FaceTime iOS 6 Poor Connection message

I never had any FaceTime issues until I upgraded my iPhone 4S to iOS 6. Now I'm constantly getting the following error message:
"Poor Connection
The video will resume automatically when the connection improves."
I just tested with SpeedTest and I'm getting 19mbps download 2.5mbps upload.
It happens with anyone I FT with iPhone or iPad
Anyone else having this problem?

This is brutal! I've used FaceTime on my 4S and iPad 3 on iOS 5 without issue all the time. As soon as I upgraded to iOS 6 I constantly get
"Poor Connection
The video will resume automatically when the connection improves."
I barely can get 10 seconds anymore! The picture quality and performance makes FaceTime utterly unusable and that's no exaggeration. Anybody I used to FaceTime with all the time now has to end up calling me cause being cut off every 10s isn't very productive. Using it for long distance calls is no longer an option, thanks Apple!
Just now, my brother and his wife were ready to tell my dad he was going to be a grandfather. This being his first grandchild, I wanted to see his reaction and with me living an 8 hour drive away, FaceTime was the solution. At least it was before iOS 6. What I saw was my dad then I hear my brother say,
"Uh dad, ....."
"Poor Connection
The video will resume automatically when the connection improves."
"Reconnecting"
"Connection lost"
I quickly go to the iPad, also on iOS 6, to connect with my brother again and I've missed it since in the first second of "poor connection" nobody noticed that it froze, the good news was heard and Apple caused me to miss a great family moment. Once again, THANKS APPLE! So, in the first second after reconnecting I realized that I missed a great moment, I take the chance to ask my dad how he felt. I see my dad about to smile, screen freezes and
"Poor Connection
The video will resume automatically when the connection improves."
"Connection lost"
This is not an issue with my network, nor is it an issue with my cellular network. It was working without any problems on my iPad on the 18th, when I used it to talk to my girlfriend, before I updated it on the 19th and the iPhone was able to FaceTime without issues on the 19th before I updated it on the 20th. It's very clearly iOS 6
Thanks again Apple!

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