I have read all over the internet it just takes a modification to the ROM for the 8525 to enable video sharing on atts network. Me and my wife have two 8525s. First step to making it work is you have to add the plan to your account which is 9.99 a month for each phone for 60 mins of video calls. Once you do that att will provision your phone to make video calls. Called HTC and they said its unsupported for the 8525 because it has no front camera. But they did tell me that hacking the ROM would enable it. Where am i missing this i have the video dial button but still does not work. It tells me failed to make video call. HAS anyone successfully made a video sharing call on the 8525?
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Old thread, but anywayz
Looks like what you have to do is:
Install one of the WM6 or WM6.1 ROMS.
Enable video call with your operator.
Buy and install the front cameras on your phones (as 8525 doesn't have front camera and the rear camera doesn't work for video call)
I did all of the above, and I can make video calls by now.
The "try again error" when you start a video call, in my experience shows up when:
One of the parties involved in the call dont have video call enabled by the operator.
The phone is not in 3G mode. Use the commcenter and make sure you have the 3G icon at the side of the start button (not E, for edge).
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I upgraded my Cingular 8525 to the "official" Cingular rom. I know it not possible to MAKE video calls but is it possible to receive them? If so, is that rom specific? If not, what do I need to install?
I dont think it's possible.. When accepting a video call, your device will initialize it's own video calling.. since the 8525 doesn't have video calling, if someone was trying to video call you, it would just be a normal phone call.
actually the 8525 should have video calling since it's based on the TyTN (same rom) but the feature is disabled in registry.
Now I have no idea what enabling the option would do since it doesn't have the front camera but from experience I know that someone with regular cellphone can place video calls to my TyTN without any problems (and I can send it back to them, albeit not on the cingular network).
Now Cingular uses a completely different protocol from what I heard. You can't even duplex video on the network yet so unless the protocol that is being used is not compatible then it may work.
Forgot to mention that im from the Philippines and that Vid Calling is available here.
if your phone is a Cingular 8525
than theres no front-facing Video Camera
so youd either be on Video, or watching them
doesnt that defeat the purpose of video calling anyways? not being able to see each other at the same time? lol
I think it MAY be available soon once AT&T actually releases the ROM. You can now add a video calling package onto your account so you aren't charged the amount for each minute (which is apparently $.25.). So sometime in the future it may be, but for now some 3G Phones do.
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Is it possible for Fido Video Calling Service in canada to work on any HTC phone>?
Cant get my Video calling to work
What do I do?......
I would like to know this as well. I have the option for video call and when i click it, it tries to dial and the inside camera turns on, but then i get an error: 'Fail to make the video call'
Maybe it's me or my network operator, but i can't get videocalls to work.
Pushing the videocall button gives me the screen with two cameraviews. It starts dialing and then i can see the phone icon go from 3g to H
But then it quickly say's : "Failed to make videocall"
Any suggestions? (been searching this forum and many others without answers)
xdaradar said:
Maybe it's me or my network operator, but i can't get videocalls to work.
Pushing the videocall button gives me the screen with two cameraviews. It starts dialing and then i can see the phone icon go from 3g to H
But then it quickly say's : "Failed to make videocall"
Any suggestions? (been searching this forum and many others without answers)
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I can't get it to work on my 8525 or my tilt I'm with [email protected] I think it has to be my network operator. My's does the samething also.
Vol22002 said:
I can't get it to work on my 8525 or my tilt I'm with [email protected] I think it has to be my network operator. My's does the samething also.
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Of course it doesn't work with your phones. Neither the 8525 or Tilt have the forward facing camera, and the AT&T network doesn't support it.
xdaradar said:
Maybe it's me or my network operator, but i can't get videocalls to work.
Pushing the videocall button gives me the screen with two cameraviews. It starts dialing and then i can see the phone icon go from 3g to H
But then it quickly say's : "Failed to make videocall"
Any suggestions? (been searching this forum and many others without answers)
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More info is needed.
Which hermes rebadge do you have?
Who is your cell phone carrier?
Does your icon go back to 3g, or does it stay at H?
Better call your mobile operator for the instructions to set the problem.
Vol22002 said:
I can't get it to work on my 8525 or my tilt I'm with [email protected] I think it has to be my network operator. My's does the samething also.
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Why does it not work with Orange then? Surely one operator must allow Video Calling?
Same error..."Failed to make video call"
"Failed to make video call" means : Your operator must to allow video calling for your sim card (extra payment).
edrin said:
"Failed to make video call" means : Your operator must to allow video calling for your sim card (extra payment).
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On the blow-err now 2 Orange....usual green sleaves......will let you know
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Just to add my tuppence (two cents for our American friends):
I did a video call about 18 months ago, when I first got my Hermes. Then I tried again a few weeks ago and got "Failed to make video call" as soon as the dialer screen had finished coming up. It was way too quick for the network to have tried to connect the call, and I knew I had Video Calling on my account (from the one 18 months ago, hadn't made any changes since).
I spent three days recooking ROM's, trying out different ones and even trying a standard build (that was a culture shock, it's been so long!) but EVERY ONE had the same error message.
Finally, I tried my SIM in my wife's phone, and the same thing happened on her Sony Ericsson, so I called T-Mobile. Yup, they'd somehow lost my video calling on my account! I asked for it back, she put a tick in the "yes" box on her screen and I was able to make a video call as soon as I'd finished on the phone to her.
Moral of the story is to call your network to see if it's activated on your account. Even if you're sure it is, call them to check rather than waste 3 days as I did!!
thank you all for your input.
i've a hermes with two camera's. can't be the problem
i've tried om a dozen wm5 and wm6 rom's including shipped ones
i've asked friends with hermes phones as well, they don't succeed as well
but the simcard switching, network operator thing might be the one, i'll try that.
weird it is. an operator can make a lot of money on my phoneuse when making videocalls. why shut it down?
How to make 3g video calls like regular 2g calls. other than voip softwares (which uses internet to make calls) is there any app or other dialers which enables the video calling option directly from regular dialer screen. I use htc original firmware not yet rooted.
harisharun said:
How to make 3g video calls like regular 2g calls. other than voip softwares (which uses internet to make calls) is there any app or other dialers which enables the video calling option directly from regular dialer screen. I use htc original firmware not yet rooted.
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lol if you need an app then it would be through Voip as long as my knowledge is involved...maybe someone else knows if it's possible...also did you try googling? lol
Can u suggest one to make 3g calls that service provider has given
you realize there is no front camera so the video call wouldnt work very well lol. Ya you need to use something like skype. it wasn't built into any of the software because of the desire/inspire not having a face camera, the demand isnt there.
but, where as viber has an option to make 2g calls over network if user doesnt have viber installed in his handset viber will ask us can we make calls using regular dialer mode. is there any thing of that sort for 3g.
I am using Korean version of G3, but i am outside Korea. my dialer shows video call option, and my network also support video call.
but when try to make video calls it shows "when global roaming, video call not supported"
does anybody know how to enable video calls outside Korea? these must be some file or data base which tells mobile not to make video call when outside Korea. i guess we can change it.
Video calling software is in there, we just have to enable it