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Fring for Windows Mobile - 3.34 User Guide

Installation and User Guide
fring version 3.34
For Windows Mobile
Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................1
System Requirements ..........................................................................................................2
Installation Guide ..................................................................................................................3
Downloading and Installing fring................................................................................... 3
Installing fring ............................................................................................................... 5
fring Registration............................................................................................................... 7
Choosing a nickname and password ........................................................................ 7
Adding Your Add-Ons – (optional) ................................................................................ 8
Adding a SIP Service – (optional) ...............................................................................10
Making a SIP Call ............................................................................................................11
Making your first fring call ............................................................................................11
Using fring.............................................................................................................................12
Getting Started................................................................................................................12
Import of contacts (Automatic)...............................................................................12
Your fring contact list.................................................................................................12
Call quality ...................................................................................................................13
Signing In and Signing Out...........................................................................................15
Making a Call....................................................................................................................15
Making a call to a fring or other VOIP contact.....................................................16
Receiving a fring call ......................................................................................................18
Chatting.............................................................................................................................18
Chatting with a contact .............................................................................................18
Viewing offline chat messages.................................................................................19
File Transfer .....................................................................................................................19
Receiving a file ............................................................................................................20
Managing Your Contact List..........................................................................................21
Adding or Signing In to an Add-On.............................................................................22
Using Twitter and Add-Ons ...........................................................................................22
Using Twitter with fring .............................................................................................22
Using other Add-Ons with fring ...............................................................................23
History tab........................................................................................................................23
Connection manager ......................................................................................................25
Privacy settings ...............................................................................................................28
Choosing whether fring runs automatically on startup...........................................29
Uninstalling fring .............................................................................................................29
Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................30
Frequently Asked Questions .............................................................................................31
Downloading & Installing fring .....................................................................................31
Registering to fring.........................................................................................................32
General..............................................................................................................................33

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 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). Th is list shows the names of your fringster­friends, your Skype/Google-Talk/MSN/ICQ/Yahoo/AIM contacts and, optionally, the contacts from your handset.
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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 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 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.fring.com/forums
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Installation Guide

Downloading and Installing 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. ¾ Via the fring WAP site at wap.fring.com
http://www.fring.com/download

Downloading fring

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 download fring to your mobile link (in the green box).
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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.
3. In the Mobile number field, type in the phone number of your handset.
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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 address field, type in your email address.
5. Click join! 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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On your handset: Open the Text message (see
link (see
Figure 2).
Figure 1 - Inbox
Figure 1) and click the download
Figure 2 - Text Message
fring is downloaded to your device and the installation begins automatically.

Installing fring

Once fring has downloaded, the following screen appears:
Figure 3 – End User License Agreement (EULA)
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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
The installation process continues and the following screen appears:
www.fring.com/license.htm
Figure 4 - Installation
Once the installation is complete, you are ready to begin the registration process.
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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. Your fring nickname will help your friends find you easily. A password is required to secure your account and to protect your fring contact list.
Note: If you download fring via SMS, the user-id used to identify your account is the international phone number of your handset. It cannot be changed. Your friends can search for you and contact you using this number.
If you have installed fring using the EXE (or cab) file, you should have an opt ion to choose a unique User ID.
¾ To select your nickname:
1. Use the keys on your handset to type the nickname you want to use.
2. Use the down arrow on your handset to navigate to the next field.
¾ To select your password:
1. Use the keys on your handset to type the password you want to use. Note: Passwords must be at least 4 characters.
2. Press Registration in the bottom left of the screen. The next screen allows you to add your VoIP (e.g., Skype) account details.
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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 Signing In to
in this guide. To add an Add-On now, follow the instruct ions below.
Adding or
Figure 6 – Add-Ons
¾ To configure your Add-Ons:
1. Check the box of the Add-On you would like to use.
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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.
Figure 8 – Contact List
You have successfully completed the registration and added the Add-Ons you chose. You are now ready to make your first call.
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