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For any of you who've been using a Nokia Symbian phone in recent months, you'll be happy to hear that fring has just released a WM5/WM6 fring client on a "preview" basis (beta of the beta - but not quite alpha testing).
fring was the one thing that was tempting me back to my Nokia E61 after finally "fixing" my TyTN. Basically, it's a combined VOIP/IM client that supports Skype, Google Talk, MSN and SIP as well as it's own community.
So those of you still stuck on WM5 or SJPhone forget about it. For those with any issues whatsoever with the WM6 VOIP client, forget about it. From my experience, fring SIP over 3G was even better than the built-in Nokia SIP client on the E61 over wifi in terms of call quality and availability (and that says a lot).
Does it have bugs, yes. Does it need improving, yes. But it's still the best thing out there. And even if you only use Skype Mobile, the RAM usage of fring is less than half (although call quality for Skype seems to be noticably lower than over SIP).
Anyway, just wanted to give you a heads up. Don't kill me if you hate it (and no, I'm in no way employed by them). To find it, just do a google search for fring or go to www.fring.com. Their Windows Mobile forum can be found here:
http://www.fring.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=11
I have problem to in stall it on my Hermes.... Can`t install it...
Fring - Hermes not supported
After registration i recieved the following message:
Your handset is not supported ... yet.
I'am eager to try fring, but we have to wait until the Hermes is supported.
somebody out there, running fring on a hermes?
Edit: Now i recieved my downloadlink, hmmm i will try later tonight back home and report back....
Tried this morning b4 seeing this post. It works quite well...
it works
I finally installed fring, and it works..... (just tried skype)
tried over GPRS&G3, and the phone wakes up from standby flawlessly
i also like those facts (bandwith usage):
fring for symbian phones consumes
~ 8MB for 60 min of mobile-VoIP call;
0.05 KB per Instant message
fring overhead ~ 10KB per hour connectivity
i hope those figures are equivalent to those on a WM5/WM6 device....
i kept getting a no internet connection error...
Any way to take the: "On mobile by www.fring.com" ??
Thanks for the heads up from Quist! I had just installed the new version of Skype only to have it crash everytime I make a call, just about to go back to the old version but will give Fring a go as just the fact that is not as memory hog like Skype appeals to me.
Warning to those on limited data plans
Be aware that fring automatically starts and attempts to log in every time the device is reset. Since I do a backup every morning at 2:00 AM using Spb Backup, which does a soft reset afterwards, my GPRS data usage skyrocketed. Not to mention that I was fast asleep at 2:00 AM, not ready to talk to any contacts at that time. Bad, bad fring! Bye, bye fring... I may try you again when you behave better!
I know that there is an easy way to stop it from doing this, but it is just the principle behind it. I hate programs that try to second guess my wishes and do things on my behalf without asking me whether that is OK or not. Besides, it should have the option of not using GPRS/3G for those of us on limited data plans (in my case, $30 per month for 7 MB of data download!)
John
johnburn said:
Besides, it should have the option of not using GPRS/3G for those of us on limited data plans...
John
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FYI
Fring has a option under Menu->Setting->Disable GPRS/3G
when disabled it will use wifi only....
cheers,
chaos42
chaos42 said:
FYI
Fring has a option under Menu->Setting->Disable GPRS/3G
when disabled it will use wifi only....
cheers,
chaos42
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DOH!!! How did I miss that one?! And guess what? There is also an option "Disable autostart". OK, now I feel like a fool. Maybe I should edit my original post to say "Make sure that you disable autostart if you don't want fring to log in at 2:00 AM after a soft reset, and make sure to disable GPRS/3G if on a limited data plan."
My apologies to the fring developers.
John
this software is pretty bad ass,, i finally got it to work a few days ago.... i even started a call with a friend on google and it worked great!!!
thumbs up!
Did your Google Talk call go through your speakerphone speaker? Is there a way to change that?
xojc said:
Did your Google Talk call go through your speakerphone speaker? Is there a way to change that?
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You have two (maybe three) options: The first is to use the built-in rear speaker (the default). The second option is to connect the wired headset that came with your device. The third option (I haven't tested this or know anyone that has got it to work, but according to Teksoft's web site it should work on the Hermes) is to use Bluemusic to redirect the rear speaker output to a Bluetooth headset.
There is no way to use the built-in front (ear) speaker as this is reserved for the phone hardware.
John
Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=315654 for a FULL review of Fring.
plusnet settings
I would like to use fring do use up my call allowance viq plusnet but I cant get the settings right. Can anyone help
how toinstall a .sis file in Jasjar?
hi senior members of this forum!
Im a newbie in installing apps in pda's. ihave O2 xda exec (jasjar). i downloaded the fring91.sis (which is said to be compatible with jasjar & O2 Exec) but its extension is .sis (Fring91.sis)
the question is how i will install it on my jasjar???
and please can u provide me some good links for registered apps for WM5 for my jasjar?
please help here!!!!!
waiting for ur replies!
Is anyone experiencing the problem while running TomTom 6 you can't answer calls or see who's calling? I have the stock ROM with 8MB page pool. I even tried to overclock it to 299 while running TomTom but that didn't help.
Hi,
I had the problem with the first version of Tomtom6. When I got a call, you could see, that the call window tried to display and the phone was ringing. But you could not see who was calling or answer the phone. If that is the problem, there is an update from January 07 available via the tomtom support page.
If you don't see the call come in in the first place, and they go straight to voicemail, you might use the traffic function. While online and transferring data, you will not get calls with a wing in the t-mobile network. no solution for that.
hope that helps
wolferl
How I fixed that problem for me.
I had the same issue with TomTom Navigator 6 on my T-Mobile Wing stock ROM. Everytime the phone rang while it was running, all the keys seem to lock up.
What did I do? I flashed with a non-tmobile rom and everything is all better. TomTom runs and it goes in the background when the phone rings. It runs faster all together. The only problem I have is that the buttons are mapped to a HTC p4350 keypad. Other than that, its much better.
I had same problem with wing's original rom. But now I have itje Touch-IT 2.3 and it runs fine, you can pick up the phone and answer and go back to tomtom.
hi all,
i've been trying to use Skype 2.2 for Windows Mobile Professional (Pocket PC) on my at&t 8525 windows mobile 6.
everything installs fine and i can connect to calls but the sound keeps on breaking in to pieces. plus the other person can't hear me.
i thought it was my slow 3g connection but it wasn't because i tethered the phone to the comp and used skype. that worked fine.
so i think it's a software issue? or the version that i'm using is wrong?
does anyone else have this problem? know how to fix? or which version of skype are you guys using with windows mobile 6?
oh i just found the solution, for those that have the same issue. you need to get an earlier version of skype: Pocket Skype 2.2.0.18 Beta!
get it here: http://smarthacks.com/2007/06/26/wo...-trinity-p3600/
I have the same problem on my Dopod 838 pro. Can't find a good solution because I'm using Windows Mobile 6.1. Forced to use the newest version with crippled sound engine. Anyway, the link appears to be erroneous to me. Error 404 in that blog.
Same problem here. Sound breaks up. Using Schap's 4.31.
Re The above broken link:
The older version of Skype is hopefully still on this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1530479&postcount=2
Mike
I wonder when would skype give an update.
mikechannon said:
Re The above broken link:
The older version of Skype is hopefully still on this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1530479&postcount=2
Mike
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Just wanted to say in advance, Thanks Mike.
Just checked my Skype account, so I can talk to an old friend in Poland, and hoping this will ease this...
Do you know if it'll work through the WIFI on the phone? (Hermes). Or do i have to preconnect it to something first?
mobile skype the same as desktop skype is a bloated, useless piece of sh..software.
The reason the sound is breaking is probably because skype takes up all the available processor's resources and it's not enough for it.
I use fring, the sound quality is not as good, but at least it's bearable.
Greeee said:
Just wanted to say in advance, Thanks Mike.
Just checked my Skype account, so I can talk to an old friend in Poland, and hoping this will ease this...
Do you know if it'll work through the WIFI on the phone? (Hermes). Or do i have to preconnect it to something first?
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Yes it works through wifi. It's a while since I set it up, but simply put, if you are connected to your PC by wifi and the connection connects to the internet then Skype will too.
Mike
Hi,
I haven't seen this posted here and though some of you use it.
Skype just released a new version with 480x800 resolution support and new voice engine.
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windowsmobile/
Regards,
Thanks for the info.
Yeah, thanks for the info. Will try it later.
thanks mate,
this'll be one of my essential apps,
Doesn't seem to fit the screen properly.
Settings menu is bigger than the screen.
Can anybody tell me is this version already fix the loundspeaker issue? Cuz the old version i cant redirect the voice thru headset, it come out at lound speaker only.
strange,
mines fine mate
InsecureSpike said:
strange,
mines fine mate
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Mine screen OK.
Just the settings screen seems bigger.
Will have to play with it.
Didn't work on my HD. Two seconds after calling the Echo-Server the program crashed.
- Dromaius
Works well on my HD.
@madraven - Thanks for the tip!
the new skype does not work on my HD too
can you please post your rom version
Also did not work for me on ROM 1.14.405.3 - it got stuck on the logon screen and I gave up waiting. Worked fine on the PC so not a problem with the account.
Works Fine ..... :::After Restart Device::: .....
Works here too, I noticed some lag but nothing more than I would have on my Desktop PC.
Very handy to be walking around with my correspondend instead of being tied up behind the PC. ...Happy...
I'm still only getting sound through the external speaker and not the phone earpiece/bluetooth headset. Anyone else still having this happen?
Works fine on my HD, though you still have to use a headset if you don't want it on speaker.
Does not work on mine
The program does not start on my phone. I get the following error
"Couldn't find all the necessary resource files to start Skype. Please try to install Skype Again.
Skype will now quit"
I tried to resintall it, but it did not help.
I installed it on the internal memory..
Anyone else with the same problem?
Doesn't work on my HD either.
As soon as I call someone and the connection is established, Skype crashes.
It doesn't matter if I'm connected via WLAN, 3G or ActiveSync.
One thing I noticed though, when I'm connected via WLAN, Skype disconnects the network as soon as it crashes.
Soft resets and multiple reinstallations have not solved the problem.
Any ideas? (And no, I do not want to hard-reset my device.)
EDIT: Skype 2.2.0.38 works fine
works fine on mine but i was hopping Skype to start data connection by himself when i want to start Skype or when i select in Contact options "call with Skype" ...i always have to start data connection before starting Skype ...bouuhhh
brainfogs said:
works fine on mine but i was hopping Skype to start data connection by himself when i want to start Skype or when i select in Contact options "call with Skype" ...i always have to start data connection before starting Skype ...bouuhhh
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Yes, it would be very nice if you could tell Skype to automatically connect to your WLAN or 3G when you make a call.
Hi i searching one skype clint for my htc touch pro 2.
I installed Skype 3, but if i want sing in don't work. I see only the loading screen...
After i instal fring, but fring don't have skype addon (earlyer on my nokia fring have skype addon)
Anyone can send me one working skype client?
Sorry for my english :S
Try this one
yovy said:
Try this one
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Work well in my Tp2. Thanks!
Hi tejeskifly, Skype 3 takes a VERY long time to connect the first time it starts, up to 30 minutes. Why I don't know. But after that first time it loads and connects instantly. The first time you install it and try to connect just leave it alone, it might fail one or two times but just make it try again. When you install it and it asks you about your connections make sure you choose the second option (the one with "mobile").
anyone got audioroute working with energy rom with skype. I"m having a hard time trying to divert the speaker call to ear piece or anywhere else. Any help is appreciated.