Mainstream technology is ready to ignite an explosion of mobile video calling, but consumers are not, experts say.

They say it’s partly a social and behavioral issue that may prevent mobile video calling from ever taking off.

“Everyone seems focused on whether a new handset has a forward facing camera, but once they get it, they don’t do anything with it,” Sean P. Aune, editor-in-chief of American technology website TechnoBuffalo.com, said in an interview.

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