mean technically since AT&T is all over my area, i can just pop in a sim and im on gsm, right?? i dont have to go overseas.. so if its just a flick of a switch so to speak and gsm is that accessible, video calls should be no prob really...

the rest is very intersting stuff actually... but the problem i dont think isnt our abilities to transmit, it our devices physical limitations to recieve.. cell towers are the way to go... satellite tv, junk! satellite internet, garbage! i dont think using satellites to run our networks will solve very much.. i know a traditional sat comm(phone) will work anywhere and in just about any situation, but i dunno about runnin data and all that jazz off it.. very very intersesting though.. hadnt heard this yet..

[gTen]

Originally Posted by boredandtattooed

thats what im saying, how is the gsm side of things gonna work on these phones.. i mean technically since AT&T is all over my area, i can just pop in a sim and im on gsm, right?? i dont have to go overseas.. so if its just a flick of a switch so to speak and gsm is that accessible, video calls should be no prob really...

the rest is very intersting stuff actually... but the problem i dont think isnt our abilities to transmit, it our devices physical limitations to recieve.. cell towers are the way to go... satellite tv, junk! satellite internet, garbage! i dont think using satellites to run our networks will solve very much.. i know a traditional sat comm(phone) will work anywhere and in just about any situation, but i dunno about runnin data and all that jazz off it.. very very intersesting though.. hadnt heard this yet..

Well At&t you may be able to use unlocked from what I heard but HSPDA is a different story.

As for the satellites..your thinking in perspective of now. These satellites used for Direct TV for example..they got 9 satellites I think..these new ones will be a lot smaller in size..we are talking about 100 pounds and less...so If we can launch say 10,000 of them or more....

Lets use even GPS as an example..max ive seen was like what 7 satellites for signal? imagine locking on to say 1000 of them.

Also don't forget that since NASA is operated by the government they don't need to worry about frequencies as they could use theirs, of course they will probably get support of other nations if it progresses well.

As for devices in general, don't be so sure..generally speaking we still have ways to go..read this:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/u...s-reliable-in/

Also, there is a lot of stuff put into our devices that take up way more space then they should..even with todays technology..I'm sure we could shrink the insides of a TP to 1/10th the size(even the battery)..how much that would cost is another story...but in 10 years it may be more affordable.

[Azrael]

In case we're not clear here...but from HTC Touch Pro 2/Rhodium - it supports video call (with a front facing video camera). Naturally not all carriers want to support it, so they'd have the device remove.

Check HTC's referral

http://www.htc.com/www/product/touch...ification.html