Installation and User Guide minifring For J2ME edition
Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 System Requirements .......................................................................................................... 2 Installation Guide .................................................................................................................. 3 Setting up your connection ..............................................................
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.
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.
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.
Figure 2 - fring Homepage Click the download fring to your mobile link (in the green box). A screen with the following form opens.
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 your 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.
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.
3. The following screen opens: Figure 8 – End User License Agreement (EULA) 4. Before you can begin working with minifring, read and accept the EULA (End user license agreement). 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. 3. The full EULA is available on our website at http://www.fring.
Registering with minifring A short registration process is required before you can begin to use minifring. The stages of this process are: ¾ ¾ Nickname and Password Selection Service Definition Selecting your fring nickname and password Once you've finished installing, you should see the following screen: Figure 9 – Account setup If you have already registered with fring, select 'Existing User' and enter your existing credentials (user name and password) to log in.
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, Yahoo, ICQ, AIM) so that you can begin chatting. 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. You can login to a community at any time. To add a community now, follow the instructions below.
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 service you have selected (e.g., your Skype password). 4. Press Register using your left soft key. If you have completed selecting your communities, press Close using your right soft key. 5.
Using minifring Getting Started Your minifring contact list Figure 14 – Contact List Statuses The following status icons are displayed in the contact list: On a call Unread chat event Available / Online Busy Offline Page 11
Opening minifring ¾ To open minifring: Locate the minifring shortcut in the Main Menu > Entertainment > Games or Main Menu > Organizer > Applications and press it. The following screen appears: Figure 15 – Connection Press Yes with your left soft key. minifring opens and is ready for use. Minimized view (Not available on Nokia S40 devices) minifring is minimized while you are using your handset for something else (e.g., calculator). ¾ To minimize minifring: Press Minimize from the More menu.
The Options menu Options are found in the More menu. Open the More menu with your right soft key. The following options are available: Figure 16 - More Menu Option Description Search Search through your contact list Add fring buddy Add minifring/fring users / Send an SMS invitation to a friend, inviting him or her to join fring. Settings The following settings are available: 1. Communities - Add or sign into a community (e.g Skype) . See the Adding or Signing Into a section in this guide. 2.
Signing In and Signing Out When you open minifring, you are automatically signed in to minifring and your other VoIP services. ¾ To sign out of minifring: 1. Press More using the right soft key. 2. Select the Exit option. You are signed out of minifring. Searching your contact list You can browse your contact list to find contacts quickly. ¾ To find a contact: Start typing the name of your contact, or Press More > Search. The list is filtered according to the characters you have typed.
Navigating between chats If you choose to have two or more chats simultaneously, each will have a separate tab. Navigate between the chats using the right and left joystick keys. Ending a chat ¾ To end a chat: Simply press the Close button. Viewing offline chat messages Chat messages can be received even when you are offline. If you have received a message, it will appear as an additional tab when you open minifring.
Adding or Signing Into a community You can add a new community or sign-in as a different user at any time. ¾ To login to a community or to sign-in as a different user: 1. From the More menu choose Settings. The following menu opens: Figure 17 - Settings Menu 2. Choose Communities. A screen opens displaying the available communities. 3. Follow the process defined in the Adding your communities (optional) section in this guide.
Adding or Signing Into Add-ons Signing into Add-ons is similar to signing into other communities. ¾ To sign into an Add-on or to sign-in as a different user: 1. Press More and choose Settings. 2. From the submenu choose Manage add-ons. A screen opens displaying the available options. Figure 3 – Add-ons screen 3. Check the checkbox beside the Add-on you like to subscribe to by pressing Mark. A screen opens allowing you to enter your Username and Password. 4. Enter your Add-ons Username and Password (e.
Using Twitter and Add-ons Using Twitter with minifring If you have already opened a Twitter account (see www.twitter.com), you can use it with minifring. Once you have signed into Twitter, you can send Twitter messages directly from your contact list. ¾ To send a Twitter message 1. Locate the Twitter contact in your minifring contact list (see the Your minifring contact list section in this guide) 2. From the Menu, choose Chat. 3. Type your Twitter message and press Send. Your message is sent.
Choosing whether minifring runs automatically on startup You can decide whether you would like minifring to run automatically on startup. ¾ To change whether minifring runs automatically on startup or not: 1. From the More menu choose Settings. The following menu opens: Figure 19- Settings Menu 2. If Disable autostart appears, minifring is currently set to run when you turn on your handset. To prevent minifring from running automatically, choose Disable autostart.
Troubleshooting I didn't receive the SMS Message with the download link. Please make sure you've entered your cell phone number correctly and try again. If you still haven't received the SMS, please contact our support team who will be happy to help. 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.
Frequently Asked Questions Is minifring free? Yes. fring's service is free. Your cost for using minifring is the standard data tariff for air time it takes to download and use minifring. When using minifring over 3G data networks, please be aware that you will be subject to the data usage costs that your service provider charges. If you are using an unlimited 3G data plan you can chat as much as you like for free. Please speak to your operator about the most cost effective data plan for using minifring.
Registering with minifring fring section in this guide. Can I use more than one user-id on my handset? No, each handset is limited to a single user-id. Can I add more than one Skype account to my minifring account? No, each fring account is limited to a single Skype account. Connection What is GPRS? GPRS stands for Global Packet Radio System (or General Packet Radio Service). GPRS is used to send and receive data.
support voice over IP calling. Therefore voice calls over internet (VoIP) cannot be made with minifring. Will there ever be a VoIP enabled client for J2ME? In order to make a VoIP calls your phone's operating system should be able to record and play audio simultaneously. Currently, this is not possible in J2ME enabled devices like yours. Unfortunately it doesn't look like this will be possible in the near future. Can I add contacts from other messaging services like QQ? Not at this time.
