Nokia FRING version 3.23, FRING 3.23 Installation And User Manual
Installation and User Guide
fring version 3.23
For Nokia S60 3rd edition (Symbian 9)
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
Downloading and installing the generic sis file ....................................................12
The installation process .................................................................................................13
Registering to fring.........................................................................................................13
Selecting your fring nickname and password...........................................................13
Adding Your VoIP Service(s) – (optional)..................................................................14
Adding a SIP Service – (optional)................................................................................16
Using Twitter....................................................................................................................17
Adding Twitter to fring...............................................................................................17
Using Twitter with fring .............................................................................................18
Making a SIP Call ............................................................................................................19
Making your first fring call.............................................................................................20
Using fring.............................................................................................................................21
Getting Started................................................................................................................21
Import of contacts (Automatic)...............................................................................21
Your fring contact list.................................................................................................21
Statuses........................................................................................................................21
Call quality....................................................................................................................22
Opening fring...............................................................................................................22
Minimized view............................................................................................................22
The Options menu.......................................................................................................23
Signing In and Signing Out...........................................................................................24
Making a Call....................................................................................................................24
Making a call to a fring or other VOIP contact.....................................................24
Making a SkypeOut call from fring..........................................................................25
Making a cellular call from fring ..............................................................................25
Receiving a fring call ......................................................................................................25
Chatting.............................................................................................................................26
Chatting with a contact..............................................................................................26
Navigating between chats.........................................................................................26
Ending a chat...............................................................................................................26
Viewing offline chat messages.................................................................................27
Managing Your Contact List..........................................................................................27
Adding a new contact.................................................................................................27
Removing a contact ....................................................................................................28
Showing and hiding your phone contacts..............................................................28
Adding or Signing In to a VoIP Service......................................................................29
History tab........................................................................................................................29
Connection manager.......................................................................................................31
Using fringtones...............................................................................................................33
Privacy
settings................................................................................................................35
Choosing whether fring runs automatically on startup...........................................35
Uninstalling fring .............................................................................................................36
Using Wi-Fi on Your Handset ............................................................................................37
Configuring Wi-Fi on Your Handset.............................................................................37
Accessing Wi-Fi on Your Handset ................................................................................38
Known Issues: .................................................................................................................38
Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................39
Frequently Asked Questions..............................................................................................41
Downloading & Installing fring .....................................................................................41
Registering to fring.........................................................................................................42
Connection........................................................................................................................43
General..............................................................................................................................45
Introduction
About fring
fring is a mobile VoIP application that allows you to make mobile calls and send
instant messages at no extra cost. fring calls are free
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and leverage your
handset’s built-in mobile internet connection.
Once you've installed fring, fring's main screen displays your contacts and their
presence status (e.g. online, offline). This list shows the names of your fringsterfriends, your Skype/Google-Talk/MSN contacts and, optionally, the contacts from
your handset.
Expected call quality (available
when your contact has fring)
Navigational tabs
fring connection status
Skype connection status
User status
Search / Dial box
Google-talk connection status
MSN connection status
SIP connection status
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 Nokia S60 handset and
• Internet GPRS, EDGE, 3G data connection (Not a WAP connection) on your
mobile handset.
• Optional: WiFi connection.
Notes:
To initiate a call to a landline (or non-Skype user) using fring, make sure to purchase
SkypeOut/SIP credits.
For internet GPRS/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 fring
fring can be downloaded into your mobile handset in the following ways:
¾ From the fring website at
www.fring.com.
¾ Via your mobile device at wap.fring.com
¾ Via an SMS invitation sent to your handset from a friend.
Downloading fring via website
¾ To download fring from the web:
Open
http://www.fring.com in your browser.
The following screen opens.
Figure 1 - fring Homepage
Click the click here 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.
Note: fring is only currently available for the handsets listed in the dropdown box.
2. In the Your country field, select your
country.
Your 3G phone isn't
supported?
Sign up to be notified
when it is!
3. In the Mobile 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
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
Figure 4 – SMS Message – Follow Link
On your handset: Open the SMS
message (see
Figure 3) and click the
download link (see
Figure 4).
The following screen appears:
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.
¾ To download fring after receiving an SMS invitation
1. Press the download link in your SMS message.
The screen in
Figure 5 (above) appears.
Note: If the link is not highlighted, enable the automatic find on feature
available in the Options menu of your SMS message!
2. Press 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.
Installing fring
Before you can use fring, it needs to be installed on your handset. (For
information about downloading fring, see the previou s section in this guide.)
Once you have completed downloading fring, the following screen opens:
Figure 6 - Begin Installation
1. Press Yes using your left soft key.
The following screen opens:
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Figure 7 – Application Details
2. Press Continue using your left soft key.
The following screen opens:
Figure 8 – Memory Selection
3. Select the memory you would like to use and press Select using your left
soft key.
Note: fring can be loaded into any available memory space.
4. The following screen opens:
Figure 9 – End User License Agreement (EULA)
5. 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
www.fring.com/license.htm
The installation process continues and the following screen appears.
Figure 9 - Installing
Once fring has been installed, the following screen appears:
Click 'OK' to continue. The following screen appears:
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Click 'Yes' to continue. The following screen appears:
Figure 10 - APSServer Details
Click 'Continue' to install APSServer. Once you have fin ished installing
APSServer the following screen appears:
Figure 11- Confirmation Screen 1
6. Press OK using your left soft key.
The following screen opens:
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Figure 12- Confirmation Screen 2
7. Press Yes using your left soft key.
The following screen opens:
Figure 13- Billable events display
8. If you do not want repeated notification of billable events, press Yes
using your left soft key.
If you want repeated notification of billable events, press No using your
right soft key.
Notes:
¾ Your choice does not effect the fring installat ion.
¾ During the installation process, the following screen may appear,
indicating that the automatic access point detection did not find an
active access point to access the internet:
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Figure 14 - Automatic search for access points
If this screen appears, press OK using your left soft key.
The following screen opens.
Figure 15- Access Point Screen
9. Select your 3G/GPRS or WiFi connection (and not your WAP connection).
Note: The specific access points may vary depending on your international
location and carrier.
10. Once you've chosen your connection, the following screen will appear
while fring checks its server for updated version:
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Downloading and installing the generic sis file
If, for some reason, you are unable to get the SMS from our website, you can
simply download the SIS file straight to your phone.
Download the SIS file from our website and install it using 'PC Suit e' and a USB
cable.
The installation process should look similar to the ones showed in th e 'Installing
fring' Section in this guide (the previous section)
Once you've finished installing, you should see the following screen:
If you have already registered with fring, choose 'Existing User' and enter your
existing credentials to log in.
If this is your first use of fring, please choose "New User' and follow the
instructions on the following screen:
Note: The user ID is unique and therefore you might be looking at the following
screen if the user ID you're trying to register is already registered in our
database.
If you already have an account with fring, click 'Existing user' and enter your
details. If you do not remember your password, go to
www.fring.com/password
and retrieve it.
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