Fring for Symbian 8.0 - 3.21.6 User Guide
Installation and User Guide
fring version 3.21.6
For Symbian 8.0
Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................1
System Requirements ..........................................................................................................2
Installation Guide ..................................................................................................................3
Downloading fring ............................................................................................................. 3
Downloading fring via website ................................................................................... 3
Downloading fring after receiving an SMS invitation from a friend................... 6
Installing fring.................................................................................................................... 6
Registering to fring........................................................................................................... 8
The End User License Agreement (EULA)................................................................ 8
Selecting your fring nickname and password......................................................... 9
Adding Your VoIP Service(s) – (optional)..................................................................10
Adding a SIP Service – (optional)................................................................................12
Making a SIP Call ............................................................................................................14
Making your first fring call.............................................................................................14
Using fring.............................................................................................................................15
Getting Started................................................................................................................15
Import of contacts (Automatic)...............................................................................15
Your fring contact list.................................................................................................15
Statuses........................................................................................................................15
Call quality....................................................................................................................15
Opening fring...............................................................................................................16
Minimized view............................................................................................................16
The Options menu.......................................................................................................16
Signing In and Signing Out...........................................................................................17
Making a Call....................................................................................................................18
Making a call to a fring or other VOIP contact.....................................................18
Making a SkypeOut call from fring..........................................................................19
Making a cellular call from fring ..............................................................................19
Receiving a fring call ......................................................................................................19
Chatting.............................................................................................................................19
Chatting with a contact..............................................................................................19
Navigating between chats.........................................................................................20
Ending a chat...............................................................................................................20
Viewing offline chat messages.................................................................................20
Managing Your Contact List..........................................................................................20
Inviting a friend...........................................................................................................21
Searching for a contact..............................................................................................21
Removing a contact....................................................................................................22
Showing and hiding your phone contacts..............................................................22
Adding or Signing In to a VoIP Service......................................................................22
History tab........................................................................................................................23
Manually selecting an access point..............................................................................24
Choosing whether fring runs automatically on startup...........................................25
Uninstalling fring .............................................................................................................26
Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................27
Frequently Asked Questions..............................................................................................29
Downloading & Installing fring .....................................................................................29
Registering to fring.........................................................................................................30
Connection........................................................................................................................30
General..............................................................................................................................31
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
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). The contact list is made of your fringsters
friends, your Skype, MSN, Google-Talk, ICQ, AIM and Yahoo contacts and,
optionally, the contacts from your handset.
fring connection status
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, leveraging your
Skype connection status
Google-talk connection status
SIP connection status
User status
Search / Dial box
MSN connection status
Navigational tabs
Expected call quality (available
when your contact has fring)
From the main contact list you can navigate between your contacts, find their
presence status and initiate a communication session with them. You may
initiate a voice call, start a chat session and move between all open sessions
using your right and left arrows. You can also make SkypeOut/SIP calls directly
from your fring contact list.
To sum it up, you'll not only make your phone more useful, you can also save
money.
This guide will help you get started.
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At no additional cost over your subscription data plan.
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System Requirements
Hardware requirements
In order to use our Beta version, you will need:
• A Nokia 6630, 6680, 6681, 6682, N70, N72 or N90 handset and
• Internet 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 credits.
For internet GPRS/3G data rates, contact your mobile service provider or browse our
community forum at
www.fring.com/forum
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Installation Guide
Downloading fring
fring can be downloaded into your mobile handset in the following ways:
¾ From the fring website at
¾ Via an SMS invitation sent to your handset from a friend.
www.fring.com.
Downloading fring via website
¾ To download fring from the web:
http://www.fring.com in your browser.
Open
The following screen opens.
Figure 1 - fring Homepage
Click the click here link (in the green box).
A screen with the following form opens.
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Figure 2 - fring Download from the Web
1. In the Handset type field, select the type of mobile handset that you
have.
Note: fring is only currently available for the handsets listed in the dropdown box.
2. In the Your country field, select your
country.
3. In the Mobile number field, type in the
phone number of your handset.
Your 3G phone isn't
supported?
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. In the Email field, type in your email address.
5. Click get it now!
The confirmation screen opens and an
SMS is sent to your handset.
Once you have received the SMS, the
installation and setup process continues on your
handset.
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Figure 3 - SMS Message
On your handset: Open the SMS
message (see
download link (see
Figure 3) and click the
Figure 4).
The following screen appears:
Figure 4 – SMS Message – Follow Link
Figure 5 - Downloading - Server connection
6. Click Yes using your left soft key 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.
Note: This process may take a few seconds.
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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. This is the procedure that friends you inv ite will follow to
download fring.
¾ To download fring after receiving an SMS invitation
1. Click the download link in your SMS message.
The screen in
Note: If the link is not highlighted, enable the automatic find on feature
available in the Options menu of your SMS message!
2. Click Yes using your left soft key to begin the download process.
fring is downloaded to your handset and you are ready to begin the
installation process.
Figure 5 (above) appears.
Installing fring
Before you can use fring, it needs to be
installed on your handset. (For i
about downloading fring, see the previous
section in this guide.)
At the end of the download process, the
following screen appears:
nformation
¾ To Install fring
1. When the screen in
Note: fring is currently in the process of obtaining the approval seal
needed so that the above Security warning will not appear. Be assured
that your mobile security is not being compromised in any way.
Figure 6 - Security Warning
Figure 6 appears, press Yes using your left soft key.
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The following screen opens:
Figure 7 - Begin Installation
2. Click Yes using your left soft key.
The following screen opens:
Figure 8 – Installation Options
3. Select Install and press OK using your left soft key.
The installation process begins and the following screen opens:
Figure 9 – Memory Selection
4. Select the memory you would like to use and press OK using your left soft
key. Note: fring can be loaded into any available memory space.
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5. Once you have completed the installation process, Automatic Search for
Access Points may take place. The following screen appears.
Figure 10 - Automatic search for access points
If you would like fring to automatically search for access points, press OK.
The screen in
process.
Figure 11 opens and you are ready to begin the registration
Registering to fring
A short registration process is required before you can begin to use fring.
The stages of this process are:
¾ Accepting the EULA (End User License Agreement)
¾ Nickname and Password Selection
¾ Service Definition
The End User License Agreement (EULA)
The following screen opens and you are ready to begin the registration process
Figure 11 – End User License Agreement (EULA)
Before you can begin working with fring, read and accept the EULA.
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¾ To read and accept the EULA:
1. Use the down arrow to scroll through the EULA.
2. Once you have read the EULA and agreed to the terms, press OK using
your left soft key.
3. The full EULA is available on our website at
The installation process continues and a progress bar is shown.
Note: During the installation process, the following screen may appear.
Figure 12- Connection Screen
The specific access points may vary depending on your international
location and carrier.
Select your 3G/GPRS connection (and not your WAP connection).
www.fring.com/license.htm
Selecting your fring nickname and password
Once the installation is complete, an Installation Complete message appears
briefly. You are now ready to select your fring nickname and password.
Figure 13 - Registration Screen
The registration screen allows you to select your nickname and the password you
will use to access your fring account. Your fring nickname will help your friends
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