Fring legitimately comes to iPhone (update: soon)
Fring, easily the best mobile IM/VoIP client out there is coming to the iPhone. So says their website (OK that was premature- but it is still coming any...second...now...). It probably has been submitted to the App store and they are nervously awaiting Apple's approval/random denial. Good luck Fring!
Fring is now available on the iPhone App Store making it easy for anyone to use fring on the original iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPod touch.
All you need to do is download fring here on the iPhone App Store and within minutes you can make free calls with other fringsters™ or via fring using Skype, Skype-out or any SIP providers you choose.
You will have one searchable contact list with all your instant messaging buddies from Skype®, MSN® Messenger, Google Talk™, ICQ, Twitter, Yahoo!™ and AIM® so you can easily see whose available and where they can be reached before dialing or starting a live chat session.
In short, you can finally interact with all your favorite internet applications, services and communities from your iPhone.
Now that’s fringing freedom!
Obviously, it won't be able to operate in the background like the jailbroken version did so well - hopefully they'll update when the Push Notification goes live. No word yet on pricing, but unless it costs more than the I am Rich application, we are all over it.
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Comments (9)
Please Apple, let this one go through! This would be incredible!
How can this work? One of the rules for creating iPhone applications specifically says you can't make any kind of VoIP software. If this gets denied I won't be surprised.
Actually I think it's only no VOIP over phone network but over WiFi it's ok.
Steve even said that VOIP were OK as long as they did not use the cell channel but only the WiFi.
We're super excited and can't wait for this to come out. I have been searching blogs all night for information. One of our twitter friends posted it could be out this week. I really hope so!
I'll bet the great dictator and his puppets won't allow it. Its funny how those great leaders in the beginning are freeing the people from slavery (1984 commercial...) but end up being far worse dictators and tyrants then they predecessors ever were...
being far worse dictators and tyrants then they predecessors ever were
You, my friend, have never done business with Comcast or Verizon.
How would that work when it has no microphone?
the new touch has a microphone in its headset