Installation and User Guide fring version 3.
Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 System Requirements .......................................................................................................... 2 Installation Guide .................................................................................................................. 3 Downloading and Installing fring ........................................................
Introduction About fring fring is a native mobile VoIP application that allows you to make mobile calls and send instant messages at no extra cost. fring calls are free [1] , leveraging your WiFi and 3G handset mobile internet connection. Once you've installed fring, fring's main screen displays your contacts and their presence status (e.g. online, offline). This list shows the names of your fringsterfriends, your Skype/Google-Talk/MSN/ICQ/Yahoo/AIM contacts and, optionally, the contacts from your handset.
System Requirements Hardware requirements In order to use our Beta version, you will need: • A Windows Mobile 5 or 6 handset (Full list of supported devices) and • Internet WiFi, GPRS, EDGE or 3G data connection (Not a WAP connection) on your mobile handset. Notes: To initiate a call to a landline (or non-Skype user) using fring, make sure to purchase SkypeOut/SIP credits. For internet WiFi and GPRS/EDGE/3G data rates, contact your mobile service provider or browse our community forum at http://www.
Installation Guide Downloading and Installing fring fring can be downloaded into your mobile handset in the following ways: ¾ ¾ ¾ From the fring website at http://www.fring.com/download Via an SMS invitation sent to your handset from a friend. Via the fring WAP site at wap.fring.com Downloading fring 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 download fring to your mobile 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 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.
On your handset: Open the Text message (see Figure 1) and click the download link (see Figure 2). Figure 1 - Inbox Figure 2 - Text Message fring is downloaded to your device and the installation begins automatically.
Before you can begin working with fring, read and accept the EULA. ¾ To read and accept the EULA: 1. Scroll through the EULA. 2. Once you have read the EULA and agreed to the terms, press OK. 3. The full EULA is available on our website at www.fring.com/license.htm The installation process continues and the following screen appears: Figure 4 - Installation Once the installation is complete, you are ready to begin the registration process.
fring Registration Before using fring you are asked to choose a nickname and a password. In addition, you are provided with the option to add additional VoIP services (e.g., Skype, Google Talk, MSN). Choosing a nickname and password The following screen opens and you are ready to begin the registration process. Figure 5 – Registration The registration screen allows you to select your nickname and the password you will use to access your fring account.
Adding Your Add-Ons – (optional) Once you have chosen your fring nickname and password, provide the details of your Add-Ons (e.g., Skype) so that you can begin making and receiving VoIP calls. Note: You can add one or more Add-Ons (e.g., Skype) to which you are registered. Make sure to have your username and password for each. If you do not already have a service account, register on the Web before you begin to add networks. You can add an Add-On at any time. See Adding or Signing In to in this guide.
The following screen opens: Figure 7 – Add-On User ID and Password 2. Type in your User Id and Password and press Ok. fring signs you in to the Add-On and the Add-Ons screen appears so you can add an additional service. Note: Once you have chosen and configured an Add-On, a check appears on the Add-On Icon. You may configure as many Add-Ons as you like. Your contacts from the Add-Ons you added are added to your fring contact list.
Adding a SIP Service – (optional) If you have an account with a SIP provider, you can also use it on fring. ¾ To add a SIP service: 1. From fring's main screen press Menu Æ Go To Æ Add-ons 2. Choose SIP from the list The following screen appears: Figure 11 – 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 9 – SIP Service Setup 4. Enter your SIP User ID, Password and Proxy address and press Ok.
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 123456@sipprovider.com You are logged into your SIP Service and should now be able to make outgoing calls through your SIP provider. Making a SIP Call Figure 13 - Call Options Menu ¾ To make a SIP call: 1. Choose a contact in your address book and press Menu. 2. From the Call submenu, choose SIP call. Your call is made using the SIP you have added.
Using fring Getting Started Import of contacts (Automatic) After the installation process, fring imports your phone 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. Opening fring If you have installed and registered fring, the shortcut will appear in your handset's main menu.
Statuses The following statuses are displayed in the contact list: On a call Available / Online Away Busy Offline Call quality The call quality icon appears at the far right of each fring contact 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). Note: this icon appears only when your contact is a member of fring.
Option Description Call Make a call. Once you select this option, the available methods of calling this contact (e.g., fring, SkypeOut) are displayed in the submenu. If the contact 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 contact. See the 'Chatting' section in this guide.
Signing In and Signing Out When you open fring, you are automatically signed in to fring and your other Add-Ons. ¾ To sign out of fring: 1. Press Menu. 2. Select the Exit option. You are signed out of fring. 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 Error! Reference source not found. section in this guide.
Making a call to a fring or other VOIP contact ¾ To call a VoIP contact: 1. Choose the user-id of the person you want to call and check that the user is online. Press the green (call) button on your handset – or – Press Menu and then choose call. From the submenu, choose the call type you want. – or – Press your joystick button. 2. After a short time, a dialing sound is heard. If your contact answers the call, your screen will display the name of the contact and a "Call in progress" message.
The call is disconnected and a "Call ended" message appears. Note: A WiFi call uses your WiFi connection while a "Cell" call uses your 3G/GPRS access point. Figure 13 – Call ended Making a SkypeOut call from fring ¾ To make a SkypeOut call 1. Press Menu. 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.
Receiving a fring call fring allows you to both make and receive calls using voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology. ¾ To receive a fring call A call screen appears including the nickname of the caller. Click accept using your left soft key - or – Press the green (call) button on your handset. Chatting fring lets you chat with your contacts using instant messaging. You can chat with one or more of your contacts simultaneously. Chatting with a contact ¾ To initiate a chat: 1.
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 Options Æ Close. 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.
Receiving a file ¾ To receive a file from one of your contacts: 1. If one of your contacts sends you a file, you should get an approval request. Figure 22 – Transfer confirmation Figure 23 – Transfers tab 2. Click ok to accept the file 3. The file progress bar will show you some information about the file 4. Once the transfer is complete, you'll get a message asking you where you would like to save the file. 5. Choose the directory and the folder Figure 24 – Saving location 5.
Managing Your Contact List All of the contacts from your handset automatically appear in your contact list, in addition to the contacts from your selected VoIP services (e.g., Skype). Within your contact list you can: • • • • • • • • Search through your contact list (See Error! Reference source not found.
The contact is removed. Showing and hiding your phone contacts By default, your phone contacts are displayed in your contact list. You can toggle between showing and hiding phone contacts. ¾ To select whether phone contacts are displayed in your fring contact list or not: 1. Press Menu and choose Settings. 2. If Show Phone Contacts appears, your phone contacts are currently hidden. To show them, choose Show Phone Contacts.
Using other Add-Ons with fring Using Add-Ons is similar to using Twitter. Once subscribed to an Add-on, a contact with the add-on's name will appear in your contact list. ¾ To use the Add-On: 1. Locate the Add-On contact in your fring contact list (e.g Gmail notifier). 2. Choose View using your left soft key. You have now accessed to your Add-on and can use its features. History tab The history tab keeps a record of every incoming or outgoing voice event in fring.
You can view the details of the listed call by choosing Call details: Figure 14 - Call Details The Options menu in this screen allows you to: Option Description Call Make a call. If the selected contact is a VoIP contact (e.g., fring, Skype), the call is a VoIP call. If the contact 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 contact. See the Chatting section in this guide.
Connection manager Figure 27 – Connection manager Change connection To manually change your fring connection, select Menu > Settings > Connection Manager > Change Connection. You can choose your desired Access point from the results. Figure 28 – Change connection If fring is unable to connect using the chosen Access point you'll have an option to let fring search automatically for the best access point from the phone's list.
Search for WLAN To search for available Wireless LAN on fring, select Menu > Settings > Connection manager > Search for WLAN. You can then choose your desired WLAN from the results. To view the details of a network press the joystick in. Figure 29 – Search for WLAN Choose the WLAN to which you would like to connect and press Connect with your left soft key. If the WLAN network is secure, you will be required to enter a pre-shared key.
Connection Group The AP-Group Management stores a list of Access Points you would like to use repeatedly. This option allows you to easily prioritize the way fring connects to the internet. If you've successfully connected to fring using a specific Access point, you can choose whether you'd like to add this Access point to the group. In the AP group you can click on Options Æ down/up to change the priority of a specific Access point.
Privacy settings To change the privacy settings, go to Menu > Settings > Privacy settings. The following screen appears: Figure 32 - Privacy settings 1. Find me by my number – If enabled, other users will be able to search you by your phone number and not only by your nickname. If disabled, users will only be able to search you by your nickname. Note: This option is only available if you've not installed fring through the sms process. 2.
Choosing whether fring runs automatically on startup You can decide whether you would like fring to run automatically on startup. ¾ To change whether fring runs automatically on startup or not: 1. Press Menu and choose Settings. 2. If Disable autostart appears in the submenu, fring is currently running when you turn on your handset. To prevent fring from running automatically, choose Disable autostart.
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/download), fring WAP site (wap.fring.com) or via an SMS invitation sent by your friend. For detailed information about downloading fring, see the Downloading and Installing fring section in this guide. Is fring free? Yes. fring's service is free. Your cost for using fring is the standard data tariff for air time it takes to download and use fring.
Registering to fring Can I use more than one user-id on my handset? No, each handset is limited to a single user-id. Can I add more than one account from the same Add-On (e.g., Skype) to my fring account? No, you can only be signed into a single account for each Add-On at a time. 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. Enter the same fring nickname and password you used with the old handset.
General Can I use my Bluetooth instead of GPRS/3G/WiFi? It might be possible. You need to configure your Bluetooth dongle on your PC and your Window Mobile device. To edit your Bluetooth settings on your Windows Mobile device click on Start Æ Settings Æ Connections tab Æ Comm manager Æ Choose Settings Æ Bluetooth settings What's the difference between "WiFi" and "Cell"? What does it mean? A WiFi call uses your WiFi connection while a "Cell" call uses your 3G/GPRS access point.
