Using Apple iChat with Mobile Broadband

ichat with mobile broadbandI've struggled for months to get Apple's iChat AV working with my data card. I can connect ok, but whenever I try to initiate or join a video conference it just refuses to play. I finally found a fix last night - open up ichat, go to preferences, accounts, server settings - change the port to 443 and you're away! I can now happily video chat from anywhere with my data card...

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Fri, 2007-07-20 10:42
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Thomas (not verified) commented on Tue, 2007-09-04 00:49:

Hi, I have also been trying to use iChat 2 with OS X 13 and a vodafone mobile braoadband USB modem. I have not been able to connect with either voice or video in spite of changing port settings as suggested. What other tweeks did you have to do?

 
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MobileBroadbandRocks commented on Tue, 2007-09-04 22:37:

Hi Thomas,

I'm using iChat 3 on Mac OS 10.4.10, which may explain it. You might want to add 'appleu3test01', 'appleu3test02' and 'appleu3test03' to your contact list - these are test contacts from Apple which allow you to get iChat going without disturbing your real friends ;-)

fatcat

ps - which country / network are you in / using?

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