No, I bought this when they first offered it on the app store. Bought and paid for and legal. But you can put a sniffer on your laptop.
Not to mention that if you use someone else’s WIFI point that is breaking the law...
Most of the networks you see are private and password protected. But it will let you see the open networks that are free to use. For example, Starbucks, which as of July 1 is offering free WiFi. The point is that there are lots of people using there own private WiFi networks at home. And when not at home, using public WiFi networks. WiFi is becoming ubiquitous.
I dunno, just seems like it would be easier to use video conferencing anywhere and everywhere, and also one that inter-operates with open standards (not just FaceTime).
Well, I can use it from any room in my house. And FaceTime is an open standard. Why even an Android phone could use it if the vender wants it.
Like I said, if you’re happy being tethered to WIFI and talking only to other iPhone 4 owners, great. More power to you!
Fact remains, though, that video conferencing exists on Android, too - and it’s not just WIFI. More and more people are doing what I do - use my phone for my Internet connection (as a WIFI router, something the iPhone cannot do). No need for an Internet connection or WIFI network at the house, my cell phone is plenty fast (2 Mbps over 3G with Verizon). For those people, they’re out of luck with FaceTime.