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Minifor J2ME Edition
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Fring Minifor J2ME Edition User Guide

Installation and User Guide
minifring
For J2ME edition
Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................1
System Requirements ..........................................................................................................2
Installation Guide ..................................................................................................................3
Downloading fring via website ................................................................................... 3
Selecting your fring nickname and password.........................................................8
Using minifring.....................................................................................................................11
Getting Started................................................................................................................11
Your minifring contact list.........................................................................................11
Statuses........................................................................................................................11
Opening minifring .......................................................................................................12
Minimized view (Not available on Nokia S40 devices)........................................12
The Options menu.......................................................................................................13
Signing In and Signing Out...........................................................................................14
Searching your contact list............................................................................................14
Chatting.............................................................................................................................14
Chatting with a contact..............................................................................................14
Navigating between chats.........................................................................................15
Ending a chat...............................................................................................................15
Viewing offline chat messages.................................................................................15
Adding a new contact.....................................................................................................15
Removing a contact........................................................................................................15
Adding or Signing Into a community..........................................................................16
Adding or Signing Into Add-ons...................................................................................17
Using Twitter and Add-Ons ...........................................................................................18
Using Twitter with minifring .....................................................................................18
Using Add-ons with minifring...................................................................................18
Choosing whether minifring runs automatically on startup...................................19
Uninstalling minifring......................................................................................................19
Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................20
Frequently Asked Questions..............................................................................................21
Registering with minifring .............................................................................................21
Connection........................................................................................................................22
General..............................................................................................................................22

Introduction

About minifring

minifring is a mobile internet service and part of the fring community that enables you to access & interact with your social networks on-the-go. Developed especially for J2ME devices that don’t support voice over IP calling, minifring offers the same fring user experience including multi-IM chat and presence (contact availability indicators) with all fring, Skype®, MSN® Messenger, Google Talk™, ICQ and Twitter friends using your handset’s internet connection rather than costly cellular airtime minutes or SMS. minifring leverages packet technologies to pass chat and data over 3G/GPRS or WAP internet access points configured in the handset.
Once you've installed minifring, its main screen displays your contacts names and their presence status (e.g. whether they are online, offline or ‘away’ on Skype/Google-Talk/MSN/ICQ). From the main contact list you can also navigate between your contacts, find their presence status and initiate concurrent chat sessions with them.
To sum it up, you'll not only make the internet f rom your mobile vastly more useful, you can also save money.
This guide will help you get started.
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System Requirements

System requirements

In order to use our Beta version, you will need:
• One of the following devices: Sony Ericsson K530, K610, Z610, K618,
W660, Z710, W710, W580, K800, K810, W850, S500, T650, K770, K790, K818, W880 OR a Nokia Series 40 device.
• Internet GPRS, EDGE, 3G or WAP data connection on your mobile handset.
For internet GPRS/3G data rates, contact your mobile service provider.
Figure 1 - fring Homepage
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Installation Guide

Setting up your connection

Before you can use minifring on your handset you should configure the connection settings on your device.
On Sony Ericsson devices: Click on Main menu > Settings > choose the 'Connectivity' tab > Internet
settings > Internet profiles > Choose 'Internet' > Internet profiles > New profile > Choose a name (we'll use 'Internet2' in these instructions) > Connect
using: 'Internet 3G'. At this stage, your handset should return to 'Internet profiles' screen. Choose the
account you've just created (Internet2) On the screen you're in, scroll down and choose 'Settings for Java' > Choose
the account you've just created (Internet2) Note that for minifring to work, you will need to be subscribed t o a 3G/GPRS or
WAP plan with your carrier.

Downloading minifring

minifring can be downloaded into your mobile hand set in the following ways:
¾ from the fring website at ¾ via your mobile device at wap.fring.com ¾ via an SMS invitation sent to your handset from a friend.
www.fring.com/download.

Downloading fring via website

¾ To download fring from the web:
Open http://www.fring.com/ in your browser. The following screen opens:
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Figure 2 - fring Homepage
Click the download fring to your mobile link (in the green box).
A screen with the following form opens.
Figure 3 - fring Download from the Web
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To download fring via SMS:
1. In the Choose Your country field, select your country.
2. In the Phone number field, type in the phone number of your handset. Note: Enter your area code and phone number without any spaces. Type
it carefully - your international number is you r fring user-id.
3. In the your email address field, type in your email address.
4. Click Join
The confirmation screen opens and an SMS is sent to your handset.
To download fring via PC:
1. In the Choose Your Brand and device fields, select your mobile handset model.
2. In the your email address field, type in your email address. Click Join
The download instructions screen is open, follow the instructions to
download fring to your PC.
Once you have received the SMS or transferred fring to from your PC to your handset, the installation and setup process continues on your handset.
Figure 4 - SMS Message
Figure 5 – SMS Message – Follow Link
On your handset: Open the SMS message and click the download link (see
Figure ).
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Installing minifring

Before you can use minifring, it needs to be installed on your handset. Once you have completed downloading minifring, the following screen opens:
Figure 6 - Begin Installation
1. Press Select using your left soft key.
The following screen opens:
Figure 7 – Memory Selection
2. Select the location you would like to use and press Select using your left soft key.
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