Apple restricted VOIP to only Wi-Fi.
So it's an app limitation. If fring submitted their application working on 3G, then Apple would have rejected it.
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Apple restricted VOIP to only Wi-Fi.
So it's an app limitation. If fring submitted their application working on 3G, then Apple would have rejected it.
I still don't see the app, whether in categories or via search. Need to wait for iTunes, I suppose?
If you press the sleep button without exiting the application, new messages will still come through and vibrate and sound up your phone...
Pretty cool!
Actually, if you're using Gmail, 'name.lastname@gmail.com' is the same as 'namelastname@gmail.com'. From Wikipedia [and verified by myself]:
And just so I understand from reading the website, you can only use VoIP to call other fring users; you can't call landlines/mobile numbers without some sort of VoIP minutes provider (a la Skype). Is that right?
EDIT: Looked around, and answered my own question.
(It's yes, btw.)
EDIT: Looked around, and answered my own question.
(It's yes, btw.)
Its showing up in iTunes for me, but not on the iPhone it self. I downloaded it via iTunes just in case it gets pulled.
Macrumors gave you the link on the iPhone tab. Just click on the icon on the right side where it is shown as a new application!
Yea, duh. I'm at work though (ie not at home with iTunes) - I was trying to download it through the iPhone app store...on the iPhone
That dot in the username part of gmail addresses is immaterial. You can leave it out and the message will be delivered correctly.
Edit: I posted before I got to the end of the thread - I see this was also verified by another user a few posts up.
Awesome
Awesome, love it, been waiting for REAL Skype out since the iPhone came out. Just made my first Skype Out call on it and was very pleased. The interface works although I hope it gets a bit prettier Yay, yay, yay! I do happy dance!
Heres a working link if you are on your Mac and don't mind adding it through iTunes http://www.fring.com/download/iphone/
Awesome, love it, been waiting for REAL Skype out since the iPhone came out. Just made my first Skype Out call on it and was very pleased. The interface works although I hope it gets a bit prettier
Yay, yay, yay! I do happy dance! Heres a working link if you are on your Mac and don't mind adding it through iTunes http://www.fring.com/download/iphone/
I've got fring to connect to my Asterisk box at home. It seems rather buggy, though. Sometimes calls terminate immediately after dialing. Audio quality is poor and a little choppy. Audio out only through the earpiece, I haven't found a way to enable the speaker.
Hopefully they'll clean up the bugs, improve audio quality, and add speaker support
Hopefully they'll clean up the bugs, improve audio quality, and add speaker support
Wait for jailbreak application for fake wifi. Now there's actual incentive to create one.
For some reason I cannot make any Skype Out calls. After it starts to ring, it immediately says Call Terminated. I've tried 2 different Skype accounts and they both have the same problem. I can make calls out fine through Cellular though. Also, I can dial out fine via Skype on my Mac. I've tried unsubscribing and re-subscribing Skype a few times to no avail.
Anyone else having this trouble or have any suggestions?
*EDIT* Just in case anyone else is having this issue... I was able to dial out using Skype Out after adding +1 to the number. It seems you have to have the country code before the number.
Anyone else having this trouble or have any suggestions?
*EDIT* Just in case anyone else is having this issue... I was able to dial out using Skype Out after adding +1 to the number. It seems you have to have the country code before the number.
The good news is I was able to sign onto Skype...the bad news is that a couple test calls had completely unusable voice quality, whereas using Skype on my desktop on the same WiFi connection is perfect, even for video chat.
The call history also seems wrong, since it lists all the calls as exactly the same number of seconds and I'm sure they weren't. It also seems to be losing the connection to the fring service, but that might be their servers getting overwhelmed with everyone playing with it, which has been an issue before when new apps have launched.
The call history also seems wrong, since it lists all the calls as exactly the same number of seconds and I'm sure they weren't. It also seems to be losing the connection to the fring service, but that might be their servers getting overwhelmed with everyone playing with it, which has been an issue before when new apps have launched.
Sweet App!!
Fring is awesome. Just trying it out now and I love it! The call quality is excellent as well. I couldnt ask for anything better! Just fix the email period bug and it will be perfect...
Fring is awesome. Just trying it out now and I love it! The call quality is excellent as well. I couldnt ask for anything better! Just fix the email period bug and it will be perfect...