video chatting

[steveandtracy7#AC]

How do you video chat on the Thunderbolt? Do I need an app or what

 

[dblake50]

Tango

Sent from my Thunderbolt (Boom!)

 

[anon(237872)]

You would have to use Skype, or a similar app like mentioned above, but Skype video calling support is not currently available.

 

[mc21]

skype isn't supported on the tbolt at all from what i understand. i tried launching it and it says its not supported on my phone.

 

[Mooch10]

Tango works for me

 

[johndabeast]

Skype....... JUST KIDDING!!! It for some reason still hasn't come out, even though its on the iPhone and other devices. But yeah, you can use Tango, and Yahoo Messenger, and... I think that's about it.

 

[Slapnpop826]

my understanding is that tango works great if you are not chatting bolt to bolt. Chatting bolt to bolt is horrible. The audio is terrible. I have had better results bolt to bolt using yahoo although the audio is hit or is there to.

 

[rayzaname]

There is an audio problem with Tango and the ThunderBolt, but a temporary solution is for both parties to use headphones during the video call. Tango customer service told me that they are currently working to fix this.

 

[pnicho]

You could also try Fring. There's a beta version that was just released that works for the TBolt.

 

[kevzik]

Follow up question:

Will tango use minutes? Do any video chat services use minutes? And if mins don't get use, why aren't more people freeing themselves from wasting minutes by using a service like Tango?

 

[tube517]

Oovoo is also a free app that you can video chat from phone to phone or PC to phone.

 

[vr4turboripn]

Here is the link for the fring beta version that works with the TB.

http://reg.fring.com/app/versions/Fring2459.apk

Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk

 

[Bolt_of_Thunder]

Here is the link for the fring beta version that works with the TB.

http://reg.fring.com/app/versions/Fring2459.apk

Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk

How is fring working for you? I just downloaded the beta since tango sucks at the moment. Anyone else try the fring beta yet?

 

[Slapnpop826]

I'm gonna try this fring beta and see how it works.

 

[rsk2mc]

yahoo video chat works flawless for me

 

[Noloc0209]

yahoo video chat works flawless for me

Oddly enough yahoo messenger only seems to function when im in 3g and force closes in 4g......

 

[tarheelDan]

Here is the link for the fring beta version that works with the TB.

http://reg.fring.com/app/versions/Fring2459.apk

Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk

Tried a test call, and the FFC worked just fine Haven't had a chance to try a real call though.

 

[TreyDaPrince]

How is fring working for you? I just downloaded the beta since tango sucks at the moment. Anyone else try the fring beta yet?

I have tried Fring and it is just as bad if not worst than Tango.

 

[Slapnpop826]

Oddly enough yahoo messenger only seems to function when im in 3g and force closes in 4g......

A friend of mine was having this same issue with yahoo today. I couldn't figure out why, but she was in a 4G coverage area so maybe there is something to that.

The bottomline is the video camera is a problem on these phones. Hopefully the OTA fix will come soon, if not HTC and Verizon could be looking at a class action suit because many people will have passed their 14 day window to return the phone.

 

[Mike_is_Mike]

How do you video chat on the Thunderbolt? Do I need an app or what

You need an app for everything. I just tried Tango and it alsmost works on my Thunderbolt. I could see and hear my friend from his AT&T iPhone, but he could only see me. HTC needs to fix the video sound on the Thunderbolt.