Installation and User Guide fring version 1.
Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 System Requirements ...................................................................................................... 2 Installation Guide .............................................................................................................. 3 Downloading fring ...................................................................................
Introduction About fring fring™ is a mobile internet service & community that enables you to access & interact with your social networks on-the-go, including make free calls, live chat and seeing your contacts online presence with all your fring, Skype®, MSN® Messenger, Google Talk™, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo!™ and AIM®* friends using your handset’s internet connection rather than costly cellular airtime minutes.
System Requirements System requirements In order to use our Beta version, you will need: • A Nokia N810 handset • Internet connection (Not a WAP connection) on your internet tablet. Notes: To initiate a call to a landline (or non-Skype user) using fring, make sure to purchase SkypeOut/SIP credits.
Installation Guide Downloading fring Open http://www.fring.com/linux in your handset's browser.
Figure 2 – Downloading The following screen appears: Figure 3 - Downloading 1.
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. Once you have finished the installation, the following screen appears and you are ready to start using fring.
Installing fring Before you can use fring, it needs to be installed on your handset. (For information about downloading fring, see the previous section in this guide.) Once you have completed downloading fring, the following screen opens: Figure 5 - Begin Installation 1.
2. Press OK 3. The following screen opens: Figure 7 – End User License Agreement (EULA) 4. Before you can begin working with fring, read and accept the EULA. 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 'I Agree' 3. The full EULA is available on our website at www.fring.com/license.htm Registering to fring A short registration process is required before you can begin to use fring.
The stages of this process are: ¾ ¾ Nickname and Password Selection Service Definition 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 8 - 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 find you easily.
Adding Your communities – (optional) Once you have chosen your fring nickname and password, provide the details of your communities (e.g., Skype, MSN Messenger, Gtalk, ICQ etc) so that you can begin making and receiving VoIP calls. Note: You can add one or more communities (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 VoIP account, register on the Web before you begin to add networks. You can add a VoIP service at any time.
Figure 10 - Define VoIP Service – 2 2. In the User ID field, type the username of the service you have selected (e.g., your Skype username). Navigate to the Password field using the down arrow on your handset. 3. In the Password field, type the password of the community you have selected (e.g., your Skype password). 4. Press Subscribe using your left soft key. The VoIP selection screen appears. If you are interested in adding an additional VoIP service, repeat steps 1 to 4 in this section.
Figure 11 – Contact List You have successfully completed the registration. You are now ready to make your first call. Adding a SIP Service – (optional) If you have an account with a SIP provider, you can also use it on fring.
1. Navigate between the options using the up and down arrows on your handset. Choose SIP from the list (press your joystick in to select items in the list) and press Subscribe. The following screen appears: Figure 13 – Select SIP Service 2. Choose your SIP provider from the 'Proxy provider' list. If your SIP provider is not listed, choose Other. 3. Enter your SIP user id and password and press Subscribe.
Figure 14 – Available services 6. Check the checkbox beside the Twitter option. A screen opens allowing you to enter your Username and Password. 7. Enter your Username and Password and press Ok. You are signed into Twitter and Twitter appears as a contact in your fring contacts. Using Twitter with fring Once you have signed into Twitter, you can send Twitter messages directly from your fring contact list. ¾ To send a Twitter message 8. Locate the Twitter contact in your fring contact list 9. Choose Chat.
Making a SIP Call Figure 15 - Call Options Menu ¾ To make a SIP call: 1. Open the fring main menu and press Phone number call 2. From the Call submenu, choose SIP out. 3. Type in the number you wish to call (in its international format) and click Call. Your call is made using the SIP account you have added. Note: Currently, you can only add one SIP account to fring.
Making your first fring call Once you have completed the installation and registration processes described above, you're ready to make your first call. To know that everything is working correctly, you may choose to call the fring test call. The fring Echo is a test center that lets you record a message and plays it back to you. If you successfully record and hear the message that you have recorded, you're ready to go! ¾ To call the fring Echo: 1.
Using fring Getting Started Your fring contact list Statuses The following statuses are displayed in the contact list: On a call Available / Online Busy Offline Page 16
Call quality The call quality icon appears at the far right of each fring contact who is currently online. It describes the expected call quality between two parties who are connected to fring, based on the connections the parties have (e.g., 3G, GPRS or WiFi). Note: this icon appears only when your contact is a member of fring.
Making a SkypeOut call from fring ¾ To make a Skype Out call: 3. Open the fring main menu and press Phone number call 4. From the Call submenu, choose Skype out. 5. Type in the number you wish to call (in its international format) and click Call. Your call is made using the Skype account you have added. Note: To make a SkypeOut call from fring, you must have sufficient SkypeOut credits. SkypeOut credits cannot be purchased from fring, only directly from www.skype.com.
Chatting with a contact ¾ To initiate a chat: 1. From your contact list, select the contact you want to chat with and press Chat 2. In the text entry area, write your message and press Send Navigating between chats If you choose to have two or more chats simultaneously, each will have a separate tab. Navigate between the chats using your sylus. Ending a chat ¾ To end a chat: Press the Close chat button. Viewing offline chat messages Chat messages can be received even when you are offline.
Figure 17 - Settings Menu 2. Choose Services A screen opens displaying the available communities. 3. Follow the process defined in the 'Adding Your communities – (optional) section in this guide. Uninstalling fring ¾ To uninstall fring: 1. From the main menu on your handset, choose Application manager. 2. Click the Show installed applications option. A list displaying the applications currently installed on your handset opens. 3. Navigate to fring and press Uninstall 4.
Troubleshooting I get a message saying "Memory Full". If your memory is full, clear some space by erasing files (e.g., applications, music files). Once there is sufficient available space, try downloading again. I forgot my password. Please go to http://www.fring.
Frequently Asked Questions Downloading & Installing fring How do I download fring? fring can be downloaded from the fring website (www.fring.com) or fring WAP site (wap.fring.com). For detailed information about downloading fring, see the Downloading fring section in this guide. Is fring free? Yes. fring's service is free. Your cost for using fring is the standard data tariff for air time it takes to download and use fring.
I bought a new handset and I have a new phone number (SIM card). I would like to use my fring account on my new phone. Can I do that? Currently this option is not available. Please contact our support team and they will help you out. Alternatively, you can download fring again, register yourself with a new user-id and add your old contacts back using fring's search application General Can I add contacts from other messaging services like Jabber? Not at this time.
