Fring, whose 3G mobile application enables users to make free calls using their wireless data network(mVoIP), will soon be able to make calls over their WiFi networks. I had long expected Fring to offer the WiFi compatibility and even last week written about Fring(on data only network) in comparison to Skype on mobile. WiFi connectivity mode on Fring will come with an automatic handover configuration so that you can use hotspots and your home WiFi networks to make calls quickly and easily. Still it will be interesting to play around with the wireless-Data-WiFi switching of networks.
Also as part of its next release, Fring is also extending the support for Wider handset compatibility, adding Nokia N80, E61, N73, E60, N91, N92 and N93 handsets to the existing Fring-friendly phones (Nokia 6630, 6680, 6681, 6682, N70, N72, N90).
Going back to the comparison chart, Fring after the launch of new release will work over both data and WiFi networks on a wide range of Nokia phones, GizmoProject works over WiFi on Nokia 770 and N80i, Truphone works over WiFi network on E60, E61, E71, and N80ie, iSkoot works over wireless network on Nokia N73 and the Sony Ericsson W950, and Skype is expected to work over WiFi on limited set of Nokia phones. Clearly Fring has it lead in terms of networks it can work and the number of supported handsets.
You can check my earlier post on Fring that I had written few months back.
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January 4, 2007 at 12:07 pm |
[...] Couple of day back I had written about the upcoming launch of Fring on WiFi network. For those really eager ones like me, below are couple of exclusive screenshots for Fring+WiFi+Nokia- [...]
January 9, 2007 at 11:04 am |
[...] It was only last week that I had written about upcoming release of Fring’s WiFi enabled application and few other startups competing the this space. Innovative efforts by companies like Truphone, Fring, Gizmo, and Nokia are set to disrupt traditional wireless business model. Truphone’s big funding round shows the reconignition this fact and that mobile over WiFi is a viable option especially for areas with poor wireless coverage while also enabling free mobile-mobile international calls. [...]
January 11, 2007 at 2:17 pm |
[...] (-)Development community: Nokia has a good market share of the mobile apps that are launched and strong development community to power innovative application development. Just look at some of the most promising technologies in making from startups like Truphone, Fring, iSkoot, Skype, Gizmo, and Imity, all of whom first support the Symbian phones. After Nokia, rest of the market share is taken up by Moto, Sony, Treo/Microsoft Mobile and few more European mobile companies. When Apple opens up its platform(if it plans) in June, it will be looking to grab share from either of these development communities which like any other development platform take its own sweet amount of time. [...]
January 16, 2007 at 12:08 am |
[...] With this release, our ever growing list of startups enabling mobile free or near free calling now includes Nimbuzz, Fring, Truphone, Jajah, Rebtel, Mino, Talkster, and Talkonaut. [...]
January 18, 2007 at 11:53 pm |
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