Video calling is a fantastic way to communicate. Be it for a business meeting, catching up with family or even being able to see the what you might be missing out on. Skype is probably one of the most well-known services for video calls, along with Apple’s Facetime and Google’s Hangouts. However, all of those require both parties to have the right app installed and sign-up for an account. Not everyone wants to do that. T-Mobile has announced today that the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ will be able to make and receive video calls on the network after a software update that is rolling out for both devices.
You can make T-Mobile Video Calls to and from capable devices on any available LTE connection − using data straight from your high-speed data bucket − as well as over Wi-Fi. Like HD Voice calls, T-Mobile Video Calling moves seamlessly between LTE and Wi-Fi. And, if you move off LTE or Wi-Fi to a slower connection, your video call seamlessly switches over to a voice call. If you move back to LTE or Wi-Fi, switch it back to video with a single tap.
The update to both devices is listed as starting next week, so don’t go thinking you are missing something on today. T-Mobile also states that they will be pushing the same software enhancement update to enable video calling function to 3 more devices by the end of the year. They don’t specify which 3, but my best guess would be the Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 and LG G4. I will be sure to keep an eye out for other devices as they make the list.
Source: T-Mobile
