fring Review
About fring
fring is a mobile internet service and community that allows users to access and interact with a variety of communication services such as Skype®, MSN® Messenger, Google Talk™, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo!™ and AIM®. Through fring, you can send and receive calls as well as message all of your contacts all will using your cellular data plan or a WiFi connection rather than use your minutes. You can even make affordable local and international calls to landline and regular cellular numbers using your SkypeOut/SkypeIn account or almost any VoIP service. fring is compatible with Symbian 8, 9.1, 9.2, Windows Mobile 5 & 6 and UIQ handsets.
| Basic Info | fring Answers |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Year Established | 2007 |
| Call Type(s) | Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi), Voice over 3G (Vo3G) |
| Compatible Phones | fring is compatible with all Symbian 8, 9.1, 9.2, Windows Mobile 5 & 6 and UIQ handsets. |
| Availability | fring service can be used anywhere you have cellular or WiFi network connectivity. |
| Free Calls | fring allows you to make free calls to all of your Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, Yahoo! and AIM friends. |
| Phone Number | With fring there is no need for a new phone number since fring leverages your existing communications services. |
| Calling Rates | fring users can make cheap local and international calls to landlines and regular mobile contacts using your SkypeOut account or hundreds of SIP-based providers such as Eutelia, GizmoProject, VoipCheap, VoipStunt, Free World & SIPNET over fring, even from non-SIP enabled handsets |
| SMS | fring utilizes your IM clients, rather than SMS messaging. |
| Instant Messaging | With fring you can instant message your Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo! and AIM friends. |
| Special Features | fring users can send and receive files, in addition to setting up auto-roam so that fring automatically detects when you move from one WiFi hotspot to the next. |
April 7th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
It does what it says on the tin.
Filled in all my details, and it just worked.
Some handsets don’t have proper support, so you’ll have to use your hands-free kit with it.
April 8th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
fring is easy to load, easy to use and has great features, including an integrated contact list, wide IM support, SIP, file transfer, and you can’t beat the price!
April 14th, 2008 at 12:34 am
That’s exactly the one I’ve been waiting for! Easy to use, free, big money server.
April 14th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
I’ve been using it since the day of launch. Already switched 2 phones and this is always my 1st choice of a voip application.
Space is always an issue on a mobile, if you are limited in space and looking for some must-have’s- this is definitely one of them, just watch your battery.
April 17th, 2008 at 5:00 am
Just d/l’d fring for my opened iPhone here in the US, and I love it already. Compared to other IM programs available for the iPhone, it’s up there. As far as Skype goes, I’m not a Skype user YET.
There are some features that need implementing, but the user forums over at fring.com are bustling with suggestions and the staff is great at keeping on top of the bugs and feature requests.
fring is an app with several options built in that Apple doesn’t have yet. There will never be Skype via Apple’s AppStore, but you can bet they have support for the big name chat programs. We’ll see what Apple does in June. In the meantime fring is on the leading edge!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:38 am
I use it for my Iphone. And I have skype and GTalk. Skype is great but only problem is that you cant talk on skype from Iphone to Iphone. One person must call from a P.C. But my friend and I managed to talk Iphone to Iphone by Gtalk. I expected to have problems since it is a pre release. I think these problems will be released. And if you use multiple services (skype and Gchat), all your buddies are on the same list and you dont know if they are on skype or Gtalk. But overall very happy with it.
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:03 pm
It does not work on UIQ phones
every when we try to call, it display that
“this phone is not allowed for VOIP CALL on GPRS mode.”
May 19th, 2008 at 7:20 am
hi i am intarested to make international call use FRING service,if is possible please get back back to me with proper information,how i can use this site? thank you
May 29th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I tested Fring, and it does not work very well !!!
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:45 pm
I’ve been waiting for soooo long for a VoIP application for my iPhone, thanks fring!…