The popular VoIP software that has been around on computers for years has now made its way mobileward, meaning that if you have an unlimited data plan then you could conceivably stop paying for calls altogether.
Enter Fring; Fring utilizes a mobile internet connection in order to make mobile to mobile, mobile to landline or mobile to PC calls. If your handset is 3G or wi-fi enabled then the clever Fring software will help you navigate chat clients such as Google Talk, MSN Messenger and Skype. Everything is in real time so you will be able to see whether your contacts are available for calls and the best thing is that bar making calls to landlines, the whole process is completely free.
If Fring or any similar software takes off (assuming the carriers don’t manage to stop them), then the mobile market could be in for a bit of a global shake up. With wi-fi nearing blanket coverage in most built up areas, VoIP software could swagger into the mobile party and plonk its free culture bum right down in the middle of the dance floor.
More on this, with better analogies, when we have it.
(Via Crunch Gear)
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i have fring downloaded in my Nokia E51. But it is not working. When it goes for connecting via Wifi .did not connect .kindly tell me how it works on nokia e5. thanks and waiting for reply.