AT&T expands cellular FaceTime for more Apple device users

AT&T customers with Apple devices are reporting they are able to use FaceTime video calling with cellular connection, a feature the company had been withholding from some users.

Unlike rivals Sprint and Verizon, which allow all their iOS users to make FaceTime calls over cellular networks, AT&T has made it available only for those customers with its Mobile Share data plans. After consumer groups threatened to file complaints with the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T budged somewhat by saying it would offer the feature for iPhone 5 customers with tiered data plans. But it still excluded users with unlimited data plans and those with older versions of the Apple smartphone that are not on AT&T's Mobile Share plan. Now, those users are reporting that the cellular FaceTime feature works on their devices.