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February 09, 2008

Go mobile with Skype, MSN Messenger, ICQ, Google Talk, SIP, Twitter, AIM and Yahoo

A brilliant application for your mobile phone called Fring. I have been looking for an application that would allow me to use Skype and a SIP account on my mobile without having to load too many applications.

Fring is one such application that installs on your mobile and give you access to not only Skype and SIP but also to a hot of other messenger services. Not only can you chat with your contacts but an also talk to your Skype contacts. Sign up for a free SIP account with Draytel or Sipgate and start making SIP or VOIP calls from your mobile using Fringe.

Fringe uses your Internet data plan or Wi-Fi on your mobile. I found the Wi-Fi more effective as the call connection was much better than over the data plan.

This software is available to a whole range of mobile phones and you can do a search to find your model. You can install the software via the website by typing in your mobile number or use the browser on your phone to go to www.fring.com and download the software directly to your mobile. You can get more details about how Fring works on their website.

Labels: IT services, Mobile Solutions

2 Comments:

At 12:41 PM GMT , redsunday said...: Hi! Umesh, thanks for the post.

I am in Bangalore, India. I tried Fring on mobile today with Gtalk on PC and it worked ok. I did observe some delay in the talk which prevents me from adopting Fring completely over other servies. Let me know if you are aware of a combination which works better.

Secondly, quoting you:
"Sign up for a free SIP account with Draytel or Sipgate and start making SIP or VOIP calls from your mobile using Fringe."

I could make voice calls b/w mobile and pc with Gtalk, right? So why do I need to register at these websites? What added advantage do they offer? Can I call a PSTN/non wifi enabled number using these services?

Thanks,
manav
At 5:23 PM GMT , Umesh Sharma said...: I found fring works best with a wi-fi connection. As regards Draytel/Sipgate yes these two provide you the facility to make call to landline numbers and you also get a landline number people can call you on which when configured on fringe will ring on your mobile.