Fring is about bringing freedom to mobile communication. It provide us the benefits of the internet combined with the user-culture of mobile telephony.
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What is Fring?
After the introduction, do you really know what fring is? Yes! It’s simply a free mobile VoIP application that enables free mobile internet calls and live chat (IM) to other ‘fringsters’ and PC-based services. These including Skype, Google Talk, ICQ, MSN Messenger and Twitter, using free Wi-Fi or your 3G or GPRS instead of expensive mobile airtime charges.
So, what does it means? It means we could IM (instant message) with friends from Skype, Google Talk, ICQ, MSN, and Twitter even we are on the bus with this single application – Fring !
How Fring works?
Picture describe better than thousand words. As explained on the picture, fringsters always communicate with fring VoIP gateway and that is the reason why it is Free! Then Fring gateway will send your data either to another fringter or IM service.
It is simple, no hassle, no charges from fring. You might need to pay some fees if you are using 3G or EDGE or GPRS, but it’s totally free if you use Wifi :)
How to use Fring?
Register yourself at Fring. You will get an SMS with a Fring download link. Download the free Fring software using your Symbian or Windows Mobile compatible handphone. Then, follow the user guide to fring up your life!
My two cents
I want to fring up my life with my mobile phone, but it is just a Sony Ericson T290 that only have basic specification. Since my mobile is not in the list of compatible handphone, I can’t do testing on Fring and let you know how well it perform.
If you have a compatible mobile phone, please try it out and share with us here.
[Contributed by: AhTim , the author behind AhTim.com, is an IT techie that have a dream to become a full time blogger. He blogs for dream, for fun and hopefully for life!]
I hate the sharp fringtone
I hate it when i click on a name and it calls out for me
I hate it when i’m composing a message and new message comes in and stays on top of the one i’m composing. This results in me writing on the wrong window and sending to the wrong person many times.
I still hate it even though it’s free. I’m sticking with Agile (paid service) unless i desperately need to use Skype, which is like never. I prefer to call the normal way.
Anyway, i’m using Nokia N73ME. Great phone with 3.2mp Carl Zeiss lens for taking pics with superb clarity for blogs, and it’s cheap now. Liew, consider buying this. Then, you can moblog like crazy like me :)
I’m using fring, dun want to pay for Agile. The font is small though, but I don’t care. LOL
I can’t believe it! Another Symbian/Windows Mobile app. They just cut a huge population of mobile phone users off by not creating a J2ME app. After the success of Gmail, Yahoo Go!, PfingoACTIVE… why make another smart/PDA phone app? Especially when we’re talking about IM here. Reach the masses? no?
fring is not available for my nokia e90 even though its a series 60 phone :(
Hi, I read this post last night and find the Fring is very useful. So I decided to do a review post on Fring. Have a look when you are free.
“Dear Liewcf, Yes! Fring can work in Malaysia! (Part 1: Joining Fring and Downloading the Program)”
http://willchua.com/?p=27
@ Paul: fring *is* available for the Nokia E90
@ Samm: Thanks for the feedback.
1. You can easily change the “sharp ringtone”, just click on ‘Options’ –> ‘fringtone’ and choose another ringtone from your handset.
2. An option to choose the default ‘joystick in’ action will be added in the near future.
3. This is a known bug (and yes… it’s annoying) – The chat feature should be improved in the next few weeks.
Thanks,
Omri. fring support.
Liew, can’t believe your traffic to fring.com make them provide support here!
–blog for dream–
I have been fringing with my e61i for 2 month plus. Fringing is cool, :D