| ign="center"> | | | | may be not good enough even for Skype running on |
| If there were no so many 'but's, I would perhaps be | | | | the ordinary computer. Perhaps that's too many |
| very excited about new iPhone 4 announcements of | | | | conditions for two people to video chat with each |
| its new features, particularly about the 720p video | | | | other. One could wish the only condition would be just |
| recording feature and the ability to video chat, called | | | | the identical iPhone 4 covers on the devices to be able |
| FaceTime by Apple, and even about the possibility to | | | | to communicate and no network troubles. But we still |
| watch Netflix on the iPhone 4. But the shortage is in | | | | live in the real world. |
| the fact that Apple's innovations have unsurprisingly | | | | Move to the Netflix discussion. As you might have |
| surpassed the network's ability to handle support of all | | | | seen from the iPad, this application is very good in |
| these new mobile features. | | | | caching or buffering or doing whatever to optimize |
| The reason for worry is not only AT&T and its | | | | video streams to the device. Here the iPhone's screen, |
| much-blamed 3G network. As an example, at recent | | | | which is smaller in size, can help. But only users |
| Steve Jobs WWDC keynote, those users attending | | | | grandfathered in on the AT&T unlimited broadband |
| via Wi-Fi have overloaded the network so that Jobs | | | | plan will benefit. You don't really expect people facing |
| couldn't even perform some of his demos. Several | | | | bandwidth caps to use up the bulk of their bandwidth |
| times during the keynote, Steve Jobs had to ask the | | | | allowance to watch old episodes of some show, do |
| livebloggers to close down their Wi-Fi connection so | | | | you? |
| that he could go on with the demos. Can you believe | | | | Frankly speaking, iPhone's new features are just |
| that? | | | | coming on top of the consumers' long insatiable |
| So it didn't come as a big surprise when AT&T made | | | | appetite for data-heavy applications for mobiles. This |
| an announcement about its new data plans, dropping | | | | can be proved by some trends and statistics on |
| the word "unlimited" from them. Seems like they've | | | | today's data usage over mobile networks: |
| realized the bandwidth they'd have needed for all | | | | - Video accounts for 50% of all mobile traffic, |
| those new innovations coming. Really, the waves of | | | | transmitted over the networks that are not ready to |
| users trying to use all new bandwidth-intensive | | | | manage this strain. |
| features on the AT&T network can't be imagined if all | | | | - YouTube is responsible for 30-50% of actual traffic. |
| of them had unrestricted data access. Most likely, 3G | | | | - Data cap of 2GB is reached by the major part of |
| infrastructure, and even that of Wi-Fi (providing you | | | | users very quickly, into 2-3 weeks of their monthly |
| are in the same room with lots of other Wi-Fi users) | | | | subscription if being used regularly (just 2-3 videos a |
| won't be able to support the most attractive features | | | | week). |
| of new iPhone 4. What are we talking about here, if | | | | - Netflix now offers users full-length streaming |
| even while travelling somewhere in Vegas for an | | | | features. |
| event you can find yourself unable to make an | | | | AT&T can't be blamed for capping the bandwidth on |
| ordinary phone call because the network is | | | | data plans, as they couldn't foresee the iPhone 4 |
| overloaded? Now imagine what will happen when the | | | | announcement, and therefore didn't consider their |
| consumers find themselves unable to also access | | | | today's network problems and the probability of more |
| e-mail and other services we can't live without today | | | | applications coming. If we see other carriers capping |
| â and the reason is the poor network! Is there | | | | their bandwidth as well, the conclusion is clear |
| any sense in owning a device if you can't use it while | | | | â the current infrastructure just can't handle |
| all the others are also using them? There's quite a list | | | | the traffic. |
| of the bandwidth-heavy iPhone 4 innovations. | | | | Seems like it's not easy to find solution to this problem. |
| Let's start with the video camera allowing to shoot | | | | Consumers can yell at the service providers to build |
| 720p video at 30 frames p/sec. It is located at the | | | | faster networks, but that would make no sense |
| back of the device, but is easy accessible even if you | | | | â everyone knows they won't appear out of a |
| have case for iPhone 4 put on your device. Estimating | | | | clear sky. That's actually what the carriers are doing |
| a 2-minute 720p video weight of about 50MB, it can | | | | anyway with WiMax and LTE. However, it's not clear |
| be calculated that the its uploading via a really fast | | | | if Verizon could have any more luck with its EV-DO |
| in-house network (with broadband width of 12.5Mbps) | | | | than AT&T has had with 3G. The developers of these |
| will take just 30 seconds. However, in most cases the | | | | devices can't be blames for creating cameras allowing |
| users can consider to be lucky if they have access to | | | | to create 720p videos and faster processors, as well. |
| 1 Mbps upload speed, increasing the uploading time up | | | | Nor Netflix can be blamed for coming up with offering |
| to 6 minutes. Another application, iMovie, allows you to | | | | to stream videos over the mobile network. There's |
| send video in MMS and e-mails and upload it to | | | | nobody left to blame so far. May be producers of |
| YouTube over the network, but back in the real world, | | | | iPhone 4 cases, just in case? |
| most consumers will wait till coming back home and | | | | The only solution coming to the mind is Apple simply |
| synchronize the iPhone with their computers to upload | | | | buying or developing their own network to provide |
| the video over a better network. In addition to the | | | | quality services for Apple's apps. That's what users |
| speed, there's also a factor of saving the bandwidth | | | | can get really excited about. |
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| for 3G. Moreover, it can only work if you have other | | | | |
| iPhone 4 owners at the far end, thus limiting your ability | | | | Ask a Question About this Article |
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