SKYPE now available on series 60
One of the more frustrating issues with the N80 is the lack of support for VoIP - particularly Skype. OK so thre are several applications that claim to offer this service but most are simply callback VoIP services or require your pc to be turned on with skype logged in.
Thanks the to FRING (www.fring.com) for going all the way - and even further - to provide a single application that provides full skype services (chat & VoIP calls) as well as Gmail and msn Messenger chat all in one.
The best thing about this is that it is completely free!
The app works on all series 60 3rd edition handsets and requires a 3G connection (make sure you have an all inclusive data plan) or of course WiFi is even better.
Testing on my N80 I was able to use all functions straight off with no messing about or configuration issues. Changing between screens was a little slow but the functionality alone more than compensates.
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Hi Andy,
Thank you for your inputs, as you can imagine, first hand feedback if vital for us and we take it very seriously (even when it is less fun than your latest post…).
I wanted to share with you the fact that even though the majority of fring users are Skype subscribers (no big surprise here), we clearly see that GTalk and MSN fring users are doing about the ratio of voice calls as Skype users (note: MSN has been activated on our network only yesterday, so the total number is still ramping-up).
More fun to come from fring in the coming months [sooner than later I hope :) ]
Roy Timor Rousso
fring ID 972 542 19 4671
fring.com
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