In the world of smart phones here comes - rather been here for sometime (launched way back in 2007) - Fring, get together, mobile. Fring is a peer-to-peer mobile service which enables live audio, video calls from phones along with usual chat. We have reviewed Fring a number of times when they launched Skype video calls and also in the post on how to turn your iPod into iPhone. The OS is compatible with Android, iOS, Linux and Symbian. Its app is downloadable from App Store for iPhone, Android and Ovi Nokia.
Why should you go for Fring?
The application supports some really good features which gives it a slight edge over other applications in the market. Here are the highlights for the smartphones on 3G, 4G and WiFi:
- fring buddy list
Includes all friends from fring and any other network (like MSN Messenger®, ICQ®, GoogleTalk™, AIM® and Yahoo!) and may contain your phone's address book.
- free phone calls
you can make free phone calls to all your friends from your mobile. Use any internet connection to make fring's high quality VoIP calls worldwide
- free video calls
See your friends face to face. See your friends while you speak to them. Call any other smartphone over 3G,4G, WiFi.
- free group video calls
Not only can you call for free but also video chat with your friends in group on your mobile - 4-way video calling experience. As they say - It's a mobile video party!
- free live chatting
Unlimited free live chat to all your friends (Does all that make you forget the SMS?)
If your friends are not on fring, use fringOut™ to call them for cheap. Call any regular phone number worldwide from less than 1¢/minute.
Special rate plans are available for users across the globe. For our readers in India and Pakistan here are the super cheap rates for calling over Fring
India Mobile: 1.2 cent/minute (US) or 0.9 cent/minute (Euro)
India Landline: 1.2 cent/minute (US) or 0.9 cent/minute (Euro)
Pakistan Mobile : 5.6 cent/minute (US) or 4.3 cent/minute (Euro)
Pakistan Landline : 2.7 cent/minute (US) or 2.1 cent/minute (Euro)
- friends' profiles
See your friend's profile with all their details like if they are online, their status, their photo and more.
- invite friends
Add new fring friends by searching in fring's directory. If your friends are not on fring, send them an SMS invitation to join you on fring.
- activity log
See all your fring activities in 1 activity log… calls, new friends, chats, video calls, system messages and more
- fringAdd-ons
fringAdd-ons bring all your internet buddies together. Add friends from GoogleTalk™, MSN Messenger®, AIM®, ICQ®, SIP and more.
Add more friends by ticking the Add-on and entering your login details (note you need to have an account with that Add-on before adding them to your fring).
What more you can now use this smart app on your smart phones along with iPad.
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