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iPhone gets VoIP and chat options thanks to Fring
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Yeah installed it - it's not too bad - has a couple of issues like when you are typing into chat the bar where your text is displayed is all black so you can't see it till you hit send.
Works on the Touch as well but since there is no Mic you can't use the Voip function. MSN, Google Talk and Skype Chat works tho. Has SIP and Voip support and a number of other instant messaging clients on it.
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just tried this now, looked initally very promising, I set up yahoo mesenger settings and MSN, and it showed all my contacts online, however when I chatted to them, they didnt actually get the message even though it showed on my iPhone.
Also I guess you need to register either sip or skype to use the dialer funtionalty.
Also I guess you need to register either sip or skype to use the dialer funtionalty.
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I'd wait until this is released before getting excited.
Checked out the comments online, and so far, they all say it's still very-much-beta.
I'm also willing to bet that Skype will bring out it's own client when the 2.0 firmware ships, and then it's game over.
Checked out the comments online, and so far, they all say it's still very-much-beta.
I'm also willing to bet that Skype will bring out it's own client when the 2.0 firmware ships, and then it's game over.
Not really, some SIP based services blow Skype out of the water in terms of costing, hence I use that.
Just tried Fring on my iPhone and as you say, its betalicious. I can achieve the fundamental feature that I wanted though, I can make calls from my iphone over a WLAN using my sip account, happy days.
Just tried Fring on my iPhone and as you say, its betalicious. I can achieve the fundamental feature that I wanted though, I can make calls from my iphone over a WLAN using my sip account, happy days.
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ill hang fire till its a final release then, our works use's sip so ill have to try and get the details, all my work mates use it for VOIP calls ont there nokia e60s, so i guess it would work on the iPhone as well.
MSN chat seems to wrk fine now, but not yahoo chat, can anyone confirm this
MSN chat seems to wrk fine now, but not yahoo chat, can anyone confirm this
Soldato
Looks pretty neet here: http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/04/16/fring-video-goodness/
Still, as EVH says, reports are very mixed.
I've linked to the post instead of putting the video here cos I'm pretty sure they don't work on OCUK. Thought I'd add that cos I know some people get a bit tetchy about me linking to my site.
Still, as EVH says, reports are very mixed.
I've linked to the post instead of putting the video here cos I'm pretty sure they don't work on OCUK. Thought I'd add that cos I know some people get a bit tetchy about me linking to my site.
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Anyone got Skype to work?
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How does Skype compare to SIP services then? I have never managed to understand how SIP services work.
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I have it working great on skype, works brilliantly calling a PC on skype and also while logged in on skype on fring. One thing I did notice though is that if you have just signed up to a skype account it doesn’t log you in most of the time on fring, you have to wait for the final confirmation email from skype which takes a few days, and then it should log into fring no problem all the time. Old accounts log in fine.
As its already been said it has still a bit to go, the instant messaging is great, even if you press the home button and your phone isn’t on sleep they still come through which I like.
I have it working great on skype, works brilliantly calling a PC on skype and also while logged in on skype on fring. One thing I did notice though is that if you have just signed up to a skype account it doesn’t log you in most of the time on fring, you have to wait for the final confirmation email from skype which takes a few days, and then it should log into fring no problem all the time. Old accounts log in fine.
As its already been said it has still a bit to go, the instant messaging is great, even if you press the home button and your phone isn’t on sleep they still come through which I like.
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My only two niggles with the program.
1. When I call my wifes PC via MSN, it works fine. But when she calls me, the line hangs up after a few seconds.
2. No landscape keyboard mode in chat
Soldato
I have it working great on skype, works brilliantly calling a PC on skype and also while logged in on skype on fring. One thing I did notice though is that if you have just signed up to a skype account it doesn’t log you in most of the time on fring, you have to wait for the final confirmation email from skype which takes a few days, and then it should log into fring no problem all the time. Old accounts log in fine.
As its already been said it has still a bit to go, the instant messaging is great, even if you press the home button and your phone isn’t on sleep they still come through which I like.
Might be it then, it's a new account today.