Installation and User Guide fring version 3.
Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 System Requirements .......................................................................................................... 2 Installation Guide .................................................................................................................. 3 Downloading fring .......................................................................
Introduction About fring fring is a mobile VoIP application that allows you to make mobile calls and send instant messages at no extra cost. fring calls are free [1] and leverage your handset’s built-in mobile internet connection. Once you've installed fring, fring's main screen displays your buddies and their presence status (e.g. online, offline). This list shows the names of your fringsterfriends, your Skype/Google-Talk/MSN/ICQ/Yahoo and AIM buddies and, optionally, the contacts from your handset.
System Requirements Hardware requirements In order to use our Beta version, you will need: • A Sony Ericsson P990i/P1i or W960 UIQ handset and • Internet GPRS, EDGE, 3G data connection (Not a WAP connection) on your mobile handset. • Optional: WiFi connection. Notes: To initiate a call to a landline (or non-Skype user) using fring, make sure to purchase SkypeOut/SIP credits. For internet GPRS/3G data rates, contact your mobile service provider or browse our community forum at http://www.fring.
Installation Guide Downloading fring fring can be downloaded into your mobile handset in the following ways: ¾ ¾ ¾ From the fring website at www.fring.com. Via your mobile device at wap.fring.com Via an SMS invitation sent to your handset from a friend. Downloading fring via website ¾ To download fring from the web: Open http://www.fring.com in your browser. The following screen opens. Figure 1 - fring Homepage Click the click here link (in the green box).
A screen with the following form opens. Figure 2 - fring Download from the Web 1. In the Handset type field, select the type of mobile handset that you have. 2. In the Your country field, select your country. Your 3G phone isn't supported? 3. In the Mobile number field, type in the phone number of your handset. Sign up to be notified when it is! Note: Enter your area code and phone number without any spaces. Type it carefully - your international number is your fring user-id. 4.
Figure 3 - SMS Message Figure 4 – SMS Message – Follow Link On your handset: Open the SMS message (see Figure 3) click the download link (see Figure 4). The following screen appears: Figure 5 – Open in browser 6. Click Open in browser to begin the download process. Within a few seconds, the handset accesses the website. fring is downloaded to your handset and you are ready to begin the installation process.
Downloading fring after receiving an SMS invitation from a friend If you have received an SMS invitation to join fring, you can download the application easily. ¾ To download fring after receiving an SMS invitation 1. Click the download link in your SMS message. The screen in Figure 5 (above) appears. 2. Click Open in browser to begin the download process. fring is downloaded to your handset and you are ready to begin the installation process.
Figure 7 – Install where? 2. Press Continue using your left soft key. The following screen opens: Figure 8 – Memory Selection 3. Select the memory you would like to use and press continue. Note: fring can be loaded into any available memory space.
Figure 9 - APSServer Details 4. Press OK using your left soft key. The following screen appears. Figure 10- Confirmation Screen 1 5. Press OK using your left soft key.
Figure 11- Confirmation Screen 2 6. Press OK using your left soft key. The following screen opens: Figure 12- Billable events display 7. If you do not want repeated notification of billable events, press OK using your left soft key. If you want repeated notification of billable events, press Cancel. Note: Your choice does not effect the fring installation.
Downloading and installing the generic SIS file If, for some reason, you are unable to get the SMS from our website, you can simply download the SIS file straight to your phone. Download the SIS file from our website and install it using 'Sony Ericsson PC Suite' and a USB cable. The installation process is similar to the one shown in the Installing fring section in this guide.
Figure 14 – User details screen The Installation Process Before you can use fring on your Symbian UIQ (Sony Ericsson P990i) device you will need the following: 1. The latest firmware version on your device (To update your firmware version go to Sony Ericsson's website and follow the instructions) 2. Install SemcVoIPAudio.sis (audio plug-in) on your handset Registering to fring A short registration process is required before you can begin to use fring.
Figure 15 - Registration Screen The registration screen allows you to select your nickname (User Name) and the password you will use to access your fring account. Your fring nickname will help your friends find you easily. A password is required to secure your account and to protect your fring buddy list. Note: The User Id used to identify your account is the international phone number of your handset. It cannot be changed.
Signing In to a VoIP Service in this guide. To add a VoIP service now, follow the instructions below. ¾ To add a VoIP service: 1. From the Main Menu choose Configure Services… The following screen appears: Figure 16 - Define VoIP service – 1 2. Navigate between the options using the up and down arrows on your handset and choose the service you want to add from the list. The following screen appears.
3. In the User ID field, type the username of the service you have selected (e.g., your Skype username). Navigate to the Password field using the down arrow on your handset. 4. In the Password field, type the password of the service you have selected (e.g., your Skype password). 5. Press Register using your left soft key. The VoIP selection screen appears. If you are interested in adding an additional VoIP service, repeat steps 2 to 5 in this section.
1. From the Main Menu choose Configure Services… The following screen appears: Figure 19 – Service Selection 2. Navigate between the options using the up and down arrows on your handset. Choose SIP from the list. The following screen appears: Figure 20 – Select SIP Service 3. Choose your SIP provider from the list. If your SIP provider is not listed, choose Other.
The following screen appears: Figure 21 – SIP Service Setup 4. Enter your SIP User ID and password and press Register. Note: For most services, there is both a SIP number and a user name. Please enter your SIP number here and not your user name. The format should be user@voipservice.com You are logged into your SIP Service and should now be able to make outgoing calls through your SIP provider.
Figure 22 - Call Options Menu ¾ To make a SIP call: 1. Choose a buddy in your address book. 2. From the Main menu choose Call. 3. From the Call submenu, choose SIP call. Your call is made using the SIP account you have added. Note: Currently, you can only add one SIP account to fring. Using Twitter If you have already opened a Twitter account (see www.twitter.com), you can use it with fring.
4. Enter your Username and Password and press Ok. You are signed into Twitter and Twitter appears as a buddy in your fring contacts. Using Twitter with fring Once you have signed into Twitter, you can send Twitter messages directly from your fring buddy list. ¾ To send a Twitter message 1. Locate the Twitter contact in your fring buddy list (see the Error! Reference source not found. section in this guide) 2. Press Chat – or – Choose Chat from the main menu. 3. Type your Twitter message and press Send.
Using fring Getting Started Import of contacts (Automatic) After the installation process, fring imports your contacts. This enables you to make all your calls from fring, without going back to your address book. Note: Calls to contacts who do not have fring are regular cellular calls. Calling through fring does not change the call in any way.
Call quality The call quality icon appears at the far right of each fring buddy who is currently online. It describes the expected call quality between two parties who are connected to fring, based on the connections the parties have (e.g., 3G, GPRS or WiFi). Note: this icon appears only when your buddy is a member of fring. Opening fring If you have installed and registered fring, the shortcut will appear in your handset's Main Menu > Tools.
Figure 24 - Options Menu Option Description Call Make a call. If the selected buddy is a VoIP contact (e.g., fring, Skype, MSN Messenger etc), the call is a VoIP call. If the buddy is a regular mobile contact, the call is made using your cellular plan. See the Making a Call section in this guide. Chat Chat with your selected buddy. See the Chatting section in this guide. Add new buddy Add fring users / Send an SMS invitation to a friend, inviting him or her to join fring.
History tab The history tab keeps a record of every incoming or outgoing voice event in fring. To view the history tab, move the joystick to the right or to the left. Figure 25 - History Tab The icons on the left side represent the following events: Outgoing call Missed call Incoming call (blue up arrow) (red down arrow) (green down arrow) Note: If you have chosen to display your phone contacts in fring, voice events from your phone also appear in the history tab.
Making a Call fring lets you make all of your calls directly from the fring main screen by importing all of your contacts. Friends who do not yet have fring can be invited to join. See the Inviting a friend section in this guide. Searching your buddy list You can browse your buddy list to find contacts quickly. ¾ To find a buddy: Start typing the name of your buddy. The list is filtered according to the characters you have typed. Making a call to a fring or other VOIP buddy ¾ To call a VoIP buddy: 1.
Making a SkypeOut call from fring ¾ To make a SkypeOut call 1. Choose a buddy in your address book and press Options. 2. From the Call submenu, choose SkypeOut call. 3. Dial the international number (begins with a +) 4. Press Ok. Your call is dialed. Note: To make a SkypeOut call from fring, you must have sufficient SkypeOut credits. Making a cellular call from fring You can call your contacts from the fring contact list exactly as you would call them from the buddy list of your handset.
As always, dictionary, number, symbol and language options are available. Figure 26 - Chat screen In the text entry area, write your message and press Send using the left soft key. Navigating between chats If you choose to have two or more chats simultaneously, each will have a separate tab. Navigate between the chats using the right and left joystick keys. Ending a chat ¾ To end a chat: Press Close using the right soft key on your handset.
Viewing offline chat messages Chat messages can be received even when you are offline. If you have received a message, it will appear as an additional tab when you open fring. If you have received messages from more than one user, a tab opens for each user, displaying the messages they sent. Managing Your Buddy List All of the contacts from your handset automatically appear in your buddy list, in addition to the contacts from your selected VoIP services (e.g., Skype).
Adding a new buddy You can search for a buddy who has already registered with fring and add her or him to your buddy list. ¾ To search for a fring buddy in the fring network: 1. From the Main menu choose Add new buddy. Your address book opens. 2. Scroll to the buddy you want to add and select it. The buddy's phone number appears on the search screen and the options to Add or Cancel appear. If the user is already a fring user, the buddy is added to your buddy list.
Showing and hiding your phone contacts By default, your phone contacts are displayed in your buddy list. You can switch between showing and hiding phone contacts. ¾ To select whether phone contacts are displayed in your fring buddy list or not: 1. From the Main menu choose Settings. The following submenu opens: Figure 27 - Settings Menu 2. If Show phone contacts appears, your phone contacts are currently hidden. To show them, choose Show phone contacts.
Figure 28 - Settings Menu 2. Choose Configure Services. A screen opens displaying the available VoIP networks. 3. Follow the process defined in the Adding Your VoIP Service(s) – (optional) section in this guide. Uninstalling fring ¾ To uninstall fring: 1. From the Main menu on your handset, choose Tools. The Tools menu opens. 2. Navigate to the Control Panel and choose it. 3. Navigate to Other option and choose it. 4. On the next screen, choose Uninstall.
Troubleshooting I didn't receive the SMS Message with the download link. Please make sure you've entered your cell phone number correctly and try again. If you still haven't received the SMS, please contact our support team who will be happy to help. I get a message saying "Memory Full". If your memory is full, clear some space by erasing files (e.g., applications, music files). Once there is sufficient available space, try downloading again.
Frequently Asked Questions Downloading & Installing fring How do I download fring? fring can be downloaded from the fring website (www.fring.com), fring WAP site (wap.fring.com) or via an SMS invitation sent by your friend. Important: Before you can download fring to your P990i device you must update your firmware and download the audio codec from our website. Please go to www.fring.com and follow the instructions. Is fring free? Yes. fring's service is free.
Registering to fring How do I register? See the Registering to fring section in this guide. Can I add more than one Skype account to my fring account? No, each fring account is limited to a single Skype account. I bought a new handset; can I use the same user-id and password? Yes. Download the application again and install it on your new handset. Choose 'Existing User' > Enter the same fring nickname and password you used with the old handset. Make sure to download the correct version for your handset.
My client looks like it is connecting forever – what should I do? It's possible that the GPRS/3G Internet connection on your phone is not configured properly. Although you may be able to access the Internet, you are probably using a WAP connection, which is limited. In order to use fring a standard GPRS/3G/WiFi connection is required. For the right settings for your handset, you can go to http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.
Does fring have any effect on my phone battery? Unfortunately, yes. fring uses wireless data on your mobile phone and therefore tends to consume extra battery power. The actual usage depends on the length of the call and special requirements imposed by your specific network.
